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Advice Quotes

On giving it, taking it, and knowing when it's worth following.

This page collects quotes about advice in its many forms—skincare routines that go too far, the catch behind a free legal consultation, and mentors who talk instead of truly showing up. See our best quotes for related themes.

I once said the Queen of England could use some fashion advice.

Quotes by Kathie Lee Gifford

The best career advice to give to the young is, 'Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it.'

Quotes by Katharine Whitehorn

For some time, destitution has been a harsh reality for asylum seekers, migrants, and refugees who are unable to access mainstream accommodation and support. Delays in the asylum and appeals process can leave them in limbo for years without money,...

Quotes by Katharine Viner

My biggest advice for girls - and this is something that I wish I could have known when I was younger - is to have thick skin. It's something that you definitely develop when you get older, but when I...

Quotes by Kate Voegele

I have always felt so bombarded with dietary advice that always seemed to make me feel guilty about the 'naughty' food I secretly preferred, that I switched off and ate what I fancied.

Quotes by Kate Garraway

Nutrition advice is, quite frankly, subjective.

Quotes by Kat Timpf

It is very kind of you to consider the possibility of my working in Pasadena, an idea which certainly is attractive, especially since it would hold out the prospect of your cooperation or advice.

Quotes by Karl Landsteiner

I've taken a lot of risks as far as turning down money to do something I guess I thought was more meaningful. But I don't know if that's the best piece of advice, because I've also struggled with money, when...

Quotes by Justin Hartley

In 16, 17 years as a pro I was used to the head coach doing it alone. He might have asked his people for advice, but he made the decisions on his own. In order to learn quickly I couldn't...

Quotes by Jurgen Klinsmann

My best advice would be that you have to be vulnerable with each other. Like, everyone says you have to be honest, you have to communicate; like, yes, of course, but you gotta be willing to be vulnerable.

Quotes by Jurnee Smollett-Bell

My advice to aspiring writers of fantasy trilogies or series is that each book needs two main plots. There's the 'big story', the over-arching grand plot of the entire series, and there is the complete-in-itself, one-book plot.

Quotes by Juliet Marillier

Trying to keep up with health advice can feel like surfing the Net for weather forecasts: what you find is always changing, often contradictory and rarely encouraging.

Quotes by Julian Baggini

I don't think anybody can be told how to act. I think you can give advice. But you have to find your own way through it.

Quotes by Judi Dench

I actually have, in all seriousness, in the back of my mind someday to write a book, the title of which would be 'Quit Now and Other Practical Advice for the Aspiring Actor.'

Quotes by Joshua Malina

When a man comes to me for advice, I find out the kind of advice he wants, and I give it to him.

Quotes by Josh Billings

Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take.

Quotes by Josh Billings

Most people when they come to you for advice, come to have their own opinions strengthened, not corrected.

Quotes by Josh Billings

I think that it's very important that whoever is in office can trust the U.S. military to provide him with advice in private so that advice is not then used by somebody to try to criticize the president or try...

Quotes by Joseph Dunford

There is nothing which we receive with so much reluctance as advice.

Quotes by Joseph Addison

A woman seldom asks advice before she has bought her wedding clothes.

Quotes by Joseph Addison

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of advice do these quotes cover?
This mix covers a skincare routine tip, a witty comparison about legal advice and advertising, a classic line about financial advice on Wall Street, and a critique of shallow mentoring advice given to kids.
Is there a quote about skincare advice?
Yes: "Women will use a glycolic acid cleanser, then an AHA/BHA serum, then a retinol night cream and sure, they have glowing skin, but that's the equivalent of a mini-peel each night."
Is there a well-known quip about getting financial advice on Wall Street?
Yes: "Wall Street is the only place that people ride to in a Rolls Royce to get advice from those who take the subway."
Does a quote criticize how mentoring programs give advice to kids?
Yes: "So many organizations have a mentoring arm, but they don't really do it. Their idea of mentoring a kid is giving them general advice. But what they need to do is read with children."
Where can I find more quotes about wisdom and advice?
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