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title: "10 Quit Talking Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Quit Talking quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Quit Talking sayings and thoughts."
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> [People ought to quit talking to the press.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-mcauliffe/people-ought-to-quit-talking-to-the-press/)

[Terry McAuliffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-mcauliffe/)

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> [The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walt-disney/the-way-to-get-started-is-to-quit-talking-and-begin-doing/)

[Walt Disney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walt-disney/)

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> [“They got stoneder and stoneder and quit talking.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-lethem/they-got-stoneder-and-stoneder-and-quit-talking/)

[Jonathan Lethem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-lethem/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38b/jonathan-lethem-1403_241_they-got-stoneder-and-stoneder-and-quit_1557393.png)

> [“We were all born to dream but to tap into the right dimension we have to quit talking and get into business.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/euginia-herlihy/we-were-all-born-to-dream-but-to-tap-into-the-right-dimension-we-have/)

[Euginia Herlihy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/euginia-herlihy/)

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> [Every time I talked about making a picture I didn't do it. I had already done it - talking about it! I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-callahan/every-time-i-talked-about-making-a-picture-i-didn-t-do-it-i-had/)

[Harry Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-callahan/)

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> [People are ignorant. Quit talking crap, if you're wanting to fight, do it already. If not, drop it and chill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/people-are-ignorant-quit-talking-crap-if-you-re-wanting-to-fight-do/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I better quit my talking 'cause I told you all I know But please remember, pardner, wherever you may go The people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-guthrie/i-better-quit-my-talking-cause-i-told-you-all-i-know-but-please/)

[Woody Guthrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-guthrie/)

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> [We can talk about it all we want. But there comes a time when you just have to get it done and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-helton/we-can-talk-about-it-all-we-want-but-there-comes-a-time-when-you-just/)

[Todd Helton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-helton/)

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> [“There are a couple of utterly important rules to writing anything, whether it's a novel, a short story or a collection of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-trandahl/there-are-a-couple-of-utterly-important-rules-to-writing-anything/)

[Nicholas Trandahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-trandahl/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd3/nicholas-trandahl-29310_beginning_there-are-a-couple-of-utterly-important_2362149.jpg)

> [Until a man can quit talking loudly to himself in order to shout down the memories of blunderings and gropings, he is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-thurber/until-a-man-can-quit-talking-loudly-to-himself-in-order-to-shout-down/)

[James Thurber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-thurber/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d58/james-thurber-1534_distress_until-a-man-can-quit-talking-loudly-to-h_1453425.png)

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