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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.

Generally speaking, when a woman offers unsolicited advice or tries to help a man, she has no idea of how critical and unloving he may sound to him.

Quotes by John Gray

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten to tout for flattery.

Quotes by John Churton Collins

My editor, Robin Robertson, is one of this country's finest poets, so I listen to him when he offers advice.

Quotes by John Burnside

There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he is certain that it is positively bad.

Quotes by John Burroughs

My advice always is to start very simple and master your timing and master the most simple beats that you can, and you just keep elevating from that. Trying to go right into playing fast is not necessarily the best...

Quotes by Joey Jordison

If a kid is being bullied at school, my advice to them is to punch the bully in the face. The government can create as many boards, commissions, and informational sessions on sensitivity that it wants. The fact is, we...

Quotes by Joe Wurzelbacher

There are a lot of people who will come to me for advice or whatever.

Quotes by Joe Mantegna

I was the only actor in my family. I wasn't given a lot of advice; I had to work it out.

Quotes by Joe Gilgun

As a writer, you have to first of all write what you want to. Listen to advice, by all means, but don't get bogged down in it.

Quotes by Joe Abercrombie

My advice would be not to write until after 35. You need some experience, and for life to knock you about a bit. Growing up is so hard you probably won't have much emotion to spare anyway.

Quotes by Joanna Trollope

I would never offer advice without the person asking for it. I, in general, don't believe in giving advice, actually, as a human being I don't.

Quotes by Joan Chen

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.

Quotes by Jim Harrison

My personal advice is to go to school first and get a liberal arts education, and then if you want to pursue acting, go to graduate school.

Quotes by Jillian Bach

My biggest advice for high school girls is to not take yourself so seriously.

Quotes by Jillian Rose Reed

Luckily, everyone that I've collaborated with, everyone that has been willing to offer guidance and advice, they've all been dope people.

Quotes by Jessie Reyez

The one piece of advice I would give to all girlfriends - or guy friends, too, I guess - is that if you're going to have a fight in a Baja Fresh parking lot, make sure one of you has...

Quotes by Jessica St. Clair

There's very little advice in men's magazines, because men don't think there's a lot they don't know. Women do. Women want to learn. Men think, 'I know what I'm doing, just show me somebody naked.'

Quotes by Jerry Seinfeld

My other advice is to start writing songs and singing right away.

Quotes by Jerry Harrison

I work by instinct. You never hear anything new; when you hear advice that makes sense, it's something you already know.

Quotes by Jerrod Carmichael

My advice to American filmmakers is to marry a European. I'm not kidding. Otherwise they don't qualify for international co-production treaties.

Quotes by Jeremy Thomas

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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