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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.

My advice is: if you've got to be miserable to write great music, then drive a truck.

Quotes by Chris Isaak

Some advice from a beginner: never judge your full potential based on your first run.

Quotes by Chip Gaines

My mum's advice is never to whine to my friends, so they never see the other side of me. I save all my problems for my mother.

Quotes by Chloe Sevigny

The best advice I ever received is that there is a difference between urgency and importance: Urgent tasks seem important, but they're not. Important things need to get done.

Quotes by Chieh Huang

The best advice I can give you about falling is to never land.

Quotes by Chevy Chase

Once I was in a cafe in Portland and the woman at the next table and I began chatting and in the course of our conversation she strongly recommend I visit this web site called 'The Rumpus' so I could...

Quotes by Cheryl Strayed

My concept of an advice giver had been a therapist or a know-it-all, and then I realized nobody listens to the know-it-alls. You turn to the people you know, the friend who has been in the thick of it or...

Quotes by Cheryl Strayed

Some of the best advice I've had comes from junior officers and enlisted men.

Quotes by Chester W. Nimitz

Do I have any advice for someone new to No. 10? Never open the door in your nightie. And that everybody has to adjust to it in a way that's right for their family.

Quotes by Cherie Blair

Certainly, my advice is that communicating, lobbying, fundraising and engaging the public in policy and politics is far more exciting and inexpensive via the Internet. Old guard organizations like Common Cause had to evolve to embrace this new environment.

Quotes by Chellie Pingree

I think my advice to other actors would be to get in classes. Get out in front of people. Put up scenes in front of your peers.

Quotes by Chelsea Kane

I've got some advice for the young: If you've got anything you really want to do, don't wait until you're 93.

Quotes by Charlie Munger

Fans will praise you, scold you, and offer helpful advice. Fans will also defend you.

Quotes by Charley Pride

We ask advice, but we mean approbation.

Quotes by Charles Caleb Colton

Some of the best advice I've gotten was from William Hurt and Harry Connick Jr. I've really learned a lot from both of them.

Quotes by Chandler Canterbury

Recently my publicist asked me for a college photo, and I realize how chubby I looked. I know this sounds totally shallow, but my advice is don't fall prey to the freshmen fifteen!

Quotes by Cecily von Ziegesar

The advice I give, no matter male or female, is not being afraid to step outside your comfort zone and think more long-term about your career than maybe the next year.

Quotes by Cathy Engelbert

I can't say there were parts I was offered and turned down, but there were meetings for parts that I didn't go to, meetings I should have gone to, meetings I was advised against going to. I listened to that...

Quotes by Cathy Moriarty

Part of why making Pinwheel is so fun, is so exploding with possibility, is that a note, like a photo, can be a container for all kinds of things. It is the perfect social object. Stories, advice, jokes, diatribes, information,...

Quotes by Caterina Fake

Entrepreneurship works on the apprenticeship model. The best way to learn how to be an entrepreneur is to start a company and seek the advice of a successful entrepreneur in the area in which you are interested. Or work at...

Quotes by Caterina Fake

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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