The newspaperman has become a walking plague. He spreads the contagion of lies and calumnies. — Mahatma Gandhi
How damaging is a habit that permits faultfinding, character assassination, and the sharing of malicious rumors! Gossip and caustic comments often create chains of contention. — Marvin J. Ashton
The most powerful force in the universe is gossip. — Dave Barry
Rumors of sneezing, kissing, tears, sweat, and saliva spreading AIDS caused people to panic. — Bryan White
There was a rumor in my town that I beat Down syndrome. — Theo Von
Nothing helps a bad mood like spreading it around. — Bill Watterson
Vulgar and obscene, the papers run rumors daily about people in show business, tales of wicked ways and witless affairs. — Carroll O'Connor
Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed. — Erica Jong
Fake news and rumors thrive online because few verify what’s real and always bias towards content that reinforces their own biases. — Ryan Higa
The vacuum created by a failure to communicate will quickly be filled with rumor, misrepresentations, drivel, and poison. — C. Northcote Parkinson
Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you. — Proverbs
While gossip among women is universally ridiculed as low and trivial, gossip among men, especially if it is about women, is called theory, or idea, or fact. — Andrea Dworkin
Gossip is just a tool to distract people who have nothing better to do from feeling jealous of those few of us still remaining with noble hearts. — Anna Godbersen
Some people will believe anything if you whisper it to them. — Louis Nizer
It is easier to dam a river than to stop gossip. — Filipino Proverbs
Short Spreading Rumors Quotes
Gossip is what no one claims to like, but everybody enjoys. — Joseph Conrad
It isn't what they say about you, it's what they whisper. — Errol Flynn
Gossip is the art of saying nothing in a way that leaves practically nothing unsaid. — Walter Winchell
It is harder to kill a whisper than even a shouted calumny. — Maria W. Stewart
It is harder to kill a whisper than even a shouted calumny. — Mary Stewart
Those who gossip with you will gossip about you. — Edgar Allan Poe
Information is like compost; it does no good unless you spread it around. — Eliot Coleman
Spreading Rumors Image Quotes
If you put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus and you must go beyond them.
Gossiping And Rumors Quotes
Isn't it kind of silly to think that tearing someone else down builds you up? — Sean Covey
The dirt of gossip blows into my face and the dust rumors cover me. But if the arrow is straight and the point is slick, it can pierce through dust no matter how thick. — Bob Dylan
The biggest liar in the world is They Say. — Douglas Malloch
There are two way of spreading light - to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
trying to squash a rumor is like trying to unring a bell. — Shana Alexander
I think the hardest part about being a teenager is dealing with other teenagers - the criticism and the ridicule, the gossip and rumors. — Beverley Mitchell
Rumor is a pipe Blown by surmises, jealousies, conjectures. — William Shakespeare
Rumors excite the stupid, facts excite the smart.
Gossip is called gossip because it's not always the truth. — Justin Timberlake
Rumor travels faster, but it don't stay put as long as truth. — Will Rogers
There is a vital force in rumor. Though crushed to earth, to all intents and purposes buried, it can rise again without apparent effort. — Eleanor Robson Belmont
Most women indulge in idle gossip, which is the henchman of rumor and scandal. — Octave Feuillet
Rumor Quotes
Yeah we're not together anymore. She has got - she has got a new boyfriend now. They just moved into together. And I've heard rumors that he is abusive, which makes you want to go over there with a baseball bat. And then blame it on her boyfriend. — Anthony Jeselnik
The media, itself an arm of mega-corporate power, feeds the fear industry, so that people are primed like pumps to support wars on rumor, innuendo, legends, and lies. — Mumia Abu-Jamal
Sleep is like the unicorn - it is rumored to exist, but I doubt I will see any — Dr. Seuss
Repeating a rumor is as vicious as starting one.
Rations were scarcely issued, and the men about preparing supper, when rumors that the enemy had been encountered that day near Gettysburg absorbed every other interest, and very soon orders came to march forthwith to Gettysburg. — Joshua Chamberlain
Rations were scarcely issued, and the men about preparing supper, when rumors that the enemy had been encountered that day near Gettysburg absorbed every other interest, and very soon orders came to march forthwith to Gettysburg. — Joshua
I tried to discover, in the rumor of forests and waves, words that other men could not hear, and I pricked up my ears to listen to the revelation of their harmony. — Gustave Flaubert
I have spread my dreams beneath your feet. Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
Contrary to the rumours you have heard, I was not born in a manger. I was actually born on Krypton and sent here by my father, Jor-el, to save the planet Earth. — Barack Obama
The smile that flickers on a baby’s lips when he sleeps- does anyone know where it was born? Yes, there is a rumor that a young pale beam of a crescent moon touched the edge of a vanishing autumn cloud, and there the smile was first born in the dream of a dew-washed morning. — Rabindranath Tagore
Serious misfortunes, originating in misrepresentation, frequently flow and spread before they can be dissipated by truth. — George Washington
There is a rumour going around that I have found God. I think this is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist. — Terry Pratchett
There is a rumour that I can't draw and never could. This is probably because I work so much with models. Models are one of the most beautiful design tools, but I still do the finest drawings you can imagine. — Jørn Utzon
I've learned to not care. There are always going to be ridiculous rumours. — Kim Kardashian
If you pick the right people and give them the opportunity to spread their wing and put compensation as a carrier behind it. you almost don't have to manage them.
Forget the image, forget the ensemble, forget the rumours, forget the short skirts, the big hair, whatever! I owe this to the fans and I will never forget you so I want to accept this award on behalf of all of you. — Mariah Carey
I never talk about my personal life. After these rumours, I definitely do not want to comment on anything. — Ajay Devgan
It has been rumoured that I was the brains of the robbery, but that was totally incorrect. I've been described as the tea boy, which is also incorrect. — Ronald Biggs
If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.
Rumour was the messenger
Of defamation, and so swift, that none
Could be the first to tell an evil tale. — Robert Pollok
Never believe a rumour until you hear it officially denied. — John Mortimer
... the desert, where there is the communal book of moonlight. We were among the rumour of wells. In the palace of winds. — Michael Ondaatje
Some of them are funny. Some of them are ridiculous. Some of them are annoying. I don't want to be one of those people that complains about the rumours. I never like it when a celebrity goes on Twitter and says, "This isn't true!" It is what it is, I tend not to do that. — Harry Styles
I know that a lot of misinformation and rumors are being spread now. In particular, it is claimed that I have left Kyiv. I remain in the capital, I am staying with my people. My family is not a traitor, but a citizen of Ukraine. According to our information, the enemy marked me as the number one target. My family is the number two goal. They want to destroy Ukraine politically by destroying the Head of State. — Volodymyr Zelenskyy
I have Social Disease. I have to go out every night. If I stay home one night I start spreading rumors to my dogs. — Andy Warhol
Monks transgress the Laws of the Buddha, stir up the common people, store wealth and weapons, and spread rumors; under the guise of religion, they are nothing more than self-serving agitators. — Eiji Yoshikawa
The art of spreading rumors may be compared to the art of pin-making. There is usually some truth, which I call the wire; as this passes from hand to hand, one gives it a polish, another a point, others make and put on the head, and at last the pin is completed. — John Newton
I think something will soon have to be done to protect people from hacking and blogging and lying and spreading rumors and chasing you down the street. Lives are wrecked that way. — Ali MacGraw
What the US does is the kind of thing I described in Italy in 1948. Case after case like that, not hacking or spreading rumors in the media; but saying look, we're going to starve you to death or kill you or destroy you unless you vote the way we want. I mean that's what we do. — Noam Chomsky
People would believe propagate, spread rumors or conspiracy theories in order to protect their own system of denial. — Bassem Youssef
The crickets felt it was their duty to warn everybody that summertime cannot last for ever. Even on the most beautiful days in the whole year - the days when summer is changing into autumn - the crickets spread the rumor of sadness and change. — E. B. White
Rumors and Manure both get spread around but only one is beneficial — Ed Furgol
I had rather take my chance that some traitors will escape detection than spread abroad a spirit of general suspicion and distrust, which accepts rumor and gossip in place of undismayed and unintimidated inquiry. — Learned Hand
A rumor is one thing that gets thicker instead of thinner as it is spread. — Richard Armour
Dear Internet: You are very good at spreading rumors. Truth is more valuable and much harder to come by. — Mark Frost
I'm sure those rumors are spread, but it's just ah - we're really good friend. We've been since day one in Hollywood. In class, we've been together in school. We've gotten really close, but I don't know about the more than friends stuff. — Scotty McCreery
Never make negative comments or spread rumors about anyone. It depreciates their reputation and yours. — Brian Koslow
A moment later Jonathan’s body wavered in the air, shimmering, and began to go transparent. “Don’t let them spread silly rumors about me, or make me a god. O.K., Fletch? I’m a seagull. I like to fly, maybe… — Richard Bach
[Donald Trump] spreading preposterous rumors that [Ted] Cruz`s father had connections to Lee Harvey Oswald and the assassination of JFK. That put a bit of a damper on the bromance ultimately culminating in Cruz`s epic non-endorsement at the Republican convention. — Chris Hayes
No one is spreading any kind of rumors or saying anything about Donald Trump supporters or, for that matter, the supporters of Ted Cruz and everyone else. — Donna Brazile
I was accused of insulting the president, insulting Islam, insulting - spreading rumors, disturbing the peace. — Bassem Youssef
Rumors spread faster than news and news spreads faster than the happenings — Amit Abraham
Honestly, I wasn't that girl in high school who people spread rumors about. — Josie Loren
Overly persuasive a woman's ordinance spreads far, traveling fast; but fast dying a rumor voiced by a woman perishes. — Aeschylus
Enlightened teachers and people who help them, have a lot of trouble. People try to interfere with the work and spread awful rumors about you. — Frederick Lenz
Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you. — Philip Sidney
This is how they justify not wanting to strive for self-improvement. It's how they explain their continued inaction. It's just an excuse. There are plenty of video clips on the Internet showing what I really look like. Some people even spread rumors about me and retouch my pictures to hurt me. But I don't take them seriously. I'm even flattered! It's what success is like. I'm happy I seem unreal to them, it means I'm doing a good job. — Valeria Lukyanova
We commute to computers
Spirits stay mute while you eagles spread rumors
We survivalists, turned to consumers. — Talib Kweli
Rumors are spread by jealous people — Laurie Halse Anderson
Yet the only reason you believe that you were born is that your parents saw you emerge from the womb. They thought they witnessed the moment when you began to exist, so they spread the rumor that you had been born." Savitri was astonished. . . — Deepak Chopra
Over the millennia the seed of stories planted in the fertile soil of bits and scraps of facts was watered by wishes and began to take root and grow. Eventually, a bountiful fruit of rumors burst forth, to be spread on the wind of whispers that said we hid a fabled hoard of gold. Nothing could convince the believers that it was not true. The truth does not glitter for these people like gold does. — Terry Goodkind
There were a lot of rumors spread about me. Of course, I didn't show up to defend myself, so my absence helped create even more. — Sean Young
Rumors of sneezing, kissing, tears, sweat, and saliva spreading AIDS caused people to panic. — Ryan White
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