“Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.”

“Can't stand all these poisonous creatures, all these snakes and insects and fish and things. Wretched things, biting everybody. And then people expect me to tell them what to do about it. I'll tell them what to do. Don't get bitten in the first place. (quoting Dr. Struan Sutherland)”

“The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them to do. The bad news is that they do what you tell them to do. ”

“Do not tell people how to live their lives. Just tell them stories and they will figure out how those stories apply to them.”

“Do you know how some people can do anything?”“What do you mean?”“I mean, you tell them to write a tune, they give you a symphony right there. You tell them to write a book, they write you a novel in a day. You tell them to move a spoon without touching it, they move it. If they want something, they make it happen. Miracles, almost.”

“Sometimes...I don't tell people about their wrongdoings.I tell them about the gain of doing otherwise.”