A man speaks only when driven to speech by something outside himself - like, for instance, he can't find any clean socks.

Quote by Jean Kerr

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Even though a number of people have tried, no one has ever found a way...

Even though a number of people have tried, no one has ever found a way...

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, it's just...

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, it's just...

Being divorced is like being hit by a Mack truck. If you live through it,...

Being divorced is like being hit by a Mack truck. If you live through it,...

You don't seem to realize that a poor person who is unhappy is in a...

You don't seem to realize that a poor person who is unhappy is in a...

One of the most difficult things to contend with in a hospital is that assumption...

One of the most difficult things to contend with in a hospital is that assumption...

I feel about airplanes the way I feel about diets. It seems to me that...

I feel about airplanes the way I feel about diets. It seems to me that...

Man is the only animal that learns by being hypocritical. He pretends to be polite...

Man is the only animal that learns by being hypocritical. He pretends to be polite...

Some people have such a talent for making the best of a bad situation that...

Some people have such a talent for making the best of a bad situation that...

Hope is the feeling that the feeling you have isn't permanent.

Hope is the feeling that the feeling you have isn't permanent.

I make mistakes; I'll be the second to admit it.

I make mistakes; I'll be the second to admit it.

Do you know how helpless you feel if you have a full cup of coffee...

Do you know how helpless you feel if you have a full cup of coffee...

The real menace in dealing with a five-year-old is that in no time at all...

The real menace in dealing with a five-year-old is that in no time at all...

Women speak because they wish to speak, whereas a man speaks only when driven to...

Women speak because they wish to speak, whereas a man speaks only when driven to...

One of the most difficult things to contend with in a hospital is the assumption...

One of the most difficult things to contend with in a hospital is the assumption...

Now the thing about having a baby - and I can't be the first person...

Now the thing about having a baby - and I can't be the first person...

Hope is the feeling you have that the feeling you have isn't permanent

Hope is the feeling you have that the feeling you have isn't permanent

Women speak because they wish to speak, whereas a man speaks only when driven to...

Women speak because they wish to speak, whereas a man speaks only when driven to...

Women speak because they wish to speak, whereas a man speaks only when driven to...

Women speak because they wish to speak, whereas a man speaks only when driven to...

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up...

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up...

When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend.

When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend.

The difference between men and women is that, if given the choice between saving the...

The difference between men and women is that, if given the choice between saving the...

It is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood.

It is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood.