20+ Powerful Quotes by Keanu Reeves That Can Inspire You to Change Your Destiny (Part 2)

Known to be one of the most generous actors in Hollywood, Keanu Reeves never fails to surprise his fans. Despite all the hardships he’s encountered in life, Reeves has managed to remain a big-hearted, noble person, bringing light and inspiration to many.

We at Bright Side watched a bunch of Keanu Reeves’ interviews and picked out his most remarkable sayings that can make your life take a turn for the better.

• “I cried over beauty, I cried over pain, and the other time I cried because I felt nothing. I can’t help it. I’m just a cliché of myself.”
• “Sometimes enemies are our best teachers, people can learn from their mistakes, destruction sometimes means rebirth.”
• “I don’t want to be part of a world where being kind is a weakness.”

• “These motifs of messiahs and heroes and anti-heroes, these journeys are things that we deal with in our day-to-day.”
• “You have to change your life if you’re not happy and wake up if things aren’t going the way you want.”

• “How do I confront aging? With a wonder and a terror. Yeah, I’ll say that. Wonder and terror.”
• “I’m sorry my existence is not very noble or sublime.”
• “I’m Mickey Mouse. They don’t know who’s inside the suit.”

• “Environmental issues are on everyone’s mind. It’s part of our culture now and I can only applaud and laud anyone who is doing what they can and raising awareness.”
• “Grief changes shape, but it never ends. People have a misconception that you can deal with it and say, ‘It’s gone, and I’m better.’ They’re wrong.”

• “We are the sum of who we are. We pick certain things at certain moments that influenced us.”
• “Energy can’t be created or destroyed, and energy flows. It must be in a direction, with some kind of internal, emotive, spiritual direction. It must have some effect somewhere.”

• “Someone said to me the other day that a relationship between a person and a kid is unconditional; but the relationship between adults, to each other, is conditional, in a sense. But that condition can be the best kind.”

• “I do think there must be some kind of interaction between your living life and the life that goes on from here.”
• “When you truly understand karma then you realize you are responsible for everything in your life. It is incredibly empowering to know that your future is in your hands.”

• “So many people have that relationship. The companionship. The connection. To our — to other beings, our pets. I hate to call them pets. But you know, to other creatures that we share our lives with.”

• “Tattoos are interesting, but at the same time they are also a mask — you are exhibiting your past life on your body.”
• “Life is good when you have a good sandwich.”

• “I always felt a bit alone and isolated from other people...I did a lot of pretending as a child. It was my way of coping with the fact that I didn’t feel like I fit in.”

• “All the dreams I dream are nightmares and those nightmares are the ones I live.”

• “Money buys you the freedom to live your life the way you want.”

• “I’m a meathead, man. You’ve got smart people, and you’ve got dumb people. I just happen to be dumb.”
• “I am not handsome or sexy. Of course, it’s not like I am hopeless.”

• “Mortality is very different when you’re 20 to when you’re 50.”
• “Sometimes I go out and hear people talk about irrelevant things and then I tell myself this is why I don’t go out.”
• “Nothing ever truly dies. The universe wastes nothing, everything is simply transformed.”

Which of these sayings touched your heart the most? We’d be glad to hear from you in the comments!