John Avery Quotes

​To go where you're wishing you could go, first you must tie your shoes and step off the porch.

Learn to put your troubles in your pocket, then leave them there when you do your laundry.

Relationships are like apples: they can be sweet and satisfying. But once you bite into a bad one, it's hard to go back to the barrel again.

​Live the truth and everything else will fall into place.

Don't judge people you don't know. You have no idea what they've been through, and you may waste an opportunity to make a new friend.

​Life is a series of highs and lows. The trick is to tip the balance in your favor by following your heart and taking some risks.

As we age, the bright light of youth either burns out or burns stronger - it's our choice.

The only thing worse than women are women who tell me I'm a misogynist.

Point your feet in the direction you want to go and your life will follow.

Try saying hello to someone who wouldn't expect you to - today would be good.

If finding true love was easy we'd all have a lot more free time.

Success is doing the best you possibly can with what you've been given. There are an alarming number of wealthy failures in the world today.

After a hard day, try to think of something good about it before you go to sleep - the result may surprise you.

Why waste precious time and energy trying to be someone you're not when you can put it to much better use simply being yourself?

I'm not supposed to know what's going on. But I can tell you this, I won't be standing around scratching my head like Coach Johnson in that Denorex commercial.

Be who you were born to be - it's what living things do.

Most people who succeed in life have no clue that what they are trying to achieve is impossible.

People who believe in ghosts think that dead people can walk through locked doors. Nonsense - they have to use a key like the rest of us.

Some people burn all of their energy helping themselves, while some use all of it helping others. The happiest among us do a little of both.

While you're busy chasing your dream, don't forget to leave time for living - it's way too easy to run straight past what's truly important.

Take a step toward your dream today. No matter how tiny the step, it will give you the energy and desire to take another.

To never aspire to excellence means to never fully comprehend the amount of work required to achieve it.

​When suddenly you find yourself on the wrong highway, perhaps it's time for a new job, or some new friends. It's your life - live it.

When chasing a dream, make sure the price is truly worth paying - if it is, go for it, if not, tweak your dream a little and then go for it.

When the road you're on begins to crumble, forge ahead - better it crumble behind you than ahead of you.