Jon Ronson Quotes

Nothing uniquely bad has happened to me in my personal life, but all the regular little bad things have accumulated to make me a neurotic person. And these adventures are my way of trying to make sense of that.

Jon Ronson

Quotes to Explore

I like to control everything, and you cannot control everything. You have to at some point say, 'I let go and I'm going to let the cards fall where they fall... For a control freak, it's hard.

Naomi Campbell
- Control
- Fall
- Cards
Understanding that being nervous, having doubts and lacking confidence are emotions that are human is how you deal with it. It is okay to feel that way... and then understanding that you can work through it.

Venus Williams
What Washington needs is adult supervision.

Barack Obama
- Needs
- Washington
- Adult
When you play for one run, that's usually all you get. I have nothing against the bunt in its place, but most of the time, that place is in the bottom of a long-forgotten closet.

Earl Weaver
- Time
- Long
- Play
In chess, you should be as cool as a cucumber.

Yuliya Snigir
- You
- Cool
- Chess
When you speak directly at things and don't say you're going to try to do something or that you hope to do something, the universe will work with you. Think about it this way - a boomerang goes out and comes back to you if you throw it. If you throw it out at the universe, it will come back down to you on Earth.

J. B. Smoove
- Work
- Hope
- Earth