Walter Matthau

Actor Journalist American 1920 – 2000

Actor who portrayed journalists in films reflecting media ethics.

386 quotes

"Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you want to go, but it won't replace you as the driver."
Money
"The only thing that stands between you and your dream is the will to try and belief that it is possible."
Dreams
"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being."
Health
"Turn your wounds into wisdom."
Wisdom
"We cannot change what we are not aware of."
Knowledge
"The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude."
Change
"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see."
Art
"The more you read, the more you learn; the more you learn, the more you grow."
Education
"A man is but the product of his thoughts."
Philosophy
"The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter."
Politics
"Technology is best when it brings people together."
Technology
"The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them."
Courage
"Peace is not the absence of conflict, it's the ability to cope with it."
Peace
"Nature does not hurry, yet all is accomplished."
Nature
"Music is the universal language of mankind."
Music
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes."
History
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
Imagination
"The true measure of success is how many people love you."
Success
"Gratitude turns what we have into enough."
Gratitude
"Beauty is not just what we see with our eyes."
Beauty
"Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it."
Death
"The only justice is to follow the absolutely true and absolutely good."
Justice
"Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting."
Patience
"Kindness is the only language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Kindness
"True strength lies in gentleness."
Strength
"Power is knowing what not to do."
Power
"Adventure is worthwhile."
Adventure
"The greatest education is to understand that nothing is impossible."
Education
"In literature, the greatest characters are those who grow."
Literature
"Solitude is where I place my sanity."
Solitude