Groucho Marx Quotes

When you have nothing to say, say nothing.

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot.

The less you talk, the more you're listened to.

I often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent.

A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully human speech as possible. Powerlessness and silence go together.

Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent.

I know how to be loud.

When we don't speak, said Edgar, we become unbearable, and when we do, we make fools of ourselves.

Not being heard is no reason for silence.

There were grammatical errors even in his silence.

I have nothing to say, and I am saying it.

I would like to make one thing quite clear. ... I never explain anything.

Listen to me, don't listen to me. Talk to me, don't talk to me.

I understand and I don't understand human beings.

I can't afford to be quiet all the time. I learned that.

I feel like I'm always talking about myself, and I love not talking about myself.

Instead of sounding pretentious, phony, or repetitive, I'd rather not speak.

If my body can fall into the background for just a second, maybe people will start listening to what I have to say.

Cole," I said, "Don't lose this number.

In the first year of a child's life we teach them to walk and talk. And then for the rest of their lives we want them to sit down and be quiet.

Rose, oh pure contradiction, joy of being No-one's sleep under so many lids.

Our desire to say more grows bigger and what to say about it, except that saying is not always about saying, growing is not always about growing.

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.

Real life is a funny thing, you know. In real life, saying the right thing at the right moment is beyond crucial. So crucial, in fact, that most of us start to hesitate, for fear of saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. But lately what I've begun to fear more that that is letting the moment pass without saying anything. I think most of us fear reaching the end of our life, and looking back, regretting the moments we didn't speak up. When we didn't say "I love you." When we should've said "I'm Sorry." When we didn't stand up for ourselves or some one who needed help.

Only those who haven't got the wit to speak for themselves would ever want their clothes to do it for them.