All John Hodgman Quotes
- Here's the thing: I am not only a creature of civilization, I'm an asthmatic person. I will only live so long as I have stockpiled… Asthmatic
- More people have more access to more readers for less money than ever before in history. It means a lot of dross; but it means… Access
- I know nothing about letting go. Funny
- A lot of media that that I want to consume, I don't want to have to own forever and ever. It's not like real estate. Consume
- First of all, I wish I could grow a beard. All
- My type of humor is me not caring whether people know what I'm talking about or not. Caring
- The villain of any story is often the most compelling character. Any
- What would I put in a museum? Probably a museum! That's an amusing relic of our past. Amusing
- When you think about it, the end of the world is a little bit like death: We all know it's going to come eventually, and… All
- It seems that every generation needs its public, tweedy, literary personality to sell its consumer electronics. To whatever degree I can live up to the… Consumer
- One can always come up with funny lists and jokes. You know what? I take it back. Not everyone can always come up with funny… Ably
- A lot of my time is spent reading antique or out-of-print books of reference. Antique
- All books should be trilogies; I mean I think we all agree on that. Agree
- All I can ask from society is that it please stop telling me why I should like sports. All
- Any time you try to create an Internet meme, automatic fail. That's like the worst thing you can do. Any
- As you know, the thing that I know the least about is the topic of sports. Inspirational
- Comedy does offer an avenue to television and film careers for untelegenic people that great drama does not. Avenue
- Creating fake facts does require a measure of haphazard research, insofar as they need to not just be possible, but also interesting. Creating
- Everyone wants to write a book. Very few people are able to do it. Able
- Generally speaking, I, like anyone else who does anything publicly, like it when people like what I do, and would like to hear as much. Anyone
- Hosting a TV show is a full-time job in which success is defined by it never ending. Defined
- I actually own a copy of my own book; that's how dedicated I am as an author. Author
- I am not an Internet superstar. Inspirational
- I am someone who values truth - actual truth as opposed to 'truthiness.' Actual
- I have a lot of cultural references that have amassed in my brain like shrapnel over the years that are meaningful to me. Amassed