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.
Unknown, Author
By swallowing evil words unsaid, no one has ever harmed his stomach.
Churchill, Winston
If everybody thought before they spoke, the silence would be deafening.
Barzan, George
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.
Vonnegut, Kurt
Most conversations are simply monologues delivered in the presence of a witness.
Millar, Margaret
Of those who say nothing, few are silent.
Neiel, Thomas
If writers wrote as carelessly as some people talk, then adhasdh asdglaseuyt[bn[ pasdlgkhasdfasdf.
Snicket, Lemony
It is better to keep one's mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and resolve all doubt.
Lincoln, Abraham
The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them.
Stevenson, Adlai E.
The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech.
Shaw, George Bernard
Never miss a good chance to shut up.
Will Rogers
The older I grow the more I listen to people who don't talk much.
Glien, Germain G.