“Being told by the IMF to go easy on austerity is like being told by the Spanish Inquisition to be more tolerant of heretics.”

“Power is being told you're not loved and not being destroyed by it.”

“When you come that close to not being here, or being told they are going to take your foot off, it changes everything in your life.”

“Whenever I was upset by something in the papers, [Jack] always told me to be more tolerant, like a horse flicking away flies in the summer.”

“Like the East Side tenement, our house was seldom without the sound of music or laughter or questions being asked or stories being told.”

“I hate being told what to do! Especially by myself!”

“Being told that love is forbidden does not kill love. It strengthens it.”

“"Our guide, a fisherman. A good fellow." "He doesn't hate us?" "Hate us?" "I keep being told how the Spanish hate us, sir." "He hates the French, like I do, Sharpe. If there is one constancy in this vale of tears, it is always hate the damned French, always."”

“Don’t worry about it. We’re used to being told to go screw ourselves. And that’s from the people who actually like us. You should hear what our enemies say. (Nykyrian)”

“I pride myself on being incorrigible. I have a very hard time being told what to do.”