Telling Quotes

3439 Telling quotes by 2398 unique authors

I was on my face. I heard the count from one to 10. I kept telling myself that I had to get up, but I… — Rocky Marciano
You know, when I'm playing, I think of myself in front of the Wailing Wall with a saxophone in my hands, and I'm davening, I'm… — Stan Getz
Telling the truth is always revolutionary — Antonio Gramsci
There was a time when women social activists asked men to stand up for their rights, but this time we will do it by ourselves.… — Malala Yousafzai
I always wanted to be a writer but everyone kept telling me it was impossible to break into the field or make money. I've proven… — Barbara Hambly
I probably had some impact, because everyone keeps telling me that I did. I like to feel like I'm coming out with something to try… — Liz Phair
It feels like the city is telling secrets down here, privy only to those who think to listen. — Gayle Forman
If I knew exactly what I know now and had it to do over, I'd be a switch hitter. No telling what I could have… — Hank Aaron
Acting coaches in Hollywood were always telling me to use my hands and body more. But that was never me. I just breathe and sometimes… — Perry Como
All of us have a God in us, and that God is the spirit that unites all life, everything that is on this planet. It… — Wangari Maathai
Mostly I'm telling people that they don't have to be victims — Anne McCaffrey
The heart cherishes secrets not worth the telling — Stephen R. Donaldson
Ever since ROME, OPEN CITY, I have maintained a conscious, determined endeavor to try to understand the world in which I live, in a spirit… — Roberto Rossellini
I beg of you, you good people who want to hear stories told: look at this page and recognize the wisdom of my grandmother and… — Isak Dinesen
When people tell you how young you look, they are also telling you how old you are. — Cary Grant
Re-telling the Christian story is the essence of my vocation. That has been going on since the Evangelists in one form or another. — Anne Rice
You have to have a passionate opinion; otherwise you sound false. You end up telling the audience jokes they've already heard. — Stephen Colbert
You people are telling me what you think I want to know. I want to know what is actually happening. — Creighton W. Abrams, Jr.
Data, I think, is one of the most powerful mechanisms for telling stories. I take a huge pile of data and I try to get… — Steven Levitt
Is not anyone with any degree of mental honesty conscious of telling lies all day long, both in talking and writing, simply because lies will… — George Orwell
Discernment is not a matter of telling the difference between right and wrong; rather it is telling the difference between right and almost right. — Charles Spurgeon
God's purposes and plans will not fail. Before you spend all your prayer time telling Him about yours, ask about His. — Louie Giglio
I had developed manic depression [bipolar disorder] ... and the main symptoms the constant voice in the head telling you to kill yourself. — Sinead O'Connor
Globally, emissions may have to be reduced, the scientists are telling us, by as much as 60% or 70%, with developed countries likely to have… — Michael Meacher
I listened so hard because it felt like, while she was telling me stories, she was massaging my soul, letting me know that I was… — Donald Miller

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