Knows Quote by Sandra Cisneros

People in general attach too much importance to words. They are under the illusion that talking effects great results. As a matter of fact,…

— Theodore Dreiser

I keep shut when I'm told to but not when I'm speaking.

— Alyssa Tillmon

I think people talk too much anyway. Sometimes people are talking to me and in my mind I'm just like “shut up, shut up,…

— Ellen DeGeneres

People speak because they are afraid of silence. They speak mechanically whether aloud or to themselves. They are intoxicated by this vocal gruel that…

— Andreï Makine

Keeping silent when you are expected to speak, is powerful

— Florah

It is true that words have power, and one of the things they are able to do is get out of someone’s mouth before…

— Terry Pratchett

People ask me why I use words and the reason, of course, is that words talk to you. I mean, they're something that are…

— Robert Barry

Why do people keep talking things which you don't want to hear?

— Amit

I know if you talk faster and use more ten-dollar words than everyone around you, you convince half of them that they should shut…

— Robert Downey, Jr

When we realize that words can destroy something good, wonderful, and dear, and that by keeping silent we can avoid causing the least damage…

— Robert Walser

When people are speaking, they require our undivided attention. We focus on them; we listen very carefully. We listen to the spoken words and…

— Frances Hesselbein

When we turn around and come face to face with our destiny, we discover that spoken words are not enough. I know so many…

— Anonymous