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If the quickness of the mind and the fluency of the tongue are too punctilious and sharp, moderate them in your activity and rest.

I have a very sharp tongue, I'm very impatient, and it's a lifelong struggle.

When we, as humans, articulate, our tongues tend to hit the back of the teeth.

My tongue is what I used instead of my fists because I was a small and cowardly young man. Amusing people with stories and being bizarre with words was my way of getting out of fixes.

I've been writing for people long enough to know that it has got to feel comfortable coming out of their mouths, especially when you're doing something that is first person and is so near and dear to you.

I'm tired of biting my tongue.

It's not so much knowing when to speak, when to pause.

I've never felt that using something with tongue in cheek has been a bad thing.

If it's very painful for you to criticize your friends - you're safe in doing it. But if you take the slightest pleasure in it, that's the time to hold your tongue.