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T. S. Eliot told Auden tht the reason he played patience night after night was that it was the nearest thing to being dead. — Howard Jacobson

My ultimate goal will be my being told in a Penthouse letter that I can frame. — Alice Cooper

You can watch any episode you want and have a compelling story being told. — Christopher Meloni

Helena, like many women who ruled their own lives, adored being told what to do when there was no obligation to follow the advice given. — Elizabeth Ironside

Being perfect is about being able to look your friend in the eye and know that you didn't let them down, because you told them the truth. — Heidi Ayarbe

Nobody ever told you that being a mother is all about making what seemed like thousands of tiny decisions. — Liane Moriarty

I don't like being told what to do and kissing you-know-what to get up the corporate ladder. — Robert Kiyosaki

Knowing the future is different from being told what I like. — Audrey Niffenegger

There are two conversations going on at the same time: the story and a conversation about how the story is being told. — David Byrne

The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth. — T. Boone Pickens

[On being told their loquacious, domineering host was 'outspoken':] By whom? — Dorothy Parker

I remember being told 'Someone's gonna make a fortune out of this rap thing' and thinking 'no way'. — Arthur Baker

Like my father told me, if at first you don't succeed, try again. And again. And again. But after that, give up. It's no good being stubborn. — Bryce C. Anderson

I've walked away in the middle of a conversation and had no idea that was wrong until someone told me I was being rude. — Hannah Gadsby

We're constantly being told what other people think we are, and that's why it is so important to know yourself. — Sarah McLachlan

I am told the settlement of $5 million I am being paid is the largest amount ever paid under the New York right to privacy law — Woody Allen

We are oftener deceived by being told some truth than no truth. — Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke

And I know, without being told, that's what love does, when it's right-it makes you more than you were, more than you thought you could become. — Veronica Roth

Mother Florence had once told her that jealousy was the worst of all faults because it prevented a person from being who they were born to be. — Christopher Pike

But I remember being told that the truth does not depend on being believed. — Kevin Powers

I don't hire people who have to be told to be nice. I hire nice people. — Leona Helmsley

When rumours fly, when false tales are being told, be the storyteller. — Bernard Cornwell

My therapist in Paris once told me that being creative is a better form of therapy for me than sitting on his couch. — Julie Delpy

Don't let it worry you, not being able to speak,'Dustfinger had often told her. 'People tend not to listen anyway, right? — Cornelia Funke

People are tired of being told that this is as good as it gets. They hear in Donald Trump someone who says, 'We can do better.' — Mike Pence

A girl who is told repeatedly that she's no genius ends up winning an award for being one. The — Angela Duckworth

Instead of assuming everything you're being told is the truth, ask plenty of questions. — Barbara Corcoran

There's nothing worse than winning but being told by people that you're losing. — Jerry Della Femina

I am told the Cheney-Bush team dislikes their junta being compared to the Nazis. If they ceased behaving like Nazis, no comparison would come to mind. — Gore Vidal

I have a long history of being told I have no rhythm, and of people saying 'I've heard chickens sing better than that'. — Mary Margaret O'Hara

To be an artist means a lifetime of being told no, with the occasional yes showing up just to give you enough hope to carry on. — Jami Attenberg

Every picture tells a story. But sometimes it's hard to know what story is actually being told. — Anastasia Hollings

I am told to just be myself, but as much as I have practiced the impression, I am still no good at it. — Robert Breault

I have no time to waste on this planet being told what to do by those who think that God has given them instructions. — Christopher Hitchens

No child ever became 'good' by being told that she or he was bad or by beating her/him. — Maddy Malhotra

My mother once told me she thought hell would be nothing more than being given a glimpse of God
then having it taken away, forever. — Glen Duncan

How I would enjoy being told the novel is dead. How liberating to work in the margins, outside a central perception. You are the ghoul of literature. — Don DeLillo

I'm not scared of falling,' he told himself. 'The bit I'm scared of is the bit where you stop falling, and start being dead. — Neil Gaiman

Education is not an affair of 'telling' and being told, but an active and constructive process. — John Dewey

You are not the writer. You are the story being told from The Writer. — Richard Wisniewski

Style applies to a lifestyle. It's not about being told this is trendy, you must do it. Now people have more access than ever before. — Stacy London

I doubt if there ever was a man who was not gratified by being told that he was liked by the women. — Samuel Johnson

Well, I can't remember not being able to read. I was told I could read by myself very well at the age of three. — Diana Gabaldon

And I know without being told that she killed herself. And I totally understand why. — Beth Revis

It's pretty awful being told you're a racist. — Chris Lilley

When you're being told that you're good at something, you start to believe them and then you forget about your hopes and dreams, — Ken Spillman

As an actor, you have to get used to being told no, develop a thick skin, and just keep persevering. — Emun Elliott

The more I heard that I couldn't make it, the more I was determined to do it. I never liked being told that I'm not good enough to do this or that. — Archie Griffin

If people can finally recognize you on radio without being told who it is, that's what you aim for. — Johnny Marr

I've spent my whole life being told I have a face like a horse. You are just what you are, aren't you? — Jeremy Paxman

Listen, and you'll hear a story being told, one you may need to know. — Alice Hoffman

She told a story of being so fixated on the beautiful features of a playmate that she collided with a tree and skinned her own face. — Jean Nathan

That was the shocking part. Here we were in the midst of everything and this potentially giant story was being told and virtually noone was there. — Robert A. M. Stern

I mean, I never liked being told what to do. It's one of the reasons I dropped out of school. — Dave Grohl

I don't remember being a keen reader, but apparently I was. My aunt told me that whenever I was teased for reading, I would say, "To each his own." — Sefi Atta

My heart is in independent film-making. For me, it's where the fun, gritty storytelling is being told. — Aaron Paul