Right Thing To Say Quotes

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  Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Inspirational, Relationship, Uplifting

  Benjamin Franklin (2013). “The Art of Virtue: Ben Franklin's Formula for Successful Living”, p.1, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Positive, Happiness

  "Humor, Play, & Laughter : Stress-proofing Life with Your Kids" by Joseph A. Michelli, (p. 88), 1998.

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• Have the courage to face the truth

  W. Clement Stone

  Courage, Honesty, Integrity

  Napoleon Hill, W. Clement Stone (1991). “Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude”, p.139, Simon and Schuster

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• The world is full of bright men who know all the right things to say and who say them in the wrong place.

  George Horace Lorimer

  Men, World, Knows

  George Horace Lorimer (2006). “Old Gorgon Graham: More Letters from a Self-made Merchant to His Son”, p.160, Cosimo, Inc.

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• I had a student once come up to me and we were talking about this incident, and, of course, I never had the right thing to say. But later on, I realized I should have said: Don't write about trying to change the world, just write about a changed world or a world that's not changing. Let that do the work.

  Paul Beatty

  Writing, Talking, Should Have

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• I've done things that can be made fun of. It's not such a bad thing. If I'm going to end up a role model, then I'd rather not end up being the kind of role model that pretends to be perfect, and pretends that she always has the right thing to say. I'm a product of role models that didn't make me feel like I was as good as them.

  Fiona Apple

  Fun, Role Models, Perfect

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• I never know the right thing to say, especially during sex. After my first time, I said to the girl, 'That's it, I'm afraid'

  Tom Deacon

  Girl, Sex, Firsts

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• I know it's not the right thing to say, but I'm really happy with my body.

  Anne Hathaway

  Body, Really Happy, Knows

  "Anne Hathaway Talks The Devil Wears Prada". Interview with Julian Roman, movieweb.com. June 28, 2006.

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• Nothing is sometimes the right thing to say.

  Malcolm Forbes

  Sometimes, Right Thing

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• Maybe this isn't the right thing to say, but I want you to know: When you ran for the stage, I've never been so proud of you in all my life. You've always been beautiful; you've always been talented. And now I know that your moral compass is perfectly aligned, that you see clearly when things are wrong, and you do everything you can to stop it. As a father, I can't ask for more. I love you America. And I'm so so proud.

  Kiera Cass

  Love, Beautiful, Father

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• Finally, Peeta turns to Pollux. "Well, then you just became our most valuable asset." Castor laughs and Pollux manages a smile. We're halfway down the first tunnel when I realize what was so remarkable about that exchange. Peeta sounded like his old self, the one who could always think of the right thing to say when nobody else could... I glance back at him as he trudges along under his guards, Gale and Jackson, his eyes fixed on the ground, his shoulders hunched forward. So dispirited. But for a moment, he was really here.

  Suzanne Collins

  Eye, Thinking, Tunnels

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• You always find the right quote, or the right thing to say to make me believe you love me.

  Cassandra Clare

  Believe, Right Thing

  Cassandra Clare (2015). “City of Fallen Angels”, p.75, Simon and Schuster

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• I know it’s not the right thing to say to a lady, miss, but you are sweating like a pig!" "My mother always said that horses sweat, men perspire, and ladies merely glow…" "Is that so? Well, miss, you are glowing like a pig!

  Terry Pratchett

  Mother, Horse, Men

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• ...sensation of rightness, of saying the right thing atthe right time to the right person, that too-raresensation of having the right thing to say and believing it.

  Maggie Stiefvater

  Believe, Right Time, Persons

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• The other possibility was that there was no right thing to say, that the choice wasn't between right and wrong but between wrong, more wrong, and as wrong as you can get.

  Richard Russo

  Choices, Possibility, Right Thing

  Richard Russo (2017). “Empire Falls”, p.137, Atlantic Books

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• My method is to take the utmost trouble to find the right thing to say, and then to say it with the utmost levity.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Wise, Trouble, Public Speaking

  "Answers to Nine Questions". Interview with Clarence Rook, 1895.

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• We conservatives don't have a corner on saying no. We're just the ones who say it when it's the right thing to say.

  Mitt Romney

  Saying No, Corners, Right Thing

  "This Week" with Terry Moran, abcnews.go.com. February 21, 2010.

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• Mother Teresa was asked what was the meaning of life, and she said to help other people, and I thought, 'What a strange thing to say' - but maybe it's the right thing to say.

  Jesse Eisenberg

  Mother, Helping Others, People

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