#shut

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

#contact #never #off #only #quarters

I wish people who have trouble communicating would just shut up. ↗

— Tom Lehrer

#i #i wish #just #people #shut

I wish they'd shut the gates, and let us play ball with no press and no fans. ↗

— Richie Allen

#fans #gates #i #i wish #let us

Players have two things to do. Play and keep their mouths shut. ↗

— Sparky Anderson

#mouths #play #players #shut #their

My second job has been to try to use my power to create institutions of a modern state that could enter the European Union, and there was very little time. The door was closing, and I wanted to get Bosnia through before it shut. ↗

— Paddy Ashdown

#before #bosnia #closing #could #create

I wish Frank Sinatra would just shut up and sing. ↗

— Lauren Bacall

#frank sinatra #i #i wish #just #shut

Political Correctness doesn't change us, it shuts us up. ↗

— Glenn Beck

#correctness #political #political correctness #shuts #up

It's a free country and I can keep my mouth shut whenever I want. ↗

— James Van Der Beek

#free #free country #i #i can #keep

All UK nuclear power stations should be shut down without delay. ↗