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Talking too much16 quotes
A fool uttereth all his mind. — Proverbs 29:11 · 686 BCSpeeches measured by the hour, die with the hour. — Thomas Jefferson · 1824I detect, like me, you're endowed with the gift of gab. — Everett · 2000You can't learn anything when you're talking. That's a fact of life. As long as you're talking, you're not listening. — Rocky Balboa · 2015The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter. — Dashiell Hammett · 1930Oh, now you’re saying that I’m redundant, that I repeat myself, that I say things over and over! — Frasier Crane · 1985All 16 quotes →Talking4 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
Not being able to speak is not the same as not speaking. You seem as if you like to talk. I like to let people talk who like to talk. It makes it easier to find out how full of shit they are. — Lee · 1998Never say more than is necessary. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan · 1775Communication1 quote
Constantly talking isn't necessarily communicating. — Joel Barish · 2004Effective communication1 quote
Constantly talking isn't necessarily communicating. — Joel Barish · 2004Ignoring people1 quote
I talk a lot, so I’ve learned to tune myself out. — Kelly Kapoor · 2010Listening1 quote
You can't learn anything when you're talking. That's a fact of life. As long as you're talking, you're not listening. — Rocky Balboa · 2015Think before speaking1 quote
Sometimes I’ll start a sentence and I don’t even know where it’s going. I just hope I find it along the way. — Michael Scott · 2009Women1 quote
The pleasure of talking is the inextinguishable passion of woman. — Alain Rene Lesage · 1724