From Gilded Gears Jewelry
Our goal is to create fun, wearable Clockwork-style Victorian jewelry, at an affordable price. Each piece of jewelry we make is unique and handcrafted, often incorporating vintage watches, clock parts, and re-purposed jewelry. This pendant measures approximately 3″ long by 1 1/2″ across, including the bale and rose charm. It comes on your choice of an 18″ satin necklace (shown in the picture, comes in either white or black), or adjustable 19-22″ brown suede necklace. (Value: $25.00)
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“Be sincere; be brief; be seated.” ~Franklin D. Roosevelt, on speech making
“God didn’t make Cookie-Cutter People so there is no one-size-fits-all approach to communicating with them.” -JoJo Tabares
“God didn’t make Cookie-Cutter People so there is no one-size-fits-all approach to communicating with them.” -JoJo Tabares
It’s okay to have nothing to say…unless you’re talking.” -Author Unknown
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“Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.” Benjamin Franklin
“Tis better to be thought a fool, than open one’s mouth and remove all doubt.” Samuel Johnson
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“God didn’t make Cookie-Cutter People so there is no one-size-fits-all approach to communicating with them.” -JoJo Tabares and “Be careful of your thoughts; they may become words at any moment.” ~ Ira Gassen
“When I want to speak…let me think first:
-Is it true?
-Is it kind?
-Is it necessary?
If not, let it be left unsaid.” ~Babcock
Communication works for those who work at it.” -John Powell
“The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives” -Anthony Robbins
“He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows nor judge all he sees.” -Benjamin Franklin
What you are shouts so loud in my ears I cannot hear what you say.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Keep your words kind and sweet
In case one day them you must eat
“Storytellers, by the very act of telling, communicate a radical learning that changes lives and the world: telling stories is a universally accessible means through which people make meaning” -Chris Cavanaugh
“It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt” -I’ve seen this ascribed to so many people that I am unsure of its origin.
“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.” Mark Twain
“Storytellers, by the very act of telling, communicate a radical learning that changes lives and the world: telling stories is a universally accessible means through which people make meaning” -Chris Cavanaugh
I have always been among those who believed that the greatest freedom of speech was the greatest safety, because if a man is a fool the best thing to do is to encourage him to advertise the fact by speaking. Woodrow T. Wilson
When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it is unspoken you reign over it.
Arabian proverb
“If we are strong, our strength will speak for itself. If we are weak, words will be of no help.” -John Fitzgerald Kennedy
“A wise man hears one word and understands two.” ~Yiddish Proverb
Also:
~ Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after. ~
Anne Morrow Lindberg
“The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.” ~ George Jessel
“It’s okay to have nothing to say…unless you’re talking.” -Author Unknown
“The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” George Bernard Shaw
“Be careful of your thoughts; they may become words at any moment.” ~ Ira Gassen
It’s okay to have nothing to say…unless you’re talking.” -Author Unknown
“The pen is mightier than the sword, and considerably easier to write with.” -Marty Feldman
My favorites are…
“The most important communication isn’t the speech you’ll give to a crowd. It’s the conversations you’ll share w/friends & family.” -JoJo Tabares
“The mind is like a TV set-when it goes blank, it’s a good idea to turn off the sound.” Anonymous
“The most important communication isn’t the speech you’ll give to a crowd. It’s the conversations you’ll share w/friends & family.” -JoJo Tabares
“He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows nor judge all he sees.” -Benjamin Franklin
Think carefully before speaking.
Pray sincerely before thinking (what to speak).
Repent entirely before praying.
Humble yourself before repenting.
If we do these things, what we speak of
will bless those who receive our words. — K.A. ;o)
“Do not mistake speaking for communicating. One involves an ability and the other mastery.” -JoJo Tabares
“The mind is like a TV set-when it goes blank, it’s a good idea to turn off the sound.” Anonymous
I love these.
~ Of those who say nothing, few are silent. ~
Thomas Neiel
“Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.” Benjamin Franklin
“The most important communication isn’t the speech you’ll give to a crowd. It’s the conversations you’ll share w/friends & family.” -JoJo Tabares
Love your jewelry!
“Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.” Benjamin Franklin
“Do your best to communicate effectively while giving grace to others who misstep. Remember: when we put our best foot forward, we have yet to take another step.” -JoJo Tabares
GREAT quote – kbalman@gmail.com
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. – Maya Angelou
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