They Tell You Quotes

It is funny you know, you spend 12 years of your life learning about things and about life, but they never really tell you how hard life really is. — Amanda Peterson

Moderate Republicans are reverse Houdinis. They tie themselves up in knots and then tell you they can't do anything because they're tied up in knots. — Barney Frank

Yeah... they tell you to work from the inside, which is perhaps their greatest deception of all... — Josh Burggraf

I bet they didn't tell you that was in the gift bag. — Adrien Brody

For kids, multitasking electronically is common. But they are totally focused. You can tell a good story, and they listen. — Patrick Carman

When you see something, you are supposed to tell the energy what year it is and that they don't belong there. — Kate Hudson

People grow up loving the Yankees and will tell you, and so many people despise the Yankees, and they come from all over the United States. — Curtis Granderson

I wish you'd tell me when we're having friends over for luncheon."
"I would, if they would tell me. — Suzanne Enoch

They can't tell so much about you if you got your eyes closed. — Ken Kesey

People don't always tell you what they are thinking. They just see to it that you don't advance in life. — Anthony Hopkins

The joys of my life are my granddaughters. They are beautiful. You don't have to believe me. You can ask my wife. She'll tell you. — Dom DeLuise

Do not tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly, don't tell them where they know the fish. — Mark Twain

You can tell a person, not by what they say they are gratitude for, but how they respect what they claim to be grateful for. — Davina Veronica

Home is where, when you go there and tell people to get out, they have to leave. — Jim Butcher

Just tell them that their wildest dreams will come true if they vote for you. — Jon Heder

If someone tells you something is off the record, I don't print it. If they don't tell me something is off the record, then it's fair game. — Michael Hastings

They tell you to be careful because maybe you don't want to meet your heroes. I've met pretty much every one, and I've never been let down. — Johnny Depp

When anybody tells you something about writing, somebody will tell you something completely different and they will also be right — Melvyn Bragg

I would love to see no more ghettos but the things is, there's no diplomacy in the ghetto. They want to tell you something, they tell you straight! — Jimmy Cliff

Telekinetic Poker Players
You can tell telekinetic poker-players are bluffing ~
they raise you. — Beryl Dov

If some people didn't tell you, you'd never know they'd been away on a vacation. — Kin Hubbard

You never know what somebody might tell you,' Chris said, 'when they think you're somebody else. — Elmore Leonard

Children and even adults, when they like certain athletes, they can tell you about their batting average, about where they came from. — Jamie Farr

In the beginning of a movie, they don't tell you what's going to happen. You just have to wait and go on the adventure with them — Katie Douglas

For me, the showbiz memoir is uninteresting - you want to tell people something they don't know about. — Alexei Sayle

Fans don't lie. They just tell you what they really think, and they see details that even people in fashion don't. — Nicola Formichetti

Well, let me tell you something, darling: money, elite social status and the power they confer are every bit as wonderful as they're cracked up to be. — Elizabeth Kelly

Most people will actually tell you, traveling to those exotic places is enjoying life, but really they are spending away and whining away their lives. — Sunday Adelaja

I think comedy tells a lot; you can tell what people think by what they laugh at. — Riaad Moosa

As a director you come in and tell the actors how good they are. — Bryan Cranston

What they don't tell you
about standing up for what you believe in
is that your feet will bruise
and your legs will ache. — Ashe Vernon

If you tell people you talk to God, they'll think you're religious, but if you say God talks to you, it's ten to one they'll think you're crazy. — Robert Fulghum

You cannot tell an audience a lie. They know it before you do; before it's out of your mouth, they know it's a lie. — Elaine Stritch

They tell you to do what you love. And I love not woking. — Audrey Bell

If you want to commit suicide why tell anyone? They'd ruin everything. — Brian Spellman

If you talk to any actor, they'll tell you that working is the best thing. — Daniel Cudmore

Find out what people want to do, then tell them to do it. They'll think you're a genius. — Connie Brockway

No place is ever as bad as they tell you it's going to be. — Chuck Thompson

Boys do tell you how they really feel. I think you just have to be in the right place at the right time or maybe be the right person — Kate Brian

When you lose a customer, it can be tempting to tell each other, "That customer's not very sharp. They just made the wrong decision". — Bill Gates

You can tell about people by their absences. By the shape of the emptiness they leave behind. — Elaine Clark McCarthy

Ask someone you'd like to know to list five people they would most like to meet. It will tell you a lot about them. — H. Jackson Brown Jr.

They should tell you when you're born: have a suitcase heart, be ready to travel. — Gabrielle Zevin

You can't tell stories and really walk in someone's shoes and not have a love for them, even if they're doing horrible things. — Shonda Rhimes

Your audience gives you everything you need. They tell you. There is no director who can direct you like an audience. — Fanny Brice

You can tell a lot about a country by observing how much better they treat themselves than foreigners at the point of entry. — Michael Lewis

I'll tell you why yes, because why people lie is, because when people stop lying you know they've stopped caring. — William Gaddis

If you tell a child "Don't touch yourself there," they will deal with some kind of sexual problem from then on, to one degree or other. — Betty Dodson

Get closer than ever to your customers. So close that you tell them what they need well before they realize it themselves — Steve Jobs

I can't tell you the things I know," I repeated.
"Why not?"
"They aren't my secrets to tell. — Embee

The Ten Commandments don't tell you what you ought to do: They only put ideas into your head. — Elizabeth Bibesco

They don't tell you how to be on TV - they put the camera on you, and they turn it on, and you sink or swim. — Michael Strahan

Ultimately, Captchas are useless for spam because they're designed to tell you if someone is 'human' or not, but not whether something is spam or not. — Matt Mullenweg

I have to tell you that I love people. When I see the kids coming up and see what they have done with the music, it's amazing. — Betty Wright

In my job, people tell you that all the time: 'This shoot was great. You look amazing.' But you never know what they say when you turn away. — Heidi Klum

You can tell a lot about a person not just by their successes, but by how they deal with their setbacks — Sarah Mlynowski

Animals and children tell the truth they never lie,
Which one is more human,
There's a thought now you decide — Savage Garden

A psychopath can tell what you're thinking but what they don't do is feel what you feel. These are people without a conscience. — Robert D. Hare

If you can't tell your friends to fuck off with a smile and know they aren't going anywhere, then you don't have real friends. — Brooke Blaine

If you don't take money, they can't tell you what to do. — Bill Cunningham

People will tell you were they have gone, they'll tell you where to go, but until you get there for yourself you never really know. — Joni Mitchell

When the news wants to tell you something is important, they put dramatic theme music behind it. They scare you into watching the story. — Aaron McGruder

Critics are like eunuchs; they can tell you what to do, but they can't do it themselves! — Harry Cohn

What they don't tell you is that you're more confused at twenty than you were at seventeen — Penelope Douglas

My mother used to tell me: "You gotta smile more. Because if you don't smile, the way you look at people, they'll think you're mad at them." — Denzel Washington

Have you heard a single national figure tell you all of the crises of the recent past are not economic, they're cultural? — Newt Gingrich

If you're going to tell people the truth, be funny or they'll kill you. — Billy Wilder

When they tell you to grow up, they mean stop growing. — Tom Robbins

You can tell what was the best year of your father's life, because they seem to freeze that clothing style and ride it out. — Jerry Seinfeld

Do you know how often people tell me that? And they always look just as surprised. It's really irritating — Caroline Hanson

Have mercy, Dad," said Kami. "Tell me you're here to rescue me before they break out the Jell-O. — Sarah Rees Brennan

Once you have your characters, they tell you what to write, you don't tell them. — Alan Furst

My thing is, I know kids cuss, they do their thing, but I tell my kids, 'Don't do it in earshot of any adults, or you're in trouble.' — Ice Cube

Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it. — Robert A. Heinlein

Women. You tell me they're not all witches, and I'll tell you you haven't been paying attention. — Charlie Huston

They say the average person can't make a living in art ... but if you tell me there's something I can't do, that's what I have to do. — George Sutherland

When I speak to students and they ask how much money you can make in art, as if that is a reason to persue it, I tell them to do something else. — Joe Murray

The police, they're seemingly so frank, and they tell you nothing. — Agatha Christie

How to Tell a Good Pair of Shoes: Do you like them? Then they're good shoes. — Mimi Pond

Never ever doubt in magic. The purest honest thoughts come from children, ask any child if they believe in magic and they will tell you the truth. — Scott Dixon

I miss New York. I still love how people talk to you on the street - just assault you and tell you what they think of your jacket. — Madonna Ciccone

I'll tell you a little secret about the Blues: it's not enough to know which notes to play, you have to know why they need to be played. — George Carlin

Women and doors - did I not tell you, friend Porthos, that they are always to be managed by gentleness? - D'Artagnan — Alexandre Dumas

When you're good at something, you'll tell everyone. When you're great at something, they'll tell you. — Walter Payton

Often, what people don't say tell you more about the nature of their insecurities than what they do say. — Wayne Gerard Trotman

Natural beauty really entices men. They will tell you this time and time again, and studies consistently prove it. — Helen Fisher

I know they say that a stiff dick has no conscience, but I tell you now that some cunts have teeth ... — Stephen King

My feelings are a fact, not a personal delusion. They are valid for me. What business have you got trying to tell me how I ought to feel? — Elizabeth Peters

I have had a lot of readers of my book tell me that they like it, but so far only two reviews have been listed. Could you help? — Rollis Fontenot Jr

Most people already know what they're doing wrong. When I get them to church I want to tell them that you can change. — Joel Osteen

As far as I can tell, there are three guarantees in life: death, taxes, and someone deciding they don't love you anymore. — Ryan O'Connell

Deja vu, tell you what I'm gonna do,
When they reminisce over you, my God. — C.L. Smooth

You can always tell who went to catholic school, because they're atheists. — Mike Birbiglia

You can tell a lot about the intellectual and moral progress of a nation's citizens, by the quality and nature of the films they watch. — Abhijit Naskar

When I tell people I'm a comedian they say, 'Oh, are you funny?' I say, 'No, it's not that kind of comedy.' — Susan Sarandon

Whenever people tell you they are going to wipe the slate clean, it's your slate they mean to wipe. — P. J. O'Rourke

We've found that customers are very open. They'll tell you what's going on, what's working and what's not. They're looking for help. — Michael Dell

You can't tell an 18-year-old to keep it down and turn off Britney Spears or whatever it is that they listen to. — Mary Gaitskill

When people tell you they saw your last picture - well, the way they say it sounds like they hope it was. — Broderick Crawford

There's some folks, that, if they don't know, you can't tell 'em. — Louis Armstrong