--- title: "4 Tony Schwartz Quotes - Famous Writer (Trump)" description: "American writer. Browse 4 Tony Schwartz quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-tony-schwartz-72705.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Tony Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-tony-schwartz-72705.jpg) # Tony Schwartz (1952) Writer United States **4** quotes in **37** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Tony Schwartz is a writer from the United States, best known for *Trump*. ## Quick Facts About Tony Schwartz Born May 2, 1952 Nationality United States Profession Writer Notable works Trump ## About Tony Schwartz American writer. ## Quotes by Tony Schwartz > [Let go of certainty. The opposite isn't uncertainty. It's openness, curiosity and a willingness to embrace paradox, rather than choose up sides.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-schwartz/let-go-of-certainty-the-opposite-isn-t-uncertainty-it-s-openness/) Tony Schwartz [Acceptance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acceptance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/896/tony-schwartz-72705_acceptance_let-go-of-certainty-the-opposite-isn-t-u_1953672.jpg) > [“Lying is second nature to him... More than anyone else I have ever met, Trump has the ability to convince himself that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-schwartz/lying-is-second-nature-to-him-more-than-anyone-else-i-have-ever-met/) Tony Schwartz [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87c/tony-schwartz-72705_alternative-facts_lying-is-second-nature-to-him-more-than_2111533.jpg) > [We're designed to pulse. Our most basic survival need is to spend and renew energy. We're hardwired to make waves, to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-schwartz/we-re-designed-to-pulse-our-most-basic-survival-need-is-to-spend-and/) Tony Schwartz [Energy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/energy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd0/tony-schwartz-72705_energy_we-re-designed-to-pulse-our-most-basic-s_2230820.jpg) > [“Each of us has a finite reservoir of energy in any given day. Whatever amount of energy we spend obsessing about missteps…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-schwartz/each-of-us-has-a-finite-reservoir-of-energy-in-any-given-day-whatever/) Tony Schwartz [Decisions](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decisions/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d9/tony-schwartz-72705_decisions_each-of-us-has-a-finite-reservoir-of-ene_2486914.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-schwartz/#itemlist", "name": "Tony Schwartz Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Let go of certainty. The opposite isn't uncertainty. It's openness, curiosity and a willingness to embrace paradox, rather than choose up sides. 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