Joshua Malina Quotes

My mother is a great source of advice and wisdom and consolation for me.

We all admire the wisdom of people who come to us for advice.

To think well and to consent to obey someone giving good advice are the same thing.

Whoever does not have a good father should procure one.

Being with someone who is smart and gives good advice adds tremendously wonderful elements to your life.

Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.

Lily's really together - she's a sharp kid and one of the smartest human beings I have ever met. Whatever she is doing, if she needs any advice, I'm there for her. Kids are going to make their own decisions, but I guess that the only thing you can do as a parent is to offer support. And I do.

My girls have been a great support to me. I come to them when I need to make a decision; they love to watch me work.

A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.

Wise people, my parents.

The one thing I cannot support in a woman is stupidity.

Fools need advice most, but wise men only are the better for it.

Intelligence complicates. Wisdom simplifies.

A mentor, a 'teacher,' is like an editor. I absolutely value my editor, who is my teacher.

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.

I've had lots of good advice.

It is said that the night brings counsel, but it is not said that the counsel is necessarily good.

For a man, there's a big responsibility that comes with having a boy because men are made by their fathers. If you've got a good productive man around it's better. I have such a close relationship with my dad and that responsibility to produce a good man is something I think about.

Intelligence alone does not get us where we need to go or even necessarily where we want to go. For that, the human creature must exercise harder-won capacities of wisdom, and wise action.

My parents are my role models. All they've done for me, they're just major people in my life. They've stood by me and got me where I am today.

All I can say to the kids is if you've a problem in fishing or life, if you talk to an older person, you're gonna end up alright, because nine times out of 10, they've been through the same thing.

Older and wiser voices can help you find the right path, if you are only willing to listen.

I think once I fail enough as a dad, I'll be looking for help wherever I can get it. I just need enough time to screw things up and then I'll start looking to TV dads for advice.

Know or listen to those who know.

My lessons didn't come at my father's knee. Like all good lessons, they were learned from example.