When you see all of the smoke billowing up from the Democrats, ladies and gentlemen, I'd follow the advice of their nominee: Don't Inhale .

I thought I would be understood without words

Never miss an opportunity to shut up.

Think first. Talk less. Start today.

I think it was a communication of the heart. When we kept quiet, our hearts discovered that they were kindred spirits.

When it comes to leadership, silence is nonverbal communication. It communicates agreement and grants permission by saying, "What you're doing is fine.

The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

William King will help you. He said, "A gossip is one who talks to you about other people. A bore is one who talks to you about himself. And a brilliant conversationalist is one who talks to you about yourself.

Sometimes the best thing we can do for someone else is to hold our tongue. When tempted to give advice that's not wanted, to show off, to say "I told you so," or to point out another's error, the best policy is to say nothing. As nineteenth-century British journalist George Sala advised, we should strive "not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

I have learned now that while those who speak about ones miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more.

When I was young I used to listen to other people and to try and understand what they thought and where they were coming from. I listened and didn't speak.

You aren't learning anything when you're talking.