​Life is a series of highs and lows. The trick is to tip the balance in your favor by following your heart and taking some risks.

- John Avery

The only thing worse than women are women who tell me I'm a misogynist.

- John Avery

​To go where you're wishing you could go, first you must tie your shoes and step off the porch.

- John Avery

Point your feet in the direction you want to go and your life will follow.

- John Avery

Why waste precious time and energy trying to be someone you're not when you can put it to much better use simply being yourself?

- John Avery

Learn to put your troubles in your pocket, then leave them there when you do your laundry.

- John Avery

Don't judge people you don't know. You have no idea what they've been through, and you may waste an opportunity to make a new friend.

- John Avery

Try saying hello to someone who wouldn't expect you to - today would be good.

- John Avery

Be who you were born to be - it's what living things do.

- John Avery