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> [The ability to speak is a short cut to distinction. It puts a man in the limelight, raises him head and shoulders above the crowd.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lowell-thomas/the-ability-to-speak-is-a-short-cut-to-distinction-it-puts-a-man-in/)

[Lowell Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lowell-thomas/)

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## More by Lowell Thomas

> [Separately there was only wind, water, sail, and hull, but at my hand the four had been given purpose and direction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lowell-thomas/separately-there-was-only-wind-water-sail-and-hull-but-at-my-hand-the/)

[Lowell Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lowell-thomas/)

> [Do a little more each day than you think you possibly can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lowell-thomas/do-a-little-more-each-day-than-you-think-you-possibly-can/)

[Lowell Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lowell-thomas/)

> [The ability to speak is a short cut to distinction. It puts a man in the limelight, raises him head and shoulders above the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lowell-thomas/the-ability-to-speak-is-a-short-cut-to-distinction-it-puts-a-man-in/)

[Lowell Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lowell-thomas/)

> [In Istanbul I met a man who said he knew beyond a doubt that God was a cat. I asked why he was so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lowell-thomas/in-istanbul-i-met-a-man-who-said-he-knew-beyond-a-doubt-that-god-was/)

[Lowell Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lowell-thomas/)

> [The man who can speak acceptably is usually given credit for an ability out of all proportion to what he really possesses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lowell-thomas/the-man-who-can-speak-acceptably-is-usually-given-credit-for-an/)

[Lowell Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lowell-thomas/)

> [After the age of 80, everything reminds you of something else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lowell-thomas/after-the-age-of-80-everything-reminds-you-of-something-else/)

[Lowell Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lowell-thomas/)

> [The secret of my vigor and activity is that I have managed to have a lot of fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lowell-thomas/the-secret-of-my-vigor-and-activity-is-that-i-have-managed-to-have-a/)

[Lowell Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lowell-thomas/)

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