#told

It is an ancient need to be told stories. But the story needs a great storyteller. Thanks for all of it, Jo. ↗

— Alan Rickman

#great #jo #need #needs #stories

The narrative constructs the identity of the character, what can be called his or her narrative identity, in constructing that of the story told. It is the identity of the story that makes the identity of the character. ↗

— Paul Ricoeur

#character #constructing #constructs #her #his

Don't be told something is impossible. There's always a way. ↗

— Robert Rodriguez

#impossible #something #told #way

Both men and women are really vast and boundless and yet in many films we're told that they're not. We're told they can only be one thing - like handsome and charming and that's it. Nothing more. ↗

— Jason Ritter

#boundless #charming #films #handsome #like

Somebody told me once I wasn't Latin enough, and that made me laugh. ↗

— Chita Rivera

#i #latin #laugh #made #me

I told my mother-in-law that my house was her house, and she said, 'Get the hell off my property.' ↗

— Joan Rivers

#hell #her #house #i #mother-in-law

Altman was told they wouldn't do the film with me. He could easily have abandoned me, but he stood by me and really bailed me out. ↗

— Tim Robbins

#altman #bailed #could #easily #film

My mama told me in college, 'I love you, and you're God's child, but natural beauty will only take you so far.' ↗

— Robin Roberts

#child #college #far #god #i

Jesus Christ is a prince of peace. He told us to live in peace. He told us to love our enemies. He told us to do good to them that spitefully use us. ↗

— Pat Robertson

#good #jesus #jesus christ #live #love

Four hundred million in India, and millions everywhere, have told you, precisely, that the colored people are not going to die for anybody: they are going to die for their independence. ↗

— Paul Robeson

#colored #die #everywhere #four #going