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You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case.
Not only is your story worth telling, but it can be told in words so painstakingly eloquent that it becomes a song.
For me, it's always about the work and the stories I'm telling and the slices of life I feel should be illuminated.
People who have what they want are fond of telling people who haven't what they want that they really don't want it.
You get guys around a campfire, and they start telling their stories. That's the fellowship that they want to be in.
I'm a tell-it-like-it-is kind of person; I don't like being misled or someone not telling the truth. That upsets me.
I remember my manager telling me, 'Be myself, be humble, keep rooted, keep God first'. Those words were very helpful.
I'll see trash talk and people telling me why they're favorite fighter is going to beat me. It motivates me for sure.
Telling a story in a futuristic world gives you this freedom to explore things that bother you in contemporary times.
I sing to myself more than anything. I'm always chastising myself, telling myself to be better, or comforting myself.
Kejriwal's only mantra is to tell lies and talk forcefully and repeatedly, but Delhi cannot develop with telling lies.
If you think America is great, remember that every person telling you otherwise may carry a clue to making it greater.
Larry Bird was a talker. He'd tell you something and you'd be like, are you kidding me? You're really telling me that?
Anne Carson and Angela Carter are folks I hold close to my heart because they have such unique ways of telling stories.
I've just got to let my teammates know in practice, without even telling them, that I don't think I'm ahead of anybody.
The unutterable violence of the Holocaust shook our confidence in the possibility of telling any story of faith at all.
I am tired of people telling me that black people are beneath a standard when we have to be twice as good all the time.
Rap for me is like making movies, telling stories, and getting the emotions of the songs through in just as deep a way.
If you want somebody to tell you a story, one of the most easiest and effective ways is if you're telling them a story.
We polled Tesla owners, do you want autopilot disabled or not. Not one person wanted it disabled. That's pretty telling.
Obviously, diet is important for an athlete, but I don't have anyone telling me, 'You can eat this, but don't try that.'
Singing is about telling a story. When you are onstage, you get to be your own self... When acting, you're someone else.
Joan Rivers telling Lauren Bacall her dress is all wrong is like Carrot Top telling Lenny Bruce he needs to get an edge.
All of my favourite albums have this incredible amount of conceptual glue to them, even if they are not telling a story.
I think I have gone through my entire public career never telling a lie. I have made mistakes but I never knowingly lied.
Telling lies is a fault in a boy, an art in a lover, an accomplishment in a bachelor, and second-nature in a married man.
It seems to me that Islam and Christianity and Judaism all have the same god, and he's telling them all different things.
You live in the city and all the time there are signs telling you what to do and billboards trying to sell you something.
I have always believed that directing a film is like telling a story. You have to tell it well so that it is appreciated.
I like Shane and Falguni Peacock. I keep telling girls that if I marry them, I'll buy them wedding trousseau from Peacock.
Our schools and colleges are turning out people who cannot feel fulfilled unless they are telling other people what to do.
I am interested in people. I'm interested in telling stories, whether that is behind the camera or in front of the camera.
I love telling teen stories where the characters are experiencing things for the first time - the stakes feel really high.
Depending on the story that you're telling, you can be relatable to everybody or nobody. I try and tell everybody's story.
Overcoming my dad telling me that I could never amount to anything is what has made me the megalomaniac that you see today.
Obama is telling the insurance companies, as a dictator would, what they can and can't do or what they must or must not do.
My acting coach I've got here, Richard Lawson, he's been doing good, just telling me to calm down sometimes and just be me.
Telling your story is transformative. For both the storyteller and their audience, a new bridge to understanding is created.
My preference is for people who can do sketch comedy or situational comedy, where it's not a joke, but it's telling a story.
Man, after all my grandma put into me learning the piano, that was a hard day, telling her I was telling jokes for a living.
People see me laughing and telling jokes, but they had no idea after the show was over, I had no joy in my life, in my heart.
The simple act of telling a woman's story from a woman's point of view is a revolutionary act: it never has been done before.
I'm always telling my students, don't - don't worry so much third person, first person. It doesn't make that much difference.
Thank you to Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Universal Studios, and the Grammys for telling the story of what Compton was and is becoming.
People are always telling me that change is good. But all that means is that something you didn't want to happen has happened.
I'm all about telling stories. I like people to picture the music video in their head when they're just listening to the song.
When you use the term minority or minorities in reference to people, you're telling them that they're less than somebody else.
Most people don't care if you're telling them the truth or if you're telling them a lie, as long as they're entertained by it.
I believe that rejection is a blessing because it's the universe's way of telling you that there's something better out there.
As Churchill's grandson, I am in daily receipt of vile correspondence from people telling me that I am a traitor to his memory.