John Gottberg Quotes

“People in one of two states in a relationship. The first is what I call positive sentiment override, where positive emotion overrides irritability. It's a buffer. Their spouse will do something bad, and they'll say,'Oh, he's just in a crummy mood.'Or they can be in negative sentiment override, said that even a relatively new tool thing that a partner says get perceived as negative. In negative sentiment override state, people draw lasting conclusions about each other. If their spouse does something positive, it's a selfish person doing a positive thing. It's really hard to change their states, and those states determine whether when one party tries to repair things, the other party sees that as repair or hostile manipulation.”

“Real luxury is not working like a maniac to take an expensive vacation--it is living a life you enjoy every day.”

“Literature is that which denounces and slashes apart the repressing machine at the level of the signified.”

“A gunshot is the loudest sound in the universe. Especially if the bullet is coming at you.”

“People who say that money can't buy happiness just don't know where to shop.”

“Hurry up, Hodgeyboy! You run like a fat badger after Sunday tea." Mibbitwiss”

“Max, you cannot stay in the background forever. It is time to stand out in front. You have all that you need.” Analea”

“You have been gifted the Blood Diamond and are surrounded by all that is good. You will not fail as long as you believe.” Analea”

“Most people new to a city on the ocean would probably go to the beach during the day when there are people around. I, on the other hand, decided to try a midnight swim at the somewhat gamy Santa Monica pier, by myself. That is, until a nearby guard kicked me off the beach for my own safety.”

“Of course, I’ve told Jesus to suck it, too, which earned me a certain measure of notoriety, because you have to make fun of any religion that would let you have sixteen kids and say it’s God’s will.”