"Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible."

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"If a lion could talk, we could not understand him."

Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian Philosopher

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"This might be one way to start talking about differences between the early postmodern writers of the fifties and sixties and their contemporary descendants."

David Foster Wallace, American Writer

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"One must steer, not talk."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

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"We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less."

Diogenes, Greek Philosopher

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"We need to be around our families not because we have so many shared experiences to talk about, but instead because they know precisely which subjects to avoid."

Doug Coupland, Canadian Author

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"I never did pal around with actresses. Their talk usually bored me to tears."

Bette Davis, American Actress

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"Hey kid, do you want to come and talk to Charlie?"

Edgar Bergen, American Actor

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"Never fail to know that if you are doing all the talking, you are boring somebody."

Helen Gurley Brown, American Editor

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"I'm very grateful to Jennifer Lopez, because I have something to talk about for the last couple of years."

Steven Cojocaru, Canadian Critic

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"Instead of yelling at a TV set, I get to talk."

Art Spiegelman, American Artist

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"In my opinion, he only may be truly said to live and enjoy his being who is engaged in some laudable pursuit, and acquires a name by some illustrious action, or useful art."

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"Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others."

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"No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests."

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"In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery."

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"Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue."

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"If a lion could talk, we could not understand him."

"This might be one way to start talking about differences between the early postmodern writers of the fifties and sixties and their contemporary descendants."

"One must steer, not talk."

"We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less."

"We need to be around our families not because we have so many shared experiences to talk about, but instead because they know precisely which subjects to avoid."

"I never did pal around with actresses. Their talk usually bored me to tears."

"Hey kid, do you want to come and talk to Charlie?"

"Never fail to know that if you are doing all the talking, you are boring somebody."

"I'm very grateful to Jennifer Lopez, because I have something to talk about for the last couple of years."

"Instead of yelling at a TV set, I get to talk."

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"In my opinion, he only may be truly said to live and enjoy his being who is engaged in some laudable pursuit, and acquires a name by some illustrious action, or useful art."

"Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others."

"No mortal man has ever served at the same time his passions and his best interests."

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"To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship."

"Every man is the architect of his own fortune."

"Just to stir things up seemed a great reward in itself."

"In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery."

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"Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure."