#advised

In New York one lives in the moment rather more than Socrates advised, so that at a party or alone in your room it will always be difficult to guess at the long term worth of anything. ↗

— Harold Brodkey

#alone #always #anything #difficult #guess

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

You will be better advised to watch what we do instead of what we say. ↗

— A. A. Milne

#better #instead #say #watch #will

I have always advised men to read. ↗

— Mary Harris Jones

#always #i #men #read

We had good white friends who advised us against taking the war path. My friend and brother, Mr. Chapman, told us just how the war would end. ↗

— Chief Joseph

#against #brother #end #friend #friends

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

The Republicans have a me too candidate running on a yes but platform, advised by a has been staff. ↗

— Adlai Stevenson

#been #candidate #me #platform #republicans

A blanket could be used to divide people. All men who oppose me should get on top of the blanket, and all women who support me would be well advised get naked and get under the blanket. One at a time, please. 
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— Jarod Kintz

#brick-and-blanket #division #men #opposition #people

I was advised by an American agent when I was about 19 to change my surname. ↗

— Rachel Weisz

#advised #agent #american #change #i

Economics is a subject profoundly conducive to cliche, resonant with boredom. On few topics is an American audience so practiced in turning off its ears and minds. And none can say that the response is ill advised. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

#american #american audience #audience #boredom #cliche