John Jennings > Quotes

“Accept who you are. Unless you're a serial killer.” ― Ellen DeGeneres, Seriously... I'm Kidding”
― John Jennings, The Wit and Wisdom of Ellen DeGeneres

“The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to such a pass that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love, and in order to occupy and distract himself without love he gives way to passions and coarse pleasures, and sinks to bestiality in his vices, all from continual lying to other men and to himself.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov”
― John Jennings, The Wit and Wisdom of Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“Take a nap in a fireplace and you'll sleep like a log.” ― Ellen DeGeneres”
― John Jennings, The Wit and Wisdom of Ellen DeGeneres

“We have two dogs, Mabel and Wolf, and three cats at home, Charlie, George and Chairman. We have two cats on our farm, Tom and Little Sister, two horses, and two mini horses, Hannah and Tricky. We also have two cows, Holy and Madonna. And those are only the animals we let sleep in our bed.” - Ellen DeGeneres”
― John Jennings, The Wit and Wisdom of Ellen DeGeneres

“Octavia didn't just reject pessimism once and become a sunny Pollyanna thereafter. It was an impulse she had to quell over and over. It was a dynamic and continuous act, a hard-nosed practice of staring down the worst of humanity's evils and refusing to live in denial, all the while choosing to remember that humanity is also capable of great good.”
― john jennings, Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

“Have you ever heard somebody sing some lyrics that you've never sung before, and you realize you've never sung the right words in that song? You hear them and all of a sudden you say to yourself, 'Life in the Fast Lane?' That's what they're saying right there? You think, 'why have I been singing 'wipe in the vaseline?' how many people have heard me sing 'wipe in the vaseline?' I am an idiot.” ― Ellen DeGeneres, My Point... And I Do Have One”
― John Jennings, The Wit and Wisdom of Ellen DeGeneres

“My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She's ninety-seven now, and we don't know where the heck she is.” ― Ellen DeGeneres “You know, it's hard work to write a book.”
― John Jennings, The Wit and Wisdom of Ellen DeGeneres

“Laugh. Laugh as much as you can. Laugh until you cry. Cry until you laugh. Keep doing it even if people are passing you on the street saying, "I can't tell if that person is laughing or crying, but either way they seem crazy, let's walk faster." Emote. It's okay. It shows you are thinking and feeling.” ― Ellen DeGeneres, Seriously... I'm Kidding”
― John Jennings, The Wit and Wisdom of Ellen DeGeneres

“Next to Valour, the best qualities in a military man are vigilance and caution.”
― John Jennings

“Life is short. If you doubt me, ask a butterfly. Their average life span is a mere five to fourteen days.” ― Ellen DeGeneres, The Funny Thing Is...”
― John Jennings, The Wit and Wisdom of Ellen DeGeneres