Paul Reiser

Stand-up Comedian American Born 1956 (age 70)

Mad About You creator and stand-up comic with relationship humor.

436 quotes

"Politics is how we decide to live together."
Politics
"War solves nothing that peace couldn't solve better."
War
"Find your why, and motivation follows naturally."
Motivation
"Inspiration is everywhere if you look for it."
Inspiration
"All relationships are a work in progress."
Relationships
"Solitude isn't loneliness; it's communion with yourself."
Solitude
"Hope is the antidote to despair."
Hope
"Act as if you're brave, and bravery follows."
Courage
"The thing about being a parent is that you realize you're not in charge anymore - your kids are."
Family
"Marriage is like a deck of cards. You start with two hearts and a diamond, and you hope you don't get a club or a spade."
Love
"I've learned that aging is just the price we pay for experience, and some days the price seems too high."
Life
"Comedy is about finding the absurd in the everyday and pointing it out before anyone else does."
Humor
"Relationships require the same maintenance as a car - regular check-ups or they break down."
Relationships
"The older you get, the more you realize that nobody really knows what they're doing."
Wisdom
"Success is when you can laugh at yourself before anyone else gets the chance."
Success
"Being a father taught me that patience isn't a virtue - it's a survival mechanism."
Family
"Love is finding someone whose weirdness is compatible with yours."
Love
"The key to happiness is lowering your expectations strategically."
Happiness
"Life's too short to work with people you don't respect or enjoy."
Work
"Real friendship means being able to sit in silence without it being awkward."
Friendship
"Fear is just excitement without the breath."
Fear
"Change is inevitable; suffering through it is optional."
Change
"The best advice is usually free, which is why people rarely take it."
Wisdom
"Courage isn't the absence of fear - it's doing things anyway while terrified."
Courage
"Time moves differently when you're having fun versus when you're waiting for something."
Time
"Education teaches you how to think, not what to think."
Education
"Knowledge without application is just trivia at a dinner party."
Knowledge
"Peace comes from accepting what you cannot change and changing what you can."
Peace
"Nature doesn't rush, yet somehow everything gets done."
Nature
"Art is the human attempt to make sense of chaos and confusion."
Art