“You can't force other people to like you and you just kind of have to ride the wave. I think I could have saved myself a lot of sleepless nights with that advice.” PeopleThinkingKindNightForceAdviceLike YouWaveSavedSleepless Nights Author:Lena Dunham
“Work hard on each opinion, but once the case is decided, don't look back; go on to the next case and give it your all. It's not productive to worry about what's out and released, over and done. That's advice I now give to people new to the judging business.” PeopleGivingLooksHardDoneNextOpinionCasesWorryAdviceJudgingHard WorkGoes OnDecidedProductiveGive It Your All Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“Probably the biggest mistake that I made personally is I knew early on that I wanted to go into start-ups and creating kind of software that could help change the lives of millions of people. And basically what I did is I kind of went, okay, well, I need a set of titles and I need a checklist of skills, and I ran through all that, and that wasn't a useless thing, but what I didn't realize, and, you know, and no one gave me the right advice for doing this, is that actually your network, in essentially, is your career.” PeopleKnowsNeedsWellsKindMadeHelpingWantedRealizingMistakeCareersMillionsAdviceSkillsCreatingOkayUselessTitlesRanSoftwareBiggest MistakeChecklistsUseless Things Author:Reid Hoffman
“I was never given this advice, people aren't given this advice, focus on growing and maintaining relationships for your network, and that's key. And most of the advice tends to be, you know, discover your strengths, build up your resume, get a title, all of that stuff pales in comparison.” PeopleKnowsGivenStuffFocusGrowingAdviceKeysTitlesComparisonOver YouBe YouPaleMaintainingResumes Author:Reid Hoffman
“The same people the Americans sent over - that we sent over to advise the Russians, we also sent over to advise the Poles about how to build a post-communist economy. Same people, same advice, with radically different results, which leads to suspicion it's not our advice which was the crucial variable. It was the Poles, on one hand, and the Russians on the other. The Poles succeeded; the Russians didn't. Don't blame us.” PeopleDifferentHandsResultsEconomyAdviceBlamePostsCommunistCrucialSuspicionAdviseVariables Author:Daniel Fried
“I like people. Humanity. My family is a part of my work. They contribute throughout the process with critiques, advice, opinions, etc.” PeopleHumanityProcessOpinionAdviceMy FamilyEtcCritique Author:Floyd Cooper
“I still love listening to people's problems. I'm still good at giving people unsolicited advice.” PeopleGivingStillsProblemAdviceListeningUnsolicited Advice Author:Gayle King
“Being in charge sometimes means making people mad. Some days you have to overrule even the best advice, because you think it is not right.” PeopleThinkingMeanSometimesAdviceMadBest Advice Author:Colin Powell
“When you're singing, you're using extra muscles, and it requires a lot of exercise and breathing. You can't do that if you're a sissy. If I have any fitness advice for people, I'd tell them to sing more. It's good therapy, too.” PeopleIfsAdviceExerciseSingingBreathingTherapyExtrasMusclesSissy Author:Willie Nelson
“I am not fond of giving advice; people are different, circumstances are different, motivations vary, but overall I would say that no amount of success or attention will create happiness in your life unless one is happy within themselves and we learn that the money won't buy it. So find out what brings you joy and inspires happiness, and fight for it.” PeopleGivingDifferentJoyMotivationFightingAttentionAdviceInspireAmountCircumstancesVaryGiving Advice Author:Guinevere Van Seenus
“Each week I pack my bag and travel the country, I go to people who write me and tell me their problems. I appear whether at their house or at their job site or some neighborhood gathering. I come there and listen to their story and I get hands on as I say. I don t give advice, I give people hope, I build their self-esteem, I motivate 'em. I inspire them because that's what I do.” PeopleGivingWritingSelfCountryStoriesProblemHandsJobsHouseWeekAdviceSelf EsteemInspireEsteemEmsBagsNeighborhoodPacksSiteGathering Author:Mr. T
“After Hurricane Katrina, I wanted to go back to New Orleans to help musicians return to the city. But Andrew Young advised me, "If you want to help people, go work at an investment bank." His contrarian advice opened my eyes to the importance of capital. "Learn how to make some money before you give it away." I learned that you can bring about good in the world especially if you have a paycheck.” PeopleIfsWorldWantGivingHelpingEyeWantedYoungCitiesAdviceReturnMusicianImportanceInvestmentNew OrleansHurricanesAndrewPaychecksKatrinaHurricane KatrinaGood In The World Author:Kabir Sehgal
“I think the best advice I would give young artists is to always be working on your craft, because there are so many people out there with a dream similar to yours, a whole lot more than when I started.” PeopleThinkingGivingDreamArtistAdviceBest Advice Author:Eric Benet
“The only thing I would advise young actors to do is prepare for the amount of adversity that you're going to come in contact with by choosing to be an actor because before you actually "made it" or get the skills, people are all not going to take you seriously, and many people will try to discourage you from it. Don't take any of their advice. Do it, and do it and do it. Remember the compliments. Forget the insults.” PeopleTryingRememberForgetAdviceAdversityInsultComplimentAdviseDiscouraging Author:Paulo Costanzo
“I think the first thing - if you want to be a writer - the first thing you need to do is write. Which sounds like an obvious piece of advice. But so many people have this feeling they want to be a writer and they love to read but they don't actually write very much. The main part of being a writer, though, is being profoundly alone for hours on end, uninterrupted by email or friends or children or romantic partners and really sinking into the work and writing. That's how I write. That's how writing gets done.” PeopleThinkingWritingChildrenDoneFeelingsHoursAdviceObviousLove To Read Author:Cheryl Strayed
“I think about everyone in my life that was harsh with me or who gave me tough love and told me things that I didn't want to hear in that moment; fortunately it ended up being really good for me and I have nothing but respect for them today and those are the people I return to when I need that real honest advice.” PeopleThinkingRealMomentsTodayAdviceHonestToughBeing RealHarsh Author:Charlamagne Tha God
“Oftentimes, we get advice from people who are not equipped to give it, and it does more harm than good.” PeopleGivingAdvice Author:Amy Chan
“Don't take advice from single people. No shade to everybody in here that's single, but I say that from one point, being the single girl that just knew it all. In the long run, I had to learn. I had to be able to give that chance.” PeopleGivingLongRunningGirlChanceAdviceSingle People Author:Teyana
“When people get cancer now, the first thing you do is you go to some doctors to get some advice, figure out what to do. People live a long long life after a cancer diagnosis. Not that it's not scary. The people I know have done so many stupid things. And they're still alive. Just being alive at this point is kind of icing on the cake.” PeopleKindLongDoneAdviceStupidCancerScaryLong Life Author:Exene Cervenka
“I think my best advice would be to separate Donald Trump, the president of the United States from whatever investigation is being conducted by the FBI. I mean, there is something to be said, frankly, about the need for the appointment of an independent prosecutor because the American people are entitled to have a full review of what happened as a result of what the Russians did during our election.” PeopleThinkingMeanPresidentAdviceIndependentElectionFbiBest AdviceProsecutor Author:Leon Panetta
“People have been asking me, "What advice do you have for young writers?" I tell them: a) get off social media; b) don't ask your friends what they think about your work or your ideas. You need to focus and be insane within yourself to build your sandcastle. The mind is so malleable and you need to have a steel trap around it, at least while you're working on something.” PeopleThinkingMindFocusAdviceSocial MediaInsane Author:Ottessa Moshfegh
“Nobody in my generation ever started out in private equity. We got there by accident. There was no private equity business - actually, the word didn't even exist - when I started. I got there out of the purest of happenstance and so I think many people find what they really enjoy doing just in that way. So another piece of advice for you is: don't worry too much about what you're going to be doing when you get out of business school - life will come your way.” PeopleThinkingSchoolEnjoyWorryAdviceEquityHappenstance Author:David Bonderman
“My advice is if we can't replace Obamacare by ourselves, to go to the Democrats and say this. 10% of the sick people in this country drive 90 percent of the cost for all of us. Let's take those 10 percent of really sick people, put them in a federal managed care system so they'll get better outcomes, and save the private sector market if we can't do this by ourselves. That's a good place to start.” PeopleCountryCareAdviceSickDemocratGet Better Author:Lindsey Graham
“Do it yourself. Keep going. Many people have said these things to me many times and both are good pieces of advice. I like getting on with things.” PeopleAdviceKeep GoingDo It Yourself Author:Richard Norris
“There is a saying in India that the person who should throw a stone first is the person who has not committed any sins. In the world right now, a lot of people want to give advice. But look within them, and they too have sinned in some way. Ultimately, India's view point is that efforts need to be made to sit together and talk, and to resolve problems in an ongoing process.” PeopleWorldGivingProblemTogetherSinEffortAdviceCommittedResolve Author:Narendra Modi
“Be yourself. Follow your heart. I know it sounds obvious, but it's the best advice at anyone ever. Take advice from other people, but take from it what feels right for you.” PeopleHeartAdviceObviousBeing YourselfFollow Your HeartBest Advice Author:Michael Stipe
“You know you have that zealousness of the young person that feels like you can go out and do it all. You know you save the world, save your gente, save women and before you know it if you try to do that you will burn out very quickly. My feeling is that I always think that and my advice to young people regardless of what times in these decades we've been living in there's always work to be done. The point is what can you do personally that you can live with so that you can get up the next morning and have the strength to start it all over again.” PeopleThinkingWorldTryingDoneFeelingsMorningAdviceLike YouSave The WorldBurn Out Author:Ana Castillo
“Our music is always a reflection of where we are in a society. That's what enables so many people to do what they do. So my advice is to work at your craft. Be the best you can be at your craft and do it sincerely. Even in the world we live in today, that will give you longevity. At the end of the day, I want the quality of my work to stand, not how much I did.” PeopleWorldGivingTodayQualityAdviceMusic IsReflectionBeing The BestLongevitySincerely Author:Lenny Kravitz
“The best advice came from my manager, Anne, who told me to never compare myself to other people and to be true to myself. There's so many talented people out there in the world of music it can be intimidating, and she taught me to be inspired by talent and not scared of it.” PeopleWorldAdviceTalentInspiredScaredBeing TrueCompareIntimidatingBest Advice Author:Roxanne Emery
“Aristotle turns out to be an extremely practical guide for those asking such personally profound questions, like: What should I do next to find meaning and fulfillment in the next stage of my life?. He offers timeless advice to business people who want to be successful both at work and in their private lives. For example, he shows how business leaders can create successful organizations and, at the same time, behave ethically. Come to think of it, the CEO of Wal-Mart should study Aristotle!” PeopleThinkingLeaderStudySuccessfulAdviceProfoundFulfillmentBehaveBeing SuccessfulTimelessCeoFind Me Author:James O'Toole
“And Paul Moravec, not being a theater person, would always trust me when I said things that I am like, "you're going to need another 10 seconds of music year to get them across the stage." But I always knew that the people were going to be coming to hear his music of which my words are going to be a part. It was clear that he wanted to go and direction A., and I wanted to go and direction B. We would've gone and direction A. That's the most important piece of advice I can give to anybody who finds themselves in an opera, or musical comedy situation like that.” PeopleGivingImportantSituationComedyAdviceLike YouMusicalTrust Me Author:Terry Teachout
“My advice for an aspiring astronaut is to really follow your passion. I mean, study something that interests you, but also qualifies you to apply. NASA recruits from a wide variety of backgrounds. I know people who have applied to be an astronaut who ask me, well should I do this or should I do that. And I said, you know, it doesn't matter. The basic requirements are you have to be in good health, and you have to have a good heart, I mean in a technical way, not to be a kind person, well that helps. Study something that you like and do well in it.” PeopleHeartKindMeanHelpingPassionInterestStudyAdviceVarietyAsk MeAstronautGood HealthNasaGood Heart Author:Leroy Chiao
“We did casting in L.A. and a lot of people came against the advice of their agents. The agents said, "You shouldn't be in Postal, it will damage your career." So Zack Ward came to casting and played one of the cop parts, and then later I looked at the DVDs again and said, "This guy is Postal Dude." He's like white trailer trash. He's had a long time in the film industry, but no real success. He needs money; he's two-times divorced in real life. He said he works only to pay off his Philippine ex-wife.” PeopleLongRealFilmGuyAdviceReal LifeCopDivorcedNeed Money Author:Uwe Boll
“The best advice is essentially that thing in the back of your mind that you really aren't sure of, and when you start to hear other people bring up the same concerns, you say, "Okay, let's address that."” PeopleMindAdviceConcernOkayBest Advice Author:Paul Schrader
“Nothing comes easy. I know that people joke all the time and try to figure out, you know, what it is that I do, but I work really hard. I get up every day at 5 a.m. and start my day. I think as long as you work really hard and figure out what you want to do and stay motivated and have a plan and stay committed - just don't be lazy. That's my best advice. It's the most simple advice, but it really worked for me. I think that for some reason, I see people that think things will come easy and it doesn't really come easy.” PeopleThinkingTryingLongReasonEasySimpleAdviceJokesCommittedLazyMotivatedBest Advice Author:Kim Kardashian
“I find that a lot of people don't take the advice they're given. But I would do what they suggested, and then follow up with them and say: "Hey, thanks so much. Here's what I did. It worked out great." Now what happens? They feel pretty good about giving you the advice because they had a positive impact. So when I reach out to them again, they're more likely to actually respond to my e-mail or my call. And then they might be more willing to have coffee with me.” PeopleGivingAdviceCoffeeThanksReach OutPositive Impact Author:Shellye Archambeau
“I think people in general don't take enough risks. Some people feel that before they can take on that next challenge they need to be 100 percent ready. It's just not true. Even people in their jobs aren't perfect at their jobs. So my biggest advice to people is to step out there. Take the risk and deal with it. What is the worst that could happen? It's about thriving on risk instead of shrinking from risk.” PeopleThinkingEnoughChallengesPerfectRiskWorstAdvice Author:Shellye Archambeau
“I would advice to focus on your craft. Nowadays, a lot of people come to quote-unquote Hollywood thinking that all they just have to be different or do something outlandish or have a huge personality to become a star. But I think that if you just focus on the craft, you'll have a better chance at longevity.” PeopleThinkingDifferentChanceFocusAdvicePersonalityLongevityOutlandish Author:Morris Chestnut
“My advice to young people in the wrestling business would be to repeat such questions to yourself as: "How am I standing out? How am I getting recognized? How am I getting over?" And if you don't have definitive answers for doing those things, you are doing it wrong. It is, essentially, on them. There is no right way to do it, and that's one of the great things about this business because you can be creative. People who say they have it figured out are wrong.” PeopleCreativeAdviceGreat ThingsWrestlingBe CreativeStanding OutCreative People Author:John Cena
“Teaching other people to write is not something I can do. The only kind of advice I can give them will be trite by its nature. Of course, read a lot, write a lot. The kind of advice I wish I had been given is all of a practical nature, having to do with publishers and agents.” PeopleGivingWritingKindWishTeachingAdvice Author:Margaret Atwood
“People who are just starting out are always sort of coming to me for advice as the example of "independent girl," and lots of people ask, well, how did you get the booking agent or the national distribution or the tours? And I look at them like, "Good lord! Relax!" I mean, how I did it was to not care about it and to not even think about it for years and years. All I thought about was getting the next little gig in the little bar, and I get this sense that people want me to give them the secret formula or the magic trick to make it all happen.” PeopleThinkingGivingMeanCareGirlSecretLordMagicAdviceIndependentRelaxWant Me Author:Ani DiFranco
“I used to work as a private detective years and years ago. And my boss gave me this one very simple piece of advice about trying to figure out who to interview first in any investigation. His recommendation: Always pick the people who were fired. Pick the people who are pissed off.” PeopleTryingSimpleAdviceBoss Author:Errol Morris
“Space is our tool to take care of the world. From space, we know the Earth is fragile, and we can follow oil spills and forest fires, and monitor the environment and save it. The needs of remote communities and the needs of astronauts are similar. Canada is a country that is big and has a lot of people living in faraway places. Physicians in remote areas need to have contact with more senior colleagues. We depend on telehealth for advice, X-rays, labs. At the most simple technical level, space technology contributes to remote health care.” PeopleWorldCountryCareEarthCommunitySimpleTechnologyEnvironmentAdviceTake CareHealth CareSeniorAstronaut Author:David Saint-Jacques
“Part of therapy is the hope. You need to feel like there's hope, warmth and happiness somewhere in there otherwise you'll be more lost than you were to begin with. Part of the therapy is just diving in, embracing what you're feeling and try to understand why it's there. But also, knowing that you need to be kind to yourself. That's the biggest piece of advice I give to people that suffer from anxiety too.” PeopleGivingTryingKindFeelingsSufferingAdviceAnxietyTherapyBe KindWarmth Author:The Last Skeptik
“We hear from sex workers who have through their own volition become media figures, or have despite their own wishes become media figures. Like Ashley Dupré, who has a sex advice column in the New York Post. You get outed and then people expect you to write a memoir because they think, what else are you going to do with your life?” PeopleThinkingWritingWishAdviceMemoir Author:Melissa Gira Grant
“Being a creative person is a really personal process so there is no one-size-fits-all advice, that's kind of the first thing I'd say. Because everybody's goals are different. Everybody's talents are different. Some women that I'm talking to want to create a television show. Some women want to be a director. They want to use comedy in different ways, and I find that really fascinating. The main thing I would say is, start! Just do it. Keep going. When people come at you with the negativity and the nos, you've got to ignore it. Push through.” PeopleKindDifferentGoalCreativeComedyAdviceTalentKeep GoingNegativityJust Do ItWomen Want Author:Elizabeth Banks
“Advice for young people who want to channel their personality into creative work - be authentic.” PeopleCreativeAdvicePersonalityCreative Work Author:Leandra Medine
“The best advice I've got was - "All you have is the process. All you have is the journey of making something. Once you're done you have absolutely no control on how it's received, or if people like it or hate it, or what is done with it. As long as you enjoy the process, then you'll always be happy." I really feel like that's important advice. Sometimes we get so focused on the results that we miss doing it - we miss the adventure of being in the midst of something because we're looking too far ahead.” PeopleLongImportantSometimesDoneHateEnjoyJourneyAdviceMissingAdventureFocusedBest Advice Author:A Fine Frenzy
“When my parents realized that what I liked was fashion, they gave me good advice. I remember my father telling me that I should try to do an internship. They never said, "This is a world we don't know; it might be something strange," or "That is not serious," or things like that. They always said, "Try. We'll help you. We'll send drawings to people if you want. We'll write letters for you." What I'm very thankful for is they never made me think that something was impossible. They were really, really supportive. They are still.” PeopleThinkingWorldWritingTryingHelpingRememberFatherParentImpossibleAdviceFashionStrangeSeriousSupportiveGood AdviceVery Thankful Author:Nicolas Ghesquiere
“My advice to an aspiring actor would be to never stop learning or working for what you want. Nothing comes easy, ever, if you want something, you have to work for it. By working for it I mean work on your craft, learn from people who have something to teach. It's just like anything else, practice makes perfect.” PeopleIfsWantMeanWould BeActorsEasyPerfectTeachPracticeAdviceWhat You WantCraftsWant SomethingNever Stop LearningPractice Makes PerfectPerfect Practice Author:James Lafferty