--- title: "10 Instead Telling Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Instead Telling quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Instead Telling sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be5/anonymous-1_quote_instead-of-telling-him-to-go-screw-himse_2015825.jpg" --- > [“Instead of telling him to go screw himself, I said okay.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/instead-of-telling-him-to-go-screw-himself-i-said-okay/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be5/anonymous-1_quote_instead-of-telling-him-to-go-screw-himse_2015825.jpg) > [If u love someone,'show it'instead of'telling it', but If u hate somebody'tell it'instead of'showing it'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vinesh/if-u-love-someone-show-it-instead-of-telling-it-but-if-u-hate/) [Vinesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vinesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/751/vinesh-28590_love_if-u-love-someone-show-it-instead-of-tel_697948.jpg) > [For once, instead of telling me the reasons why I shouldn't cry, please pay attention to the reasons why I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritu-ghatourey/for-once-instead-of-telling-me-the-reasons-why-i-shouldn-t-cry-please/) [Ritu Ghatourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritu-ghatourey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72c/ritu-ghatourey-5_love-quotes_for-once-instead-of-telling-me-the-reaso_2296416.jpg) > [Instead of telling them God has a wonderful plan for their life - tell them who God is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-washer/instead-of-telling-them-god-has-a-wonderful-plan-for-their-life-tell/) [Paul Washer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-washer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ca/paul-washer-1468_life_instead-of-telling-them-god-has-a-wonder_2564583.png) > [Instead of telling our young people to plan ahead, we should tell them to plan to be surprised.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carell/instead-of-telling-our-young-people-to-plan-ahead-we-should-tell-them-2/) [Steve Carell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edd/steve-carell-2000_people_instead-of-telling-our-young-people-to-p_1539277.jpg) > [It's time Africa started listening to our young people instead of always telling them what to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-ibrahim/it-s-time-africa-started-listening-to-our-young-people-instead-of/) [Mo Ibrahim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-ibrahim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99b/mo-ibrahim-3354_africa_it-s-time-africa-started-listening-to-ou_34710.jpg) > [Instead of telling someone to GET OVER it, you should help them GET THROUGH it because some things are hard to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/instead-of-telling-someone-to-get-over-it-you-should-help-them-get/) [Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a70/sonya-parker-80_being-a-good-person_instead-of-telling-someone-to-get-over-i_2522574.jpg) > [For once, instead of telling her the reasons why she shouldnt cry, actually pay attention to the reasons why she is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rolonda/for-once-instead-of-telling-her-the-reasons-why-she-shouldnt-cry/) [Rolonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rolonda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/433/rolonda-81996_pay-attention_for-once-instead-of-telling-her-the-reas_2985244.jpg) > [Instead of telling a story about how great your brand is, try telling a story that shows you completely understand and empathize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-howes/instead-of-telling-a-story-about-how-great-your-brand-is-try-telling/) [Lewis Howes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-howes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fab/lewis-howes-4471_great_instead-of-telling-a-story-about-how-gre_3169773.png) > [I Will Be So GLAD When People STOP Tellin Me That You Gonna Do Something For Me, Then When The Day Comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-ramsey/i-will-be-so-glad-when-people-stop-tellin-me-that-you-gonna-do/) [Jeffrey\_ Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-ramsey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35c/jeffrey-ramsey-247111_keeping-it-real_i-will-be-so-glad-when-people-stop-telli_3063296.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/instead-telling/#itemlist", "name": "Instead Telling Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Instead of telling him to go screw himself, I said okay.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/instead-of-telling-him-to-go-screw-himself-i-said-okay/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be5/anonymous-1_quote_instead-of-telling-him-to-go-screw-himse_2015825.jpg", "contentUrl": 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