38 Quotes by Po Bronson

We’ve all lost something along the way.

As I get older, I’ve learned to listen to people rather than accuse them of things.

I used to want to change the world. Now I’m open to letting it change me.

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.

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.

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.

It surprises me how often we hold ourselves back until we have no choice.

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.

This variable, how a parent responds to a child’s vocalizations – right in the moment – seems to be the most powerful mechanism pulling a child from babble to fluent speech.