Poynter Quotes & Sayings

People are cooking less but obsessing about it more. — Dougie Poynter

Do not collaborate with someone you would not go camping with. — Dan Poynter

If I hadn't been inside of Biosphere 2 and really lived a biological life-support system, I definitely would not be involved in life-support systems for space. — Jane Poynter

It's well-known that people don't respond to scarce resources necessarily in what we might consider a positive light. — Jane Poynter

I mean, not wanting to be flip about it, but even within a corporation, you get sort of cult-like behaviors sometimes. — Jane Poynter

Like if Leonardo from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles started being all bummed out about everything. How were we going to kick arse if our Leonardo was wearing a black eye-band instead of a blue one? — Dougie Poynter

We were halfway through our first joint when we heard Tom's footsteps coming down the stairs.
'Shhhh ... Shhhh!'
The footsteps approached my door.
Silence.
And then a piece of A4 paper appeared under my door.
Neither of us said a word as I crept over and picked it up. It was a drawing of two stick men, each with a massive joint in their hand. And written underneath were the words 'Rule Breakers'. — Dougie Poynter

If skydiving were safe, the parachute center would not require you to sign a waiver. — Dan Poynter

Marriage is the only game where the trapped animal has to buy the license. — Dan Poynter

Five Minute Marketing is entertaining and thought provoking marketing advice by a Canadian for Canadians. — Dan Poynter

Write on a subject you love. Your profit center should also be your passion center. — Dan Poynter

It took me four months in Biosphere 2 to make a pizza. — Jane Poynter

I once fell in love with a crab on the beach. It was called crab. — Dougie Poynter

Breath does, in fact, connect us all in a very literal way. Take a breath now. And as you breathe, think about what is in your breath. There perhaps is the CO2 from the person sitting next-door to you. — Jane Poynter

Each step you take reveals a new horizon. You have taken the first step today. Now, I challenge you to take another. — Dan Poynter

Many first-time authors are not concerned about the advance or royalties, they want the notoriety. They get smarter on their second book and look for the money. — Dan Poynter

It's always helpful to have somebody help buoy you in difficult times and problem-solve with and to share the marvelous moments with as well. — Jane Poynter

Copyright? Copy RIGHT: Steal ideas, steal facts but do not steal words. — Dan Poynter

Shrimp farms are a scourge on the earth, frankly, from an environmental point of view. They pour huge amounts of pollutants into the ocean. They also pollute their next-door neighbors. — Jane Poynter

Around the world today we're seeing an incredible transformation, from what I would call a biocidal species, one that - whether we intentionally or unintentionally - have designed our systems to kill life, a lot of the time. — Jane Poynter

Fiction writers can't be trusted. They make things up. — Dan Poynter

Wales! Where the men are men and the sheep are scared! — Dougie Poynter

If the big publishers are doing so well, why do they require writers to send return postage with their manuscripts? — Dan Poynter

A manuscript not submitted is a book not published. — Dan Poynter

If you wait for inspiration to write you're not a writer, you're a waiter. — Dan Poynter

My brain begins to work stuff out, but then kinda half way through, it starts wandering off and it's like ahh, unicorns. — Dougie Poynter

If only it were as easy to do the work of others
as it is to criticize their performance. — Dan Poynter

Book writing is not a get-rich-quick scheme. Anyone who decides to write a book must expect to invest a lot of time and effort without any guarantee of success. Books do not write themselves and they do not sell themselves. Authors write and promote their books. — Dan Poynter