21 Quotes by John A. McDougall

All of us resist growth to some extent. It’s built in; I’m convinced of it. To paraphrase Tom Hanks’s character in the movie A League of Their Own, if growth were easy, everybody would be doing it. But that’s what makes it great.

Encourage your present friends to be active so that you can continue to enjoy recreation with them.

When you’re full, you are not as strongly tempted to eat foods outside the program. A stomach full of well-prepared high-carbohydrate, low-fat foods effectively curbs your tendency to cheat yourself out of great looks and great health. Meanwhile, you’ll appear to be a tower of strength and discipline to those around you – and you’ll feel like one.