“I always advise people never to give advice.”

“We talk about issues, but I'm not his adviser, I'm his wife… I find that it's really best not to give your spouse a lot of advice. I don't want a lot of advice from him.”

“It is always a silly thing to give advice, but to give good advice is absolutely fatal.”

“People ask what gives me the authority to give advice? I say, First of all, I don't give advice. Dr Phil gives advice. Mr T helps people. I motivate them, I inspire them, I give them hope, and I plant the seed so they can feel good about themselves.”

“Long engagements give people the opportunity of finding out each other's character before marriage, which is never advisable.”

“The greatest luxury of riches is that they enable you to escape so much good advice. The rich are always advising the poor; but the poor seldom return the compliment.”

“Always ask for advice but never take it.”

“To speak frankly, I am not in favour of long engagements. They give people the opportunity of finding out each other's character before marriage, which I think is never advisable.”

“Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it.”

“I must say that "Give Peace a Chance" has always seemed to me to be sensible advice.”