Will Johnson
Will Johnson
scary trying willing
It's only when we have nothing else to hold onto that we're willing to try something very audacious and scary.
heart
What we have most to fear is failure of the heart.
home thinking firsts
In our home we grew up thinking we were Mormons first and human beings second.
people feelings world
I'm one of the few people in this world who can do anything I choose. I can't tell you how good I'm feeling.
orthodox backgrounds asks
I came from the most orthodox background you could ask for.
strong trouble said
A friend said to me, 'Be glad for your troubles - they strengthen you.' Well, if that's the truth, I'm going to be so strong they'll have to beat me to death!
inspirational honesty integrity
Freedom is necessary for honesty, honesty for integrity, integrity for power, power for creativity, and all of them for intimacy.
permission persons asks
Somehow I evolved into a person who ceased to ask permission.
knowing waiting feelings
We don't need someone to show us the ropes. We are the ones we've been waiting for. Deep inside us we know the feelings we need to guide us. Our task is to learn to trust our inner knowing.
rights risk disobedience
Women have to risk civil disobedience for their rights.
determination differences people
We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history.
country sunday countries-of-the-world
One of my favorite fantasies is that next Sunday not one single woman, in any country of the world, will go to church. If women simply stop giving our time and energy to the institutions that oppress, they would have to cease to do so.
book race media
With literature, sometimes a book is presented in the media as being say, a Muslim story or an African story, when essentially it's a universal story which we can all relate to it, no matter what race or social background we come from
gymnastics blessing tears
In some ways the ACL tear was a blessing. I had hesitated to return to elite gymnastics after the 2008 Olympics. I told myself I had already accomplished so much, and the road was just going to get harder if I continued.