But when spoken this week by Frederick Buechner, a Presbyterian minister widely known as the author of more than 30 works of fiction and nonfiction, they came across as both advice and a statement of principle.
The best way to reduce risk of disease is to follow public health travel advice," a WHO statement said.
House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), who last month called on the White House to follow OGE's advice, said in a statement Wednesday that his committee would continue to monitor the issue.
The authors sensibly include statements that could be construed as direct advice (for instance a statement like, "don't drink red wine – it causes breast cancer") and statements from which one might infer health advice (like, "red wine causes breast cancer").
Perhaps, upon reflection, Kalanick decided to take a bit of his own advice, and issued a statement the day after the video went public accepting responsibility for his actions and noting, "This is the first time I've been willing to admit that I need leadership help and I intend to get it".
"When a noise complaint is made, our teams attend and issue advice," it said in a statement.
Mr Wray first raised the national security issues, on the advice of MI5, in a statement in March but he refused say when that meeting took place.
"Harriet Miers is a trusted adviser on whom I have relied for straightforward advice," Mr. Bush said in a statement released this week.
Sachs and Abu-Shanab say they are currently seeking legal advice and will release a statement in the coming days.
"Last session the General Assembly decided that it is not a crime for very ill people in the State of Maryland to use marijuana for palliative purposes in accordance with medical advice," Raskin said in a statement on Friday.
