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Judge Roy Bean quote

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Quote of the week at an assisted living facility.
Never miss a good opportunity to shut up.
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Re: Judge Roy Bean quote

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Arthur Rubin wrote:Quote of the week at an assisted living facility.
Never miss a good opportunity to shut up.
Or, in Vermontese: don't open your mouth unless you can improve upon the silence.
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Re: Judge Roy Bean quote

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Personally, I think it sounds better in Latin:

Si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses

Those familiar with the UK sitcom Yes Minister may recall it being put to devastating effect:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0751840/quotes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeF_o1Ss1NQ
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Re: Judge Roy Bean quote

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Or, as Stewey puts it,
How about a little less talking and a little more shut the hell up!
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Re: Judge Roy Bean quote

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"Never miss a good opportunity to shut up."

"Shut up and say that." an unnamed Montana cowboy who may or may not have been drinking at the time.
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