Strategic Speech Quotes

Listen to many, speak to a few.

That speech was worth several divisions to Israel.

Now I see that going out into the testing ground of men it is the tongue and not the deed that wins the day.

As veterans we should be smarter about how we talk about things.

Prudent is he who can keep silent that part of truth which may be untimely, and by not speaking it, does not spoil the truth of what he said.

You don't have to say everything to say something.

One thing I like to tell founders is the more you talk, the more you have an opportunity to say something that people don't like. Talk less, and it will probably be better.

His enemies might have said before that he talked rather too much; but now he has occasional flashes of silence, that make his conversation perfectly delightful.

Diplomacy is the art of telling plain truths without giving offense.

Think today and speak tomorrow

One thing as a leader - you don't say something to say something. When you actually see something and need to talk to a guy, that's when you say it. It will come naturally.

The less you talk, the more you're listened to.

I shouldn't want you to be surprised, or to draw any particular inference from my making speeches, or not making speeches, out there. I don't recall any candidate for President that ever injured himself very much by not talking.

If you are a wise man, sitting in the council of your lord, direct your thought toward that which is wise. Be silent rather than scatter your words. When you speak, know that which can be brought against you. To speak in the council is an art, and speech is criticized more than any other labor; it is contradiction which puts it to the proof

For a pragmatist like me, the important issues concern the words we might deploy to achieve our purposes, rather than the language we actually use.

I should learn the language of a politician - give away as little and keep the rest to yourself. Not lie, I just want to be more guarded.

One has to be careful when listening to diplomats to hear exactly what is being said.

I don't say too much. Quavo and Offset - I don't talk as much as they talk. I observe the scene.