"Sometimes I believe that God wants to try me, both now and later on; I must become good through my own efforts, without examples and without good advice."
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"A word of advice, don't point your #$%^&^& finger at crazy people"
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"I've learned that while I'd be a fool not to stay open to the advice and experiences of the smart, amazing people in my life, I also need to listen to what I have to say."
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"Ben's Mr. Market allegory may seem out-of-date in today's investment world, in which most professionals and academicians talk of efficient markets, dynamic hedging and betas. Their interest in such matters is understandable, since techniques shrouded in mystery clearly have value to the purveyor of investment advice. After all, what witch doctor has ever achieved fame and fortune by simply advising 'Take two aspirins'?"
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"My clerkship with Justice Douglas was tremendously important. He told me, Christopher, get out into the stream of history and see what happens. I've tried to follow that advice."
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"Always take an extra quarter to the laundry room."
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"They aren't kidding when they say, "Wash Whites separately."
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"You know, I hate to give advice because my life has been so odd that almost nothing that's happened to me can apply."
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"It is indeed difficult to make a living as a writer, and my advice to anyone contemplating a literary career is to have some other trade."
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"Be checked for silence, But never taxed for speech."
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"Friendly counsel cuts off many foes."
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"In my opinion, theater shouldn't give advice to citizens."
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"The best performance advice I have ever been given was to "Know where your light is, onstage.""
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"Get shot down cuz your over zealous, play hard to get and females get jealous."
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"I've learned about employee relations; I've learned about following your instinct. One of the biggest mistakes you can follow is not following your instincts, you know? A lot of times your instincts will tell you what to do if you have a good one. Now, if your instincts are terrible, then you ask for advice. But if you have good instincts, you definitely have to follow them, or else you regret them."
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"Um, Faythe?” Marc reached for my arm, and a small grin turned up one corner of his beautiful mouth. “As my first official piece of advice to the new Alpha, let me suggest that you put on some pants. And maybe a shirt.” His grin grew and pulled me closer to whisper in my ear, while Jace watched us stiffly from across the room. “While the look definitely works for me, I’m thinking the other Alphas might take you more seriously if you dress the part."
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"That's because Tod never brings anything but death and bad advice," I snapped. "That's not true." Tod tried to grin, "Sometimes I bring pizza."
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"It's hard to give advice. There are so many people, how do you give major advice to a group of people, it's very presumptuous."
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"Although this garrulity of advising is born with us, I confess that life is rather a subject of wonder, than of didactics. So muchfate, so much irresistible dictation from temperament and unknown inspiration enter into it, that we doubt we can say anything out of our own experience whereby to help each other."
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"Never try to make anyone like you: you know, and God knows, that one of you is enough."
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