Bob Greene > Quotes

“...the reward centers of the brain--where the pleasure of those high-calorie foods registers--also respond to other substances that bring about pleasure....But those reward centers also respond to other gratifying things, like watching a sunset or experiencing a loving touch...So while you may not be able to change the wiring in your brain, you can "feed" those reward centers other pleasures...Biology isn't destiny when you have effective strategies...”
― Bob Greene, The Life You Want: Get Motivated, Lose Weight, and Be Happy

“Set backs are bumps in the road, they are not the end of the roads.”
― Bob Greene, Bob Greene's Total Body Makeover

“Theres no shortcuts.”
― Bob Greene, The Get with the Program! Guide to Good Eating: Great Food for Good Health

“If you have any kind of habit that is more powerful then God within you, then it is your God.”
― Bob Greene, Bob Greene's Total Body Makeover

“Successful people make commitments.”
― Bob Greene, Bob Greene's Total Body Makeover

“When I started writing a column, I made one resolution: I would try to tell the same story in the newspaper that I would want to tell my friends later on in the bar. My rule of thumb was that if I succeeded in doing that, I was succeeding as a reporter. That rule still seems to hold up pretty well.”
― Bob Greene, Cheeseburgers: The Best of Bob Greene by Bob Greene