Advice Quotes
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"What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain."
"Never miss a good chance to shut up."
"We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand."
"Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle."
"A mathematical formula for happiness:Reality divided by Expectations.There were two ways to be happy:improve your reality or lower your expectations."
"Don't leave a piece of jewelry at his house so you can go back and get it later; he may be with his real girlfriend."
"I don't care if you're black, white, straight, bisexual, gay, lesbian, short, tall, fat, skinny, rich or poor. If you're nice to me, I'll be nice to you. Simple as that."
"I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself."
"Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open."
"I’m bored’ is a useless thing to say. I mean, you live in a great, big, vast world that you’ve seen none percent of. Even the inside of your own mind is endless; it goes on forever, inwardly, do you understand? The fact that you’re alive is amazing, so you don’t get to say ‘I’m bored."
"My advice for a person who's just fallen out of a skyscraper window is, Flap your arms...faster."
"Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own."
"Don't go looking for boys in the darkThey will say pretty things thenleave you with scars.Do go looking for boys in the parkFor that is where the true gentlemen are."
"If you cannot inspire a woman with love of you, fill her above the brim with love of herself ~ all that runs over will be yours."
"Don't own so much clutter that you will be relieved to see your house catch fire."
"Be silent and safe — silence never betrays you; Be true to your word and your work and your friend; Put least trust in him who is foremost to praise you,Nor judge of a road till it draw to the end."
"How do I know what I think until I see what I say?"
"The best way to predict your future is to create it"
"One of the greatest pieces of advice I’ve ever gotten in my life was from my mom. When I was a little kid there was a kid who was bugging me at school and she said “Okay, I’m gonna tell you what to do. If the kid’s bugging you and puts his hands on you; you pick up the nearest rock..."
"Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use."
"So okay― there you are in your room with the shade down and the door shut and the plug pulled out of the base of the telephone. You've blown up your TV and committed yourself to a thousand words a day, come hell or high water. Now comes the big question: What are you going to write about? And the equally big answer: Anything you damn well want."
"Coaching 101: First you build the team, and then you build the torture chamber for underperformers."
"Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country."
"Opening up to the wrong person is like putting ammo in their hands."
"Everyone is born creative; everyone is given a box of crayons in kindergarten. Then when you hit puberty they take the crayons away and replace them with dry, uninspiring books on algebra, history, etc. Being suddenly hit years later with the 'creative bug' is just a wee voice telling you, 'I'd like my crayons back, please."
"An acquaintance merely enjoys your company, a fair-weather companion flatters when all is well, a true friend has your best interests at heart and the pluck to tell you what you need to hear."
"Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you're a consultant."
"Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall."
"Come friends, it's not too late to seek a newer world."
"My advice to aspiring writers is to read more, write more, and network more. More, more, and more. Then, after you've done all that, do it some more."
"Don't let a thief into your house three times. The first time was enough. The second time was a chance. The third time means you're stupid."
"Be sure to lie to your kids about the benevolent, all-seeing Santa Claus. It will prepare them for an adulthood of believing in God."
"It is very difficult to live among people you love and hold back from offering them advice."
"It's easy to look back and see it, and it's easy to give the advice. But the sad fact is, most people don't look beneath the surface until it's too late."
"If you don't think you need to develop your personal brand, my advice for you comes in the wisdom of two road signs: STOP; DEAD END."
"A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease."
"Never give advice unless you have walked the walk, because anybody can talk the talk."
"Remember: when people tell you something’s wrong or doesn’t work for them, they are almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they are almost always wrong."
"The lesson will always repeat itself, unless you see yourself as the problem--not others."
"If you swim effortlessly in the deep oceans, ride the waves to and from the shore, if you can breathe under water and dine on the deep treasures of the seas; mark my words, those who dwell on the rocks carrying nets will try to reel you into their catch. The last thing they want is for you to thrive in your habitat because they stand in their atmosphere where they beg and gasp for some air."
"This is one more piece of advice I have for you: don't get impatient. Even if things are so tangled up you can't do anything, don't get desperate or blow a fuse and start yanking on one particular thread before it's ready to come undone. You have to realize it's going to be along process and that you'll work on things slowly, one at a time."
"If you walk on sunlight, bathe in moonlight, breathe in a golden air and exhale a Midas' touch; mark my words, those who exist in the shadows will try to pull you into the darkness with them. The last thing that they want is for you to see the wonder of your life because they can't see theirs."
"I wish the masses of people would all follow my advice, because I'd throw it off a cliff."
"No one asked you to be happy. Get to work."
"Rule of life. If you bother to ask someone’s advice, then bother to listen to it."
"As you grow up, always tell the truth, do no harm to others, and don't think you are the most important being on earth. Rich or poor, you then can look anyone in the eye and say, 'I'm probably no better than you, but I'm certainly your equal."
"Sometimes you need a little crisis to get your adrenaline flowing and help you realize your potential."
"One cannot expect positive results from an educational or political action program which fails to respect the particular view of the world held by the people. Such a program constitutes cultural invasion, good intentions notwithstanding."
"If you can quit, then quit. If you can't quit, you're a writer."
"Pack a pillow and blanket and see as much of the world as you can.You will not regret it."
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