Telling Quotes

3439 Telling quotes by 2398 unique authors

Nothing is more dreadful than a husband who keeps telling you everything he thinks, and always wants to know what you think. — George Bernard Shaw
I never even considered writing a career option. I just liked the play of words. I was certainly interested in story, but the stories I… — Charles de Lint
Fortune-telling doesn't reveal the future; it mirrors the present. It resonates against what your subconscious already knows and hauls it up out of the darkness… — Charles de Lint
A lot of my humor centers on the act of telling jokes and I think this can prevent certain audiences from suspending their feeling of… — Michael Showalter
If you think somebody is telling a big lie about you, the only way to answer is with the whole truth. — Harry S. Truman
What is right or duty without power ? To tell a man it is his duty to submit his judgment to the judgment of the… — James Anthony Froude
It's incredible when I'm out in these towns. I have people telling me they were waiting for hours just to meet me and get my… — Unknown Author
If you aren't telling a good story, nobody thinks you died too soon; they just think you died. — Donald Miller
When we’re young nothing offends us, except adults telling us what should. Then when we become adults, nothing offends us, except we are offended on… — Craig Stone
For the first time in history, the human species as a whole has gone into politics. Everyone is in the act, and there is no… — Saul Bellow
As an actor, you tell part of a story. As a writer, you get more of telling that story. But as a director, they're seeing… — Jonah Hill
When I was growing up in Terrell, Texas, I felt that it was not where I was supposed to be. I knew that I was… — Jamie Foxx
[As a screenwriter] I have a sense of exile from thought, a nostalgia of the quiet room and balanced mind. I am a writer, and… — Raymond Chandler
A verbose, prosaic review which mentions whistling winds and the timeless feeling of jade doesn't mean anything to me; I don't need a novella telling… — David Cross
We're baseball players. We don't need guys telling us, 'Hey, you need to hurry. Hey, you need to do this. Hey, you need to step… — Bengie Molina
I never quite trust futurists because I think they're kind of telling us what they think our future should be. — Gloria Steinem
The most important thing regardless of my stats or anybody else's stats is the win-loss record. In the locker room people are always telling me,… — Dhani Jones
That's the way I look at things - if you focus on the worst case scenario and it happens, you've lived it twice. It sounds… — Michael J. Fox
While Democrats fussed with the details of health care reforms, conservatives spent months telling the nation that the real issue is freedom, that what's on… — Thomas Frank
As a dad, you are the Vice President of the executive branch of parenting. It doesn't matter what your personality is like, you will always… — Jim Gaffigan
My father opened a restaurant. It's so amazing... it's so freaking delicious, but I'm telling you I gain five pounds every time I go in… — Lady Gaga
I have heard all kinds of stories about telling employers about MS and I really don't know what the answer is. I am a private… — Teri Garr
I'm not that tough; I'm not that smart. I need life telling me who I am, showing me my mind constantly. I wouldn't see it… — Richard Gere
The secular elites are so terrified of telling the truth about radical Islam. When you talk about the radical Islamists, we have got to get… — Newt Gingrich
Growing up my whole life, my mom was telling me how incredible and special I was and that I was going to change the world.… — Ashley Greene

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