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Quotes About Gossip

He gossips habitually; he lacks the common wisdom to keep still that deadly enemy of man, his own tongue.
~ Mark Twain
Here is an exercise in advanced Right Speech. Starting tomorrow when you wake up, don't gossip. See what happens if you just give up making comments about anyone not present. Listen carefully to the voice in your mind as it is getting ready to make a comment, and think to yourself, "Why am I saying this?" Awareness of intention is the best clue for knowing whether the remark you are about to make is Right Speech. Is
~ Sylvia Boorstein
Every rumor is believed against the unfortunate.
~ Syrus
People called her a bitch and a whore.
~ T. Christian Miller
Gossip is easy, politics is hard.
~ Tabitha Soren
I like rumors. I find out so much about me that I didn't even know!
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In my neighborhood, gossip is a competitive sport that's been raised to Olympic standard, and I never diss gossip; I revere it with all my heart.
~ Tana French
The thing about old neighborhoods: people still mind each other's business.
~ Tana French
How's Alison getting on?' Conway snorted. 'Tucked up in the sick room like she's dying in some season finale. Little fadey voice on her and all. She's having a great old time.
~ Tana French
Edward the Caresser, as one of our always-creative papers referred to him, had other interests.
~ Tasha Alexander
last the secret is out, as it always must come in the end, The delicious story is ripe to tell to the intimate friend; Over the teacups and in the square the tongue has its desire; Still waters run deep, my dear, there's never smoke without fire.
~ Tasha Alexander
Memorably, he said, "I had rather have live vermin on my back than the tongue of one of these Washington women on my reputation.
~ Ted Widmer
I came in here and a fella asked me to have a drink. I said I don't drink. Then another fella said hear you and Joe DiMaggio aren't speaking and I said I'll take that drink.
~ Casey Stengel
The Britney Spears movie was just fun and light, but let's talk about that in a few months.
~ Justin Long
I'm kind of like Britney Spears having a headache. Everybody wants to know about it.
~ Joe Wurzelbacher
Celebrity's a spectator sport. You have to feed it.
~ Keith Allen
If you're a public figure, people have the right to speculate and gossip.
~ Katrina Kaif
You can't believe the amount of speculation you get over your private life.
~ Mika
I know nothing more annoying when people I don't know jump to conclusions on my person based on nothing but gossip or speculation.
~ Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Speculation and rumor is nothing new in the industry.
~ Daisy Shah
There's been a lot of speculation about every single girl I'm with and it actually does quite irritate me after a while, more so because it's a complete pain for the girls.
~ Prince William
People who don't know me have opinions about me. That's the part that's very hurtful. Because how do you form an opinion about somebody if you've never met them or spent any time with them? So it's all based upon hearsay or things that they've read.
~ Rick Barry
Being a gossip reporter just isn't a respectable job. It'll chew you up and spit you out.
~ Kim Cattrall
It's not ok to make up stories about someone's life and you haven't even spoken with them.
~ Shaunie O'Neal