--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: The thing about my smart mouth is I have…" description: "\"“The thing about my smart mouth is I have zero control over it. Some people's words pass through a filter before they talk—you can see it on their face..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dec/dalya-moon-55201_three-things_the-thing-about-my-smart-mouth-is-i-have_1135564.jpg" --- # The thing about my smart mouth is I have zero control over… ![“The thing about my smart mouth is I have zero control over it. Some people's words pass through a filter before they talk—you can see it on their faces as they rehearse their sentences quickly before speaking. While they're figuring out what to say, I've already said three things, two of them…” quote by Dalya Moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dec/dalya-moon-55201_three-things_the-thing-about-my-smart-mouth-is-i-have_1135564.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dec/dalya-moon-55201_three-things_the-thing-about-my-smart-mouth-is-i-have_1135564.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dec/dalya-moon-55201_three-things_the-thing-about-my-smart-mouth-is-i-have_1135564.jpg) > ““The thing about my smart mouth is I have zero control over it. Some people's words pass through a filter before they talk—you can see it on their faces as they rehearse their sentences quickly before speaking. While they're figuring out what to say, I've already said three things, two of them socially inappropriate.”” [Dalya Moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalya-moon/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The speaker describes an impulsive speech habit that outpaces others’ mental filtering, leading to socially awkward remarks. **In simple terms:** I speak before I think, often saying inappropriate things. Key Takeaway Pause and think before speaking. Themes communication self-awareness social interaction Mood anxious reflective Type advice personal narrative When to use this quote - team meetings - social gatherings - online chats - public speaking Key Concepts impulsivity social cognition filtering Questions to Reflect On - How can I train a mental pause? - What strategies help filter thoughts before speaking? 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They're not ever intended to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-fox/ninety-eight-percent-of-the-things-that-come-out-of-my-mouth-are/) [Megan Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-fox/) > [ “A hasty dog always burns his mouth. \[192\]” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sol-t-plaatje/a-hasty-dog-always-burns-his-mouth-192/) [Sol T. Plaatje](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sol-t-plaatje/) > [I was born with a silver microphone in my mouth, and that was an advantage. My father wrote books and was also a great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-dimbleby/i-was-born-with-a-silver-microphone-in-my-mouth-and-that-was-an/) [Jonathan Dimbleby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-dimbleby/) > [I don't mind people want to think Muhammad is the greatest fighter around. Everybody wants to make him great because of his mouth, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-frazier/i-don-t-mind-people-want-to-think-muhammad-is-the-greatest-fighter/) [Joe Frazier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-frazier/) > [I've followed Gary Oldman his whole career... I've watched the movies he's directed, like 'Nil by Mouth' - I've seen that five times!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-kinnaman/i-ve-followed-gary-oldman-his-whole-career-i-ve-watched-the-movies-he/) [Joel Kinnaman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-kinnaman/) > [I really like using the softening cream. It helps me go out there with confidence to do what I need to do, and at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-degrom/i-really-like-using-the-softening-cream-it-helps-me-go-out-there-with/) [Jacob deGrom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-degrom/) > [“These are Tyler's words coming out of my mouth. I am Tyler's mouth. I am Tyler's hands.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-palahniuk/these-are-tyler-s-words-coming-out-of-my-mouth-i-am-tyler-s-mouth-i/) [Chuck Palahniuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-palahniuk/) > [When 'Nil By Mouth' was released, people thought that's what we were actually like, that they'd put me and Ray in front of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-burke/when-nil-by-mouth-was-released-people-thought-that-s-what-we-were/) [Kathy Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-burke/) > [“It's like I'm giving birth from my mouth.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dmytry-karpov/it-s-like-i-m-giving-birth-from-my-mouth/) [Dmytry Karpov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dmytry-karpov/) > [Say me aye," he whispered against her mouth. "Say me aye." 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