Quotes About Gossip

When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.

The first evil those who are prone to talk suffer, is that they hear nothing.

The fact is that men who know nothing of decency in their own lives are only too ready to launch foul slanders against their betters and to offer them up as victims to the evil deity of popular envy.

Anyone who has obeyed nature by transmitting a piece of gossip experiences the explosive relief that accompanies the satisfying of a primary need.

People who have little to do are excessive talkers.

A bad rumour flies on wings.

A false report rides post.

Take no notice of the stupid things people say

To spread the news is to multiply it.

Rumor is not always wrong.

Rumor is not always wrong. - from Life of Agricola

Heard from whom? I always hated this small-town-grapevine nonsense. That's something I love about the city. The anonymity. No one knows who you are, and no one gives a shit about your business. It's a beautiful thing.

I think the most vulgar thing about Hollywood is the way it believes its own gossip.

When I was collecting material for a political gossip column, and someone said something interesting, I would wait for them to add, 'and I don't want to read that in your magazine!' In which case I wouldn't use it. But if they didn't remember to say it, I'd nip off to the loo, write the story up, come back and change the subject.

When you wake up and learn to love yourself and want to take care of yourself, things are harder because people don't like the idea of it. But when you get in trouble, it gives people things to talk about.

I wake up at 5:30 and head to the gym and reach the sets by 8:30. So there is nothing to write about me. But people have to say something, so they make up some gossip. It's okay I guess.

I have walked away from friendships when I've realized that someone smiles to someone's face and talks about them the minute they walk out of a room. I have no room in my life for that kind of negative energy anymore.

Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love talked trash about the fact that I hooped. I once stopped to say 'Hi' before a show, and as I walked away, Courtney yelled, 'Go play basketball with Dave Grohl!'

It's awful walking into a restaurant and having the whole room look at you, knowing what they're saying.

Stuff that's really not that bad is made a big deal. People like to do that about everyone. You just gotta deal with it.

Think how many blameless lives are brightened by the blazing indiscretions of other people.

People only see you in blogs, and they think they know everything about your life.

In the world's eyes, what they know of me is from the blogs. What they know is from the media.

Rumors are bound to go around. Listen to them from one ear, take it out the other.