“Had I to give advice to writers (and I do not think they need it, because everyone has to find out things for himself), I would tell them simply this; I would ask them to tamper as little as they can with their own work. I do not think tinkering does any good. The moment comes when one has found out what one can do - when one has found one's natural voice, one's rhythm. Then I do not think that slight emendations should prove useful.” ThinkingNeedsGivingShouldWritingLittlesDoeMomentsAsksFoundVoiceCan DoNaturalAdviceProveRhythmTinkering Author:Jorge Luis Borges
“Everyday I look forward to bringing a few laughs, giving a little advice and making people feel good about themselves.” PeopleGivingFeelsLooksLittlesLaughingAdviceEverydayFeel Good Author:Alli Simpson
“Regard it as just as desirable to build a chicken house as to build a cathedral. The size of the project means little in art, beyond the money matter. It is the quality of the character that really counts.” MeanLittlesArtMatterCharacterHouseQualityAdviceProjectsArt IsRegardSizeChickensDesirableCathedralsMoney Matters Book:Frank Lloyd Wright Collected Writings: 1930-1932 Source: Frank Lloyd Wright Collected Writings: 1930-1932
“I got some very good advice once. That was: You're not talking to a reporter, you're talking to the public. We didn't hide things. They are a little more guarded now.” LittlesTalkingAdviceVery GoodReportersNot TalkingGood AdviceGuarded Author:Marv Levy
“I let the American people down, and I have to carry that burden for the rest of my life. My political life is over. I will never again have an opportunity to serve in any official position. Maybe I can give a little advice from time to time.” PeopleGivingLittlesI CanPoliticalLife IsOpportunityAdvicePositionDown AndDefeatBurdenOfficialsPolitical Life Author:Richard M. Nixon
“Too often critics seem more intent on seeking new ways to alter Congress than to truly learn how it functions. They might well profit from the advice of Thomas Huxley, who said a century ago: Sit down before facts as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notionor you shall learn nothing.” WayGivingWellsChildrenLittlesSaidFactsSeemsMightAdviceCenturyGiving UpFunctionPreparedCriticsCongressProfitSeekingNew WaysBe PreparedHuxleyPreconceived Notions Book:Selected speeches Source: Selected speeches
“That fundamentally undermines your ability to access the best part of your instincts. So my advice to those people would be stop thinking and introspecting so much and do a little more acting.” PeopleThinkingLittlesWould BeAbilityActingAdviceInstinctAccess Author:Malcolm Gladwell