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You can be hurt, not by what others think of you, but by what you think of what they think or you think they think of you.

You cannot believe everything you hear

You could never prove innocence, not in the match with the man who only had to imply guilt.

You'll come to learn that many times, the people you have problems with are not really the people you have problems with; but in actuality, the problems lie in the premises of everybody else in between you, in their suggestive glances, in their implications and tone of voice, in their provocations and less-than-noble intent. Again, it comes down to shutting out the noise that isn't supposed to be there and listening to your inner silence.

You must learn to ignore what people say,” Sebastian murmured, coming to her. Standing behind her, he rested his fingers lightly on her shoulders, causing her to start a little. “You’ll be much happier that way.” Suddenly his voice was tipped with amusement. “I’ve learned that while gossip about others is often true, it’s never true when it is about oneself.

You really love to gossip, don't you?” he asked, wishing she had brought him a glass of wine. “Yes, I suppose I do,” she answered, sounding surprised at the realization. “You think that's why I love reading novels so much?

You're not playing the game," he said grimly. "English gossip isn't supposed to get back to the person it's about.

Your world may think what it chooses...but really, opinion and gossip count for nothing at all against truth...

your gonna meet new people, but be careful most of them are 2 faced. But remember the most important people is God and family aren't 2 faced so look up to the ones that are important in your life.

Advertisements are now so numerous that they are very negligently perused, and it is therefore become necessary to gain attention by magnificence of promises, and by eloquence sometimes sublime and sometimes pathetic.

[Adolf] Hitler had a very strong adolescent side to him, emotionally he was like a boy in certain things, like film stars and gossip.

A gossip is someone who's the knife of the party.

A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings.

Alas! they had been friends in youth; but whispering tongues can poison truth.

Alas, we are the victims of advertisement. Those who taste the joys and sorrows of fame when they have passed forty, know how to look after themselves. They know what is concealed beneath the flowers, and what the gossip, the calumnies, and the praise are worth. But as for those who win fame when they are twenty, they know nothing, and are caught up in the whirlpool.

A man once told me that his dog was half pit bull and half Poodle. He claimed that it wasn't much good as a guard dog, but it was a vicious gossip.

All literature is gossip.

All the gossip and craziness becomes a kind of sustained narrative which, in turn, can become history. It's scary.

A lot of people say about 'Gossip Girl,' 'Well, how do you feel about gossip?' Well, who really likes gossip? No one likes to be talked about if it's not flattering or a compliment.

Always will I dig for reasons to applaud; never will I scratch for excuses to gossip. When I am tempted to criticize I will bite on my tongue; when I am moved to praise I will shout from the roofs.

All think what other people think; All know the man their neighbor knows. Lord, what would they say Did their Catullus walk that way?

And all who told it added something new, and all who heard it, made enlargements too.

A snake knows more about what is happening around than any other creature, because it has no ears to listen to gossip - only direct perception.

And one of the three great things in the world is gossip, you know. First there's religion; and then there's science; and there's-and then there's friendly gossip. Those are the three-the three great things.

Another good thing about gossip is that it is within everybody's reach, And it is much more interesting than any other form of speech.

And who am I? That's one secret I'll never tell...You know you love me. XOXO, Gossip Girl

A newspaper, not having to act on its descriptions and reports, but only to sell them to idly curious people, has nothing but honor to lose by inaccuracy and non-veracity.

Anyone who has obeyed nature by transmitting a piece of gossip experiences the explosive relief that accompanies the satisfying of a primary need.

A work of art must make the rules: rules do not make a work of art...I tell people I am not a musician; I work with rhythms, frequencies and intensities...tunes are merely the gossips of music.

As to people saying a few idle words about us, we must not mind that, any more than the old church steeple minds the rooks cawing about it.

A writer's business is minding other people's business ... all the vices of the village gossip are the virtues of the writer.

Be careful about gossiping because loose lips really do sink ships. Now that I'm in the broadcast business, and people talk about me, I know what it feels like to be the victim of gossip.

Because the truth is that gossip is as good as gospel in this town. You can save face but you won't ever save your soul. And that's a fact.

Because of a mass media more interested in gossip and sensationalism than real issues, I would say a vast majority of the American public doesn't have a clue about how the Congress functions and what goes on.

Being a gossip reporter just isn't a respectable job. It'll chew you up and spit you out.

Be thou good thyself, and let people speak evil of thee; it is better than to be wicked, and that they should consider thee as good.

Blessed are those who know nothing, and diligently spread the same.

Can you suggest any suitable aspersions to spread abroad about Mrs. Thatcher? It is idle to suggest she has unnatural relations with Mrs. Barbara Castle; what is needed is something socially lower: that she eats asparagus with knife and fork, or serves instant mash potatoes.

Calumny spreads like an oil-spot: we endeavor to cleanse it, but the mark remains.

Calumny is the offspring of Envy.

Children are loving, they don't gossip, they don't complain, they're just openhearted. They're ready for you. They don't judge. They don't see things by way of color. They're very child-like. That's the problem with adults: they lose that child-like quality.

Cautiously avoid speaking of the domestic affairs either of yourself, or of other people. Yours are nothing to them but tedious gossip; and theirs are nothing to you.

Certainly there are people who like me, but then there are those who don't know me who gossip about me. You can't believe the things I've heard.

Confidante: One entrusted by A with the secrets of B confided to herself by C.

Conversation is three women stand on the corner talking. Gossip is when one of them leaves.

Despite how entertaining certain stories were, at the bottom of every item of gossip there was someone getting hurt.

Did God really say that I couldn't tell my friends what so and so did yesterday? Does that really count as gossip? No, it's just venting, and venting is healthy right? Wrong! We are supposed to think about the things that are praiseworthy, not gossip worthy.

Don't read newspapers for the news (just for the gossip and, of course, profiles of authors). The best filter to know if the news matters is if you hear it in cafes, restaurants... or (again) parties.

Don't gossip- particularly about other women. Kindness is the secret to true femininity.

Don't indulge in gossip. ... People who throw mudballs always manage to end up getting a little on themselves.