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Quotes by Spencer Johnson

“Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.”

“What would you do if you werent afraid?”

“Out of anywhere in the country, if I had to be in an intensive care unit, Id rather be in an ICU in Michigan than in any other state in the country,”

“Out of anywhere in the country, if I had to be in an intensive care unit, Id rather be in an ICU in Michigan than in any other state in the country.”

“I just try to go after it every game. Really. I just try to make a goal for every game of how many rebounds and how many offensive rebounds I can get.”

“It might be a possibility. With me coming back, who knows? We might go back to a 4-3. But thats not my decision. Whatever they call, thats what we are going to play - 4-3, 3-4 or whatever.”

“I did want to play, so Im disappointed. But its smart in the long run.”

It is safer to search in the maze than to remain in a cheeseless situation

What you are afraid of is never as bad as what you imagine. The fear you let build up in your mind is worse than the situation that actually exists.

The fear you let build up in your mind is worse than the situation that actually exists

He realized that when he had been afraid to change he had been holding on to the illusion of Old Cheese that was no longer there

The More Important Your Cheese Is To You The More You Want To Hold On To It.

Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.

As Haw prepared to leave, he started to feel more alive, knowing that he was finally able to laugh at himself, let go and move on.

Life moves on and so should we

things change and they are never the same again. This looks like one, of those times, Hem. Thats life! Life moves on. And so should we.

Old beliefs do not lead you to new cheese

when he was afraid to changed he had been holding on to the illusion of Old Cheese that was no longer there

I think you have to be much more secure and much less angry to trust the simple. Youve got to be in a pretty good place to trust those simple, obvious answers and, most important, to use them.

“It is safer to search in the maze than to remain in a cheeseless situation”