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"I have no advice for anybody; except to, you know, be awake enough to see where you are at any given time, and how that is beautiful, and has poetry inside. Even places you hate."
"My advice is to never do tomorrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time."
"My advice for anyone who wants to follow in my footsteps: create your own path, hone your talent, be ready to show your talent, and don't doubt yourself."
"I did have reconstructive plastic surgery and a tummy tuck. And from hip to hip, there's a very big scar. It looks better than it did... So I say, if you don't like that skin, have it removed. This is my advice: if you're gonna do it - just go for it."
"The only advice I can give to aspiring writers is don't do it unless you're willing to give your whole life to it. Red wine and garlic also helps."
"I never coached Sachin Tendulkar, I gave him gentle advice when he asked for it."
"You gotta own it if you want it"
"I've always followed my father's advice: he told me, first to always keep my word and, second, to never insult anybody unintentionally. If I insult you, you can be goddamn sure I intend to. And, third, he told me not to go around looking for trouble."
"When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative."
"You've never seen death? Look in the mirror every day and you will see it like bees working in a glass hive."
"The brain may take advice, but not the heart."
"The one piece of advice I can give you is, do what turns you on. Do something that if you had all the money in the world, you’d still be doing it. You’ve got to have a reason to jump out of bed in the morning."
"My best advice: win little battles. Get in the habit of winning, of shipping, of having customers that can't live without you. Once you've demonstrated you know how to do the art, then go after the windmills."
"My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn't prevent you doing well, and don't regret the things it interferes with. Don't be disabled in spirit, as well as physically."
"My father passed on one important piece of relationship advice before he died. He said son, in a relationship you can either be right or you can be happy. You'll soon find out that you don't care that much about being right."
"The only advice anybody can give is, if you wanna be a writer, keep writing. And read all you can, read everything."
"An actor knows two important things - to be honest in what he is doing and to be in touch with the audience. That's not bad advice for a politician either."
"My advice is find fuel in failure. Sometimes failure gets you closer to where you want to be."
"Avoid pulpits, platforms, stages and pedestals. Keep to the hard ground. It is the only way you can judge your approximate status as a man."
"We can't build our dreams on suspicious minds."
