- Nov 07, 2020
Tell Quotes
What people choose to tell, and why it matters.
One of these tell quotes is refreshingly candid, an athlete accepting a limited role rather than resenting it, while an actor frames the whole point of the craft as telling stories that actually matter. For more on honesty and voice, see Know quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
You had to have a unanimous jury verdict, and one percent of contributory negligence barred all recovery. It was so satisfying to realize I could do it. And I'll tell you what motivated me: competitiveness. I was betting on me. That's what a contingent-fee lawyer does.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've gone through a lot of stuff in my life so far. There are stories I haven't really been able to tell.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
To these economic refugees, maybe we should tell them, 'We'll call you when we need you.'
- Firewood
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- Nov 07, 2020
Landmines distinguish themselves because once they have been sown, once the soldier walks away from the weapon, the landmine cannot tell the difference between a soldier or a civilian - a woman, a child, a grandmother going out to collect firewood to make the family meal.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I go out with the ladies, I don't force them to pronounce my name. I tell them I like to go by the nickname of Kitten.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you give Chip a boundary, he's going to break that boundary. If you give him a rule, he's not going to follow it. And if you tell him, 'You can't go over this line,' he's going to put his toe over it.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a lot of stories to tell because I've been down a lot of roads people haven't been.
- Body
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sex is full of lies. The body tries to tell the truth. But, it's usually too battered with rules to be heard, and bound with pretenses so it can hardly move. We cripple ourselves with lies.
- Church
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- Nov 07, 2020
But I'll tell you what, there was a lot of farmland between Falls Church and Washington.
- Nov 07, 2020
I use my intuition. I tell my students: use your brains, but also use another part of yourself.
- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020
Because I would just tell everyone it was going to be great and just put that belief in them.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020