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keep my mouth shut

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One of the most beneficial things I've ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut. Eric Clapton

See? This is why I'm not religious. I couldn't possibly keep my mouth shut long enough to get along with everyone else. Jim Butcher

I grew up on a farm in a small town where you do or say one thing and everybody knows about it. You see it happen, there's always the town gossip - 'Oh did you hear about so and so, or did you hear what went on in this household?' So I learned at a very young age just to keep my mouth shut. Garrett Hedlund

I'm a pretty private person, so I'd like to say I'm a good ear and that I keep my mouth shut. James Badge Dale

I learned that when something just has to be said to move the discussion along, or broaden it or deepen it, if I can just keep my mouth shut for five minutes a student will say it. So for me a lot of teaching is about keeping my mouth shut. Greil Marcus

It's a free country and I can keep my mouth shut whenever I want. James Van Der Beek

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