Told Me Quotes

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Someone told me there was a publisher that could find a good home for my songs, but I didn't want to give up my pursuit… — Michael Bolton
As your mother tells you, and my mother certainly told me, it is important, she always used to say, always to try new things. — Hannibal
I never waited 27 years, because 27 years ago I was just born. My parents never told me, 'If you don't win Roland Garros we… — Roger Federer
Life, friends, is boring. We must not say so. After all, the sky flashes, the great sea yearns, we ourselves flash and yearn, and moreover… — John Berryman
I had a running compiler and nobody would touch it. They told me computers could only do arithmetic. — Grace Hopper
Father told me that if I ever met a lady in a dress like yours, I must look her straight in the eyes. — Prince Charles
Princess Diana talking to Prince William about the loss of her title Her Royal Highness: She turned to William in her distress. She (Princess Diana)… — Paul Burrell
My father told me that some voices are so true they can be used as weapons, can maneuver the weather, change time. He said that… — Joy Harjo
I presumably lost $150,000 in the depression of 1937—on my one stock investment—because I did everything Lehman Brothers told me. I said, well, this is… — Studs Terkel
My mother told me two things constantly. One was to be a lady, and the other was to be independent. The study of law was… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
I had passed through the entire British education system studying literature, culminating in three years of reading English at Oxford, and they'd never told me… — Philip Pullman
My mother always told me,”hide your face- people are looking at you”. I would reply,”It does not matter; I am also looking at them. — Malala Yousafzai
My grandfather always told me that it is no good lying on a hospital bed saying, 'I had the right of way', ... That's one… — Nigel Mansell
No one in my family had ever attended school [...] On the first day of school my teacher, Miss Mdingane, gave each of us an… — Nelson Mandela
I dabbled into witchcraft-I never joined a coven. But I did, I did. I dabbled into witchcraft. I hung around people who were doing these… — Christine O'Donnell
When someone told me, 'Ang ganda mo' I answered 'Sana ikaw rin.' — Miriam Defensor Santiago
Some favorite expressions of small children: "It's not my fault...They made me do it...I forgot." Some favorite expressions of adults: "It's not my job...No one… — Josiah Stamp
Michael Jordan told me the way he kept the crown was by always outworking everyone else because he knew everyone was always coming after him.… — Alex Rodriguez
When I worked with Jamie Lee Curtis in True Lies, she told me, You need a plan B, because when you have six months to… — Eliza Dushku
I will tell you that I had a mother last night come up to me here in Tampa, Florida, after the debate. She told me… — Michele Bachmann
One day I visited a guy who had made a fortune as a broker. He was sitting in his office with his computer. I hire… — Studs Terkel
My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ultimately, love conquers all, and gay or straight, don't we all want to believe that? I would that if this was to happen to me,… — Paul Sorvino
I wanted to take up music, so my father bought me a blunt instrument. He told me to knock myself out. — Jay London
The record company really pissed me off when they told me to lose weight. I couldn't be bothered with looking a certain way. So I… — Kim Wilde

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