Brian Ortega Quotes

Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.

One of the most beneficial things I've ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.

An Englishman's never so natural as when he's holding his tongue.

Be sure your wisest words are those you do not say.

Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.

There is no diplomacy like silence.

To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy.

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.

When you have nothing important or interesting to say, don't let anyone persuade you to say it.

He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows or all he sees.

Silence and tact may or may not be the same thing.

Silence and reserve will give anyone a reputation for wisdom.

The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.

There are two great rules of life: never tell everything at once.

It's very important in life to know when to shut up. You should not be afraid of silence.

You know, I have found out in the course of a long public life that the things I did not say never hurt me.

A man is known by the silence he keeps.

Talk low, talk slow and don't say too much.

It illustrates vividly my incapacity of knowing when to be silent and when to speak.

If you're not sure of what to say, don't say anything.

Forbear to mention what thou canst not praise.

Sometimes you usually know the point where to keep your mouth shut.

I've learned to keep your mouth shut even when something bad is going on. You never know how someone is going to take something you say. You have to bite the bullet.

As you get older, you mellow, but there's a natural propensity to watch what you say, 'cause you learn that you want more time and space to craft what you want to say because you're less likely to want to say impetuous things, or things that aren't thought-out properly.

If I could go back in time and give Rookie C.J one piece of wisdom, it would be that sometimes less is more. Off the court, sometimes it's just better to shut up and be quiet.