Telling Quotes

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I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling… — Pietro Aretino
It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. — Aristotle
Presidents do not go off on leave without telling the country. — Chinua Achebe
Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been theirs in so much higher a degree; the pen has… — Jane Austen
Don't believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding, find out what you already know, and you'll… — Richard Bach
The government has no business telling an individual what kind of light bulb to buy. — Michele Bachmann
I think of being an actor as kind of a young man's gig. It's emasculating, in a way, people messing with you and putting make-up… — Kevin Bacon
Have you noticed that whatever sport you're trying to learn, some earnest person is always telling you to keep your knees bent? — Dave Barry
I'm not interested in breaking news. I'm interested in telling the story of what's going on and then trying to figure it out. — Glenn Beck
People who insist on telling their dreams are among the terrors of the breakfast table. — Max Beerbohm
I get so nervous on stage I can't help but talk. I try. I try telling my brain: stop sending words to the mouth. But… — Adele
I keep telling myself to calm down, to take less of an interest in things and not to get so excited, but I still care… — Kate Adie
The less you think counterfactually, the less you experience stress. Stress, in this light, isn't a bad thing. It's simply a warning system telling you… — Andrew Bernstein
Now, people when I say that look at me and say, 'What are you talking about, Joe? You're telling me we have to go spend… — Joe Biden
Well, I'm telling them two things. One is that, look, this is going to be something when the American people realize - once it's passed… — Joe Biden
A gaffe in Washington is someone telling the truth, and telling the truth has never hurt me. — Joe Biden
Everyone's entitled to express their political beliefs. I don't presume to tell anybody who to vote for. I am comfortable telling people what my opinions… — Ben Affleck
Einstein, stop telling God what to do! — Niels Bohr
Overcoming my dad telling me that I could never amount to anything is what has made me the megalomaniac that you see today. — Bono
I used to love Kurt Cobain, when he was telling people we're a pop band. People would laugh, they thought of it as good old… — Bono

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