Quotes from Spencer Johnson

I guess we resist changing, because we're afraid of change.

Old beliefs do not lead you to new cheese. The more important your cheese is to you the more you want to hold on to it.

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 so afraid that it keeps you from doing anything.

Avoid Believing Things Are Better Than They Really Are When You Are On A Peak, Or Worse Than They Really Are When You Are In A Valley. Make Reality Your Friend.

Be Ready to Quickly Change Again and Again.

move with the cheese.

No servía de nada complicar las cosas o confundirse a uno mismo con creencias que dan miedo. Si uno advertía cuándo empezaban a producirse los cambios pequeños, estaría más preparado para el gran cambio que antes o después seguramente se produciría.

He was taking control, rather than simply letting things happen to him.

He realized the fastest way to change is to laugh at your own folly—then you can let go and quickly move on.

That's all a belief was. A thought. But look at how much power it held!

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.

He knew that when you change what you believe, you change what you do.

any for some time until they finally went into an area of the Maze where they had never been before: Cheese Station N. They squealed with delight. They found what they had been looking for:

natural for change to continually occur, whether you expect it or not.

?i?u mà ng??i ta s? hãi th?t ra ch?ng ??n ná»—i quá t?i t? nhÆ° ng??i ta th??ng t??ng t??ng ra. Ná»—i s? hãi mà ng??i ta c? ?? lá»›n d?n lên trong tâm trí còn Ä'áng s? hÆ¡n nhi?u so vá»›i thá»±c t?.

He wondered why he had always thought that a change would lead to something worse. Now he realized that change could lead to something better.

The Path Out Of The Valley Appears When You Choose To See Things Differently.

he knew that what made him happy wasn't just having Cheese. He was happy when he wasn't being run by his fear.

la seguridad que Hem y Haw tenían en sí mismos se fue convirtiendo en la arrogancia propia del éxito.

While in the past we may have wanted loyal employees, today we need flexible people who are not possessive about "the way things are done around here." And

In short, a change imposed is a change opposed.

Haw empezaba a comprender la diferencia entre actividad y productividad.

They didn't overanalyze or overcomplicate things. When the situation changed and the Cheese had been moved, they changed and moved with the Cheese.

most importantly, he realized that there is always New Cheese out there whether you recognize it at the time, or not. And that you are rewarded with it when you go past your fear and enjoy the adventure.