Po Bronson Quotes & Sayings
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Famous Quotes By Po Bronson
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 correlation between obesity and media use, period. — Po Bronson
I'm convinced that business success in the future starts with the question, What should I do with my life? Yes, that's right ... People don't succeed by migrating to a "hot" industry (one word: dotcom) or by adopting a particular career-guiding mantra (remember "horizontal careers"?). They thrive by focusing on the question of who they really are
and connecting that to work that they truly love (and, in so doing, unleashing a productive and creative power that they never imagined). — Po Bronson
The more controlling the parent," Caldwell explained, "the more likely a child is to experience boredom. — Po Bronson
Children key off their parents' reaction more than the argument or physical discipline itself. — Po Bronson
Educational television had a dramatic effect on relational aggression. The more the kids watched, the crueler they'd be to their classmates. This correlation was 2.5 times higher than the correlation between violent media and physical aggression. — Po Bronson
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 they're both great. — Po Bronson
It's not easy. It's not supposed to be easy. Most people make mistakes. Most people have to learn the hardest lessons more than once. — Po Bronson
We are all writing the story of our life. We want to know what it's "about," what are its themes and which theme is on the rise. We demand of it something deeper, or richer, or more substantive. We want to know where we're headed not to spoil our own ending by ruining the surprise, but we want to ensure that when the ending comes, it won't be shallow. We will not have done something. We will not have squandered our time here. — Po Bronson
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 lock you in forever. — Po Bronson
The emphasis on winning is preventing kids from learning how to pass, which is the skill they ultimately need at the highest levels. The proposed solution is for top youth players to play fewer games. — Po Bronson
I used to use business to make money. But I've learned that business is a tool. You can use it to support what you believe in. — Po Bronson
People thrive by focusing on the question of who they really are - and connecting that to work that they truly love . — Po Bronson
In taking our marital arguments upstairs to avoid exposing the children to strife, we accidentally deprived them of chances to witness how two people who care about each other can work out their differences in a calm and reasoned way. — Po Bronson
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 blocked. — Po Bronson
I used to want to change the world. Now I'm open to letting it change me. — Po Bronson
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 people talk about books they want to write. Far fewer are those who actually complete that vision. Don't be a talker. — Po Bronson
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. — Po Bronson
How often a mother initiates a conversation with her child is not predictive of the language outcomes - what matters is, if the infant initiates, whether the mom responds. — Po Bronson
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. — Po Bronson
A Piece of writing has to seduce the reader, it has to suspend disbelief and earn the reader's trust — Po Bronson
The tougher the times, the more clarity you gain about the difference between what really matters and what you only pretend to care about. — Po Bronson
Anytime you exhaust yourself trying to relax, that's active leisure. — Po Bronson
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 instead of distracting you from them. — Po Bronson
Books have been my classroom and my confidant. Books have widened my horizons. Books have comforted me in my hardest times. Books have changed my life. — Po Bronson
There is nothing more genuine than breaking away from the chorus to learn the sound of your own voice. — Po Bronson
I learned that it was in hard times that people usually changed the course of their life; in good times, they frequently only talked about change. Hard times forced them to overcome the doubts that normally gave them pause.It surprised me how often we hold ourselves back until we have no choice. — Po Bronson
I think when a reader reads a whole book - which takes six to ten hours - that's kind of a gift to the author. The gift of close, undivided attention. To who else do we listen so closely for eight straight hours? And when readers give that gift to me, I'm grateful for it. — Po Bronson
But I'd rather help than watch. I'd rather have a heart than a mind. I'd rather expose too much than too little. I'd rather say hello to strangers than be afraid of them. I would rather know all this about myself than have more money than I need. I'd rather have something to love than a way to impress you. — Po Bronson
As I get older, I've learned to listen to people rather than accuse them of things. — Po Bronson
Love that has been tested is far more awe-inspiring than love that has never known anything but bliss. — Po Bronson
If you want to give yourself a fair chance to succeed, never expect too much too soon — Po Bronson
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 trapped in a room for ten hours with those characters. Think of your main characters as dinner guests. Would your friends want to spend ten hours with the characters you've created? Your characters can be loveable, or they can be evil, but they'd better be compelling. If not, your reader will be bored and leave. — Po Bronson
Interests evolve into hobbies or volunteer work, which grow into passions. It takes time, more time than anyone imagines. — Po Bronson
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 you don't end up being someone you don't want to be. — Po Bronson
We've all lost something along the way. — Po Bronson