Quotes on speaking
Coolidge was known for his terse speech and reticence. A woman bet her friend that she could get Coolidge to speak to her, which was something he was reluctant to do. She went up to him and said: "Hello, Mr. President, I bet my friend that I could get you to say three words to me." "You lose," Coolidge replied dryly, and walked away.
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By swallowing evil words unsaid, no one has ever harmed his stomach.
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Winston Churchill Quotes
If everybody thought before they spoke, the silence would be deafening.
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George Barzan Quotes
People have to talk about something just to keep their voice boxes in working order so they'll have good voice boxes in case there's ever anything really meaningful to say.
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Kurt Vonnegut Quotes
Most conversations are simply monologues delivered in the presence of a witness.
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Margaret Millar Quotes
Of those who say nothing, few are silent.
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Thomas Neiel Quotes
Be careful of your thoughts; they may become words at any moment.
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Ira Gassen Quotes
In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet.
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Winston Churchill Quotes
When you're arguing with a fool, make sure he isn't doing the same thing.
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Lemony Snicket Quotes
Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.
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Publilius Syrus Quotes
Foolishness always results when the tongue outraces the brain.
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It is better to keep one's mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and resolve all doubt.
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Abraham Lincoln Quotes
The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.
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Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them.
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Adlai E. Stevenson Quotes
Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.
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Martin Farquhar Tupper Quotes
One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.
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Will Durant Quotes
Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if he kept his mouth shut.
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Author Unknown Quotes
The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech.
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George Bernard Shaw Quotes
Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; argument an exchange of ignorance.
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Robert Quillen Quotes
Never miss a good chance to shut up.
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Will Rogers Quotes
Talk to people about themselves and they will listen for hours.
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Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.
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Horace Quotes
The difference between a smart man and a wise man is that a smart man knows what to say, a wise man knows whether or not to say it.
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Frank M. Garafola Quotes
The older I grow the more I listen to people who don't talk much.
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Germain G. Glien Quotes
The true genius shudders at incompleteness - and usually prefers silence to saying something which is not everything it should be.
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Edgar Allan Poe Quotes
Keep your words soft and tender because tomorrow you may have to eat them.
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Author Unknown Quotes
The easiest way to save face is to keep the lower half shut.
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