Quotes About Contentment

Good is often the enemy of best.

When people ask me about Cade, how he's doing or how we're doing, I always end up saying, 'Oh he's great, he's a keeper, he's a good one.'

Most people are nostalgic in a way that they're fond of the past, but they still are happy that they are where they are now. You know, when you say, 'Oh, high school was this or that,' you don't want to go back. No matter how much you loved high school, you don't want to actually be back in high school. I certainly wouldn't.

I've been single forever, and, oh God, I love every minute of it. I don't wish to sound offensive, and it always does when women say that, doesn't it?

There are days where I'm like, 'Oh, my God, I'm so happy I'm living the life I'm living.'

Just lying in my big bed with Frette sheets. Oh my god, there's nothing better.

I'm very happy where I am: I'm a senator from Ohio.

I'm OK: I don't need money.

I did 75 films. I didn't take a break; I didn't spend my money. I have my savings, so when you're not working for money anymore, then you should find things that are meaningful and not just be like, 'OK, that's another day gone.'

I don't want to become unhealthily attached to what I do. I'm grateful for what I do, but I also want to be able to be OK when I'm not doing it.

I'm finally OK with the idea of who I love, who I want to be with.

If by chance people would still offer me roles, I'd still like to do them. But if not, that's OK.

I'm not a sexy person. I'm OK with it. I've never been the sexy girl. Whenever I've had a boyfriend, he's always been like, 'Oh, you're cute.'

I'm like, 'Yeah, I could afford braces, but why should I change myself to be what everybody else wants me to be when I'm OK with who I am and I'm happy with who I am?'

I'll believe I made it when I'm 100 years old, I'm still able to get work, and they're about to put me in a coffin, and I'll be like, 'Yeah, OK, it went all right.' But until then, I'm not saying it.

I'm not one that really soaks up the limelight. I'm OK with kind of escaping it.

You need to stop looking outside and look inside - and it's such a good feeling. A feeling of love and that everything is going to be OK, and all you have to do is nothing.

What's happening to me is I'm still happy and functioning, being able to listen to music, see good movies, read good books. What else is there that I can't, you know, I mean, I'm OK.

I'm one of those people who would be OK with fading back into the background a little bit.

If I've got food and water, as long as I can exercise my mind and keep it nimble, then I'll be okay.

People always say, 'How is it to be so successful?' I'm not successful yet. Richard Branson is successful. That's successful. Michael Jackson was successful. U2 was successful. I'm just a guy, doing okay. But I'm a happy guy doing okay.

I know I'm not the 'Indie It Girl' and I'll never have a big breakout, big runaway success. And that's okay.

Honestly, I have always been content. When I was working, I was satisfied; when I wasn't, I was still happy. I'm okay with whatever I do.

As long as I get to do the kind of work I want to do, I am okay with being a Z-lister.