There is a strange power in the words we never say. As long as a thought stays inside our head, it belongs entirely to us. We can shape it, hold it back, or let it go. But the instant we say it out loud, everything changes. The words are out in the world, and we can never truly call them back. Winston Churchill, a man who understood the power of language as well as anyone in history, captured this beautifully. Before we speak, we are in charge. After we speak, we are at the mercy of what we said.
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