Po Bronson Quotes

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• There is nothing more genuine than breaking away from the chorus to learn the sound of your own voice.
• The tougher the times, the more clarity you gain about the difference between what really matters and what you only pretend to care about.
• As I get older, I've learned to listen to people rather than accuse them of things.
• A piece of writing has to seduce the reader; it has to suspend disbelief and earn the reader's trust.
• Children key off their parents’ reaction more than the argument or physical discipline itself.
• Make sure your characters are worth spending ten hours with. That’s how long it takes to read a book. Reading a book is like being…
• Write first. Worry about getting an agent or publisher later. Write it first. Prove you can do it and then others will listen. Tons of…
• Success is not measured by bestseller lists. Certain types of great books sell very well; other types of great books don’t sell a lot. But…
• We all make mistakes, but we need to learn from them and move on. You can own a mistake, or the mistake will own you.
• A conventional ‘success’ story is one where, with each next, the protagonist has more money, more respect, and more possessions. I’d like to suggest an…
• Allow for many paths to your goal. Do not fixate on one path, because then you are likely to give up when that path is…
• Curiosity is a raw and genuine sign from deep inside our tangled psyches, and we'd do well to follow the direction it points us in.
• Who you are is more important than what you do. The goal is to bring what you do in alignment with who you are, so…
• There's a powerful transformative effect when you surround yourself with like-minded people. Peer pressure is a great thing when it helps you accomplish your goals…
• How often a mother initiates a conversation with her child is not predictive of the language outcomes - what matters is, if the infant initiates,…
• Obese kids watch no more television than kids who aren't obese. All the thin kids watch massive amounts of television, too. There is no statistical…
• It surprises me how often we hold ourselves back until we have no choice.
• Anytime you exhaust yourself trying to relax, that's active leisure.
• People thrive by focusing on the question of who they really are - and connecting that to work that they truly love .
• Failure is hard, but success is far more dangerous. If you're successful at the wrong thing, the mix of praise and money and opportunity can…

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