#shut up

There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come about us like birds seeking inlet; but we are shut up to them, and so they bring us nothing, but sit and sing awhile upon the roof, and then fly away. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

#away #awhile #birds #bring #come

They missed a great opportunity to shut up. ↗

— Jacques Chirac

#great opportunity #missed #opportunity #shut #shut up

The Giants were supposed to have a new motto, 'Shut up and deal.' ↗

— Alvin Dark

#giants #motto #new #shut #shut up

I wish I could shut up, but I can't, and I won't. ↗

— Desmond Tutu

#i #i wish #shut #shut up #up

I think a performer should do his work and then shut up. ↗

— Richard Widmark

#i #i think #performer #should #shut

When I was younger and my parents used to always slap my hand if I was picking my nose or if I was running around screaming I was told to shut up. ↗

— Prince William

#around #hand #i #nose #parents

People who make lots of money at what they do should just shut up about it. ↗

— Debra Winger

#just #lots #make #money #people

There is one crucial rule that must be followed in all creative meetings. Never speak first. At least at the start, your job is to shut up. ↗

— William Goldman

#crucial #first #followed #job #least

If I tried to shout over my older brother, my mother told me keep quiet. If I tried to shout over my little sister, my father told me to shut up. I found the best way to be heard was to lower my voice and actually speak when I had something to say. ↗

— Peter Welch

#best #best way #brother #father #found

I wish people who have trouble communicating would just shut up. ↗

— Tom Lehrer

#i #i wish #just #people #shut