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An untamed tongue is far more dangerous than an untrained sword.
- Mark Batterson
He gossips habitually; he lacks the common wisdom to keep still that deadly enemy of man, his own tongue
- Mark Twain
It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either.
- Mark Twain
A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.
- Mark Twain
It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.
- Mark Twain
But I... never could make a good impromptu speech without several hours to prepare it.
- Mark Twain
Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it.
- Mark Twain
He would come in and say he changed his mind -- which was a gilded figure of speech, because he didn't have any.
- Mark Twain
I was about to write that in the future I would chose my words more carefully but I'm sure I won't.
- Don Cheadle
You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say
- Martin Luther
I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am loved. I am not sure that you are of the same kind. But the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave. This is the world of literature and speech and I shall take leave to tell you that you are very dear.
- George Eliot
When he came off the podium after delivering his address, he kept repeating, "Nobody will forget this speech." George W. Bush, on the dais, supplied what seemed likely to become the historic footnote to the Trump address: "That's some weird shit.
- Michael Wolff