Famous Quotes & Sayings

Edmund Burke

He who calls in the aid of an equal understanding doubles his own; and he who profits by a superior understanding raises his powers to a level with the height of the superior standing he unites with.

Harvey Mackay

When advice is freely given, the receiver is free to use it as he or she sees fit.

Christopher Hitchens

The advice I've been giving to people all my life - that you may not be interested in the dialectic but the dialectic is interested in you; you can't give up politics, it won't give you up - was the advice I should have been taking myself.

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.

Elmore Leonard

I think the best advice I give is to try not to write. Try not to overwrite, try not to make it sound too good. Just use your own voice. Use your own style of putting it down.

Eden Phillpotts

The people sensible enough to give good advice are usually sensible enough to give none.

J. B. Priestley

Be yourself is about the worst advice you can give to some people.

Douglas Adams

You come to me for advice, but you can't cope with anything you don't recognize. Hmmm. So we'll have to tell you something you already know but make it sound like news, eh Well, business as usual , I suppose.

Doris Lessing

Advice to young writers? Always the same advice: learn to trust our own judgment, learn inner independence, learn to trust that time will sort the good from the bad– including your own bad.

Cory Doctorow

Any outfit that can't figure out clean toilets and decent theming on its own can't benefit from my advice.

Andrew Weil

If I had to limit my advice on healthier living to just one tip, it would be simply to learn how to breathe correctly.

Chuck Palahniuk

Tell the world what scares you most. Save the world with some advice from the future.

Christopher Reeve

We all have many more abilities and internal resources than we know. My advice is that you don't need to break your neck to find out about them.

Angelina Jolie

You can seek advice, learn about the options and make choices that are right for you. Knowledge is power.

Anthony Head

One bit of advice someone gave me - which I haven't yet tried - is that if you go to an area where you might pick up a tummy bug, you should seek out the local probiotic yogurt. Eating it will introduce you to the local gut flora, apparently.

Alma Gluck

A student will send me an urgent appeal to hear her, saying she is poor and wants my advice as to whether it is worth while to continue her studies. I invariably refuse such requests.

Andre Maurois

Advice is always a confession.

Ambrose Bierce

Advice, the smallest current coin.

Aesop

Distrust unsolicited advice.

Aesop

Distrust interested advice.

Alexander Pope

Be niggards of advice on no pretense; For the worst avarice is that of sense.

Alexa Von Tobel

A financial plan is a way to take all of the money advice you come across and figure out how it applies to your specific financial situation.

Douglas MacArthur

I realize that advice is worth what it costs--that is, nothing.

Dakota Fanning

You have to be totally one hundred per cent committed to act. I do value everyone else's advice, but ultimately I have to listen to myself.

Dakota Fanning

My advice would be to go with the "love who you are, embrace yourself" vibe that's happening right now.

Cynthia Ozick

Old saws have no teeth.

Davy Rothbart

I've always given a lot of advice, whether I'm asked for it or not.

Davy Rothbart

I get emails from strangers every day asking for love advice, which is kind of counter-intuitive since I'm making a movie about what an idiot I am with relationships.

David Petersen

You should always aim to be your own mouse, Lieam. In fact...you already are. You are not so quick to jump into danger as Saxon and not as pensive of mind as Kenzie. They rely on each other too much. Saxon knows he can afford to be reckless since Kenzie acts as his conscience. And Kenzie can linger in his thoughts and plans, because he knows Saxon can defend him. I tested Kenzie earlier. I wanted to see if he would be swayed by my advice. It took Saxon's coaxing to make up the greyfur's mind. Be compleete with in yourself young redfur...you will never disappoint. Even in solitude.

David Lloyd George

If you want to understand a subject promise to speak on it.

David Halberstam

Always stay in with the outs.

David Hare

Never take advice from anyone with no investment in the outcome.

David Lee Roth

There are only so many letters in the alphabet. When I talk to young musicians or authors and they ask for advice, I say, You gotta learn all the letters of your own personal alphabet. With music, you need to know all the different kinds of music and everything in and around your given instrument.