Reaching People Quotes

“But in the wake of 'Bullet,' all the guys wanted to know was, 'How's it doing? How's it selling?' How to tell them I didn't give a flying fuck how it was doing in the marketplace, that what I cared about was how it was doing in the reader's heart?”
― Stephen King, Everything's Eventual

“As long as you’re trying to be someone else, or putting on some act or behavior someone else taught you, you have no possibility of truly reaching people. The most valuable thing you have to give people is yourself. No matter what you think you’re selling, what you’re really offering is you.” (p.92)”
― Bob Burg and John David Mann, The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea

“If you're not reaching back to help anyone then you're not building a legacy.”
― Germany Kent

“Fiction gives us a reach into the lives of individuals that would otherwise be but a closed door. If we are gifted with a desire to tell tales, then we should tell them . . . if only to reach but a few.”
― James D. Maxon

“The world needs great inspires, who will encourage every living soul to reach their highest potential. You can be one.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

“A lot of those young men were just looking for love, and they got that love from Scrooge. They were not perhaps able to get it from home or from no one in the community. So instead of holding on to Scrooge, they could hold on to me. That was the way I looked at it. If Scrooge could get a young boy to follow him, I should have been able to get one to follow me as well: so why can’t I as a police officer do the same? Allerdyce Strachan, the first female to rise to the rank of superintendent on the Royal Bahamas Police Force.”
― Drexel Deal, The Fight of My Life is Wrapped Up in My Father

“Being consistent in your behavior is a great way to build trust.”
― Germany Kent

“Meet people where they are. Your impact can be easy or challenging depending on your ability to respect others boundaries.”
― Germany Kent