Verbal Blunders Quotes

It is observed in the course of worldly things, that men's fortunes are oftener made by their tongues than by their virtues; and more men's fortunes overthrown thereby than by vices.

I put my foot in my mouth more than I speak properly.

Nobody is exempt from saying stupid things, the harm is to do it presumptuously.

I'm a human being, just like everybody else. I'm up some days and down others. Some days, I just refuse comment. If I'm feeling a little down, I won't say anything. But if I'm really up, I'll let it all hang out. I do have a slight propensity to put my foot in my mouth.

I am a PR disaster because I talk too much.

The risks of speaking extemporaneously are apparent the first time you wing it and promptly put your foot in your mouth.

Dontopedalogy is the science of opening your mouth and putting your foot in it, which I've practised for many years.

I shoot my big mouth off; it just pops up! I have to learn to edit myself.

My mouth is sore from continually extracting my foot from it.

Every speaker has a mouth; An arrangement rather neat. Sometimes it's filled with wisdom. Sometimes it's filled with feet.