Keeping Your Mouth Shut Famous Quotes & Sayings
38 Keeping Your Mouth Shut Famous Sayings, Quotes and Quotation.
She had trouble keeping her mouth shut when she didn't agree with someone or felt they were just plain stupid.— Sierra Hill
A man may betray Jesus Christ by speaking too many words, and he may betray him through keeping his mouth shut.— Oswald Chambers
A special skill, like speaking several languages, or keeping your mouth shut in one.— Evan Esar
Maybe I'm stupid. Maybe I'm just as evil as he is by keeping my mouth shut. But he told me once that I was different. And I can't help but hope that me being different is the one thing in this world that can save him from what he fears the most ... Himself.— Lauren Hammond
Once in a while it happens that I vomit up a bunny ... it's not reason for one to blush and isolate oneself and to walk around keeping one's mouth shut.— Julio Cortazar
Hardly a man ever made a fool of himself by keeping his bloody mouth shut.— Jim Butcher
I won't regret saying this, this thing that I'm saying. Is it better than keeping my mouth shut? That goes without saying. Call, break it off call, break my own heart.— Tegan Quin
If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut— Albert Einstein
He's becoming useless. Worse than useless," Sam said. Then, relenting, he said, "We'll get past it."— Michael Grant
"You mean you and Quinn?"
"Yeah."
Astrid considered just keeping her mouth shut, not pushing it. But this was a talk she needed to have with Sam sooner or later. "I don't think he's going to get over it."
"You don't know him that well."
"He's jealous of you."
"Well, of course I am so terribly handsome," Sam said, straining to make a joke of it.
"He's one kind of person, you're another. When life is going along normally, you're sort of the same. But when life turns strange and scary, when there's a crisis, suddenly you're completely different people. It's not Quinn's fault, really, but he's not brave. He's not strong. You are.
Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.— Patrick Rothfuss
(T)here was a story they used to tell at home about a girl whose punishment was that every time she opened her mouth, snakes and toads came out, snakes and toads with every word. The book didn't say what she did about it, but I've always assumed she probably ended up keeping her mouth shut.— Thomas Mann
Perhaps, deep down inside that rugged shell of yours, there is a little girl desperately waiting for her Prince Charming to propose."— Sylvain Neuvel
"Of course there is. Only until now, I'd been pretty successful at keeping that little brat's mouth shut.
Not being categorized is like keeping your mouth shut. Categorization is linguistic, people trying to understand each other. Words are misty, language is a fog. I want to be in as many boxes as possible, describe myself as thickly as possible.— Kalan Sherrard
In some cases is keeping your mouth shut the best answer.— Dalai Lama
Then they held my mouth shut for a while and hit me in the face, and with a whip across chest and back. I then collapsed, rolled on the floor, always keeping face down and no longer replied to any of their questions.— Ernst Thalmann
You know, Suzy, they ain't no way in the world to get in trouble by keeping your mouth shut. You look back at every mess you ever got in and you'll find your tongue started it.— John Steinbeck
At Last a Real Cure A woman goes to the Doctor, worried about her husband's temper. The Doctor asks: "What's the problem? The woman says: "Doctor, I don't know what to do. Every day my husband seems to lose his temper for no reason. It scares me." The Doctor says: "I have a cure for that. When it seems that your husband is getting angry, just take a glass of water and start swishing it in your mouth. Just swish and swish but don't swallow it until he either leaves the room or goes to bed and is asleep." Two weeks later the woman comes back to the doctor looking fresh and reborn. The woman says: "Doctor that was a brilliant idea! Every time my husband started losing it, I swished with water. I swished and swished, and he calmed right down! How does a glass of water do that?" The Doctor says: "The water itself does nothing. It's keeping your mouth shut that does the trick...— Steve Mihaly
Joe didn't like talking so much. He had already used more words in this room than he had in the past month. But he had no choice but to continue. Self-doubt began to creep into his consciousness, like a black storm cloud easing over the top of the mountains. He wasn't sure this was a job he could do well, a role he could play competently. Joe liked working the margins, keeping his mouth shut, observing from the sidelines. He did his best to block out the image of the thunderhead rolling over.— C.J. Box
I don't really know of the Jewish tradition of comedy, only the Jewish tradition of not keeping your mouth shut. Complaining about all that is hard, unfair or ridiculous in life-having strong feelings, and not being able to suppress them. That, to me, is Jewish.— Fred Melamed
Keeping your mouth shut is a devastating weapon. Your silence will make your opponent want to babble.— Lee Child
X + Y + Z— Albert Einstein
X is work.
Y is play.
Z is keep your mouth shut.
I'm the undisputed champion of keeping my mouth shut and just sitting there like a piece of furniture.— Steve Hamilton
Keeping your mouth shut whilst eating shit will get you far in life but your soul will die of starvation.— Dean Cavanagh
I have opinions on everything. I'm a stubborn old mule. The biggest problem is keeping my mouth shut.— Mika.
I love a good argument and sometimes I have a hard time keeping my mouth shut if I think someone is wrong ... I've always fought for what I believe in, and I don't quit until I have accomplished what I set out to do.— Kenny Wormald
You're almost always better off keeping your mouth shut, but don't let that stop you from popping off.— Andy Rooney
I learned a lot about humility and patience, keeping my mouth shut.— Madonna Ciccone
My main regret about my years in football was keeping my mouth shut like a little mouse, not daring to speak out because I was told you left the managers to get on with the job and that the chairman must never interfere with the manager's decisions or the performance of his team.— Alan Sugar
You'll regret opening your mouth. You'll rarely regret keeping it shut.— Max Lucado
A frantic stream of words flows from us because we are in a constant process of adjusting our public image. we fear so deeply what we think, other people see in us that we talk in order to straighten out their understanding ... one of the fruits of silence (or keeping your mouth shut) is the freedom to let God be our justifier. we don't need to straighten out others. when we can allow God to justify and set things right, that brings us to believe that God can care for us-reputation and all— Hayley DiMarco
Opening my mouth never works as well as keeping it shut and minding my own business." Hud— Jill Shalvis
No' when no one answered, Derek looked from face to face, then settled his glower in me. 'absolutely not.'— Kelley Armstrong
'um, I was the one keeping my mouth shut' I said.
She preferred keeping her mouth shut and appearing a fool to opening it and removing the doubt.— Joan Smith
I won this award for keeping my mouth shut, so I think I'll do it again now.— Jane Wyman
I learned that when something just has to be said to move the discussion along, or broaden it or deepen it, if I can just keep my mouth shut for five minutes a student will say it. So for me a lot of teaching is about keeping my mouth shut.— Greil Marcus
Most men talk too much. Much of my success has been due to keeping my mouth shut.— J. Ogden Armour
I have a problem keeping my mouth shut. I usually speak my mind. I'm trying to learn my lesson.— Christina Hendricks
Even though they're often doing it out of love and concern, having others smear their fear and worry all over you is the last thing you need when you're strengthening your superhero muscles to step out and take some risks, so I highly recommend keeping your mouth shut around people who are gonna bring you down. Instead, seek out those who are already totally kicking butt (or who are lifting up their foot to do so), or people who you know will be supportive, and confide in them. Because you'll have your own internal freak show to deal with as you try to overcome the objections from your own BS.— Jen Sincero
