The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t being said. ~Author Unknown

No man would listen to you talk if he didn’t know it was his turn next. ~E.W. Howe

I just wish my mouth had a backspace key.  ~Author Unknown

The difference between a smart man and a wise man is that a smart man knows what to say, a wise man knows whether or not to say it.  ~Frank M. Garafola

Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; argument an exchange of ignorance. ~Robert Quillen

Talk to people about themselves and they will listen for hours. ~Benjamin Disraeli

One way to prevent conversation from being boring is to say the wrong thing.~Frank Sheed

Calvin:  Sometimes when I’m talking, my words can’t keep up with my thoughts. I wonder why we think faster than we speak.

Hobbes:  Probably so we can think twice.

~Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes

Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled. ~Horace

Drawing on my find command of language, I said nothing. ~Robert Charles Benchley