S.J. Watson Quotes

If you go to church and like the singing better than the preaching that's not orthodox.

No woman ever falls in love with a man unless she has a better opinion of him than he deserves.

If you knew how cowardly your enemy is you would slap him.

Bravery is the knowledge of the cowardice in the enemy.

There is only one thing people like that is good for them a good night's sleep.

When a friend is in trouble don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.

The real tragedy of life is not being limited to one talent but in failing to use that one talent.

Probably no man ever had a friend he did not dislike a little we are all so constituted by nature that no one can possibly entirely approve of us.

Friends are like a pleasant park where you wish to go while you may enjoy the flowers you may not eat them.

Instead of loving your enemies treat your friends a little better.

When I am idle and shiftless my affairs become confused when I work I get results ... not great results but enough to encourage me.

If a friend is in trouble don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.

What people say behind your back is your standing in the community.

A man should be taller older heavier uglier and hoarser than his wife.

Even if a farmer intends to loaf he gets up in time to get an early start.

Abuse a man unjustly and you will make friends for him.

Let justice be done though the heavens fall.

If a man has money it is usually a sign too that he knows how to take care of it don't imagine his money is easy to get simply because he has plenty of it.

There is only one thing for a man to do who is married to a woman who enjoys spending money and that is to enjoy earning it.

A loafer never works except when there is a fire then he will carry out more furniture than anybody.

When people hear good music it makes them homesick for something they never had and never will have.

There has never been an age that did not applaud the past and lament the present.

If you want to be a big company tomorrow you have to start acting like one today.

A wicked man in prayer may lift up his hands but he cannot lift up his face.

Show me a man with both feet on the ground and I'll show you a man who can't put his pants on.

Half the unhappiness in the world is due to the failure of plans which were never reasonable and often impossible.

We hear of a silent generation more concerned with security than integrity with conforming than performing with imitating than creating.

No one can help you in holding a good job except Old Man You.

The feeling of sleepiness when you are not in bed and can't get there is the meanest feeling in the world.

If you knew how cowardly your enemy is you would slap him. Bravery is knowledge of the cowardice in the enemy.

Farmers worry only during the growing season but town people worry all the time.

Some men storm imaginary Alps all their lives and die in the foothills cursing difficulties which do not exist.

Although often perceived as one disease, cancer is a number of diseases subsumed within one diagnostic label.

To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business and your business in your heart.

Sometimes we are separated by differences, and sometimes we are united by common ideals of respect and compassion.

I respect the police officers, but something you learn as a young black man in this country is that... life is a little bit different for you even though, on the surface, it seems to be the same.

The police officer's job is to respect the citizens that they are in control of.

Follow your dreams and use your natural-born talents and skills to make this a better world for tomorrow.

Some guys have trouble sleeping the night before an important round. I never have. Invariably, I sleep longer and better, and have more dreams, when I'm in contention and feeling pressure.

If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate.

I've probably earned the right to screw up a few times. I don't want the fear of failure to stop me from doing what I really care about.

It's bad enough being conned into singing an anti-war message by John Lennon when you think you're just wishing everyone a merry Christmas.

The only time I even entertain the tiniest element of religion is for Christmas carols.

It is no coincidence that so many religious beliefs date back to times when no science could possibly have accounted satisfactorily for many of the natural phenomena inspiring scripture and myths.

My whole life has been basically trying to find intelligent students or, you know, highly motivated students and giving them an opportunity to do good science.

I have been honoured to serve the whales, dolphins, seals - and all the other creatures on this Earth. Their beauty, intelligence, strength, and spirit have inspired me.

Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of 'crackpot' than the stigma of conformity.

I've said many times, 'You learn to win through not liking to lose.' And that's what I mean by learning how to win.

I'd think learning to play the guitar would be very confusing for sighted people.

Perfection is impossible just strive to do your best.