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"No one wants advice - only corroboration."
John Steinbeck
"No one wants advice - only corroboration."
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"Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present."
Kitty O'Neill Collins
"Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present."
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"Your modern teenager is not about to listen to advice from an old person, defined as a person who remembers when there was no Velcro."
Dave Barry
"Your modern teenager is not about to listen to advice from an old person, defined as a person who remembers when there was no Velcro."
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"Never feel that a piece of criticism or advice is too much trouble to give, or that it exceeds your province."
Lord Mountbatten
"Never feel that a piece of criticism or advice is too much trouble to give, or that it exceeds your province."
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"I've been homeschooling for eight years and have always received the best advice and encouragement from other homeschoolers, rather than a book or lecture."
Lisa Whelchel
"I've been homeschooling for eight years and have always received the best advice and encouragement from other homeschoolers, rather than a book or lecture."
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"Don't give your advice before you are called upon."
Desiderius Erasmus
"Don't give your advice before you are called upon."
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"Carrot Top... I gave him advice once and he ran with it. He should thank me."
Rip Taylor
"Carrot Top... I gave him advice once and he ran with it. He should thank me."
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"I mean, I try to say the right things and give the right advice. But still, I'm only a person."
Jonathan Brandis
"I mean, I try to say the right things and give the right advice. But still, I'm only a person."
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"The best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it."
Harry S. Truman
"The best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it."
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"Little boats should keep near shore."
Benjamin Franklin
"Little boats should keep near shore."
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"Advice is sometimes transmitted more successfully through a joke than grave teaching."
Baltasar Gracian
"Advice is sometimes transmitted more successfully through a joke than grave teaching."
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"Advice to intellectuals: let no-one represent you."
Theodor Adorno
"Advice to intellectuals: let no-one represent you."
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"When I read commentary about suggestions for where C should go, I often think back and give thanks that it wasn't developed under the advice of a worldwide crowd."
Dennis Ritchie
"When I read commentary about suggestions for where C should go, I often think back and give thanks that it wasn't developed under the advice of a worldwide crowd."
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"I don't worry anymore about where's the big hangout Tuesday night, Friday. Couldn't tell you and no one comes to me for advice anymore in those areas anymore, so real boring I would say."
Brett Favre
"I don't worry anymore about where's the big hangout Tuesday night, Friday. Couldn't tell you and no one comes to me for advice anymore in those areas anymore, so real boring I would say."
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"I'll tell you one thing: Don't ever give anybody your best advice, because they're not going to follow it."
Jack Nicholson
"I'll tell you one thing: Don't ever give anybody your best advice, because they're not going to follow it."
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"Unless a president can protect the privacy of the advice he gets, he cannot get the advice he needs."
Richard M. Nixon
"Unless a president can protect the privacy of the advice he gets, he cannot get the advice he needs."
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"Advice should only be given when it is sought, otherwise our own worthiness gets assessed."
Dada Bhagwan
"Advice should only be given when it is sought, otherwise our own worthiness gets assessed."
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"Quit now, you'll never make it. If you disregard this advice, you'll be halfway there."
David Zucker
"Quit now, you'll never make it. If you disregard this advice, you'll be halfway there."
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"As far as we were concerned, we were operators, we were administrators. I don't ever recall going to Dean Acheson and asking for any counsel or advice on administration, but I had the greatest respect for him, as I have today."
Paul Hoffman
"As far as we were concerned, we were operators, we were administrators. I don't ever recall going to Dean Acheson and asking for any counsel or advice on administration, but I had the greatest respect for him, as I have today."
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"A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice."
Edward W. Howe
"A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice."
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"We hate those who will not take our advice, and despise them who do."
David Sarnoff
"We hate those who will not take our advice, and despise them who do."
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"One of the advantages of being a captain is being able to ask for advice without necessarily having to take it."
William Shatner
"One of the advantages of being a captain is being able to ask for advice without necessarily having to take it."
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"We may give advice, but not the sense to use it."
Kitty O'Neill Collins
"We may give advice, but not the sense to use it."
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"My advice to anyone adapting a novel is that once they've read it and learnt to understand it, then they must throw it away and never look at it again!"
Ben Elton
"My advice to anyone adapting a novel is that once they've read it and learnt to understand it, then they must throw it away and never look at it again!"
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"No vice is so bad as advice."
Marie Dressler
"No vice is so bad as advice."
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"Don't follow any advice, no matter how good, until you feel as deeply in your spirit as you think in your mind that the counsel is wise."
Joan Rivers
"Don't follow any advice, no matter how good, until you feel as deeply in your spirit as you think in your mind that the counsel is wise."
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"There is nothing more hateful than bad advice."
Sophocles
"There is nothing more hateful than bad advice."
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"There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he is certain that it is positively bad."
John Burroughs
"There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he is certain that it is positively bad."
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"It gets really tricky giving advice. The older I get, the less advice I give."
Anne Heche
"It gets really tricky giving advice. The older I get, the less advice I give."
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"Fans will praise you, scold you, and offer helpful advice. Fans will also defend you."
Charley Pride
"Fans will praise you, scold you, and offer helpful advice. Fans will also defend you."
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"Advice to beginning SF writers? Write a lot, finish what you write, and when it's done, keep sending it out for quite awhile."
Rudy Rucker
"Advice to beginning SF writers? Write a lot, finish what you write, and when it's done, keep sending it out for quite awhile."
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"Don't ever forget two things I'm going to tell you. One, don't believe everything that's written about you. Two, don't pick up too many checks."
Babe Ruth
"Don't ever forget two things I'm going to tell you. One, don't believe everything that's written about you. Two, don't pick up too many checks."
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"My advice is keep your lips away from the spinning things."
Adam Savage
"My advice is keep your lips away from the spinning things."
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"The greatest luxury of riches is that they enable you to escape so much good advice."
Arthur Helps
"The greatest luxury of riches is that they enable you to escape so much good advice."
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"Advice to persons about to marry - don't."
Henry Mayhew
"Advice to persons about to marry - don't."
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"For God's sake, have some self-respect and do not run off at the mouth if your brain is out to lunch."
Anton Chekhov
"For God's sake, have some self-respect and do not run off at the mouth if your brain is out to lunch."
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"Ask a woman's advice, and whatever she advises, Do the very reverse and you're sure to be wise."
Thomas More
"Ask a woman's advice, and whatever she advises, Do the very reverse and you're sure to be wise."
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"I don't think a reporter should give advice or make predictions."
Peter Jennings
"I don't think a reporter should give advice or make predictions."
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"No enemy is worse than bad advice."
Sophocles
"No enemy is worse than bad advice."
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"I once said the Queen of England could use some fashion advice."
Kathie Lee Gifford
"I once said the Queen of England could use some fashion advice."
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"When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy."
Sun Tzu
"When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy."
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"A word to the wise is enough."
Titus Maccius Plautus
"A word to the wise is enough."
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"You can keep it to yourself, but you could also call a support team like the team at MS LifeLines. They are there to support the MS community and give good advice."
Teri Garr
"You can keep it to yourself, but you could also call a support team like the team at MS LifeLines. They are there to support the MS community and give good advice."
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"An extreme optimist is a man who believes that humanity will probably survive even if it doesn't take his advice."
John McCarthy
"An extreme optimist is a man who believes that humanity will probably survive even if it doesn't take his advice."
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"I used to take five or six books away and bring five or six books back. Nobody gave me direction or advice and I read much in the way that a boy might watch television."
John McGahern
"I used to take five or six books away and bring five or six books back. Nobody gave me direction or advice and I read much in the way that a boy might watch television."
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"In those days he was wiser than he is now - he used frequently to take my advice."
Lord Chesterfield
"In those days he was wiser than he is now - he used frequently to take my advice."
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"When a man comes to me for advice, I find out the kind of advice he wants, and I give it to him."
Josh Billings
"When a man comes to me for advice, I find out the kind of advice he wants, and I give it to him."
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"However, I think, first of all, that what's happening in Sierra Leone is going to have the great influence on those governments who will be asked to provide forces to the Congo. Second, of course, the Security Council has no professional military advice organized in any way."
Alex Morrison
"However, I think, first of all, that what's happening in Sierra Leone is going to have the great influence on those governments who will be asked to provide forces to the Congo. Second, of course, the Security Council has no professional military advice organized in any way."
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"As far as advice, that will be in my next book, my next collection. I certainly never like to instruct anyone, but just say as I feel. That's the same as advice, isn't it?"
Fay Wray
"As far as advice, that will be in my next book, my next collection. I certainly never like to instruct anyone, but just say as I feel. That's the same as advice, isn't it?"
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"Don't you know this, that words are doctors to a diseased temperment?"
Aeschylus
"Don't you know this, that words are doctors to a diseased temperment?"
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