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"Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't." (Erica Jong) "Dance like no one is watching, love like you'll never be hurt,sing like no one is listening,and live like it's heaven on earth." (William Purkey) "Don't get bought, don't get caught, don't get sold. Live to grow old." (Nick Currie, Scottish musician) "Don’t be afraid to be a fool. Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics. Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don’t learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say no. But saying yes begins things. Saying yes is how things grow. Saying yes leads to knowledge. 'Yes' is for young people. So for as long as you have the strength to, say yes." (Stephen Colbert, American satirist and actor, The Knox College Commencement Address, 2006) "Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example." (François VI Duke (duc) de La Rochefoucauld, 1616-80) "I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations - one can either do this or do that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it - you will regret both." (Soren Kierkegaard) "Just say no to family values and don't quit your day job." (John Giorno) "Make sure the lubricant is unscented. Don't join fashionable 'schools of thought.' Read everything." (Zadie Smith, her advice for young people) "Provoke, always provoke. But stay human." (Serge Gainsbourg) |
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