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Go, lovely rose! Tell her that wastes her time and me That now she knows, When I resemble her to thee, How sweet and fair she seems to be.

All the libel lawyers will tell you there's no libel any more, that everyone's given up.

If you ask me a question, don't tell me what the question is in advance, 'cause I'd rather not know.

I don't want people kissing my butt. If I had a bad show and I know it, don't tell me I had a good show. I hate that. I guess because I'm 17, people think I don't see stuff like that.

I can always tell when the mother in law's coming to stay; the mice throw themselves on the traps.

I used to tell my writing students that they must write the books they wished they could come upon - because then the books they hungered and thirsted for would exist.

You can always tell what you believe by what you are getting.

It's embarrassing to be involved in the same business as the mainstream comic thing. It's still very embarrassing to tell other adults that I draw comic books - their instant, preconceived notions of what that means.

I'm old enough and cranky enough now that if someone tried to tell me what to do, I'd tell them where to put it.

I don't buy trends, because the pieces don't last and I wind up never wearing them. That's why I like to shop with my children; they'll always tell me the truth.

I think I was first choice for the part. I don't know - that's what they always tell you anyway. I didn't have to do any audition for the part. Sam saw me in Dinner and the whole thing slipped into place.

Well, let me tell you, after three years of Obama, we are hopeless and changeless, and we need Mitt Romney to bring us back, to bring America back.

All my coaches tell me that I have been under achieving.

People respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind.

Be influenced by nothing but your clients' interests. Tell them the truth.

I grew up in a time when it would never have occurred to anyone to tell me there was anything I couldn't do.

It's hard to tell with these Internet startups if they're really interested in building companies or if they're just interested in the money. I can tell you, though: If they don't really want to build a company, they won't luck into it. That's because it's so hard that if you don't have a passion, you'll give up.

When we win, it will tell every politician in America that if you are bold, if you do the right thing, if you tackle the tough issues, there will be people standing there right with you.

You have to figure out who the right person is to tell the story. And often, people who are very self-aware will only sound as if they are pontificating if they tell the story.

But I believe in fair trade, and I will tell you, I have many, many friends heading up corporations, and people that do just business in China, they say it's virtually impossible. It's very, very hard to come into China. And yet, we welcome them with open arms.

In the villages in Europe, there are still healers who tell stories.

I'll tell you, being involved in human space flight, it is an emotional endeavor. I think it brings in the highest highs and the lowest lows.

I tell you, it's funny because the only time I think about HIV is when I have to take my medicine twice a day.

There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself - an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly.

I could never do stand-up because it's that thing of having to get up on stage. And out of every 10 jokes you tell, nine of them have to get a really good response.

I know a lot about cars, man. I can look at any car's headlights and tell you exactly which way it's coming.

Acting is like lying. The art of lying well. I'm paid to tell elaborate lies.

The easiest thing to find on God's green earth is someone to tell you all the things you cannot do.

But I'm not adverse to the idea of Torch Song as a musical. It would just be different. Because the play will always be there exactly as it was, and in a musical you could tell a lot of the story through songs.

Any actor will tell you, anybody in the public eye, that the tabloids are the worst kind of ramification of being a celebrity.