#told

If I were dropped out of a plane into the ocean and told the nearest land was a thousand miles away, I'd still swim. And I'd despise the one who gave up. ↗

— Abraham Maslow

#despise #dropped #gave #i #into

If I told people that I knew what I was doing, nobody would believe me, so why even try and fake it? ↗

— Andrew Mason

#doing #even #fake #i #knew

At the age of 16, something happened with my finger and the doctor told me, you never can be a organist or pianist, so think about what you do with music. ↗

— Kurt Masur

#age #doctor #finger #happened #me

When I was 12 and started to take singing lessons from a woman, she told me that I would probably spend the rest of my life taking care of my voice. ↗

— Johnny Mathis

#i #lessons #life #me #my life

When I was 13, I told Henry Winkler I wanted to act. He said, Do it and don't let anyone stand in your way. His validation just made it all the more true. I haven't stopped thanking him since. ↗

— Marlee Matlin

#anyone #haven #henry #him #his

They told me I should be making my own records. So I figured, 'why not? ↗

— Dee Dee Warwick

#i #making #me #my own #own

Sarah Palin - now don't laugh - is writing a book. Not just reading a book, writing a book. Actually, in the word of the publisher, she's 'collaborating' on a book. What an embarrassment! It's one of these 'I told you,' books that jocks do. ↗

— Chris Matthews

#book #books #collaborating #embarrassment #i

Tell me what you read and I'll tell you who you are is true enough, but I'd know you better if you told me what you reread. ↗

— Francois Mauriac

#enough #i #know #me #read

Now that he has disavowed as outright lies many of the stories he told himself, it's hard to know what to make of those who still insist that David Brock had it right the first time. ↗

— Jane Mayer

#first #first time #had #hard #himself

I've never walked into a restaurant, asked for a table and been told, 'We're full.' ↗

— John Mayer

#been #full #i #into #never