John G. > John's Quotes

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.”
― Anais Nin

“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”
― Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.”
― Erich Fromm

“Love means to commit oneself without guarantee, to give oneself completely in the hope that our love will produce love in the loved person. Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.”
― Erich Fromm

“I remember the time I was kidnapped and they sent a piece of my finger to my father. He said he wanted more proof.”
― Rodney Dangerfield

“I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't met me yet.”
― Rodney Dangerfield

“Let's face it, the gene pool needs a little chlorine.”
― Jimmy Carr

“May the odds be ever in your favor!”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

“Only a psychopath would ever think of doing these things, only a psychopath would dream of abusing other people in such a way, only a psychopath would treat people as less than human just for money. The shocking truth is, even though they now have most if not all of the money, they want still more, they want all of the money that you have left in your pockets, they want it all because they have no empathy with other people, with other creatures, they have no feeling for the world which they exploit, they have no love or sense of being or belonging for their souls are dead, dead to all things but greed and a desire to rule over others.”
― Arun D. Ellis, Corpalism

“Part of success is just starting something, working toward a goal, and then living long enough to achieve it.”
― Mike Sacks, Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations with Today's Top Comedy Writers

“Look, here’s the thing—if you’re in this business and you can cover your overhead by writing exactly what you want, you’re living the dream.”
― Mike Sacks, Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations with Today's Top Comedy Writers