Vince Poscente Quotes

#1. We all hit bumps. But we're not defined by the bumps, we're defined by how we respond to those bumps.

Vince Poscente

#2. Anyone who's read my 'Terror in the Skies' series knows that I have not been writing with an eye toward approval from any government agency.

Annie Jacobsen

#3. It's not how much you do, it's how often you do it. It simply doesn't matter if you make some monumental effort at any given time. You have it in your to give that extra little bit. You know that you could add that finishing touch. You know you can take that extra step.

Vince Poscente

#4. It's been an amazing life. It's really just been the most magical thing for me - and I have these musical friends from all walks of life.

Mavis Staples

#5. You can talk about Holocaust denial, but it's really marginal for the most part. What is compelling about the Armenian genocide, is how it has been forgotten.

Atom Egoyan

#6. In a pond koi can reach lengths of eighteen inches. Amazingly, when placed in a lake, koi can grow to three feet long. The metaphor is obvious. You are limited by how you see the world.

Vince Poscente

#7. The perfect life would be to have an amazing part every year and to spend all my free time to just write.

Melanie Laurent

#8. Judgmentalism assumes that you have the right to change someone else. Well, you don't. You only have the right to choose how you will change and behave. Trust others to make their own choices. Put the accountability for another's actions where it belongs, on the other person's shoulders.

Vince Poscente

#9. Interestingly, koi, when put in a fish bowl, will only grow up to three inches. When this same fish is placed in a large tank, it will grow to about nine inches long.

Vince Poscente

#10. Be honest with yourself, and you will find the motivation to do what you advise others to do.

Vince Poscente

#11. The best lesson we can teach our children is to have fun. It's infectious, it's contagious.

Vince Poscente

#12. I have a question for you, but it's kind of ... um, personal."
"Yes, I'm gay."
"You really are a fan of saying that, aren't you?"
"Once you start, you just can't stop.

Diana Peterfreund