Telling Me Quotes

#1. Mom's always telling me to smile and hoping I'll turn into a smiley person, which, to be honest, is kind of annoying.

Rebecca Stead

#2. The left side of my brain is telling me I want to sleep with every woman in the world and the other side of my brain is telling me I met this great girl and if I let that go I'm going to regret it.

Scott Caan

#3. There's no controversy in my way. There's nobody telling me to rap like this or anything.

Jayceon Terrell Taylor

#4. Hope is hugging me, holding me in its arms, wiping away my tears and telling me that today and tomorrow and two days from now I will be just fine and I'm so delirious I actually dare to believe it.

Tahereh Mafi

#5. It seemed to me I was living in an insane asylum of my own making. I went about with all these fantastic figures: centaurs, nymphs, satyrs, gods and goddesses, as though they were patients and I was analyzing them. I read a Greek or Negro myth as if a lunatic were telling me his anamnesis.

C. G. Jung

#6. My brain is telling me to stop staring at him, but for some reason I can't. It's almost ... instinct ... to keep on looking at him.

David Estes

#7. I'm not trying to disrespect anybody by saying this - I'm not sure I feel any interaction with Asian America in any collective sense. - It's like, when you're telling me this right now, my reaction is, Really? Asian America knows about me?

Chad Hugo

#8. Why risk the rare happy marriage-rarer still, a love marriage that endures-for something as common and toxic as complete, unthinking, transparent honesty? Who would be helped by my telling? Me? not at all. I was made of steel, I promise you.

William Landay

#9. I wrote about drugs, and I didn't think I was being unsafe or careless by writing about them. I didn't want fans to think heroin was cool. But then I've had fans come up to me and give me the thumbs up, telling me they're high. That's exactly what I didn't want to happen.

Layne Staley

#10. This is what my soul is telling me, be peaceful and love everyone.

Malala Yousafzai

#11. The eyes were the same color, darker than mine, to the point that they didn't seem to have a pupil as they regarded me quizzically. "For such a small creature, you cause a lot of trouble." "So people ... keep telling me," I said, dizzy and weaponless, and wondering what this new hell was.

Karen Chance

#12. I sometimes get that wonderful sympathy between me and the audience, telling me I've reached their hearts. And when I do, the thrill is mine.

Kate Smith

#13. I'm sick of people who've never been to church telling me that church is full of hypocrites, and people who've never read the Bible telling me that it's baloney.

Kristin Chenoweth

#14. telling me he loves me. Telling me nothing can erase that love. That nothing I've done in the past can wreck my future so long as he is in it.

Emily T. Wierenga

#15. To me, horror is when I see somebody lying. I mean a person I know. A friend. And he's telling me something that I accept. And then suddenly, as he or she is telling it, there's something that gives them away. They're not telling me the truth.

Jonathan Frid

#16. How do I tell you what my heart's been telling me?

Deana Carter

#17. When the universe compels me toward the best path to take, it never leaves me with "maybe," "should I," or even "perhaps." I always know for sure when it's telling me to proceed - because everything inside me rises up to reverberate "YES!

Oprah Winfrey

#18. There's a stigma to skating. People think of it as a kid's sport. People kept telling me I couldn't possibly make a living out of it. Then they said I couldn't keep it up in my 30s. And here I am in my 40s, and I'm still improving my skills.

Tony Hawk

#19. Sometimes, at parties, people demand I tell a joke. It's like pointing a gun at my feet and telling me to dance.

Celia Rivenbark

#20. Hair loss is God's way of telling me I'm human.

Bruce Willis

#21. He was telling me then that lyrics have truth
behind them, because they come from somewhere
inside the person who wrote them. I look back
down at the page.

Colleen Hoover

#22. You don't know me yet," I said. "Rory was telling me she lives in a swamp," Charlotte said. "That's right," I said, turning up my accent a little. "These are the very first shoes I've ever owned. They sure do pinch my feet." Jerome gave a little snort.

Maureen Johnson

#23. What's similar between 'Daily Show' and 'RJ Berger' is that people are grabbing me - not quite the groovy intelligentsia Starbucks barista, but the Latina nurses at my gynecologist's office - and telling me they love the show.

Beth Littleford

#24. Are you telling me that vampires and werewolves are the reason America won the Revolutionary War?," I asked, dumbfounded.

Drew Hayes

#25. I really fell into drama school - I had a lot of lot of luck. I didn't take criticism very well while I was there; in fact, I took it personally. With every note I got, I felt like they were telling me I was a bad person.

Charlie Cox

#26. One corner of Bodee's mouth moves. There's neither a smile nor a frown on his face, but I understand. Without words, he's telling me not to worry. He'll make certain I get home safely tonight.

Courtney C. Stevens

#27. My heart's not telling me anything. It's screaming in desperation to find Laurelyn and tell her how much I love her.

Georgia Cates

#28. I can remember only a small handful of instances in which I talked about politics with my parents. I remember my parents telling me that Daniel Ellsberg was a hero when I was six years old.

John Kiriakou

#29. I myself was completely torn by the decision to start Teach For America. There was a voice in my head telling me not to do it - to take a more normal path. I did have one thing going for me, which was that I had been rejected from all the other jobs I'd applied to.

Wendy Kopp

#30. They keep telling me the coolest people are crazy - so I'm not worried.

Zanib Mian

#31. My husband is always telling me: 'We're on holiday - we don't need to have an itinerary!' But I always want to see as much as I can. Sometimes, I come back from holiday needing a holiday.

Ashley Jensen

#32. Stop telling me to follow my heart. It once led me to you.

Iain Thomas

#33. I wasn't paying enough attention to what my heart was telling me. When I paid attention and got the message, I could move forward and heal.

Tom Shadyac

#34. He chuckles. "Evolution." He leans over as if telling me a secret. "I'll have you know that I've been this perfect since the beginning of time." He is so close that his breath caresses my ear.

Susan Ee

#35. Hell's bells, Morty," I said. "Next you'll be telling me that I didn't even meet his shade. That I deluded myself into deluding myself into deluding him into deluding me that I made the whole thing up.

Jim Butcher

#36. I remember that mathematicians were telling me in the 1960s that they would recognize computer science as a mature discipline when it had 1,000 deep algorithms. I think we've probably reached 500.

Donald Knuth

#37. I recall a friend telling me that for all the years his mother worked, every clock in her home was set 30 minutes ahead. She was never late. And she was beloved by all. Punctuality matters. Shows respect for others. And excellence within yourself. Be great today. Please.

Robin Sharma

#38. Are you telling me, or are you asking me?" Kathel said sarcastically.
"Depends on your answer," Wharick
replied.
"Yes, Gwardian. It would be my honor to be your second."
"Then I was telling you," Wharick told him.

Madison Thorne Grey

#39. Miss Sorrows is a wonderful teacher. She really is so good at this. I'll never be half as good as she is. That's what she keeps telling me. She's magnificent. - NJ

Derek Landy

#40. When studios start telling me why a particular film project won't work, I remember 'Rocky.' I remember that the biggest success Bob Chartoff and I have had was a film nobody wanted to make.

Irwin Winkler

#41. He said not to worry. But it's there. The worry. I can't help it. It's like telling me not to have brown eyes. I have brown eyes. I'm worried.

Lisa Genova

#42. I hated my mother who had gone without telling me, I hated my father who had done nothing to stop her, I hated God because he had willed such a thing to happen, and I hated my grandfather because he thought it normal for God to will such things.

Umberto Eco

#43. Telling me your name wouldn't kill you.
Did you hear me tell you my name's Mitch? I'd really like to hear you use it when I'm fucking you later.

Kindle Alexander

#44. I said we aren't here to fucking like Vietnamese things, we're here to kill or be killed by them, and telling me to wander around looking for bright sides and good things is like telling me to hurry up and get dead.

David James Duncan

#45. Don't think you can frighten me by telling me that I am alone. France is alone. God is alone. And the loneliness of God is His strength.

George Bernard Shaw

#46. I want to be in a relationship where you telling me you love me is just a ceremonious validation of what you already show me.

Steve Maraboli

#47. It's more for me peace of mind, lass. Because you are me heart."

I was stunned. It was the closest thing Howel had come to telling me he loved me. You are me heart.

Rima Jean

#48. I remembered Owen telling me how music had saved him in Phoenix, that it drowned everything out, and it was the same for me now. As long as I had something to listen to, I could blur the things I didn't want to think about, if not block them out completely.

Sarah Dessen

#49. All my friends are always telling me how hard it is to have kids. 'Oh, David, it's so hard.' That's not hard. I'll tell you what hard is. Try talking your girlfriend into her third consecutive abortion. Yeah, that's hard, that takes finesse. You're just inconvenienced.

David Cross

#50. I got an email from my ex, telling me that she has AIDS. I didn't know how to comfort her, so I just wrote back I know.

Anthony Jeselnik

#51. I woke up the Following morning with the Kings of Leon telling me that "my sex was on fire." I shut off my alarm and that's when all of the memories of the previous night came rushing back.

Kristen Middleton

#52. You telling me it's only been a couple other people that you've been with
Imma trust you Imma give you the benefit of the doubt and Imma love you
You can even call me daddy, give you someone to look up to

Drake

#53. Years ago, the writers were telling me that I'd make the Hall of Fame, so I kind of prepared a speech. But somewhere along in the 28 years, it got lost.

Johnny Mize

#54. As I stood behind you, I sensed that God was telling me to pay for your groceries, so I did. Simple as that.

Clare De Graaf

#55. As the plane got closer to Miami, I had this terrible feeling he was dying. Maybe he was telling me that he was going. I felt anger, panic, despair and helplessness.

Robin Gibb

#56. I can look at cancer as a disease that picks me out and 'why me,' or I can look at it through love and say, 'This is a wake-up call. This is my body telling me: 'Hey, you're out of balance here. It's time to get in line with yourself.'

Melissa Etheridge

#57. I'm grateful to her. This habit women have - a role Helen often claimed not to want - of telling me what I'm feeling. Tremendously helpful. Like having an interpreter at hand to translate you to yourself.

Jill Dawson

#58. When I go to an art gallery and stand in front of a painting, I don't want someone telling me what I should be seeing or thinking; I want to feel whatever I feel, see whatever I see, and figure out what I figure out.

James Frey

#59. I love constructive criticism. I love getting notes when I'm acting. I love them telling me what to do. I don't always agree with it, but I really need it.

Kumail Nanjiani

#60. He's a conundrum- and there's still a piece missing from the puzzle. Whatever that piece was, there was a part of me telling me not to get involved- that it was too much to handle. That you shouldn't go out on a limb unless you're absolutely sure the limb can support your weight.

Neal Shusterman

#61. My boyfriend keeps telling me I've got to own things. So, first I bought this car. And then he told me I oughta get a house. 'Why a house?' 'Well, you gotta have a place to park the car.'

Julia Roberts

#62. I want to fall in love, I think. I've never. I know. Everyone I know's been in love or in relationships now and ... There's only ever been ... there's been people telling me they love me, but it freaks me out and I just run, run. I think I'm a bad girlfriend.

Cara Delevingne

#63. When I try to understand somebody, create a character, I fall into them. When I think writers are telling me what to think, I get harrumphy.

Hari Kunzru

#64. I wonder when you stopped telling me everything Yuki.In ten years,that's the only thing that has ever changed.

Matsuri Hino

#65. I heard Nik bellow, "Aimee. Get your ass back in here, now!" As the doors slid closed, I flipped him off. Just who did that man think he was? I would figure this out myself. I was sick and tired of these powerful, commanding men telling me what to do with my life. They could all go to hell. *****

Lora Ann

#66. Everyone kept telling me not to worry someone will do something. No one did so I became someone and did something. Jason said.

Mark A. Cooper

#67. I'm surrounded by friends and family who are not that impressed by celebrity. They don't have any problem telling me I'm acting like an idiot or I'm not that funny.

Paloma Faith

#68. It could have been a second, an hour, a year, a hundred millennia; all were correct. The first thing I saw when my wits returned was the utter shock in Sethian's eyes. It had been my thought that the experience was the elf's doing. His expression was telling me I couldn't have been more wrong.

Cristina Rayne

#69. To be shapely when you're in the seventh grade is not exactly what everyone's looking for, or they weren't then, as someone was telling me the other day. now, that's like a really great thing to do, to be, but then it wasn't.

Katey Sagal

#70. When I gave that free censure of the country and its inhabitants, he made no further answer than by telling me, that I had not been long enough among them to form a judgment; and that the different nations of the world had different customs;

Jonathan Swift

#71. Are you seriously telling me the truth about all this?" I asked.
"I seriously am," he replied. "I was also serious about stealing a fry.

Lindsay Ribar

#72. A soul-based workplace asks things of me that I didn't even know I had. It's constantly telling me that I belong to something large in the world.

David Whyte

#73. I remember very little of my father, but one thing I do remember is him telling me always to be polite. It costs you nothing but breath, and can buy you as much as your life.

Jim Butcher

#74. I didn't understand in the beginning that the editor didn't want me to know the author. I'd make an effort to meet the author, but it would end up being a disaster because then I had the author telling me what I should be doing.

Peter Sis

#75. He found a stuffed animal, a fluffy wolf with bright blue eyes, and was immediately drawn to it. "I want to get this for her. It is telling me it needs to go home with us." Francesca laughed at him.

Christine Feehan

#76. I don't need some jerk like Romney, Santorum, Obama, Bush, Clinton or the rest of them telling me that they're my leaders. They couldn't lead me across the street.

Gerald Celente

#77. I still can't manage to keep a journal, and people have been telling me to since the fourth grade.

John Darnielle

#78. I get a lot of people telling me that I'd make a good 'wacky neighbor.' I wouldn't mind that, if it was a starting-off point.

Harland Williams

#79. I want to love Lo without people telling me that our love is too much.

Becca Ritchie

#80. They keep telling me that my flow's up to date, you know. I guess they thought I was gonna come back sounding ... old.

Cheryl James

#81. I don't want this to be goodbye. I'm afraid your're telling me goodbye.

Adriane Leigh

#82. Telling me to relax or smile when I'm angry is like bringing a birthday cake into an ape sanctuary. You're just asking to get your nose and genitals bitten off.

Amy Poehler

#83. Once I decide to do something, I can't have people telling me I can't. If there's a roadblock, you jump over it, walk around it, crawl under it.

Kitty Kelley

#84. I don't want my novel to be like Madame Bovary, finely crafted with the life edited out of it. I want my novel to be like a friend telling me a story
so we go off on thoughts; that's the way it is.

Tama Janowitz

#85. I'm different from any other designer, businesswise, in that I've built this company up and I own it. I never had business hype behind me to promote my image ... My image is real ... I have never had marketing people telling me what to do.

Vivienne Westwood

#86. 'Minecraft' certainly became a huge hit, and people are telling me it's changed games. I never meant for it to do either. It's certainly flattering, and to gradually get thrust into some kind of public spotlight is interesting.

Markus Persson

#87. Are you telling me you're lawyer is a bloodsucking vampire?

Kevin Hearne

#88. For several years before I began 'The Folded World,' I worked at an urban college campus and had a job in a tutoring center, and people would come into the tutoring center, and for some reason, they just kept telling me their life stories.

Amity Gaige

#89. My mother speaks of my step being a source of life-long pain to her, that it is a living death, etc. By the same post I had several letters from anxious relatives, telling me that it was my duty to come home and thus ease my mother's anxiety.

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

#90. The hardest part has been learning how to take myself seriously when the entire world is constantly telling me that femininity is always inferior to masculinity

Julia Serano

#91. Adverbs is a book about love, and I thought that was pretty cheerful, but people who are reading it now are telling me that it's actually quite dark.

Daniel Handler

#92. Overcoming my dad telling me that I could never amount to anything is what has made me the megalomaniac that you see today.

Bono

#93. You don't owe your country nothing," I remember him telling me. "You owe it something, and depending on what happens, you might owe it your life.

Sebastian Junger

#94. Asking, "How much is it?" is THE BIGGEST buying signal. Telling me, "Your price is too high." is THE SECOND BIGGEST buying signal

Jeffrey Gitomer

#95. People are telling me they're praying for me. They're proud of me. They're thankful for the things I've said in the mainstream media. I have to give the glory to God for that.

Marc Martel

#96. I've learned to set boundaries and know when to say, 'I just need to rest.' I'm good at listening to what my body's telling me.

Kourtney Kardashian

#97. People have always been telling me what I can't do. I guess I have wanted to show them. That's been one of my driving forces all my life.

Ben Hogan

#98. Nothing makes me more determined to succeed than someone telling me something's impossible.

Jackie Chan

#99. I can't deal with the gym too much if I don't have somebody telling me what to do.

Behati Prinsloo

#100. The newspapers were against me. They were telling me that the Australian dream was a home. But that dream became worse and worse as they had to live further away from the city. My dream became better as we could build higher and higher.

Harry Triguboff