Temple Grandin Quotes

There are things to confess that enrich the world, and things that need not be said.

In real life, I try to be honest but not overshare. There are people that turn every conversation into a therapy session and you want to start charging them.

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

My love life is good, and I feel like part of what's made it good is not talking about it.

Gossip is the currency of the discourse, so you should shut up about yourself. Never confess, never explain, never apologize, and never complain.

Dishonesty is not the only alternative to honesty. There is also the highly underrated virtue of shutting up.

If you wish another to keep your secret, first keep it to yourself.

Don't be curious of matters that don't concern you; never speak of them, and don't ask about them.

Why must you speak your thoughts? Silence, if fair words stick in your throat, would serve all our ends better.

I'm trying to keep my personal life personal. It's very hard for me because I'm a very honest person.

I find sharing intimate details with people that you don't know an interesting concept. I like to keep some things to myself.

I'm a very loyal and very private person when it comes to my personal life. But I obviously do have Twitter and Instagram, and I will share some of the things I'm doing.

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

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

I don't necessarily think that the world should know everything, and even if you consider yourself to be extremely honest, that doesn't mean you have to blurt everything out all the time.

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

My best attribute is knowing when not to answer stupid questions.

I always mean what I say, but I don't always say what I'm thinking.

I think there's a lot to be said for keeping your own counsel.

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

I am a very private person. No one ever knows anything about me as I don't think it is necessary. I tell people as much as I want them to know about me.

I often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent.

I've learned I'm not lying by not saying anything, so I just don't say it anymore.

I am convinced that the best service a retired general can perform is to turn in his tongue along with his suit, and to mothball his opinions.

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