Future Hollywood legend Keanu Reeves has been entertaining audiences around the world for decades. He began as a child actor, who quickly became a teen heartthrob in the 1980s but soon became a major action movie star and as well as leading romantic film actor.
However, few people know about Reeves’ equally amazing and heartbreaking true-life story.
Reeves was born in Beirut, Lebanon. He has Chinese, English, Irish, Native Hawaiian, and Portuguese ancestry. Reeve’s mother, Patricia Taylor, is English and originally from Essex. His father, Samuel Nowlin Reeves jr. is an American born in Hawaii who also has all of the ancestries mentioned above his son has. His mom was a costume designer while his father was a drug dealer.
Keanu Reeves’ name means “cool breeze over the mountains” and was derived from the name of his great-great-uncle Keaweaheulu.
The actor’s father abandoned him when he was just 3-years-old. He has a sister who was diagnosed with leukemia. And in 2000 his girlfriend, Jennifer Syme gave birth to his daughter, Ava Archer Syme-Reeves, who was sadly stillborn. In 2001, Syme later died in a tragic car crash.
The Matrix actor has seen more than his fair share of personal tragedy and heartbreak in his life. Yet somehow he’s managed to find peace and a more profound meaning while amazing the world with his selfless acts of humility.
From traveling through the subway like anyone else to setting up a cancer charity and not attaching his name to it, this Hollywood star is truly a remarkable human being.
Here are 22 powerful and inspirational Keanu Reeves quotes sure to make you think.
1. If you can make a woman laugh, you’re seeing the most beautiful thing on God’s Earth.
2. You have to change your life if you’re not happy, and wake up if things aren’t going the way you want.
3. Every struggle in your life has shaped you into the person you are today. Be thankful for the hard times, they can only make you stronger.
4. Kissing someone is pretty intimate, actually very intimate, and your heart always kind of skips a beat before you do that.
5. So in the end, I think we can all pretty well agree that even in the face of tragedy, a stellar person can thrive. No matter what’s going on in your life, you can overcome it! Life is worth living.
6. I believe in love at first sight. You want that connection, and then you want some problems.
7. Sometimes simple things are the most difficult things to achieve.
8. Grief changes shape but it never ends.
9. Art is about trying to find the good in people and making the world a more compassionate place.
10. Falling in love and having a relationship are 2 different things
11. I was also raised to treat people exactly how I would like to be treated by others. It’s called respect.
Photo ?? 2015 PRI/The Grosby Group Los Angeles, September 2, 2015 Keanu Reeves spotted at LAX.
12. Multi-culture is the real culture of the world — a pure race doesn’t exist.
13. It is incredibly empowering to know that your future is in your hands.
14. None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an afterthought. Eat the delicious food. Walk in the sunshine. Jump in the ocean.
15. Sometimes we get so caught up in our daily lives that we forget to take the time out to enjoy the beauty in life. It’s like we’re zombies. Look up and take your headphones out. Say “Hi” to someone you see and maybe give a hug to someone who looks like they’re hurting.
16. I will always be in love with love.
17. A good date is when you are intoxicated with each other’s company and everything becomes good in the world.
18. When I don’t feel free and can’t do what I want, I just react. I go against it.
19. Try to be wrong once in a while, it’ll do your ego good.
20. The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.
21. If you have been brutally broken, but still have the courage to be gentle to other living beings, then you’re a badass with the heart of an angel.
22. I guess living without love, without experiencing it or being able to give it, is a pretty strong punishment.
Truly, great words to live by. Which one was your favorite? Tell us in the comments below and please share these beautiful thoughts with your family and friends?