Silence is safer than speech.
Amongst such as out of cunning hear all and talk little, be sure to talk less; or if you must talk, say little.
In terms of client & press requests, I operate under the assumption that anything I say will be blasted out in public, so I measure my words incredibly carefully because of the scrutiny I'm under.
I've never just said things recklessly without thinking about it or talking to people about it. I always go back to my people and talk to them about it.
Folks really need to be very cautious about overanalyzing or overparsing what I've said to this reporter or that reporter.
Never write a letter if you can help it, and never destroy one!
After man knows the truth, he cannot be too careful of his words.
I always think 12 times before saying anything.
My friends who are not from Sweden tell me that I'm more reserved or maybe more ... I guess the opposite of what a Latin American would be. Maybe because Scandinavians are more careful with their words and I guess it takes a lot to become a friend of a Swede.
I'm pretty careful about the things I say ahead of time. I'm thoughtful about not going too far. The only thing you can do occasionally is be too much.