The forces of retribution are always listening. They never…

There is such a thing as tempting the gods. Talking too much, too soon and with too much self-satisfaction has always seemed to me…

— Meg Greenfield

Trust your instincts: they tend to see you right. By listening to them, at least you can sleep at night.

— Anonymous

We used to say that those amongst us with the most sins are those who spend their time talking about the sins of others.

— Ibn Sirin

You've got to avoid overcoaching. You've got to avoid talking too much. You've got to avoid showing players that you're the boss every time.…

— Red Auerbach

We seldom repent talking little, but very often talking too much.

— Jean de la Bruyere

As a child, all you see is that adults are not playing. Adults are not talking too much. Adults don't want to relate to…

— Alejandro Zambra

Some actors like encouragement. Some actors prefer to have pressure. And sometimes, for some actors, its better to give your comment by silence, because…

— Wong Kar-wai

Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's…

— Lucy Maud Montgomery

“Busy hands achieve more than idle tongues.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“I choose to choose few words each day. Yes! few words that count. Few words that can make impact. Few words that talk much.…

— Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

“Talking is fantastically overrated. Too many people do too much of it. It stuns the hell out of me how so many people like…

— Benjamin Alire Sáenz

“Here’s a story, and you don’t have to visit many houses to find it. One person is talking, the other one is not really…

— Mary Oliver

One of the basic causes for all the trouble in the world today is that people talk too much and think too little. They…

— Margaret Chase Smith

“The profundity of that remark reduces me to silence.”

— Mary Elgin

“Words often bring with them the illusion of transparency, as though they allowed us to understand everything, control everything, put everything in order. Modernity…

— Robert Sarah