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Quotations
 | In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense. — Voltaire, 1694-1778, French philosopher & writer 11 likes |
 | When a woman speaks, it is to say nothing, so when she does not say anything, she is talking. — Georges Feydeau, 1862-1921, French playwright 7 likes |
 | Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen. — Ambrose Bierce, 1842–1914, American writer 6 likes |
 | An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows. — Dwight Eisenhower, 1890-1969, American general & President 6 likes |
 | A Fool’s Tongue is long enough to cut his own Throat. — Dr. Thomas Fuller, 1654-1734, English physician and adage collector 6 likes |
 | My most useful acting tip came from my pal John Wayne. Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much. — Michael Caine, 1933-, English actor 5 likes |
 | We know that he has, more than any other man, the gift of compressing the largest number of words into the smallest amount of thought. — Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953 (on Ramsay MacDonald, he first Labour Party Prime Minister) 4 likes |
 | People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little. — Jean Jacques Rousseau, 1712-1778, Swiss-French philosopher 4 likes |
 | We seldom repent talking little, but very often talking too much. — Jean de La Bruyère, 1645-1696, French writer 4 likes |
 | Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted. — Jules Renard, 1864-1910, French writer 4 likes |
 | Don't talk unless you can improve the silence. — Jorge Luis Borges, 1899-1986, Argentine writer 4 likes |
 | You can't know too much, but you can say too much. — Calvin Coolidge, 1872-1933, American President [1923-1929] 3 likes |
 | People do not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but to maintain an opinion for the sake of talking. — William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic 3 likes |
 | The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. — Walt Disney, 1901-1966, American businessman & cartoonist 3 likes |
 | War is young men dying and old men talking. — Franklin Roosevelt, 1882-1945, American President [1936-1945] 3 likes |
 | If only our great thinkers could learn to talk, and our great talkers could learn to think. — Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist 3 likes |
| My dialogue coach said to do a Texas accent, you lean on the next word, and that was the clue to me. — Michael Caine, 1933-, English actor 3 likes |
 | You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts. — Khalil Gibran, 1883-1931, Lebanese-American poet & philosopher 2 likes |
 | I never learn anything talking. I only learn things when I ask questions. — Lou Holtz, 1937-, American football coach 2 likes |
 | It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much. — Yogi Berra, 1925-2015, American baseball player & humorist 2 likes |
 | There is more to talking than just words. |
 | Writing is a fine thing, because it combines the two pleasures of talking to yourself and talking to a crowd. |
 | People who have little to do are excessive talkers. |
 | Whoever talks too much wants to deceive. |
| One mark of a second-rate mind is to be always telling stories. |
 | Most of the successful people I’ve known are the ones who do more listening than talking. — Bernard Baruch, 1870-1965, American businessman & statesman |
 | Never talk for half a minute without pausing and giving others a chance to join in. |
 | There’s more to life than making shallow, fairly obvious observations. |
 | Women never intervene in my novels simply because they would talk all the time and the others would have nothing more to say. |
 | We all talk to ourselves. Those we call mad just talk a little louder. — Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist |
 | After all is said and done, a hell lot of a lot more is said than done. — H.L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American columnist & cultural critic |
 | The ineptitude and folly of the bishops’ and popes’ chatter would annoy us, if we old Catholics had not fortunately learned as little children to sleep during the sermon. |
Funny Quotes
 | I haven't spoken to my wife in years. I didn't want to interrupt her. — Rodney Dangerfield, 1924-2004, American comedian 5 likes |
 | God is silent. Now if only man would shut up. — Woody Allen, 1935-, American actor & film director 3 likes |
Ancient Greek
 | It is greed to do all the talking and not be willing to listen. Πλεονεξίη το πάντα λέγειν, μηδέν δε εθέλειν ακούειν. — Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 5 likes |
 | A multitude of words is no proof of a prudent mind. Ού τι τα πολλά έπη φρονίμην απεφήνατο δόξαν. — Thales of Miletus, 643-548 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 5 likes |
 | No one believes those who talk much even when they are telling the truth. Απιστούνται δ’ oι λάλοι καν αληθεύωσιν. — Plutarch, 47-120 AD, Ancient Greek historian 5 likes |
 | If you do not check your tongue, you will be in trouble. Ει μη καθέξεις γλώσσαν, έσται σοι κακά. — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Aegeus 3 likes |
 | No fool can be silent at a feast. Ουδείς αν μωρός σιωπάν εν συμποσίω δύναται. — Solon, 630-560 BC, Ancient Greek lawmaker & philosopher 2 likes |
| Of unbridled talk and lawless follies misfortune is the end. Αχαλίνων στομάτων, ανόμου τ’ αφροσύνας το τέλος δυστυχία. — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Bacchae 2 likes |
Proverbs
 | Truth gives a short answer, while the lie usually babbles. 7 likes |
 | Who talks too much, nobody listens to. 2 likes |
Movie Quotes
 | You know, you haven't stopped talking since I came here? You must have been vaccinated with a phonograph needle. — from the film Duck Soup (1933) 4 likes |
 | You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Well, who the hell else are you talkin' to? You talkin' to me? Well, I'm the only one here. — from the film Taxi Driver (1976) 4 likes |
