Telling Quotes

3439 Telling quotes by 2398 unique authors

There is a perennial and unobtrusive view that morality consists in such things as telling the truth, paying one's debts, respecting one's parents and doing… — Allan Bloom
Don't you know that if people could bottle the air they would? Don't you know that there would be an American Air-bottling Association? And don't… — Robert Green Ingersoll
I would say keep supporting space flight, keep telling the public and the politicians why it's important to advance science and explore the galaxy. I… — Leroy Chiao
I remember Mom always telling me that all in all in the end the only one you really have is God. — Kayla Mueller
Will you be slack, brethren, and let the evil come upon us, when we forewarn you of the future events that are coming;… We are… — Heber C. Kimball
Truth is not only stranger than fiction, it is more telling. To know that a thing actually happened gives it a poignancy, touches a chord,… — W. Somerset Maugham
When I weed, I like to get off into my own head. For one thing, my wife plants and I have trouble telling which plants… — Roy Blount, Jr.
A 'penchant for telling the truth' can cripple a candidates chances faster than being caught in flagrante delicto with the governor's wife. — Sydney J. Harris
All men are capable of reason. That is the fundamental principle of democracy Because everybody's mind is capable of true knowledge, you don't have to… — Joseph Campbell
We were poor when I was young but the difference was that the government didn't come around telling you you were poor. — Ronald Reagan
Niagara Falls is very nice. I'm very glad I saw it, because from now on if I am asked whether I have seen Niagara Falls… — John Steinbeck
The telling of stories creates the real world. — Alberto Manguel
You can't be a serious writer of fiction unless you believe the story you are telling. — Norman Mailer
People on the Continent either tell you the truth or lie; in England they hardly ever lie, but they would not dream of telling you… — George Mikes
Today's comedian has a cross to bear that he built himself. A comedian of the older generation did an act and he told the audience,… — Lenny Bruce
George Carlin is kind of my template now because George Carlin before was straight laced regular comic and he had short hair, a tie, suit,… — Drew Carey
Men never sound more stupid than when they're telling you they're a very complex personality. — Clive James
What I want to tell you today is not to move into that world where you're alone with yourself and your mantra and your fitness… — Joan Didion
Telling someone something he does not understand is pointless, even if you add that he will not be able to understand it. — Ludwig Wittgenstein
In an oppressive society the truth-telling nature of literature is of a different order, and sometimes valued more highly than other elements in a work… — Julian Barnes
Telling people they look relaxed makes them look relaxed. — Douglas Coupland
So many of these comics are just frustrated singers or actors - they want to get a gig doing a sitcom. It's paint-by-the-numbers comedy, lame… — Sam Kinison
My recurring nightmare is that someday I will be faced with a panel: Franklin Roosevelt, John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson all of whom will be… — Doris Kearns Goodwin
When I was a teenager, I went on an organised three-day tour of Rome. It was the worst experience ever. I promised myself that I… — Diego Luna
I can't throw books away. My wife is always telling me to get rid of some. — Matthew Macfadyen

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