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[Some people think] that storytelling is telling jokes. So they have to be discouraged! Then others think that storytelling-is like an encounter group . . Picture Quote #1

But I have to grow out of it, because it’s very boring, really. Even when you’re telling people how crap you are, you’re still banging on about yourself Picture Quote #1

I’d much rather talk about guitar playing. I hate it when people ask me about my lyrics. I always feel like telling them to just go and read them Picture Quote #1

If you mean, My gut feeling is telling me this; therefore I can act on it and I don’t have to worry, we say you should never trust your gut Picture Quote #1

Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Stephen Colbert. Those are the guys I look at who are telling me pretty much the truth. And they throw humor into it which makes it much more interesting to listen to Picture Quote #1

Simplest of blossoms! To mine eye Thou bring’st the summer’s painted sky; The May-thorn greening in the nook; The minnows sporting in the brook; The bleat of flocks; the breath of flowers; The song of birds amid the bowers; The crystal of the azure seas; The music of the southern breeze; And, over all, the blessed sun, Telling of halcyon days begun Picture Quote #1

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The theatre starts every night at half past seven, and I like the rhythm of going to the theatre, parking the car, going to the stage door; I’ve grown up with all of that. I’d love to do more theatre - I mean, I shouldn’t be telling the world that I can’t remember lines any more, but I find it more and more difficult, so I don’t know Picture Quote #1

I would make a genuinely terrible guide. I can’t remember things. I would get half way through telling a story or explaining something and I would get distracted. Oh, and I have absolutely no sense of direction at all Picture Quote #1

In my career as a director, there’s always been some point where you get halfway through it, or three-quarters, and you go: ‘What is this thing all about, and why am I telling the story? Does anybody really care about seeing this?’ At that time you have to say: ‘OK, forget that and just go ahead.’ Picture Quote #1

Cinderella and the prince lived, they say, happily ever after, like two dolls in a museum case never bothered by diapers or dust, never arguing over the timing of an egg, never telling the same story twice Picture Quote #1

Listen to your dreams. They are the whispers of your heart telling you all you’ll ever need to be happy Picture Quote #1

I have a pretty active presence on social networking sites, and every day there are messages from so many young girls telling me that they are happy B-Town has curvy women like me. I feel you should be happy the way you are. Of course, fitness is important, but not to the extent of obsession! Picture Quote #1

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Decades of research have shown that most happy families communicate effectively. But talking doesn’t mean simply ‘talking through problems,’ as important as that is. Talking also means telling a positive story about yourselves Picture Quote #1

I’m all about making my girl feel like she’s the only woman in the world. Whether it’s telling her how special she is or showing her with gifts and romantic dates, I want to make her happy Picture Quote #1

I think I am very hands-on mother. I am very strict, and my daughter keeps telling me, ‘You are too hard on me,’ and I keep telling her, ‘I have to be hard because if I am not hard, you will not learn the lessons that I want you to learn.’ I think it is really important to be that way Picture Quote #1

We’ve heard from people all around the world, telling us that this is their reality. People need a way to connect the sometimes really hard reality in which they wake up each morning with the movement of the Spirit Picture Quote #1

Dishonesty increases disorder exponentially. It’s hard enough to communicate when you’re telling the truth Picture Quote #1

Honest people know that the road to success and virtue always involves shared sacrifice, hard work, and gratification postponed. Telling people otherwise isn’t leadership, it is pandering Picture Quote #1

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My mother was a very hard-working maid, and their stories are worth telling Picture Quote #1

If Harvard is $60,000 and University of Toronto, where I went to school, is maybe six. So you’re really telling me that education is 10 times better at Harvard than it is at University of Toronto? That seems ridiculous to me Picture Quote #1

I love acting. I love play-acting. I love pretending. I love telling stories so whether they be comedic or serious or whatever, it doesn’t really matter to me. I enjoy telling a good story. I have it all in me Picture Quote #1

At 3 years old, I was telling people that I was going to be a star. I never had a plan B. And I’ve never compromised my integrity to get what I have Picture Quote #1

I keep on having ideas and developments. Some happen and some don’t, but I still always have a way of telling a story Picture Quote #1

Sometimes I couldn’t help thinking that the unluckiest thing about being the thirteenth child was having all those older brothers and sisters telling me what to do Picture Quote #1

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I don’t want to make a cheap analysis, but when you have, like I did, a father incapable of showing emotion, who spends his life telling you that no one will love you if you aren’t perfect, it leaves scars Picture Quote #1

One tells as few lies as possible only by telling as few lies as possible and not by having the least possible opportunity to do so Picture Quote #1

I have been fighting writing songs for a long time. People keep telling me I should write, and other writers have offered to write with me, and to be honest, it’s not something I’ve ever really had a passion for - plus I wasn’t sure I had the talent to do it! Picture Quote #1

In the 20s they were telling us we’d all have our own private plane and take vacations to the moon Picture Quote #1

The nights I don’t sleep it’s because there’s a higher calling telling me to stand guard Picture Quote #1

My training of cold-calling and everyone under the sun telling me no, and my keeping going, was a huge part of the first two years of Spanx Picture Quote #1

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[Some people think] that storytelling is telling jokes. So they have to be discouraged! Then others think that storytelling-is like an encounter group . . . (Telling Quotes) But I have to grow out of it, because it’s very boring, really. Even when you’re telling people how crap you are, you’re still banging on about yourself. (Telling Quotes) I’d much rather talk about guitar playing. I hate it when people ask me about my lyrics. I always feel like telling them to just go and read them. (Telling Quotes) If you mean, My gut feeling is telling me this; therefore I can act on it and I don’t have to worry, we say you should never trust your gut. (Telling Quotes) Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Stephen Colbert. Those are the guys I look at who are telling me pretty much the truth. And they throw humor into it which makes it much more interesting to listen to. (Telling Quotes) Simplest of blossoms! To mine eye Thou bring’st the summer’s painted sky; The May-thorn greening in the nook; The minnows sporting in the brook; The bleat of flocks; the breath of flowers; The song of birds amid the bowers; The crystal of the azure seas; The music of the southern breeze; And, over all, the blessed sun, Telling of halcyon days begun. (Telling Quotes) The theatre starts every night at half past seven, and I like the rhythm of going to the theatre, parking the car, going to the stage door; I’ve grown up with all of that. I’d love to do more theatre - I mean, I shouldn’t be telling the world that I can’t remember lines any more, but I find it more and more difficult, so I don’t know. (Telling Quotes) I would make a genuinely terrible guide. I can’t remember things. I would get half way through telling a story or explaining something and I would get distracted. Oh, and I have absolutely no sense of direction at all. (Telling Quotes) In my career as a director, there’s always been some point where you get halfway through it, or three-quarters, and you go: ‘What is this thing all about, and why am I telling the story? Does anybody really care about seeing this?’ At that time you have to say: ‘OK, forget that and just go ahead.’ (Telling Quotes) Cinderella and the prince lived, they say, happily ever after, like two dolls in a museum case never bothered by diapers or dust, never arguing over the timing of an egg, never telling the same story twice.... (Telling Quotes) Listen to your dreams. They are the whispers of your heart telling you all you’ll ever need to be happy. (Telling Quotes) I have a pretty active presence on social networking sites, and every day there are messages from so many young girls telling me that they are happy B-Town has curvy women like me. I feel you should be happy the way you are. Of course, fitness is important, but not to the extent of obsession! (Telling Quotes) Decades of research have shown that most happy families communicate effectively. But talking doesn’t mean simply ‘talking through problems,’ as important as that is. Talking also means telling a positive story about yourselves. (Telling Quotes) I’m all about making my girl feel like she’s the only woman in the world. Whether it’s telling her how special she is or showing her with gifts and romantic dates, I want to make her happy. (Telling Quotes) I think I am very hands-on mother. I am very strict, and my daughter keeps telling me, ‘You are too hard on me,’ and I keep telling her, ‘I have to be hard because if I am not hard, you will not learn the lessons that I want you to learn.’ I think it is really important to be that way. (Telling Quotes) We’ve heard from people all around the world, telling us that this is their reality. People need a way to connect the sometimes really hard reality in which they wake up each morning with the movement of the Spirit. (Telling Quotes) Dishonesty increases disorder exponentially. It’s hard enough to communicate when you’re telling the truth. (Telling Quotes) Honest people know that the road to success and virtue always involves shared sacrifice, hard work, and gratification postponed. Telling people otherwise isn’t leadership, it is pandering. (Telling Quotes) My mother was a very hard-working maid, and their stories are worth telling (Telling Quotes) If Harvard is $60,000 and University of Toronto, where I went to school, is maybe six. So you’re really telling me that education is 10 times better at Harvard than it is at University of Toronto? That seems ridiculous to me. (Telling Quotes) I love acting. I love play-acting. I love pretending. I love telling stories so whether they be comedic or serious or whatever, it doesn’t really matter to me. I enjoy telling a good story. I have it all in me. (Telling Quotes) At 3 years old, I was telling people that I was going to be a star. I never had a plan B. And I’ve never compromised my integrity to get what I have. (Telling Quotes) I keep on having ideas and developments. Some happen and some don’t, but I still always have a way of telling a story. (Telling Quotes) Sometimes I couldn’t help thinking that the unluckiest thing about being the thirteenth child was having all those older brothers and sisters telling me what to do. (Telling Quotes) I don’t want to make a cheap analysis, but when you have, like I did, a father incapable of showing emotion, who spends his life telling you that no one will love you if you aren’t perfect, it leaves scars. (Telling Quotes) One tells as few lies as possible only by telling as few lies as possible and not by having the least possible opportunity to do so. (Telling Quotes) I have been fighting writing songs for a long time. People keep telling me I should write, and other writers have offered to write with me, and to be honest, it’s not something I’ve ever really had a passion for - plus I wasn’t sure I had the talent to do it! (Telling Quotes) In the 20s they were telling us we’d all have our own private plane and take vacations to the moon. (Telling Quotes) The nights I don’t sleep it’s because there’s a higher calling telling me to stand guard. (Telling Quotes) My training of cold-calling and everyone under the sun telling me no, and my keeping going, was a huge part of the first two years of Spanx. (Telling Quotes)

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