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Spencer Johnson

Spencer Johnson, M.D. left behind a medical career to write short books about life. The most famous was “Who Moved My Cheese?" published in 1998. The book became a publishing phenomenon and a workplace manual. Over 50 million copies of Spencer Johnson’s books are in use worldwide in 47 languages.

Dr. Johnson's education included a psychology degree from the University of Southern California, a M.D. from the Royal College of Surgeons and medical clerkships at Harvard Medical School and the Mayo Clinic.


“I guess we resist changing, because we are afraid of change.”
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“Sometimes, Hem, things change and they are never the same again. This looks like one of those times. That's life! Life moves on. And so should we.”
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“What you are afraid of is never as bad as what you imagine. The fear you let build up in your mind is worse than the situation that actually exists.”
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“El Queso Nuevo puede ser una relación nueva con la misma persona”
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“The fear you let build up in your mind is worse than the situation that actually exists”
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“See what you're doing wrong, laugh at it, change and do better.”
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“The quicker you let go of old cheese, the sooner you find new cheese.”
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“Movement in new direction helps find new cheese.”
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“Smell the cheese often so you know when it is getting old.”
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“Being in the uncomfortable zone is much better than staying in the cheese-less situation .”
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“Better late than never.”
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“If you do not change, you can become extinct !”
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“It is safer to search in the maze than to remain in a cheeseless situation”
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“امتلاك الجبن يشعرك بالسعادة”
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“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 afraid that it keeps you from doing anything.”
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“Noticing small changes early helps you adapt to the bigger change that are to come”
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“Life moves on and so should we”
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“He asked himself those some questions too many times and felt the fears again that kept him where he was”
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“When you stop being afraid you feel good”
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“Change happens when the pain of holding on becomes greater than the fear of letting go.”
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“when you change what you believe, you change what you do...”
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“Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.”
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“What would you do if you weren't afraid?”
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