John Erickson Quotes

#1. There's no better way to mess up a good cowdog than to let him discover that goofing off beats the heck out of hard work.

John R. Erickson

#2. We always want to see people strive and see the human spirit triumph against adversity. That's what it's all about because that's what we're doing. We're trying to triumph in our lives.

William H. Macy

#3. They aren't afraid to take risks, but they don't gamble. They are generous but not extravagant. They thrive on beauty of economics, the fact that it is both art and science.

Susan Meissner

#4. There should not be a party within a party.

Tony Blair

#5. Don't take anything for granite. That's what tombstones are made of.

John R. Erickson

#6. The common wish of the international community is for peace instead of war.

Li Zhaoxing

#7. When I'm alone, I'm in the company of the most interesting dog I know.

John R. Erickson

#8. If you like Hank, you'll like Wilder Good, too.

John R. Erickson

#9. If you neglect your work, you will dislike it; if you do it well, you will enjoy it

Philip Sidney

#10. I drive a hybrid. Tipper and I got a Lexus hybrid. And we have a couple of Priuses in the family with our children. And I encourage people to make environmentally conscious choices because we all have to solve this climate crisis.

Al Gore

#11. When time marches on, it steps on your nose and tail, and leaves boot prints down your back.

John R. Erickson

#12. It is common knowledge that 87% of the problems of the world are caused by cats. No cats, no problems.
Hank the Cowdog

John Erickson

#13. I'm a clean freak and a germaphobe - I have hand sanitizer in my pocket.

Brittany Murphy

#14. When you find a germ of truth, beware. Those germs can make you sick.

John R. Erickson

#15. I'll never stop working. I want to die in the saddle. A day is wasted for me if I haven't done something even mildly creative.

Bob Monkhouse

#16. I'm flatulent in many languages.

John R. Erickson

#17. The Structure of Magic I by Richard Bandler and John Grinder is a delightful simplification of the infinite complexities of the language I use with patients. In reading this book, I learned a great deal about the things that I've done without knowing about them.

Milton H. Erickson

#18. The end result is that there can be no more truth or goodness and no need or even ability to make tough choices. Where the purpose of higher education once was to enable the student to find truth, the modern university teaches that there is no truth, only 'lifestyle.

Allan Bloom

#19. Pity, I've learned, is like a fart. You can tolerate your own, but you simply can't stand anyone else's.

Jonathan Tropper

#20. In 1984, George Orwell wrote of a world where the only colour to be found was in the propaganda posters. Such is the case in North Korea. Images of Kim Il-sung are depicted in vivid colours. Rays of yellow and orange emanate from his face: he is the sun.

Barbara Demick

#21. I've never been convinced that the sun would come up without me barking.

John R. Erickson

#22. Bravery and devotion to duty hath no greater reward than to see the cat get into trouble.

John R. Erickson

#23. I was trained to be an actor, not a star. I was trained to play roles, not to deal with fame and agents and lawyers and the press.

Gene Hackman