Advised Quotations

After finishing the gymnasium in Muenchen with 9 years of Latin and 6 years of ancient Greek, history and philosophy, I decided to become a physicist. The great theoretical physicist Arnold Sommerfeld, an university colleague of my late father, advised me to begin with an apprenticeship in precision mechanics.

I met my wife in Bombay at an official function. And then we courted for three years. That's a great old term, 'courting.' And we had to do it quietly, of course, because you would know the difficulties one might have with Indian parents. She was advised by her father that people in the West don't take marriage seriously.

I read 'the Hobbit' at the age when you're supposed to read it. I didn't read 'The Lord Of The Rings.' My father, who was an English teacher, advised me that once I had read 'the Hobbit,' that would be enough. I could then move on to Dostoyevsky.

We advised them to do what they think proper against the war.

At this point I was strongly advised that I was too young socially to go to college so I took a second senior year at Andover, another boarding school.

For years, I advised George Steinbrenner to get out of town because he dishonored my hometown with his bullying and bombast.

I was always told that I was good in mathematics, and I guess my grades and standardized test scores supported that. My worst subjects were those that generally involved a lot of reading - English and history. So, having good test scores in math and mediocre ones in reading, I was naturally advised to major in engineering in college.

The more people get advised to eat vegetables, the less it seems they wish to eat them. And it is quite a natural response. So I've said that the main way that we get to like food is through being exposed to them, but there's a second condition. We have to be exposed to them without feeling any sense of coercion.

Even after they fired me, called me a bigot and publicly advised me to only share my thoughts with a psychiatrist, I did not call for defunding NPR. I am a journalist, and NPR is an important platform for journalism.

There was a time in the '90s where, as an African-American man, you had to be a misogynistic R&B star or a rapper, and I didn't fit into either one of those. I was advised by my label to remain closeted at that time.

Whistleblowers are typically rendered incommunicado, either because they're in hiding, or advised by their lawyers to stay silent, or imprisoned. As a result, the public hears only about them, but never from them, which makes their demonization virtually inevitable.

Struggling writers are often advised to pick a simple genre, but it doesn't work that way.

The outbreak is under control and the influx of patients to hospitals has come down. Fogging of insecticide in affected areas has started. People have been advised to sleep under mosquito nets.

We've advised them to look at alternatives, but most companies are staying put.

Wherever he is extradited depends on the country where he is. We are well advised to give the U.S.A. the first choice because the attacks took place in America. We will not make any demands (to go first).

United Nations security had a general concern about the secretary general's visit to this region. But in the end, the chief of staff advised the secretary general to make the trip anyway.

We have assessed our situation and are making adjustments as needed based on the crisis in the Gulf that has impacted our state and our nation. We are making every effort to ensure we continue our delivery of service to students without interruption, understanding that some measures may have to be taken given the daily status of the situation. We will keep staff, parents and students advised of any measures that will impact them directly.

There are a lot of rumors circulating with many names included. I was advised by the authorities today that they did not likely foresee a need for further questioning pertaining to any members of our organization, whether it be Michael Barnett or others.

The procedure was 100 percent effective in alleviating the problem, but my doctor advised me to take it easy and spend this weekend relaxing at home.

We need to be advised as to whether there will be the termination of service on the grounds of redundancy for some or all of the workers as a result of the ownership change. If that is not the case, the matter needs to be settled as to whether there will be a renewal of the existing contract of employment, or the re-engagement under a new contract.

So I advised him then that if he had the courage and the heart to do it that he should go to the court and should reveal in detail, just as he had done to me, ... His purpose in having this conversation with me was to decide what he could do publicly to exonerate these two boys who were accused in his place.

She advised them that the building would be closed and secured for the evening as it is normally. She asked the students to leave at that time.

She advised me that my main job would be plotting stories and editing them. I would not have to bother with the artwork, which was a relief.

Mrs. Reagan remains at his side and is actively participating in his physical therapy sessions. She is encouraged by his progress, but has been advised by the doctors to remain cautious in her optimism.

My lawyers have advised me that I cannot answer these questions without jeopardizing my friends, my family and myself,

One of the worst enemies in such situations is overreaction and even panic. Nixon once advised that when circumstances are the hottest is when leaders must be the coolest.

My doctors and trainers have advised me that my leg needs to fully recover in order for me to play at the level that I'm accustomed to playing.

My doctor has advised me to take a break,

Neither informally or formally have I been advised of any such intention on her part.

Naturally, they're good at it. What greater assurance could a 30-mile-a- week runner have than to be advised by a salesman who's clocked 10, 20 or 30 thousand miles in his running career?

No formal charges have been made, but the authorities have advised that he is presently under investigation for violation of Article 276 of the Russian criminal code, which pertains to espionage.

On March 26, Abu Sulaiman advised us to tell Martin and Gracia's children that they would be released soon,

I wouldn't have advised him to say anything without a lawyer present.

If we had been, we would have advised against it.

I am going home and will resume my work. The doctors advised me to be 'sensible' for a week, ... So I will be as sensible as possible because I am a disciplined person.

Based on the information presented by Reggie Bush's attorney, our office has advised the attorney to consider referring these matters to law enforcement authorities.

I have been advised to rest for one week and have undergone tests on a chest infection. The high fever has weakened me. I hope that I will regain fitness before the series.

I have been advised by my solicitors not to comment on the matter as it is going to court.

I can't say there were parts I was offered and turned down, but there were meetings for parts that I didn't go to, meetings I should have gone to, meetings I was advised against going to. I listened to that advice.

GM would be advised to give him that board seat before he makes more trouble and becomes more of a nuisance,

If the facility is crowded or during peak time, a 30-minute limit is advised on all aerobic equipment.

He tried to wait as long as he could for an NBA call-up and continued to turn down different offers (overseas), so I advised him to go ahead and take advantage of this opportunity, then be ready for the NBA camps.

He had been resting well and recovering as anticipated. The physicians had advised us what to prepare for and everything seemed to be on schedule.

He had sought the advice of their legal counsel who advised there was no conflict of interest.

He has been advised to rest the injury pending a further re-assessment in the UK.

He has been wanting to talk to the police, ... He was pretty frantic to talk to the police. I advised him not to talk, and he didn't take my advice.

He might be well advised to shop around elsewhere. There might be other jurisdictions that might be more receptive to that lifestyle.

Whatever I say, whatever I do, the euro continues its movements so perhaps I am best advised not to say anything,

We took some real risks when we allowed Jeff to participate in the World Series. And our attorneys advised us there were risks. We felt we were well within the contract to allow him to do so. We felt we owed him the right and our fans the right to see him in the World Series if we got there.

Today, ABC advised the guild that it intends to pay residuals to performers based on the videocassette formula -- a formula that does not apply to this new platform. ABC's actions are flatly inconsistent with our collective-bargaining agreements and with labor law obligations and fail to fairly compensate performers for the use of their work and images.

He's advised the court what his name is. He's not required to do that under oath.

Goldberg called around to friends she has, including one in Chicago who works at the same firm Ken Starr does. This person recommended Goldberg to call Jackie Bennett at the OIC. Goldberg advised that the OIC knew who this person is, and that this person is very nervous at this time.

Gomes advised that he thought he extinguished the fire.

Going to Chicago was a good experience for me, ... I was advised that one year back in school, to develop my body and touch-up skills, will put me in a better position next year to hopefully get into the first round.

He's doing well. He wasn't feeling well back a few weeks ago. Doctors advised him to take some time off. ... Obviously, Parkinson's is a condition that does affect him. He wasn't feeling well, he sought his doctor's advice on it, they advised him to take some time off.

There is an appeal under discussion. Nancy will be advised as to her right to appeal.

Under federal regulations, it's the pilot's call. The tower would have asked for a flight plan and would have advised him to not take off. There's no stopping a pilot from taking off at any time. If the pilot makes that decision, under the federal air regulations, they can do that. However they have to be willing to accept the risk and it would certainly indicate extreme bad judgment.

I actually don't pay a lot of attention to the movie 'industry'... I just do the work when I get it. I never considered anything I was in, or did, as a possible breakthrough for me. I have advised other actors not to expect anything. Expecting a 'breakthrough' is almost an automatic for sure 'let down' or heartbreak.

He was great. We chatted quite a bit and he was very encouraging. He advised that I play Europe for a year before US tour. He did the same and his play was terrific.

I advised them to get it. If there's a bat flying around your house and you are suspicious that it had been there earlier, then you shouldn't waste time. It's very sad that the county didn't come up with it. But I can understand them sticking to protocol.

I advised Officer Johnson to stop the patrol car, ... and when we stopped, traffic going the other way stopped, too. I think (Wheatley) thought he could drive between the traffic on the yellow line but he lost control. He left over 60 feet of skid marks.

I advised him to speak to no one except me about the poisoning. I told him his (finger) prints at the church could be a problem. I said the police could search him and his property with a search warrant. I told him the residue in the can could implicate him. I advised him to maintain his normal work schedule.

I advised him that the president needs to make clear to the American people, in a way that he did to us today, his contrition, his sorrow for his actions, and he needs to do that not just once, he needs to understand that this is a process that is ongoing, that this issue will be raised time and again throughout the weeks, perhaps even months, ... He needs to address it on a continual basis with the kind of concern that he expressed to us today but he also needs to get to the issues that he was elected to address in this country.

I advised him not to wait until he's over the hill. I also told him don't do it because there's a big bag of gold, do it because your heart is in it.

has advised Mr. Rove that he has made no decision about whether or not to bring charges.

Just two candidates have asked my opinion about whether they should run for president or not, and I've advised both of them to become candidates, and he's one of them,

Just recently, within the last couple of days, (I was) advised by appointed experts that there's a mental retardation issue. And by law, we have to explore it. We have no choice.

Jim Wilkes is a like a father to me. He's a good friend. We have fun together, we golf together and we hang out. In fact, I just got off the phone with him and our relationship hasn't changed. He advised me, but I never paid him to be my adviser. He looks over me as a friend and will always do that. For people to say he will not, just is not true.

It (BHP) had first proposed that the wheat be provided on a deferred payment plan, and it had been advised by DFAT that that would be outside the UN sanctions and a breach of them.

I was advised to have a manager so that year I had one. He suggested I accept the part. So I just went on and did what they told me. It was awful! (on his appearance on "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir)

I was advised not to do Scream because no one likes horror movies. Then I heard, 'Don't audition because you can't do this bitchy role,' and 'You're way too friendly, no pun intended.' I was also told, 'Play the girlfriend or the doctor or the lawyer - the nice ones.' Now I'm getting scripts where I'm asked to play characters that are tough as nails, and I love it.

I think Wal-Mart would be best advised to take care of its existing customers as opposed to reaching up and trying to curry the favor of a more affluent customer.

I will not return to Baton Rouge for any reason, including any games scheduled for the end of this season or a contemplated next season. No person, much less the owner of NFL team, should have either he, his family or his friends subjected to this form of danger, intimidation and abuse. I was advised not to go but wanted to support the league.

I will mention that there have been discussions, from several local business people, about reviving the Union County Chamber of Commerce. If that begins to happen, I'll keep you advised of that.

Last week the Raiders advised they would be interested whether anything new had been uncovered in that area.

I see an extremely promotional shopping environment. I've advised my retail clients to be super aggressive Thanksgiving weekend. Retailers don't want to do it from a margin perspective, but otherwise they won't see shoppers in stores. Consumers have less money to spend and they'll take their 'less money' elsewhere.

I risked it once already. The risk was there the first time, but I came back because the team needed me. The medical people advised me not to play the first time. But I don't care about being hurt. The guys need me, I'm out there.

Paradoxically, perhaps, there seems nothing enduring to be gained in terms of meaningful life change purely from leisure, from having a great time. If you or I could redesign the world we'd certainly do it very differently, so that every time we took a magic vacation at some tropical paradise we would return full of more wisdom than the World Encyclopedia of Philosophical Quotations. Until then, we are well advised to accept the reality that the great lessons in life usually come to us through some form of extreme hardship.

Recovery doesn't happen until you get power and water back. If more people refuse to leave when advised or ordered, then it is going to take longer for everybody else to get back on their feet.

Relatives could be aggressively advised to stop smoking or, if lung cancer screening is recommended at some point in the future, this is a high-risk group that could be considered for regular screening.

Our position is that we take our lead from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Pakistani government and the Pakistan Cricket Board, ... At the moment unless we hear something or unless we are advised otherwise, the tour goes ahead as scheduled.

My smartest move was joining Google. It wasn't obvious at the time that it would be a good decision. A lot of people, many of my friends, advised me against it.

(Martz) advised us today that after he met with his consulting physician, his physical condition has worsened and he will be readmitted to the hospital...As a result of his condition, he will be unable to perform his head coaching responsibilities for an indefinite period of time.

The archdiocesan review board advised the archdiocese to remove Father McCormack from his parish, and the archdiocese refused to follow the advice.

My client was not advised as to the progress of the case. In technical terms, this was done without adequate notice.

We continue to lobby for a synthetic training track and although the advised installation has been put back two years (to 2008-09) we will continue to emphasise the urgency of this facility to Racing Victoria,

We dress up a room as best we can. The clients are advised to tidy up, but we know what to look out for. Furniture moved back creates a feeling of space, newspapers are removed, children's toys tidied away and washing up put away.

Well, I want to say something. This matter is in litigation. The lawyers have advised we not say anything.

We're very, very disappointed with his decision today. I think he is being advised that this is a political hot potato that he needs to get rid of, and I think it's bad advice.

With the economy starting to show signs of recovery, employees would be strongly advised to fully explore their career options.

When I inquired, I was advised that this employee would not be allowed to remain as the animal control officer, but would retain his duties with the water department.

We had conversations with people that advised us wisely. Is it a red flag? Absolutely, but it wasn't a coach who had a chronic history during his career.

We haven't been advised of any new cost-cutting programs by United Airlines.

Unfortunately, the arena owners have not offered any constructive response to these efforts and recently advised us that they are satisfied with the status quo. Accordingly, we have advised both parties that we have withdrawn from the process.

We deferred taking any action until we were assured that Coach Martz had regained his health. His doctor advised us that Mike was fully recovered on January 1, 2006.

We advised clients to downgrade the shares because this is a company that has a troubled balance sheet, and the Mexican receivable issues problem adds another layer to the story of a company that is struggling to turn itself around.

Upon learning that Siegfried & Roy's 200-plus employees have been advised to find other jobs, PETA and I are urging the show to use some of the millions of dollars it has made from exotic animals to build a state-of-the-art sanctuary and immediately retire all the animals in the Mirage compound.

We were advised that we should wait until after the final report comes back,

We were advised that nobody could stop us from pursuing our craft simply because we had honed, or even developed that craft while working at a company.

We were advised by officials on the ground to take the matter into our own hands.