Jack Dee Quotes

If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place.

Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do.

The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep.

I gave my word that this source would not be identified unless he changed his mind. He has not.

How can we expect others to keep our secrets if we cannot keep them ourselves?

If you would not be known to do anything, never do it.

Linda Tripp has shown that a true friend is an archivist, a biographer.

What I learned in the military is that gossip starts early and it stays forever.

How can we expect another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves?

Power without abuse loses its charm.

Your private life is your private life and you keep it to yourself. You get more respect that way.

I just try to be the same guy I've always been. Calm, collected, and being a good decision-maker and delivering the ball to the right guys.

Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion.

He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave.

In my industry, everybody wants to know everything about you, and it's just dumb. I think the only way of maintaining some of that mystique is by not giving away too much about yourself. It has served me well so far. I never want to feel up for grabs.

Let those who know know, and let me keep what little privacy I can.

It's sacred for an actor to keep their personal life personal.

Human beings exist that have integrity, that know how to keep their mouth shut, that know the bigger picture, that don't sell out their friends.

When I wrote 'Before The Dawn,' I made it quite clear that there are lots of people involved in my life who I can't talk about simply because I'd put them at risk.

You have to be careful about how much you reveal to people that look up to you so much.

If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.

Confidentiality is an ancient and well-warranted social value.

I need to behave in a way that will cause people to take me seriously.

Be able to keep a secret or promise when you know in your heart that it is the right thing to do.

I don't know who took what. That is pretty private with an individual.