The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The history of nations shows that words are not always immediately followed by action.
Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.
Silence is better than unmeaning words.
Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.
Never forget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes on and on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.
It's not so much knowing when to speak, when to pause.
Words have a longevity that I do not have.
One time I happened to use the word 'denigrate' onstage, and it didn't get any reaction. So as I continued my act, the left side of my brain was fast-forwarding to see if I had any other big words coming up.
A word once uttered can never be recalled.
There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.