Telling your story Quotes

23 quotes from 20 authors

You’ll hear a chorus of perspectives on telling your story, from acting techniques to bold career moves. One voice stresses imagination over personal trauma, another warns that British fans can steer conversation unexpectedly. For branding tips, see the ‘Personal branding’, ‘Public speaking’ and ‘Creative writing’ pages.

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“Never let words get in the way of telling your story.”

Bea Cannon

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When you are telling your story, hold your own ink pen. Don't let anybody else tell your story.

Tracy Martin

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Telling your story is transformative. For both the storyteller and their audience, a new bridge to understanding is created.

Susan Burton

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Staying relevant is key. When you're telling your story, you better have a modern story to tell. If I was still saying…

Marc Benioff

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There are definitely some stories worth telling and I think there's something to be said for telling your story.

Susanna Hoffs

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Great marketing is all about telling your story in such a way that it compels people to buy what you are selling.

Gary Vaynerchuk

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There are people who have nothing else in common with me who have approached me and said, 'Thank you for telling your…

Ritchie Torres

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You've got to trust the ground you're standing on and the work you've done in telling your story. The goal should be…

Kevin Spacey

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Even if you need, and want, a second opinion, it can be dangerous to have people telling you what they think you…

Donna Tartt

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“great marketing is all about telling your story in such a way that it compels people to buy what you are selling.…

Gary Vaynerchuk

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“It pays to be different. If you want to land your dream job, you’ve got to think outside the box. …

Nelson Wang

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“Think about the word destroy. Do you know what it is? De-story. Destroy. Destory. You see. And restore. That's re-story. Do you…

Francesca Lia Block

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“The fear of abandonment forced me to comply as a child, but I’m not forced to comply anymore. The key people in…

Christina Enevoldsen

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I don't think an actor needs to necessarily go through his things to do his job. I think it's way more important…

Javier Bardem

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Whether you're an entrepreneur, a small business, or a Fortune 500 company, great marketing is all about telling your story in such…

Gary Vaynerchuk

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Your body is free but your heart is in prison. To release your heart, you simply reverse the process which locked it…

Martha Beck

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“To Whom it May Inspire,” Austin wrote. “I, like many of you artists out there, constantly shift between two states. The first…

Ed Catmull

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Too often, women are waiting for someone to recognise their great work and tap them on the shoulder and say, 'Here -…

Lynne Doughtie

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True success - financial, personal, and professional - lies above all in loving your family, working hard, and living your passion. In…

Gary Vaynerchuk

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The British fans are liable to suddenly be talking to you about something that you don't know how you got into the…

John Cleese

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“Like JJ Abrams, creators just want to tell a story and entertain people. So why only focus in one way of telling…

Anne-Rae Vasquez

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Telling your story out loud is the way human beings communicate. We don't normally think up words, translate how to spell them…

Kevin J. Anderson

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When you're a storyteller, part of the process of storytelling is the kind of communion you form with the audience to whom…

Carlton Cuse

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