Often Told Quotes

28 quotes by 24 authors

• Gouverneur Morris had often told me that General Washington believed no more of that system (Christianity) than did he himself. — Thomas Jefferson
• 'Tis an old tale, and often told; But did my fate and wish agree, Ne'er had been read, in story old, Of maiden true betray'd… — Walter Scott
• The cruelest lies are often told in silence. A man may have sat in a room for hours and not opened his mouth, and yet… — Robert Louis Stevenson
• Every time a woman makes herself laugh at her husband's often-told jokes she betrays him. The man who looks at his woman and says 'What… — Germaine Greer
• Follow your passion, we’re often told. But how do you find your passion? Let me put it another way: what is it that breaks your… — Umair Haque
• I don't know (and I guess I never will while I'm alive) just how thick my old skull is, but I do know that it… — George Devol
• I really believed that the priests were acquainted with my thoughts; and often stood in great awe of them. They often told me they had… — Maria Monk
• Poetry, I'm often told, is something made of words. I think it really goes the other way around: words are made of poetry. — Robert Bringhurst
• We're often told that we live in a globalized world, and we talk about it all the time, but people don't stop to think about… — Chris Cleave
• Read a lot. But read as a writer, to see how other writers are doing it. And make your knowledge of literature in English as… — Theodora Goss
• People have often told me that one of their strongest childhood memories is the scent of their grandmother's house. I never knew my grandmothers, but… — Adriana Trigiani
• The Wise County Bookmobile is one of the most beautiful sights in the world to me. When I see it lumbering down the mountain road… — Adriana Trigiani
• Inexperienced fiction and creative nonfiction writers are often told to show, not tell - to write scenes, dramatize, cut exposition, cut summary - but it… — Laurie Alberts
• Hast thou not learnd what thou art often told, A truth still sacred, and believed of old, That no success attends on spears and swords… — William Cowper
• I've often told people who ask if there is a God: Get around enough people with horses and see what happens. See how they survive… — Buck Brannaman
• The cruelest lies are often told in silence. — Robert Louis Stevenson
• This world,' she said. 'Do you really like it?' What a question! Farid never asked himself such things. He was glad to be with Dustfinger… — Cornelia Funke
• Nancy, you're a whiz, as I've often told you," her friend declared. — Carolyn Keene
• It is possible to be a fan of reality TV, talent shows and bubblegum pop and still have a brain. You will also see that… — Stephen Fry
• Don't let it worry you, not being able to speak,'Dustfinger had often told her. 'People tend not to listen anyway, right? — Cornelia Funke

Who Wrote These Often Told Quotes

24 authors contributed a total of 28 Often Told Quotes as follows:

• 3 Often Told Quotes by Robert Louis Stevenson
• 2 Often Told Quotes by Adriana Trigiani
• 2 Often Told Quotes by Cornelia Funke
• 1 Often Told Quote by Thomas Jefferson
• 1 Often Told Quote by Walter Scott
• 1 Often Told Quote by Germaine Greer
• 1 Often Told Quote by Umair Haque
• 1 Often Told Quote by George Devol
• 1 Often Told Quote by Maria Monk
• 1 Often Told Quote by Robert Bringhurst
• 1 Often Told Quote by Chris Cleave
• 1 Often Told Quote by Theodora Goss
• 1 Often Told Quote by Laurie Alberts
• 1 Often Told Quote by William Cowper
• 1 Often Told Quote by Buck Brannaman
• 1 Often Told Quote by Carolyn Keene
• 1 Often Told Quote by Stephen Fry
• 1 Often Told Quote by George Monbiot
• 1 Often Told Quote by Sharon Salzberg
• 1 Often Told Quote by Patricia Briggs
• 1 Often Told Quote by Bertrand Russell
• 1 Often Told Quote by David Kay
• 1 Often Told Quote by Julie Hernandez
• 1 Often Told Quote by Eva Braun