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Talking15 quotes
He’s nice, bit of a close talker. — Jerry Seinfeld · 1994You can't believe this woman. She's one of these low-talkers. You can't hear a word she's saying! You're always going "excuse me?", "what was that?" — Jerry Seinfeld · 1993You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Then who the hell else are you talkin' to? You talkin' to me? Well I'm the only one here. Who the fuck do you think you're talking to? Oh yeah, yeah. Okay. — Travis Bickle · 1976Weigh’st thy words before thou giv’st them breath. — William Shakespeare · 1604Talkers are no good doers. Be assured
We go to use our hands and not our tongues. — William Shakespeare · 1597We talkin' or we racin'? — Dominic Toretto · 2011All 15 quotes →Talking too much4 quotes
I detect, like me, you're endowed with the gift of gab. — Everett · 2000If talk was money, Doc, you'd be the best customer I got. — Bartender · 1939I don't know, but some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don't they? — The Scarecrow · 1939Constantly talking isn't necessarily communicating. — Joel Barish · 2004Tact and discretion2 quotes
He who knows does not speak.
He who speaks does not know. — Lao Tzu · 400 BCWhen you have nothing to say, say nothing. — Charles Caleb Colton · 1820Words vs. actions2 quotes
Talkers are no good doers. Be assured
We go to use our hands and not our tongues. — William Shakespeare · 1597We talkin' or we racin'? — Dominic Toretto · 2011Careless speech1 quote
Weigh’st thy words before thou giv’st them breath. — William Shakespeare · 1604Communication1 quote
Constantly talking isn't necessarily communicating. — Joel Barish · 2004Effective communication1 quote
Constantly talking isn't necessarily communicating. — Joel Barish · 2004Eloquence1 quote
Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two things. — Ben Jonson · 1637Ignorance1 quote
He who knows does not speak.
He who speaks does not know. — Lao Tzu · 400 BCSilence is golden1 quote
Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better. Silence is deep as Eternity; speech is shallow as Time. — Thomas Carlyle · 1838Think before speaking1 quote
Weigh’st thy words before thou giv’st them breath. — William Shakespeare · 1604