“Where is the weapon with which I enforce your bondage? You give it to me every time you open your mouth.”
"Laclac Riddle"; p. 68
The Bureau of Sabotage series, Whipping Star (1969)
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American writer 1920–1986Related quotes
“Now you've opened your mouth, do you expect me to lose interest?”
Peter Greenaway (1942) British film director
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover
“So, open your mouth, lad! For every voice counts!”
Dr. Seuss book One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
Horton Hears a Who! (1954)
Source: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
Context: "This", cried the Mayor, "is your town's darkest hour!
The time for all Whos who have blood that is red
To come to the aid of their country!", he said.
"We've GOT to make noises in greater amounts!
So, open your mouth, lad! For every voice counts!"
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: (it) È Natale ogni volta che sorridi a un bimbo, tenendogli la mano. È Natale ogni volta che riconosci i tuoi limiti, i tuoi errori. È Natale ogni volta che rimani in silenzio per ascoltare l'altro. È Natale ogni volta che doni con amore la tua dolcezza. È Natale ogni volta che ascolti la canzone del cuore.
Source: prevale.net
“Money. You don't know where it's been,
but you put it where your mouth is.
And it talks.”
Dana Gioia (1950) American writer
"Money" http://www.danagioia.net/poems/money.htm <br class="br">Poetry, The Gods of Winter (1991)
Enya (1961) Irish singer, songwriter, and musician
Song lyrics, Amarantine (2005)
“Tis better people think you a fool, then open your mouth and erase all doubt.”
Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) 16th President of the United States
Variously attributed to Lincoln, Elbert Hubbard, Mark Twain, Benjamin Franklin and Socrates
Misattributed
Variant: It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.