― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
“Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.”
― Brian Tracy
― Brian Tracy
“Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.”
― Ambrose Bierce
― Ambrose Bierce
“Seeing her sitting there unresponsive makes me realize that silence has a sound.”
― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper
― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper
“Many times in life I've regretted the things I've said without
thinking. But I've never regretted the things I said nearly as much as
the words I left unspoken.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Sugar Daddy
― Lisa Kleypas, Sugar Daddy
“Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.”
― William S. Burroughs, The Job: Interviews with William S. Burroughs
― William S. Burroughs, The Job: Interviews with William S. Burroughs
“The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.”
― Mark Twain
― Mark Twain
“Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.”
― George Eliot, Impressions of Theophrastus Such
― George Eliot, Impressions of Theophrastus Such
“You should try not to talk so much, friend. You'll sound far less stupid that way.
- Breeze”
― Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn: The Final Empire
- Breeze”
― Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn: The Final Empire
“Never tell your problems to anyone...20% don't care and the other 80% are glad you have them.”
― Lou Holtz
― Lou Holtz
“Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but
far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the
tempting moment.”
― Benjamin Franklin
― Benjamin Franklin
“You know about fixing cars, you're athletic, and you know when to shut up."
"That last one isn't a skill."
"Honey, trust me. It's a skill.”
― Simone Elkeles, Rules of Attraction
"That last one isn't a skill."
"Honey, trust me. It's a skill.”
― Simone Elkeles, Rules of Attraction
“It is always assumed by the empty-headed, who chatter about
themselves for want of something better, that people who do not discuss
their affairs openly must have something to hide.”
― Honoré de Balzac, Père Goriot
― Honoré de Balzac, Père Goriot
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