Stefan Zweig Quotes

It's not often that you get to play somebody that has absolutely no cynicism or is not judgmental in any way.

Being a little naive can work to your advantage.

She always wanted to believe in things.

I pretty much stay true to myself and try to find the good in people and not be snarky.

Children always turn towards the light. Oh that grown-up people in this world became like little children!

Children are loving, they don't gossip, they don't complain, they're just openhearted. They're ready for you. They don't judge. They don't see things by way of color. They're very child-like. That's the problem with adults: they lose that child-like quality.

I really believe in completely being naive and having high hopes when meeting someone new. I can kind of re-do my stupidity or my naivete.

My main characters are the most sunny, happy, optimistic, loving creatures on the face of the Earth. I couldn't be happier that's where I start. I can put as many flawed people in the dog's world as I like, but the dog doesn't care. Dog doesn't judge. Dog doesn't dislike. Dog loves. That's not so bad.

To me, everything is always new. People involved in my personal life make fun of me a lot for not being jaded.

A little credulity helps one on through life very smoothly.

I don't think I'm complicated at all. I'm not political, and I'm not trying to be diplomatic. I don't want to hurt anybody's feelings, and I don't say bad things about people. There is no agenda. There's no trying to fool somebody.

One thing that I think never goes out of style is just purity. Niceness and purity. And the Muppets have never lost that. Kermit especially is just wide-eyed wonder, unblinking. And he can't blink. Which I think probably helps.

Inside, I feel 30ish - I'm childish and optimistic.

Children are born with their own optimism. They have a clarity and a simplicity that we can only wish for.

The great man is he who does not lose his child's-heart.

Sometimes it's good to be naive.

I wake up every day trying to hold on to my innocence. That is not a thing that has to do with age. That has to do with the life that you want to have and the perspective that you want to have on life. I do not want to become jaded or cynical.

I have a childlike spirit.

The main thing about SpongeBob is that he celebrates innocence. His outlook on life is very optimistic and earnest, and I think kids relate to that. He has a creative spark in the same way children are very creative from an open and naive perspective.

I will say I am itching for some babyface-ness in my life.

I've got a lot of experience under my belt, but I still have a very naive and idealistic outlook on life.

SpongeBob has these qualities that I aspire to. Sure, he's a little naive, maybe, but he's so optimistic and is able to put his love of his friends and family above everything else.

I think sometimes naivety can be a gift.

To a pure heart all hearts are pure.

I hope for better things, and I thank God the world is also full of people who want to be genuine and kind.