Best John Hodgman Sayings
- It would be rather naive to imagine that Oprah doesn't have an Earth Evacuation Plan. You know Richard Branson does - his is in plain… Branson
- Most people presume my mustache is not real because it's much darker than my regular hair. Darker
- Stories hold power because they convey the illusion that life has purpose and direction. Where God is absent from the lives of all but the… Absent
- Generally speaking, I think it is fair to say that I am a friend to the creatures of the Earth when I am not busy… Busy
- I still have a fondness for books. Many a time I will be antiquing, and I'll say, 'What's that old-timey curio over there? What is… Antiquing
- I have learned that newborn infants roll their eyes around and move their heads and their arms in short jerky spasms. And if you homeschool… Arms
- We have all been empowered by the web: everyone with a keyboard can now effectively broadcast to a national audience. In a sense, it puts… All
- That which is hard to do is best done bitterly. Best
- A stopped clock is correct twice a day, but a sundial can be used to stab someone, even at nighttime. Clock
- It’s been a tough couple of years for condescending nerds. And if bookstores fall, Jon, America will be inundated with a wandering, snarky underclass of… America
- Houdini, the magician who debunked magic, could not bear to see the great rationalist [Arthur Conan] Doyle enchanted by ghosts and frauds. And so he… Any
- Life may be miraculous in its unlikelihood in the universe, but it would be a fallacy to suggest that its rareness makes it inextinguishable. Fallacy
- The most important book on the Internet is, essentially, the Internet. Book
- I feel that there is a decision people make to either engage in a legitimately ridiculous process to get your kid into school, or choose… Choose
- People who run for president seriously and people who become president enter a bizarre secret society in which they have had an experience that none… Become President