“There is a great deal of trouble in this world which is not caused by people keeping their mouths shut.” PeopleWorldDealsTroubleThis WorldMouthsDiscretion Book:The Book of Clever Beasts: Studies in Unnatural History Source: The Book of Clever Beasts: Studies in Unnatural History
“Oh, I constantly say things that I regret. I mortify myself constantly. But that's just part of the deal. I'm not really sure what's going to come out of my mouth.” DealsRegretMouthsI Regret Author:Kathy Griffin
“I'm such an awful faker. Everything that comes out of my mouth needs to be the real deal. Not that I ever try to be deceiving, but sometimes it takes a while to find your voice and find what you want to say.” WantNeedsTryingRealSometimesVoiceDealsMouthsWhat You WantAwfulDeceiving Author:Steve Grand
“I wanted to be a teacher. I love children, so I wanted to deal with children. Then I wanted to be a veterinarian. But by the age of ten or eleven, when I opened my mouth and said, 'Oh, God, what's this?' I kind of knew teaching and being a veterinarian were gonna have to wait.” KindChildrenSaidAgeWantedWaitingDealsTeacherTeachingTenMouthsElevenChildren LoveVeterinarian Author:Whitney Houston
“We don't have a whole lot of people living hand-to-mouth in the Writers Guild, we get paid really well, and a lot of the things we fought for, in my case, I can negotiate. I can negotiate higher DVD rates or anything I want, it's not going to be a minimum basic agreement. But I do think it was important to stand up to them. I do think that we got things in the deal that we wouldn't have gotten had we not stood up to them.” PeopleThinkingWantWellsI CanImportantWholeHandsDealsCasesHigherMouthsPaidRateAgreementMinimumStood UpDvdsGuilds Author:Edward Allen Bernero
“I am not ignorant of what is said of my Lord in the Psalm: "You destroy those who speak a lie." And again: "A lying mouth deals death to the soul." And likewise the Lord says in the Gospel: "On the day of judgment men shall render account for every idle word they utter."” MenSaidSoulLyingSpeakDealsLordJudgmentMouthsAccountsIgnorantIdlePsalms Author:Saint Patrick
“I got a parking ticket one time in L.A. and I was furious about it. I was trying to prove a point to the guy who gave it to me and I put it in my mouth and chewed it up. And the guy just kept watching me, like, "Yeah?" He didn't think I was going to finish the job. So then I swallowed it. The good news is that paper is not a big deal if you eat it.You'd be full, but you could eat the phone book. So that was the weirdest thing: a parking ticket.” IfsThinkingTryingBookBigsJobsGuyDealsProvePaperNewsMouthsYeahPhonesOne TimeTicketsGood NewsBig DealFuriousParking Author:Rob Huebel
“Every other word out of every other Chinese mouth is "development, development, development, development." And that's what they're talking about it - because they believe it, A, enables them, with development, to have the kind of status they want in the world, and B, it enables them to deal with their internal problems, having to do with poverty, urban-rural as well as the environment.” WorldWantBelieveWellsKindProblemDealsTalkingPovertyEnvironmentDevelopmentMouthsChineseInternalsUrban Author:Charlie Rose
“I can't see going onstage wearing a long-sleeve shirt in the dead of summer. I work out hard during the day with a trainer who monitors everything I put in my mouth when I'm on tour. When I first got a record deal, you can tell by my early album covers that working out wasn't that much a part of my life.” FirstsLongI CanHardDealsRecordsSummerMouthsAlbumsWork OutShirtsSleevesTrainersAlbum Covers Author:Kenny Chesney
“Man is the only animal that deals in that atrocity of atrocities War. He is the only one that gathers his brethren about him and goes forth in cold blood and calm pulse to exterminate his kind. He is the only animal that for sordid wages will march out... and help to slaughter strangers of his own species who have done him no harm and with whom he has no quarrel.... And in the intervals between campaigns he washes the blood off his hands and works for the universal brotherhood of man with his mouth.” MenKindWarDoneHelpingHandsPassionPeaceAnimalDealsBloodColdMouthsUniversalSpeciesCalmStrangerHarmCampaignsMarchBrotherhoodWagesQuarrelsPulseSlaughterAtrocitiesIntervalsBrethrenNo WarGoing To WarBrotherhood Of Man Author:Mark Twain
“Okay. I'll deal with Benjamin. You're safe, okay? Nothing's gonna happen." His mouth pulled tight against itself. And now I was having some sort of heart attack. Because when he looked at me like that, my chest started to feel like it was turned inside out. "Promise." And that—the promise, the way he said it with utter certainty—was enough to make me tear up again.” WayFeelsHeartSaidEnoughHappensDealsTearsPromiseSafeMouthsOkayCertaintyChestsHeart Attack Author:Lilith Saintcrow
“Over the years I’ve collected a thousand memories of you, every glimpse, every word you’ve ever said to me. All those visits to your family’s home, those dinners and holidays—I could hardly wait to walk through the front door and see you.” The corners of his mouth quirked with reminiscent amusement. “You, in the middle of that brash, bull-headed lot…I love watching you deal with your family. You’ve always been everything I thought a woman should be. And I have wanted you every second of my life since we first met.” ShouldYearsFirstsSaidHomeWantedWaitingMemoriesWalksDealsDoorsMiddleFrontsMetsThousandMouthsCornersDinnerHolidayGlimpseAmusementBullsEvery SecondFront DoorsBrash Author:Lisa Kleypas
“You sound worked up. Really worked up. No, that's not it. You sound agitated...flustered...aroused." I could feel her eyes widen. "He kissed you, didn't he?" No answer. "He did! I knew it! I've seen the way he looks at you. I knew this was coming. I saw it from a mile away." I didn't want to think about it. "What was it like?" Vee pressed. "A peach kiss? A plum kiss? Or an al-fal-fa kiss?" "What?" "Was it a peck, did mouths part, or was there tongue? Never mind. You don't have to answer that. Patch isn't the kind of guy to deal with preliminaries. There was tongue involved. Guaranteed.” ThinkingWayWantFeelsMindLooksKindEyeGuySoundAnswersDealsSawsInvolvedKissingMouthsTongueMilesAlsHer EyesPatchesPeachesMiles AwayPlums Author:Becca Fitzpatrick