--- title: "3 Benevolence Quotes By Paul Newman" description: "3 Benevolence quotes by Paul Newman. Plus more from Paul Newman and more Benevolence sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/424/paul-newman-2526_acknowledge_i-wanted-i-think-to-acknowledge-luck-the_2351680.png" --- > [I wanted, I think, to acknowledge Luck: the chance of it, the benevolence of it in my life, and the brutality of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-newman/i-wanted-i-think-to-acknowledge-luck-the-chance-of-it-the-benevolence/) [Paul Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-newman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/424/paul-newman-2526_acknowledge_i-wanted-i-think-to-acknowledge-luck-the_2351680.png) > [I wish I could recall with clarity the impulse that compelled me to help bring this camp into being. I'd be pleased…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-newman/i-wish-i-could-recall-with-clarity-the-impulse-that-compelled-me-to/) [Paul Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-newman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b78/paul-newman-2526_accused_i-wish-i-could-recall-with-clarity-the-i_3134017.png) > [I want to acknowledge luck, the benevolence of it in my life, and the brutality of it in the lives of others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-newman/i-want-to-acknowledge-luck-the-benevolence-of-it-in-my-life-and-the/) [Paul Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-newman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35d/paul-newman-2526_acknowledge_i-want-to-acknowledge-luck-the-benevolen_3168441.png) ## Other authors on Benevolence - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-confucius-24951.jpg) Confucius 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/benevolence/confucius/) - [Samuel Johnson 9 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/benevolence/samuel-johnson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-charles-dickens-22226.jpg) Charles Dickens 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/benevolence/charles-dickens/) - [Richelle E. Goodrich 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/benevolence/richelle-e-goodrich/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-ward-beecher-41729.jpg) Henry Ward Beecher 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/benevolence/henry-ward-beecher/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-adam-smith-9368.jpg) Adam Smith 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/benevolence/adam-smith/) ## More by Paul Newman > [George Roy Hill, Redford, and I have been looking for a script to do together for 13 years. We haven't been able to find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-newman/george-roy-hill-redford-and-i-have-been-looking-for-a-script-to-do/) [Paul Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-newman/) > [An actor has to evaluate his own abilities and be honest with himself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-newman/an-actor-has-to-evaluate-his-own-abilities-and-be-honest-with-himself/) [Paul Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-newman/) > [When the idea came up, (Newman's Own) I said, "Are you crazy? Stick my face on the label of salad dressing?" And then, of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-newman/when-the-idea-came-up-newman-s-own-i-said-are-you-crazy-stick-my-face/) [Paul Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-newman/) > [When you see the right thing to do, you'd better do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-newman/when-you-see-the-right-thing-to-do-you-d-better-do-it/) [Paul Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-newman/) > [In racing, the fastest person wins. It is very simple.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-newman/in-racing-the-fastest-person-wins-it-is-very-simple/) [Paul Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-newman/) > [I never ask my wife about my flaws. Instead I try to get her to ignore them and concentrate on my sense of humor.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-newman/i-never-ask-my-wife-about-my-flaws-instead-i-try-to-get-her-to-ignore/) [Paul Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-newman/) > [I would like it if people would think that beyond Newman, there's a spirit that takes action, a heart, and a talent that doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-newman/i-would-like-it-if-people-would-think-that-beyond-newman-there-s-a/) [Paul Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-newman/) > [What we got here is a failure to communicate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-newman/what-we-got-here-is-a-failure-to-communicate/) [Paul Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-newman/) > [Newman's first law: It is useless to put on your brakes when you're upside down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-newman/newman-s-first-law-it-is-useless-to-put-on-your-brakes-when-you-re/) [Paul Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-newman/) > [A feud should live a full and colorful life, and then it should die a natural death and be forgotten.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-newman/a-feud-should-live-a-full-and-colorful-life-and-then-it-should-die-a/) [Paul Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-newman/) > [People like to do what they used to do after they've stopped being able to do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-newman/people-like-to-do-what-they-used-to-do-after-they-ve-stopped-being/) [Paul Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-newman/) > [We've polluted the stratosphere with these chlorine and bromine compounds, and because it's now colder, and because we have this change in the climate,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-newman/we-ve-polluted-the-stratosphere-with-these-chlorine-and-bromine/) [Paul Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-newman/) > [I am convinced that a person is entitled to as much privacy as he wants. It should be his privilege to keep certain areas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-newman/i-am-convinced-that-a-person-is-entitled-to-as-much-privacy-as-he/) [Paul Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-newman/) > [For some players, luck itself is an art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-newman/for-some-players-luck-itself-is-an-art/) [Paul Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-newman/) > [I can eat fifty eggs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-newman/i-can-eat-fifty-eggs/) [Paul Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-newman/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/benevolence/paul-newman/#itemlist", "name": "3 Benevolence Quotes By Paul Newman", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I wanted, I think, to acknowledge Luck: the chance of it, the benevolence of it in my life, and the brutality of it in the lives of others; made especially savage for children because they may not be allowed the good fortune of a lifetime to correct it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Newman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-newman/i-wanted-i-think-to-acknowledge-luck-the-chance-of-it-the-benevolence/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/424/paul-newman-2526_acknowledge_i-wanted-i-think-to-acknowledge-luck-the_2351680.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/424/paul-newman-2526_acknowledge_i-wanted-i-think-to-acknowledge-luck-the_2351680.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/424/paul-newman-2526_acknowledge_i-wanted-i-think-to-acknowledge-luck-the_2351680.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I wanted, I think, to acknowledge Luck: the chance of it, the benevolence of it in my life, and the…” — Paul Newman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I wish I could recall with clarity the impulse that compelled me to help bring this camp into being. 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