Silence is very hard to misinterprete, it speak for itself, you can never misquote it.
It is not impossible to misquote silence, but it is very rare. Silence is powerful, use it as a tool to avoid people who are very fond of misinterpreting and misquoting you. Not everyone around you deserve your voice, some deserve your silence because that is what suits them. You should never waste your time trying to convince people who never want to understand you, just use silence to respond to them.
Money also is relevant, that is why you must work hard to earn it unless you want to lose your relevance
You don't have excuse for poverty, your relevance depends on how much value you have and give, and money is one of the major ways you can spread value easily. Don't blame others for your irrelevance, people are always moved by result, and if you have none, no one will ever care about you.
The word opportunity starts with O, there is also three Os in tommorow and one in today, but there is none in yesterday. Forget about yesterday, focus and use today to create opportunity for tommorow.
"A short pencil is longer than a long memory". Use these tools to create a valuable life for yourself.