Steve Jobs

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.

American Businessman

Jim Carrey

I got a lot of support from my parents. That's the one thing I always appreciated. They didn't tell me I was being stupid; they told me I was being funny.

Canadian Comedian

Rihanna

Music helps me tell my story. That's where I can really be heard. But there's so much focus on the things that aren't music.

American Musician

Joe Biden

A gaffe in Washington is someone telling the truth, and telling the truth has never hurt me.

American President

Virginia Woolf

If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.

British Author

Muhammad Ali

My way of joking is to tell the truth. That's the funniest joke in the world.

American Boxer

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Ask an older person you respect to tell you his or her greatest regret.

American Author

Mark Twain

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

American Writer

Vladimir Lenin

A lie told often enough becomes the truth.

Russian Leader

Bob Marley

Jamaican Singer

Use 'tell' when you want to share specific information directly with someone.

Sharing Information

'Tell' isn't used for stating facts or general information; use 'say' instead.

Not for Facts

'Tell' always requires a direct object to indicate whom the information is given to.

Direct Object

Use 'tell' for giving instructions or orders to someone directly.

Give Instructions

'Tell' in this sense usually expects the listener to take some action.

Expect Action

'Tell' can be used when expressing that someone's appearance reveals their feelings or situation.

Reveal Emotions

Sometimes 'tell' is used to mean that something implies a deeper meaning or truth.

Imply Meaning

When 'tell' means to distinguish, it's about noticing small details or differences.

Notice Details

Using 'can't tell' indicates uncertainty about making a judgment or decision.

Uncertain Judgment

'Tell' is often used when someone reports another's misbehavior, sometimes seen negatively.

Reporting Misdeeds

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 that didn't violate the first law of thermodynamics, it still wouldn't work in the real world because of the second law. The second law of thermodynamics tells us that energy tends to spread out through processes like friction.

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 you may only make one statement, and you cannot tell them any new information. What can you say to help free the prisoners without incurring the dictator's wrath? After thinking long and hard,

Can you solve the...

 as much as we are looking for another self. Now, all over the world, there is one word that people who have affairs always tell me. They feel alive.