Along the way, I’ve had different advice from different music producers. I’ve been told to tone it down, that the quiet parts of my voice are appealing and there’s harshness to the loud part of my voice. – Patty Griffin
The president took the advice of my East Texas grandmother: If you can skin a cat without getting the room all bloody, why not do it that way? – Richard Land
I had neither expert aid nor advice. I studied no courses in writing; until a year or so ago, I never read a book by anybody advising writers how to write. – Robert E. Howard
Know when to speak; for many times it brings Danger to give the best advice to kings. – Robert Herrick Caution in Counsel
Things rust, you know, like the heart. My cardiologist said, ‘It’s a pump; use it – that’s the sole advice I’ve got to give you.’ It’s the same in playwriting. Don’t theorise about it. Do it. – Peter Shaffer
Anyone who reads advice books about romance has one problem to begin with: bad taste in literature. – Roger Ebert
The Athenians are right to accept advice from anyone, since it is incumbent on everyone to share in that sort of excellence, or else there can be no city at all. – Protagoras
So, my advice to young scientists is, think critically about your work; probably don’t blab unnecessarily. – Peter Agre
In an emergency, you rarely get one consistent piece of advice. You usually have two or three people with two or three different ideas. So you want to have your own set of thoughts. – Rudy Giuliani
Rather than use the term ‘profiling,’ the profilers prefer to say they engage in criminal investigative analysis. That is because, besides developing profiles, the analysts offer a range of other advice, including personality assessments and interview techniques tailored to a particular offender. – Ronald Kessler
The greatest presidents have been those who demonstrated astute judgment in times of crisis – often despite the advice they were getting. – Robert Dallek
The best advice that was given to me was that I had to be 10 times smarter, braver and more polite to be equal. So I did. – Samuel L. Jackson
I still take advice from my mum on what clothes look good on me. I used to listen to her a lot more, but I’ve started to choose my own things from time to time. – Rafael Nadal
The only place that the left hasn’t placed the blame is on their agenda, so some advice for our friends on that side of the aisle: that’s where you’ve gotta look because that’s what got you into this mess. – Sarah Palin
When you’re writing fiction or poetry… it really comes down to this: indifference to everything except what you’re doing… A young writer could do worse than follow the advice given in those lines. – Raymond Carver
For most of the people who have a lot of success, it’s because they were the ones who didn’t quit. It’s not necessarily because it was just laid out for them. It won’t apply to all cases, but I think it’s pretty good advice. – Perry Chen
The literature of menopause is the saddest, the most awful, and the most medical of all genres. You’re sleepless, you’re anxious, you’re fat, you’re depressed – and the advice is always the same: take more walks, eat some kale, and drink lots of water. It didn’t help. – Sandra Tsing Loh
The best advice I received came late, and it’s this: Don’t read the comments section of any story that mentions you! – Tamron Hall
I got good advice once. Someone said to me: ‘Live in your money rather than look at it.’ – Simon Cowell
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. – Stephen Hawking
I understand how hard it is to talk to people about MS. You don’t want pity or random advice. – Teri Garr
On the advice of my U.K. publishers, I chose a sexless anonymity and published my first five books under the semi-pseudonym, S. J. Bolton. I was happy. I could hide behind a genderless, classless persona and let my creepy, psychological murder-mysteries speak for themselves. – Sharon Bolton
Ask a woman’s advice, and whatever she advises, Do the very reverse and you’re sure to be wise. – Thomas Moore
I never give advice unless someone asks me for it. One thing I’ve learned, and possibly the only advice I have to give, is to not be that person giving out unsolicited advice based on your own personal experience. – Taylor Swift
My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it’s on your plate. – Thornton Wilder
