Ray Romano

Stand-up Comedian American Born 1957 (age 69)

Created Everybody Loves Raymond with observational family comedy.

395 quotes

"I've never regretted being honest, but I've regretted being dishonest many times."
Truth
"Friendship is what happens when two people decide they're worth each other's time."
Friendship
"The world doesn't need another person trying to be perfect. It needs people being real."
"I believe in working hard, but not at the expense of everything else."
Work
"Money can solve problems, but it usually just creates new ones."
Money
"The dreams you don't chase are the ones that haunt you."
Dreams
"Perseverance isn't about never falling. It's about getting back up every time."
Perseverance
"I think everyone has a story worth telling. Most people just never take the time to listen."
Literature
"Peace comes from accepting what you can't change and changing what you can."
Peace
"The most important thing in life is showing up for the people you love."
Love
"I've learned that gratitude is the antidote to almost everything."
Gratitude
"Imagination is more valuable than knowledge, especially when you're stuck."
Imagination
"Leadership is not about being the loudest voice in the room."
Leadership
"The biggest mistake people make is thinking they have all the time in the world."
Time
"I think the problem with people is they forget that most of us are just doing our best and trying to get through the day without completely messing up"
Wisdom
"You know what's funny about getting older? You realize that all the stuff you worried about when you were young doesn't really matter"
Humor
"Marriage is like a deck of cards - you start with two hearts and a diamond, and by the end you wish you had a club and a spade"
Relationships
"The thing about being a parent is that you can't prepare for it no matter how many books you read"
Family
"I've learned that life is less about finding the right answers and more about asking better questions"
Knowledge
"Everybody's got something they're dealing with - some people are just better at hiding it than others"
Truth
"Time is the one thing you can't get back, so maybe we should waste a little less of it on being angry"
Time
"Success isn't about becoming somebody else - it's about becoming more of who you actually are"
Success
"I think the best moments in life are the ones you don't see coming"
Happiness
"Fear is just your mind telling you that something matters to you"
Fear
"Friends are the people who know all your flaws and stick around anyway"
Friendship
"Change is scary because the old way at least feels familiar, even if it wasn't working"
Change
"The real measure of a person is how they treat people who can't do anything for them"
Kindness
"You can't control what happens to you, but you can control what you do with it"
Courage
"I think gratitude is the most underrated thing we could practice every single day"
Gratitude
"Most people are so worried about what others think that they forget to figure out what they think"
Peace