Quotes about Saying Nothing

The finest command of language is often shown by saying nothing. Votes: 8

Gossip is the art of saying nothing in a way that leaves practically nothing unsaid. Votes: 8

As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing. Votes: 8

Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing. Votes: 8

Why waste a sentence saying nothing? Votes: 7

You're like a dull knife, just ain't cuttin', just talkin' loud and saying nothing Votes: 7

there is no greater fraud or bore than the writer who has acquired the art of saying nothing brilliantly. Votes: 7

We stood there, looking at each other, saying nothing. But it was the kind of nothing that meant everything. Votes: 7

Saying nothing... sometimes says the most. Votes: 6

Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing. Votes: 6

It's better to say nothing than spend 1,000 words or an hour speech saying nothing. Get to the point. Votes: 6

Which hurts the most, saying something and wishing you had not, or saying nothing and wishing you had? Votes: 6

I don't remember saying nothing about me crossing over. I did R&B collaborations but I never tried to do no pop stuff. Votes: 6

As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so small wits seem to have the gift of speaking much and saying nothing. Votes: 6

The trouble is that once you see it, you can't unsee it. And once you've seen it, keeping quiet, saying nothing, becomes as political an act as speaking out. There's no innocence. Either way, you're accountable. Votes: 6

In Chinese, there are an impressive number of ways to describe saying nothing at all. Votes: 5

Political leaders are expert at saying nothing. Votes: 4

A true Zen saying: "Nothing is what I want. Votes: 4

I'm saying nothing new that Dave Pasquesi is really good at what he does. Votes: 4

I'm on record saying nothing about immigration until we secure the borders. The borders are not secure. Votes: 4

It is in this power of saying everything, and yet saying nothing too plainly, that the perfection of art consists. Votes: 4

I don't think something is a failure if you put your all into it. I'm a big fan of the saying, "Nothing beats a failure but a try." Votes: 4

our nerve filaments twitch with its presence day and night, nothing we say has not the husky phlegm of it in the saying, nothing we do has the quickness, the sureness, the deep intelligence living at peace would have. Votes: 4

He's [Captain Cold] not the big bad, but he's certainly playing a pretty big role. Especially in the early part of the season, he's Barry's main nemesis. There is a very definitive big bad in Season 1 that will become apparent as you watch the show. How's that for saying nothing? Votes: 4

Among friends one has the privilege of saying nothing; the civility consists in the assumption that one's silence will be civilly understood. I can imagine a small gathering of friends who say nothing all evening: they recoil from saying anything that the others don't want to hear; and their silence would be the subtlest courtesy. Votes: 4

We went to America a few times and [Brian] Epstein always tried to waffle on at us about saying nothing about Vietnam. So there came a time when George [Harrison] and I said 'Listen, when they ask next time, we're going to say we don't like that war and we think they should get right out.' That's what we did. Votes: 4

You can't improve on saying nothing. Votes: 3

Sometimes being a good friend means saying nothing. Votes: 3

Yet we must say something when those who say the most are saying nothing. Votes: 3

Yet we must say something when those who say the most are saying nothing. Votes: 3

There is nothing worse than doing nothing and saying nothing when your voice is needed, Votes: 3

There is little much beyond the grave, but the strong are saying nothing until they see. Votes: 3

Sometimes speech is no more than a device for saying nothing - and a neater one than silence. Votes: 3

For common minds have an ugly ability to perceive in the deepest and richest saying nothing but their own everyday opinion. Votes: 3

There are times in life when language fails us, when everything that needs to be said can be expressed only by saying nothing at all. Votes: 3

I ain't affraid to let it out, i'm not affraid to take that fall, but i found beyond all doubt, you say more by saying nothing at all. Votes: 3

To say a poem is absolute is saying nothing, because an ink blot can be absolute. Yet you put into it what you like. So it becomes totally relative. Votes: 3

A wise man once found peace in the practice of saying nothing, leaving the gossiper with no other choice but to fabricate gossip about a wise man saying nothing Votes: 3

I said nothing. I’m good at saying nothing. I don’t like talking. I could go the rest of my life without saying another word, if I had to. Votes: 3

The best things said come last. People will talk for hours saying nothing much and then linger at the door with words that come with a rush from the heart. Votes: 3

[...] the body is what we lean toward,tensing as it darts, dancing away.but it's the voice that enters us. evensaying nothing. even saying nothingover and over absently to itself Votes: 3

Empty threats are often worse than saying nothing at all. It's like leading from behind. Eventually, no one thinks you're leading at all. And after a while, no one is even listening. Votes: 3

People have nothing to say, but they are afraid of saying nothing, so what they do say comes out flat and vapid and meaningless. The shadow of death is on every face. Votes: 3

It was his subconscious which told him this---that infuriating part of a person's brain which never responds to interrogation, merely gives little meaningful nudges and then sits humming quietly to itself, saying nothing. Votes: 3

I am waltzing with death, flirting with him, but he stands there smiling and saying nothing because he does not need to woo or be wooed: he knows he gets us all in the end. Votes: 3

My favorite scene on the show [The Office] is on the booze cruise when I finally get to talk to her and tell her, and I react exactly how I would react by saying nothing. Votes: 3

An author frequently chooses solemn or overwhelming subjects to write about; he is so impressed at writing about Life and Death that he does not notice that he is saying nothing of the slightest importance about either. Votes: 3

You kind of half-prepare a speech in your head, and then you get up there and then you end up saying nothing that was in your head before you went up there. It's a very weird thing. I never do award speeches too well. Votes: 3

you know a person is having a severe personality crisis if you see a high school class ring on a finger beyond the first semester in college. Male or female. It's a big sign saying nothing has mattered to my life since senior year. Votes: 3

It is a great, a pleasant thing to have a friend with whom to walk, untroubled, through the woods, by the stream, saying nothing, at peace--the heart all clean and quiet and empty, ready for the spirit that may choose to be its guest. Votes: 3

And the inner dynamics of Hollywood are like politics. Say you give a script to a group of executives - they all sit around, afraid to voice an opinion, saying nothing, waiting to know what the consensus is. Just like focus groups, opinion polls or a cabinet. Votes: 3

I don't know what to say to her. All I know is, I ain't saying it. And I know she ain't saying what she want a say either and it's a strange thing happening here cause nobody saying nothing and we still managing to have us a conversation Votes: 3

A witty saying proves nothing. Votes: 2

I have nothing to say, I am saying it, and that is poetry. Votes: 2

True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and nothing but what is necessary. Votes: 2

One of my favorite little sayings is, 'To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.' Votes: 2

It's obvious, but perhaps worth saying, that happiness has virtually nothing to do with the state of your intellect. Votes: 2

There's nothing harder than going on TV and saying something that you don't believe. I don't do that anymore. Votes: 2

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. Votes: 2

I believe in the saying, 'If you aim at nothing, you're going to hit nothing.' So if you don't set goals, then you have nowhere to go. Votes: 2

If you come to a negotiation table saying you have the final truth, that you know nothing but the truth and that is final, you will get nothing. Votes: 2

Jewish comedy doesn't come out of nothing. Jewish music doesn't come out of nothing... I don't want to be part of a story where Jews are just victims or bullies - and I'm not saying that's what the Israelis are. Votes: 2

Man can't say he knows nothing when saying it. Votes: 0

Nothing's worse than saying goodbye. It's a little like dying. Votes: 0

I have nothing to say, and I am saying it. Votes: 0

I have nothing to say. And I am saying it. That's poetry. Votes: 0

Poetry makes nothing happen. It survives in the valley of its saying. Votes: 0

A witty saying proves nothing, but saying something pointless gets people's attention. Votes: 0

Saying of the ProphetThe BequestI have nothing to leave you except my family. Votes: 0

There's nothing more difficult than saying goodbye to a house where you've suffered. Votes: 0

This saying is both true and terse: There's nothing bad but might be worse. Votes: 0

When there is nothing to say about a book; we end up saying Beautiful Story. Votes: 0

When there is nothing to say about a book; we end up saying "Beautiful Story". Votes: 0

Nothing is easier than saying words. Nothing is harder than living them day after day. Votes: 0

Nothing is perfect...We're really more interested in what we're saying than how we're saying it. Votes: 0

When people say, "I have nothing to hide," what they're saying is, "My rights don't matter." Votes: 0

There's nothing sadder than getting to the end of your life and saying, 'I didn't do it right'. Votes: 0

Nothing is impossible. With so many people saying it couldn't be done, all it takes is an imagination. Votes: 0

Please be polite. Nothing in life should erode the habit of saying thank you to people or praising them. Votes: 0

Its obvious, but perhaps worth saying, that happiness has virtually nothing to do with the state of your intellect. Votes: 0

There's nothing wrong with saying, "I want to have more," "I want to be more," "I did this for money." Votes: 0

When one of us says 'look, there is nothing out there,' what we are really saying is, 'I cannot see'. Votes: 0

Kobe always tried to be a hero. But you know, as the saying goes, a hero ain't nothing but a sandwich. Votes: 0

One man wrote me, saying, 'You know who you are? You're nothing but a Captain Bly pissing up a drainpipe!' Votes: 0

I'm saying with very few exceptions nothing lasts forever, and among those exceptions, no work or thought of man is numbered. Votes: 0

I take full responsibility for what happened at Enron. But saying that, I know in my mind that I did nothing criminal. Votes: 0

The shadows of the room pool in the lines of our faces, draining our eyes of hue. "There's nothing left worth saying. Votes: 0

Nothing can ever be a rule in drama, because then you're saying certain things won't ever happen, and that would be very boring. Votes: 0

Do not disregard the accumulation of goodness, saying, 'This will come to nothing.' By the gradual falling of raindrops, a jar is filled. Votes: 0

The root of things, what they were all afraid of saying, was that happiness is dirt cheap. You can have it for nothing. Beauty. Votes: 0

There's people saying that 'Jackie Brown' was a blaxploitation movie, when there's nothing at all blaxploitation about it other than Pam Grier being in it. Votes: 0

I've always been fond of the saying that when it comes to oversight and reform, the federal government does two things well: nothing and overreact. Votes: 0

There's nothing worse than sitting down to write a novel and saying, "Well, okay, I'm going to do something of high artistic worth." It's funny. Votes: 0

Nothing shocks me anymore. I've embraced men in thongs, I've embraced women with padded bras. I mean, I can embrace Larry King saying 'fierce.' Votes: 0

There's an old saying that nothing good happens fast. I don't know if that's altogether true, but it does have some bearing on Bible study. Votes: 0

If the little bit you have is nothing special in itself, at least find a way of saying it that is a little bit special. Votes: 0

Basically, what I'm saying is there is nothing fake about what I do. I'm up-front, I'm real, I'm honest and I'm open with my feelings. Votes: 0

You have been saying much about Dr. Carey and his work. When I am gone, say nothing about Dr. Carey; speak about Dr. Carey's Saviour. Votes: 0

The short of it is, as an aspiring writer, there is nothing as damaging to your credibility as saying that you don't like to read. Votes: 0

The most important thing in life is to stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will.' Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities. Votes: 0

You know, there's nothing more interesting than seeing a bunch of racists become confused and angry at a speech they're not quite certain what he's saying. Votes: 0

I have nothing more to give you than my heart. Spanish saying Hearts are not to be had as a gift hearts are to be earned... Votes: 0

I don't want to sound like a grumpy old man, but nothing winds me up more than people saying, 'Chill out' to me when I'm irritated! Votes: 0

Talking to my wife, we stare at each other, saying, 'How is this happening? Why is this happening? Why now?' It's nothing I ever aspired to. Votes: 0

But nothing has replaced the writer. He or she is still stuck with the same old job of saying something that other people will want to read. Votes: 0

Neil Kinnock's speeches go on for so long because he has nothing to say and so he has no way of knowing when he's finished saying it. Votes: 0

At the end of the day I have always seen the end of my relationships as a personal failure. There is nothing ever pretty in saying goodbye. Votes: 0

Nothing is worse than a beautiful girl fishing for compliments by saying how gross she is. On the flip side, I find genuine humility and modesty attractive. Votes: 0

Saying you like "Piano Man" doesn't mean you like Billy Joel; it means you're willing to go to a piano bar if there's nothing else to do Votes: 0

The great rule: If the little bit you have is nothing special in itself, at least find a way of saying it that is a little bit special. Votes: 0

Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it. Votes: 0

Yet, he thought, if I can die saying, "Life is so beautiful," then nothing else is important. If i can believe in myself that much, nothing else matters. Votes: 0

When I was off TV, people would ask me to please come back, which I think was their way of saying, 'There's nothing out there for us.' Votes: 0

There's nothing cooler than someone explaining to you, as if it was easy, how they create antimatter. And they kept saying things like, "Well obviously you know that..." Votes: 0

I think we should not do what the Republicans did, which is to spend eight years saying they would do absolutely nothing because we do stand for the country. Votes: 0

I never said nothing..." "I know you never! I could hear you not saying anything! You've got the loudest silences I ever did hear from anyone who wasn't dead! Votes: 0