Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes

It is always a mistake to be plain-spoken.

I'm learning there are certain things I have to really keep for myself.

Whenever I am asked about my personal relationships, I politely reply, 'No comments.'

The French probably invented the very notion of discretion. It's not that they feel that what you don't know won't hurt you; they feel that what you don't know won't hurt them. To the French lying is simply talking.

I don't talk about my boyfriend because it's boring.

Diplomacy: the art of jumping into troubled waters without making a splash.

If there's more than one person—including yourself—in a room, consider anything said to be on the record and a probable headline in the morning paper.

If I differ with my husband, I certainly would not tell you.

… in politics, just as anywhere else in life, it is impossible and it would not be sensible always to say everything bluntly. Yet that does not mean one has to lie. What is needed here are tact, instinct and good taste.

When you have to write a letter, you're automatically put into a state of composure and a kind of formality. You can't help it. So, no, I never once got a letter where someone just popped off at me.

Certain times, I'll choose my words very carefully and maybe come off a little more boring.

My love life is good, and I feel like part of what's made it good is not talking about it.

There is nothing about me that I wouldn't want anyone to know, but there is a part of me that I do want to keep private and personal just because that is what's going to keep me sane in the long run - making sure people don't know my every move.

I think the written word is probably the best medium of communication because you have time to reflect, you have time to choose your words, to get your sentences exactly right. Whereas when you're being interviewed, say, you have to talk on the fly, you have to improvise, you can change sentences around, and they're not exactly right.

I think it's just important to be able to keep things to myself and to have these moments that can't be - where I don't put them out and feel like they could be misunderstood, you know?

I used to be cagey about my love life. I was cagey for four years. Az and I only decided to come out because we were pregnant. Otherwise, we would have kept it quiet. It really was a case of staying private. I am not one of those people who frivolously throws their private life out there.

I think it's important to be subtle, sweet, and powerful.

Always be kind, but kindness doesn't mean that you have to not say what you think.

I never discuss my troubles in a relationship. It's best to just keep those thoughts to yourself.

The best advice I can give a girl is to keep new relationships private. There is nothing like a handful of well-intentioned 'girlfriend advice' to derail a blooming romance.

I'm known for being quite gobby, but also, I'm quite old fashioned in the sense that I like writing letters.

What's so useful about the British culture of politeness is the level of passive aggression is really fun to write.

There are very few things that I don't talk about - even my relationships.

Some things I have to keep to myself.

There's no need to go out in public and give explanations. As long as you know what's going on between two different individuals and what kind of relationship they share, I don't feel that the world really needs to know about it.