--- title: "9 Instead Say Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Instead Say quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Instead Say sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/ismerai-244142_being-disappointed_hurts-most-when-they-lie-instead-of-when_3036125.jpg" --- > [Hurts most when they lie instead of when they say the truth...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ismerai/hurts-most-when-they-lie-instead-of-when-they-say-the-truth/) [Ismerai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ismerai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/ismerai-244142_being-disappointed_hurts-most-when-they-lie-instead-of-when_3036125.jpg) > [“Never say "i can't". Instead say "I am not able to do this at the moment”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uncle-truck/never-say-i-can-t-instead-say-i-am-not-able-to-do-this-at-the-moment/) [Uncle truck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/uncle-truck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fd/uncle-truck-284828_able_never-say-i-can-t-instead-say-i-am-not-a_2281846.jpg) > [You will be better advised to watch what we do instead of what we say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-a-milne/you-will-be-better-advised-to-watch-what-we-do-instead-of-what-we-say/) [A. A. Milne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-a-milne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/272/a-a-milne-4346_advised_you-will-be-better-advised-to-watch-what_590172.png) > [I encourage you to stop saying, "I just want to look not so bad" and instead say, "I want to look fabulous."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-mizrahi/i-encourage-you-to-stop-saying-i-just-want-to-look-not-so-bad-and/) [Isaac Mizrahi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-mizrahi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db3/isaac-mizrahi-11515_fabulous_i-encourage-you-to-stop-saying-i-just-wa_1891045.jpg) > [Instead I will say, "Take me to your trees. Take me to your breakfasts, your sunsets, your bad dreams, your shoes, your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-atwood/instead-i-will-say-take-me-to-your-trees-take-me-to-your-breakfasts/) [Margaret Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-atwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adc/margaret-atwood-40_bad-dream_instead-i-will-say-take-me-to-your-trees_844711.jpg) > [We've all had those phone conversations. Things are heated, you're in a position where you're gonna say something nasty. Instead, you say,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-manganiello/we-ve-all-had-those-phone-conversations-things-are-heated-you-re-in-a/) [Joe Manganiello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-manganiello/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/751/joe-manganiello-8246_bad-situation_we-ve-all-had-those-phone-conversations_2483153.jpg) > [Try to never say 'yes' on the phone; instead, say, 'I'll get back to you.' When you're actually speaking to someone, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/try-to-never-say-yes-on-the-phone-instead-say-i-ll-get-back-to-you/) [Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/747/gretchen-rubin-867_actually_try-to-never-say-yes-on-the-phone-instea_310031.jpg) > [Walking like a one man army Fighting with the shadows in your head Living out the same old moment Knowing you'd be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mayer/walking-like-a-one-man-army-fighting-with-the-shadows-in-your-head/) [John Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df6/john-mayer-1620_say_walking-like-a-one-man-army-fighting-wit_513051.jpg) > [“DON'T SAY, DO Do not say things You think I want to hear. Instead, Say what you sincerely mean, And really intend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzy-kassem/don-t-say-do-do-not-say-things-you-think-i-want-to-hear-instead-say/) [Suzy Kassem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzy-kassem/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/362/suzy-kassem-596_actions_don-t-say-do-do-not-say-things-you-think_628296.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/instead-say/#itemlist", "name": "Instead Say Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Hurts most when they lie instead of when they say the truth...", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ismerai" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ismerai/hurts-most-when-they-lie-instead-of-when-they-say-the-truth/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/ismerai-244142_being-disappointed_hurts-most-when-they-lie-instead-of-when_3036125.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/ismerai-244142_being-disappointed_hurts-most-when-they-lie-instead-of-when_3036125.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/ismerai-244142_being-disappointed_hurts-most-when-they-lie-instead-of-when_3036125.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Hurts most when they lie instead of when they say the truth...” — Ismerai", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Never say \"i can't\". 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Instead, Say what you sincerely mean, And really intend to do. Do not think you are helping me By occasionally Being here or there, If you really have no intention Of holding my hand All the way through. Do not say you care for me, If you do not care Whenever I'm clearly Down and blue. And do not want what's best For you, If you do not wish the best For me too. Do not calculate gifts or deeds Or your giving will never feel Genuinely true. 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