#telling

Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey 'people.' People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war... Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of the rest. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#different #different things #each #expense #gratified

I tell you, it was kind of two-fold. I fortunately had a lot of support. My coach was amazing - he told me to focus on being prepared and that is what I did. Every athlete is nervous - any athlete who tells you they're not nervous isn't telling you the truth. I was as prepared as I could be. ↗

— Carl Lewis

#any #athlete #being #being prepared #coach

When you direct your first film, you always start by telling stories that you are familiar with. ↗

— Sophie Marceau

#direct #familiar #film #first #start

I was on my face. I heard the count from one to 10. I kept telling myself that I had to get up, but I couldn't move. I couldn't make myself move. It was the strangest feeling. ↗

— Rocky Marciano

#face #feeling #get #had #heard

I have no intention of telling people what I have for breakfast. ↗

— Princess Margaret

#i #intention #people #telling

It's like all the signs were telling me that I shouldn't be a boxer, so I quit. ↗

— Olivier Martinez

#i #i quit #like #me #quit

I think that instinct, that storytelling instinct, rescued me most of my life. ↗

— Armistead Maupin

#i think #instinct #life #me #most

I don't have anybody telling me what to do. ↗

— John Mayer

#i #me #telling

I always enjoyed playing ball, and it didn't matter to me whether I played with white kids or black. I never understood why an issue was made of who I played with, and I never felt comfortable, when I grew up, telling other people how to act. ↗

— Willie Mays

#always #ball #black #comfortable #enjoyed

It really just gives you a sense of when you need to have dialogue and when you don't, and if your pictures are telling the story, you don't need to have all this talking. ↗

— Craig McCracken

#gives #just #need #pictures #really