#advised

We have to set our own agenda, we have to set our own standards, we have to be very strong about what we want, we have to be very strong about our passion and if it's not right for you, you shouldn't do it just because you're advised by so-called geniuses. ↗

— Jackie DeShannon

#advised #agenda #because #geniuses #just

For the year after I left government service, I worked as a consultant to the Republican National Committee because the lawyers advised that was the proper way for me to comply with ethics regulations and continue to advise the President. ↗

— Karen Hughes

#advised #after #because #committee #comply

I no longer teach law. But when I did I advised my students that they should never accept a case if it meant that by doing so you couldn't sleep at night. ↗

— Christopher Darden

#advised #case #did #doing #i

But poets were not considered dangerous and they were advised to exercise self-censorship. At most, poets were requested not to write at all. I took advantage of this negative liberty. ↗

— Eugenio Montale

#advised #considered #dangerous #exercise #i

I was still young when I missed Beijing. I was favourite to win a medal but I knew I had time. My coach advised me to stay at school and finish my exams. Even if I had gone and won the Olympics, I might not have handled the pressure. So I moved on. ↗

— David Rudisha

#beijing #coach #even #exams #favourite

I've been advised not to have any more children for medical reasons, so that's it - the shop has closed, even though I would have loved a daughter. ↗

— Toni Braxton

#any #been #children #closed #daughter

Exercise caution, as I have advised many people. ↗

— George Carman

#caution #exercise #i #many #people

An actress once advised me, 'Make sure you do your own laundry - it will keep you honest.' ↗

— Cate Blanchett

#advised #honest #keep #laundry #make

We were advised that nobody could stop us from pursuing our craft simply because we had honed, or even developed that craft while working at a company. ↗

— David Crane

#because #company #could #craft #developed

A friend of mine took me to Memphis advised me that I should get in the musicians' union. He gave me a set of drums and said, Stay on the job, son. ↗

— Levon Helm

#drums #friend #gave #get #i