It is difficult to speak of the universal specifically.

When you say something, say it not for a specific day, not for a specific era, not for a specific country, but say it…

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

It is difficult to speak of what is common in a way of your own.

— Horace

“If I want to do anything, I want to speak a more universal language.”

— William Saroyan

“The point is, the way to speak to the universal is through the particular. The broad message might appear to speak to everyone, but…

— Lisa Samson

“It can be difficult to speak truth to power. Circumstances, however, have made doing so increasingly necessary.”

— Aberjhani

After a lifetime of silence, it is difficult then to speak.

— Marya Hornbacher

It is most difficult to speak when we are ashamed of being silent.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Later, there were times when I was angry with myself for succumbing to that fear. But those with shattered souls find it very difficult…

— Elizabeth Smart

It is difficult to speak adequately or justly of London. It is not a pleasant place; it is not agreeable, or cheerful, or easy,…

— Henry James

It's very difficult to speak to a large group of people these days and not offend someone.

— Benjamin Carson

“Because of you I find it difficult to speak, difficult to breathe, difficult to be.”

— Brianne Crowder

“I have never found it difficult, as some do, to speak to children. All one has to do is pretend that they're some kind…

— Hanya Yanagihara

It's difficult to speak with beautiful people. No matter how hard you try to pretend otherwise, you still want them to like you.

— Douglas Coupland

“It is difficult to speak adequately or justly of London. It is not a pleasant place; it is not agreeable, or cheerful, or easy,…

— Henry James

“Revere those things beyond science which really matter and about which it is so difficult to speak.”

— Werner Heisenberg