Famous Quotes & Sayings

Billy Porter

There was a time in the '90s where, as an African-American man, you had to be a misogynistic R&B star or a rapper, and I didn't fit into either one of those. I was advised by my label to remain closeted at that time.

Henry Petroski

I was always told that I was good in mathematics, and I guess my grades and standardized test scores supported that. My worst subjects were those that generally involved a lot of reading - English and history. So, having good test scores in math and mediocre ones in reading, I was naturally advised to major in engineering in college.

There is real enthusiasm for peace but possibly not real enthusiasm for the necessary compromises. I would not advise on the specifics of the compromises. It's a complex matter.

We've consulted with state and city officials, and they indicate they are proceeding carefully to recover remains, and we have been advised that federal involvement is not requested at this time.

We have been advised at this stage that the ground is not quite strong enough to race on,

We don't advise travel at all ... especially with the strong winds. In relative terms, it's going to be a fairly powdery snow, so the strong winds are going to complicate the drifting.

We don't advise travel at all ... especially with the strong winds, ... In relative terms, it's going to be a fairly powdery snow, so the strong winds are going to complicate the drifting.

We don't advise travel at all ... especially with the strong winds.

When I was in advertising, I did a great deal of work on television commercials. A co-worker and I wrote a screenplay, which led to a few more screenplays, and some were optioned by production companies. I was advised to move to California but didn't want to make the move. I decided to use another form of storytelling, so I wrote a novel.

When officers are involved in a serious fight like that, it really helps when people call us to keep us advised of the situation, ... Officers don?t have a chance to use their radios (during an altercation).

We would not have advised a regular person to return to the same intensity of activity.

Mike White

We would be ill advised to do anything other than what the state election board advised.

We would always advise state agencies to avoid holding events at venues that don't recognize or comply with state and local laws.

The problem is that she doesn't have any experience in specific energy- related topics, so it might be a good idea for (outgoing Economy and Energy Minister Jorge) Rodriguez to advise her for a while.

Bill McCollum

There are quite a number of boxes. I'm advised by staff that this isn't going to contain much sensational material. We're still reviewing over it. I don't think we should raise the level of expectation that there's a whole lot more to be seen in this material." ()

Debra Winger

I never thought I would start working again, and I did, but it was really hard, and I don't know that I would advise anyone to step back the way I did.

I most earnestly advise you, again and again, love, honor, and obey your parents. Friends like them, you need not expect to find in this world.

Glenn Greenwald

Whistleblowers are typically rendered incommunicado, either because they're in hiding, or advised by their lawyers to stay silent, or imprisoned. As a result, the public hears only about them, but never from them, which makes their demonization virtually inevitable.

John Schlesinger

I met a hustler at a dinner party. He had been invited because I was looking for an adviser to help me with the street scenes. So we put him on the film.

Herbert Hainer

While Paul has chosen to step down as CEO of Reebok, I am very pleased that he has agreed to remain a personal adviser and consultant to me. Paul's experience is invaluable to the organization at this time, and I look forward to continuing to work closely together.

Annalee Newitz

Fifty years ago, historians advised politicians and policy-makers. They helped chart the future of nations by helping leaders learn from past mistakes in history. But then something changed, and we began making decisions based on economic principles rather than historical ones. The results were catastrophic.

When I inquired, I was advised that this employee would not be allowed to remain as the animal control officer, but would retain his duties with the water department.

Saeb Erekat

I would not advise raising any expectations. Today's meeting demonstrated that there is a gap that exists between the two sides.

I would not advise people to worry about it, but they should be aware of it. We're definitely being aggressive to find out what we have and what we should be doing about it.

I would like to advise all the dear brothers and sisters and also myself to observe piety and virtue and to be watchful of ourselves in our words, deeds, thoughts and intentions.

I would advise young aspiring theater artists to do as many shows as possible. It doesn't matter if it's in the basement of a church, in school, or in community theater. Do them wherever you can; big parts or small, it doesn't matter.

I would advise them against it, ... Of course, one would have to distinguish between material and non-material information. But the analyst, at a minimum, becomes a temporary insider.

I would advise the government to control the abrupt increase in dollar price to help sustain our investment.

I would advise drinking lots of water when you are flying to counteract the dehydration. This also affects your digestion of food and tends to slow it down.

Vonda Shepard

I would advise anyone starting out as a singer/songwriter to play live as much possible. You never know who might be in the audience.

I would advise any CFO doing an acquisition to factor in a very hefty human resources legal budget, because the lawsuits start going wild.

Dave Goldberg

My closest adviser is my wife. It's nice to have one of the smartest people in business as your life partner, and someone you have dinner with and breakfast with.

Most large financial service companies have rushed new marketing materials to help boomers start thinking about retirement planning?and all are based on the financial services company focusing on you and your life, versus them and the products they want to sell. Where it falls short is when you call the financial services firm and interact with a planner or adviser who only wants to sell you products. The training hasn't filtered down from the marketing professionals to the front-line client-contact people.