Spencer Johnson Quotes

I was taking myself very seriously when I was going through life changes. And I realized that I needed to laugh at myself, particularly at my mistakes.

Spencer Johnson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 1, 1940

Topics

LifeMyselfMistakesLaughSeriously

I've been described as a grizzled political veteran.

Joe Klein

PoliticalBeenVeteran

I'm pretty committed to the Constitution.

John F. Kelly

ConstitutionPrettyCommitted

Tell people that biology and the environment cause obesity and they are offered the one thing we have to avoid: an excuse. As it is, people who see more fat people around them may themselves be more likely to gain weight.

Andrew Lansley

PeopleFatEnvironmentBiologySee

I think a lot of times our culture has an attitude toward art and the production of art that separates artists from the rest of us, like making art or music or painting or whatever is some magical thing that you have to be inspired to do, and special people do it.

Ann Leckie

AttitudeMusicArtCulturePeople

Sometimes people think that regulating their emotions means trying to act as if they don't have feelings. But, that's not the case. A realistic view of emotions shows that we're capable of experiencing a wide range of emotions, but we don't have to be controlled by those emotions.

Amy Morin

PeopleThinkViewTryingEmotions

And when they do spin out of control there are important ramifications that affect America, not just its direct national interest but its broader interests as a nation which has thought of itself as a beacon to other nations, of freedom, liberty, democracy, whatever.

John Pomfret

FreedomDemocracyControlThought

I took classical piano for a couple of years, but I sort of lost interest - I couldn't read a note today if I tried. I still enjoy that stuff, and I think I naturally gravitate towards the classical licks; in fact, I know that I do. I gravitate towards the classical licks that I heard by famous old composers.

Tom Scholz

TodayThinkFamousEnjoyLostKnow

People recognize intellectual property the same way they recognize real estate. People understand what property is. But it's a new kind of property, and so the understanding uses new control surfaces. It uses a new way of defining the property.

Michael Nesmith

PeopleReal EstateControlNewKind

I become so sentimental on planes: I could be watching 'Bridesmaids' and start crying.

Julia Stiles

StartBecomeWatchingSentimental

I have a certain pool of subject matter that I like to write about, things that interest me: politics, religion, ecology, and relationships between men and women. And that's usually what I focus on.

Don Henley

WomenFocusMenPoliticsReligion

I never could have achieved the success that I have without setting physical activity and health goals.

Bonnie Blair

SuccessGoalsHealthNeverWithout

If we're playing and competing at the level we want to and we know we can, then nothing else is really going to matter.

Brooke Sweat

KnowWantNothingMatterGoingThen

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