Quote by Michael Caine
The basic rule of human nature is that powerful people speak slowl

The basic rule of human nature is that powerful people speak slowly and subservient people quickly –because if they dont speak fast nobody will listen to them. – Michael Caine

Other quotes by Michael Caine

I dont work very much, and I just sit here waiting for a script that I cant refuse – and Im not talking about money. – Michael Caine

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January is the garbage can of movies in America, directly after all the Oscar contenders have been out. – Michael Caine

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Hollywood is a cross between a health farm, a recreation center and an insane asylum. Its a company town, and I happen to like the company! – Michael Caine

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Debate is masculine, conversation is feminine. – Amos Bronson Alcott

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Wherever the relevance of speech is at stake, matters become political by definition, for speech is what makes man a political being. – Hannah Arendt

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Its a damn shame we have this immediate ticking off in the mind about how people sound. On the other hand, how many people really want to be operated upon by a surgeon who talks broad cockney? – Eileen Aitkins

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The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing. – Anon.

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