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> [The things a man believes most profoundly are rarely on the surface of his mind or tongue. Newly acquired notions, decisions based on expediency, the fashionable ideas of the moment are right on top of the pile, ready to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-johnston/the-things-a-man-believes-most-profoundly-are-rarely-on-the-surface/)

[Eric Johnston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-johnston/)

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## More by Eric Johnston

> [The testimony of every scientist is that the frontiers that are opening out ahead of us now are far wider and more spectacular than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-johnston/the-testimony-of-every-scientist-is-that-the-frontiers-that-are/)

[Eric Johnston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-johnston/)

> [If the power goes out, business stops... whether you sell roses or youre a big manufacturer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-johnston/if-the-power-goes-out-business-stops-whether-you-sell-roses-or-youre/)

[Eric Johnston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-johnston/)

> [The dinosaurs's eloquent lesson is that if some bigness is good, an overabundance of bigness is not necessarily better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-johnston/the-dinosaurs-s-eloquent-lesson-is-that-if-some-bigness-is-good-an/)

[Eric Johnston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-johnston/)

> [Most government officials are rushing headlong to solve the problems of 50 years ago, with their ears assailed by the sound of snails whizzing by.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-johnston/most-government-officials-are-rushing-headlong-to-solve-the-problems/)

[Eric Johnston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-johnston/)

> [Movies are immortal art - the first new art since Greek drama.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-johnston/movies-are-immortal-art-the-first-new-art-since-greek-drama/)

[Eric Johnston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-johnston/)

> [The dinosaur's eloquent lesson is that if some bigness is good, an overabundance of bigness is not necessarily better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-johnston/the-dinosaur-s-eloquent-lesson-is-that-if-some-bigness-is-good-an/)

[Eric Johnston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-johnston/)

> [If the power goes out, business stops... whether you sell roses or you're a big manufacturer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-johnston/if-the-power-goes-out-business-stops-whether-you-sell-roses-or-you-re/)

[Eric Johnston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-johnston/)

> [And the word is capitalism. We are too mealy-mouthed. We fear the word capitalism is unpopular. So we talk about the free enterprise system…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-johnston/and-the-word-is-capitalism-we-are-too-mealy-mouthed-we-fear-the-word/)

[Eric Johnston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-johnston/)

> [The things a man believes most profoundly are rarely on the surface of his mind or tongue. Newly acquired notions, decisions based on expediency,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-johnston/the-things-a-man-believes-most-profoundly-are-rarely-on-the-surface/)

[Eric Johnston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-johnston/)

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