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About this quote

What does it mean?
The speaker has nothing further to add to a previous response.
In plain terms
No new information is available.
What can you take from it?
Avoid repeating yourself when nothing new is to be said.

Where it applies

  • press conferences
  • debates

Putting it to work

  • decline further comment
  • end discussion

Questions to consider

  • When should you stop talking?
  • Is silence better than repetition?

Another view

It can seem dismissive or evasive.

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