Great Throughts Treasury

This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.

Spencer Johnson

American Author, Medical Doctor, Professional Speaker, Consultant, Management Expert, best known for books titled "Who Moved My Cheese?" and "The One Minute Manager"

"It is wise for me to think about the past, for that is how I lose myself. It is also wise for me to think about the future and to prepare for my future. But it is not wise for me to BE in the future, for that, too, is how I lose myself."

"Integrity is telling yourself the truth. Honesty is telling the truth to other people."

"Be in the present. When you want to be happy and successful focus on what is right now. Use your purpose to respond to what is important now. Learn from the past. When you want to make the present better than the past, look at what happened in the past. Learn something valuable from it. Do things differently in the present. Plan for the future. When you want to make the future better than the present, see what a wonderful future would look like. Make plans to help it happen. Put your plan into action in the present."

"I did want to play, so I'm disappointed. But it's smart in the long run."

"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."

"If you don't change, you will become extinct."

"Being in the uncomfortable zone is much better than staying in the cheese-less situation ."

"Change happens when the pain of holding on becomes greater than the fear of letting go."

"He asked himself those some questions too many times and felt the fears again that kept him where he was"

"Better late than never."

"He knew sometimes some fear can be good. When you are afraid things are going to get worse if you don't do something, it can prompt you into action. But it is not good when you are afraid that it keeps you from doing anything."

"Cheese makes you feel happy owning."

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

"It has not changed, it is possible to annihilate."

"Movement in new direction helps find new cheese."

"Look at what happened in the Past. Learn something valuable from it. Do things differently in the present."

"It's safe to look for in a maze, to remain without cheese."

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

"If you find it useful for u and worth for you then wish you can share with others too... Every moment is another chance, so waiting for the chances is losing your chances!"

"It is hard to let go of the past if you have not learned from the past. As soon as you learn and let go you improve the present."

"No one can predict or control the future. However the more you plan for what you want to see happen the less anxious you are in the present and the more the future is known to you. The important thing is to do something every day, even if u think it is a small thing, to help make that wonderful future happen."

"Life moves on and so should we."

"Note small changes make you adapt to the radical changes that you may encounter in the future."

"See what you're doing wrong, laugh at it, change and do better."

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

"Success is something we all define for ourselves at different stages of our lives. Success is progressing toward whatever u think is important."

"The beliefs are not worn guide you to new cheese ."

"Smell the cheese often so you know when it is getting old."

"The more important your cheese is to you, the more you want to hold on to it."

"THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL - Change Happens. Anticipate Change. Monitor Change. Adapt to Change. Enjoy Change. Be Ready to Quickly Change Again and Again. Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people."

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

"The more you look at what is wrong the less energy in confidence you have. So, when you find yourself in the bad situation, it's very important to look for what is right, even if it is hard to find. Then appreciate it and build on it."

"The repetition of the same behavior will lead to only your same results."

"The quicker you let go of old cheese, the sooner you find new cheese."

"The walk in a new direction makes you find more cheese."

"There is always a new cowardice before your eyes, whether or not I noticed you notice, and you enjoy it only when rid of your fears and locked adventure."

"We have to change that is constantly whether or not we expected and that you may be surprised change only if you were not expecting, and you're looking for it."

"What do you do if they were not scared?"

"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."

"What if the present is very painful, like experiencing the loss of a loved one? It is important to experience painful situations and learn from them rather than try to distract yourself with something else. Pain in the present, like everything else, is constantly changing. It will come and go. When you stay fully in the present and have felt the pain, and feel drained by it, you can begin to look for what is right, and build on it. Begun to appreciate what is waiting out there for u to discover."

"What fear will not be the same darkness that portrays you mind, and the fear that leave control of the mind is much more dangerous than the status quo already."

"What would you do if you weren't afraid?"

"When you feel scared moving above, feel free to."

"When I imagined myself and I enjoy cheeseburgers new, even before I find it, I found my way to it"

"When you stop being afraid you feel good."

"When you change your beliefs, you change your behavior."

"When you change what you believe, you change what you do."

"Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why it’s called The Present. Cherish it."

"You have to believe that change may harm you, and that you are bound to resist it, or you can think that you've found the new cheese will help you."

"You have to ask others to change, but do not try to force them to do so. It does not change from the inside, never changes."