Grandfatherly Advice Quotes

The purpose of life is to seek harmony. ~ Robert Gately

Make time daily to nurture your physical, mental and emotional health. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

I'm the girl that goes backwards, takes wrong turns, stumbles in the dark. I'm also the girl that finds gold where others feared to stray. Perhaps because I follow my heart instead of sage advice thrown my way. I don't want to become numb by always playing it safe. Many of our most cherished times happen when we shatter the damn box, step off the safety zone and listen to the sound of our soul. ~ Melody Lee

The experienced writer says to the anguished novice: 'Just do it; get something, anything, on to the screen or page, just establish a flow of words, and criticise them later.' You give this advice but can't always take it. ~ Hilary Mantel

She believes that I love her!" cried the King. "What a fatal mistake! What is to be done to undeceive her?" "You know best," answered the Mermaid, smiling kindly at him. "When people are as much in love with one another as you two are, they don't need advice from anyone else. ~ Andrew Lang

A lot of new American directors have had mentors who have given them advice. And some of them have had the way paved for them by huge Hollywood directors who saw a younger version of themselves. ~ Julie Delpy

Mother was just as glad to have me out of the house and harm's way. She did give me some advice. You can always tell a cult from a religion, she said, because a cult is just a set of rules that lets certain men get laid. ~ Karen Joy Fowler

If you have to think about it twice you probably shouldn't do it ~ Sophia Nam

When I look into the eyes of my fear, I don't see an enemy. I see a friend, misguided in their doing but with an intention to protect me. My fear is not my enemy. My fear is my friend. I will honour my fear's presence and advice but I will follow my heart in action. ~ Avina Celeste

Fresh from a costume fitting, where I had been posing in front of the mirror assuming what I thought was a strong position - arms folded, butch-looking ... you know - I met with the woman in charge of Holloway police station. She gave me the most invaluable advice: never let them see you cry, and never cross your arms. When I asked why, she said 'because it is a defensive action and therefore weak. ~ Helen Mirren

When your LinkedIn Profile doesn't sync with your Facebook persona, you are on a verge of sinking your brand ~ Bernard Kelvin Clive

One day Boudin said to me, 'Learn to draw well and appreciate the sea, the light, the blue sky.' I took his advice. ~ Claude Monet

My advice to women in general: Even if you're doing a nine-to-five job, treat yourself like a boss. Not arrogant, but be sure of what you want - and don't allow people to run anything for you without your knowledge. ~ Nicki Minaj

Screw the beaten path! Do your thing. Write the best story you can. the rest will fall into place. ~ Darynda Jones

Holding a grudge is a fatal flaw. ~ Rick Riordan

Do you want some advice? Go home. You're far too inquisitive, and here in East Carmine curiosity only ends one way."
"Death?"
"Worse - enlightenment. ~ Jasper Fforde

Never ask how. At that moment, it felt like the wisest advice I had ever gotten. ~ Neal Shusterman

Don't let anything be too much for you ~ Claudia Pegus

If you can't recite your elevator pitch at the drop of a hat, stay home. ~ Aliza Licht

Read Frank's poem, "Advice to the Players." It talks about all of this, about the human need to create. ~ James Franco

If you're a writer, your first duty, a duty you owe to yourself and your readers, and to your writing itself, is to become wonderful. To become the best writer you can possibly be. ~ Theodora Goss

First! Does this need to be said? Second! Does this need to be said by me? And third! Does this need to be said by me right now? ~ Tahereh Mafi

After listening to the great farmer-poet Wendell Berry deliver a lecture on how we each have a duty to love our 'homeplace' more than any other, I asked him if he had any advice for rootless people like me and my friends, who disappear into our screens and always seem to be shopping for the perfect community where we should put down our roots. 'Stop somewhere,' he replied. 'And begin the thousand-year-long process of knowing that place. That's good advice on lots of levels, because in order to win this fight of our lives, we all need a place to stand. ~ Naomi Klein

We must seek spirituality above all things. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

If we don't communicate, we certainly can't get much done and if we don't communicate authentically, what we get done is less effective. ~ Michele Jennae

Money Value of Time" is more valuable than "Time Value of Money", you will know it by time. ~ Hasan M. Makky

A wise man once asked to his mentor, "What advice would you give the average investor?" his reply was, "DON'T BE AVERAGE. ~ Celeste Young

The best advice I can give you: Look unto Jesus, beholding his beauty in the written word. ~ John Newton

The quality of any advice anybody has to offer has to be judged against the quality of life they actually lead. ~ Douglas Adams

The best advice I ever got was from Lee Iacocca ... It was get into a business where you can be a big fish, not the little fish. Get into a business where you can be a change agent, where you can make a difference. ~ Marcus Lemonis

Everybody's playing the game but nobody's rules are the same ... Never make a promise or plan. Take a little love where you can ... Never stay too long in your bed. Never lose your heart, use your head ... Never take a stranger's advice. Never let a friend fool you twice ... Never be the first to believe. Never be the last to deceive ... Never leave a moment too soon. Never waste a hot afternoon ... Never stay a minute too long. Don't forget the best will go wrong ... Better learn to go it alone. Recognise you're out on your own. Nobody's on nobody's side. ~ Tim Rice

I think I was also afraid of the novel. I write line by line, proceeding at snail's pace, rewriting as I go and paring the excess away. This is against all the best advice for writing long form prose, and I have tried over the years to break myself of the habit, but I can't bear to leave anything ungainly on the page and half the fun for me is that tinkering. So the length of a novel was a daunting prospect. ~ Debra Dean

Here is how you know if it is love or lust. Push them in front of a bus. If you jump in the way and save them it is love. ~ Teresa Mummert

Joy of giving, joy of receiving. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Mom says you should never ask for advice you aren't willing to take. I wasn't sure I agreed. Having an unbiased pair of eyes point out a sensible solution was helpful. But the sensible thing and the right thing weren't always the same choice, and no one but you could truly understand the difference. ~ Jenn Bennett

We stopped at a door that read GUIDANCE. I always found that term wonderfully vague. The dictionary definition of the word is "advice or information aimed at resolving a problem." In short, an attempt to help. But to us students, the word - this office - is far more frightening. It conjures up our college prospects, growing older, getting a real job - our future. Guidance seemed more like a term for cutting us loose. Spoon ~ Harlan Coben

Compromise, communicate, and never go to bed angry - the three pieces of advice gifted and regifted to all newlyweds. ~ Gillian Flynn

No matter the flaws you find when you look at yourself in the mirror, somewhere on God's earth, you are really "doing it" for someone - someone out there is attracted to you. ~ Steve Harvey

The same advice my commanding officer at Patrol Squadron 17, Cmdr. Robert J. Quinn, gave me before I was grilled to be given the responsibility to lead a crew of 12 all over the world, ready to stop a Russian submarine preparing to wipe out an American city with a nuclear missile: 'Always remember that common sense and communication will solve 95 percent of the challenges you face in the Navy and life.' ~ Pete Olson

Of course happy couples fight! Two strong minds coming together are never going to agree on everything, and it's healthy to express those feelings. But what we had to learn was that it was the way we were expressing our feelings that wasn't healthy. Shouting doesn't make anyone feel better. Storming off doesn't fix any problems. ~ Christina Lauren

I've learned that the creative life may or may not be the apex of human civilization, but either way it's not what I thought it was. It doesn't make you special and sparkly. You don't have to walk alone. You can work in an office - I've worked in offices for the past 15 years and written five novels while doing it. The creative life is forgiving: You can betray it all you want, again and again, and no matter how many times you do, it will always take you back. ~ Lev Grossman

Let me give you a piece of advice. The handsome young fellow who's trying to rescue you from a hideous fate is never wrong. Not even if he says the sky is purple and made of hedgehogs. ~ Cassandra Clare

I'm not sure I'm cut out for this wise-advice business. Maybe I should wear a fake white beard to convince myself I am a sage. ~ Cassandra Clare

As you grow up, always tell the truth, do no harm to others, and don't think you are the most important being on earth. Rich or poor, you then can look anyone in the eye and say, 'I'm probably no better than you, but I'm certainly your equal. ~ Harper Lee

We hate to have some people give us advice because we know how badly they need it themselves. ~ Laurence J. Peter

You can't always be by the people you love you have to let them live their own life. ~ Brynlee

Letting yourself be vulnerable isn't always a weakness. Sometimes it can be a conscious decision to draw the other person out. ~ Penelope Douglas

Always go to the bathroom when you have a chance. ~ King George V

We must find within us a happiness with ourselves which no one else can disturb. Otherwise we give them power over us. ~ Aleksandra Layland

For many members of Congress, the time for choosing is near - do what the party leadership demands, or do what the people have asked you to do. If my colleagues don't mind some advice from a newcomer, I'd suggest going with the will of the people. ~ Scott Brown