“Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are.”
José Ortega Y Gasset (1883–1955) Spanish liberal philosopher and essayist
Source: Man and Crisis (1962), p. 94.
Every Last Drop, Character: Joe Pitt (narration)
Joe Pitt Casebooks
“Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are.”
José Ortega Y Gasset (1883–1955) Spanish liberal philosopher and essayist
Source: Man and Crisis (1962), p. 94.
Sarah McLachlan (1968) Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter
Good Enough
Song lyrics, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
“Tell me what you listen to, and I'll tell you who you are.”
Tiffanie DeBartolo (1970) American writer
Source: How to Kill a Rock Star
“Tell me how you read and I'll tell you who you are.”
Martin Heidegger (1889–1976) German philosopher
“Tell me how you want to die, and I'll tell you who you are.”
Emil M. Cioran (1911–1995) Romanian philosopher and essayist
Variant: Tell me how you want to die, and I'll tell you who you are.
Source: Tears and Saints (1937)
“If you tell me how you get your feeling of importance, I'll tell you what you are.”
Dale Carnegie How to Win Friends and Influence People
Source: How to Win Friends and Influence People
“I'll be anything you want, just tell me what you want and I'll be that.”
Nicholas Sparks book The Notebook
Source: The Notebook
“Let me tell you what is in the bill, and I'll let you all decide whether or not this is "weak."”
Joe Biden (1942) 47th Vice President of the United States (in office from 2009 to 2017)
[...] It provides 53 death penalty offenses. Weak as can be, you know? We do everything but hang people for jaywalking in this bill. That's weak stuff.
Regarding the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, which he wrote
Senate, , quoted in * 2019-07-23
Biden Walks Back His Previous Tough On Crime Stance Now That Criminal Justice Reform Is Popular
Beth Baumann
Town Hall
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/07/23/biden-walks-back-his-previous-toughoncrime-stance-now-that-criminal-justice-reform-is-popular-n2550504
1990s
Arthur M. Jolly (1969) American writer
Sarah, Act I, Scene 4
Past Curfew (2009)