Speak Quotes · Page 118

I do not speak as I think, I do not think as I should, and so it all goes on in helpless…

— Franz Kafka

There is no repentance where a man can talk lightly of sin, much less where he can speak tenderly and lovingly of…

— Anonymous

I don't feel I can speak with authority for many other people.

— V. S. Naipaul

Novels can change attitudes. Maybe we should speak quietly otherwise politicians will use novels as propaganda.

— Olga Tokarczuk

Then Henry speaks again. "Did he do it?" I turn to him slowly. "Does it matter?

— Jodi Picoult

I need to be free, to speak the unspeakable. You can't do that in office.

— Mo Ibrahim

When a king speaks, the armies move. But when a wise man speaks, only the beard shakes.

— Vinoba Bhave

I met Patti LuPone and Elaine Paige in a party. I didnt speak too much with Patti, but she was lovely with…

— Elena Roger

One of the things that's consistent, if you speak to hotel owners or customers across the world, is that the proposition of…

— Ritesh Agarwal

I don't speak anything fluently, but I love picking up languages and I do this Duolingo app. I started when I moved…

— Eliot Paulina Sumner

I had written a book called "Boston Boy" some years ago, and that took me from the time I could speak, I…

— Nat Hentoff

In my work, I try to reach and speak to that innocence, showing it the fun and joy of living; showing it…

— Walt Disney

When I graduated from high school, the teacher said I was throwing my life away following music, and the same teacher invited…

— Big Sean

The yogi in love needs only to whisper the beloved name, and all desire is fulfilled. To hear Shyamdas speak of The…

— Sharon Gannon

It is the doctrine of the popular music-masters, that whoever can speak can sing. So, probably, every man is eloquent once in…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Although there are people who regard 'Do You Want More?!!!??!' as our first major release, I think 'Things Fall Apart' was the…

— Black Thought

I can't speak for everybody, I think, for me, I will not be defined by the lyrics of my song. I am…

— Teddy Pendergrass

Life is short - while we speak it flies; enjoy, then, the present, and forget the future; such is the moral of…

— Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

As soon as the mouth is opened, evils spring forth. People either neglect the root and speak of the branches, or neglect…

— Huangbo Xiyun

I think there does need to be give and take on both sides, and this idea that sex is kind of a…

— Tony Abbott

Today the separation of church and state in America is used to silence the church. When Christians speak out on issues, the…

— Francis Schaeffer

I try to write each piece in the language of the piece, so that I'm not using the same language from piece…

— Alexis De Veaux

I don't want to speak too disparagingly of my generation (actually I do, we had a chance to change the world and…

— Stephen King

What is preaching? Logic on fire! Preaching is theology coming through a man who is on fire. A true understanding and experience…

— Martyn Lloyd-Jones

It was a pity that people did not risk enough to speak out in behalf of one another's happiness and their own.

— Louis Zukofsky

Sure I think it is healthy to speak the truth, and be who you are, and be proud of that.

— Nathan Lane

Lenity is a part of justice; but she must not speak too loud for fear of waking justice.

— Joseph Joubert

If you strongly believe something is wrong, you must speak up and stand by what you say.

— Tan Cheng Bock

I don't speak to my brother every week - doesn't mean I don't love him.

— Kim Cattrall

When the wisdom speaks, be quite and listen! When the stupidity speaks, stand up and leave!

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

If Newborn Babies Could Speak They Would Be The Most Intelligent Beings On Planet Earth.

— Jaden Smith

If I had to speak in front of a Korean audience, I would be hard pressed to sound other than a little…

— An Na

Never speak out of anger, Never act out of fear, Never choose from impatience, But wait... and peace will appear.

— Guy Finley

I like being free to take on any project that inspires me and to trust that the work will speak for itself.

— Gugu Mbatha-Raw

To be successful in my native France, where people speak the same language and understand me, is nothing.

— Edith Piaf

Listen a hundred times. Ponder a thousand times. Speak once.

— Anonymous

“You can't speak up for your right to be silent. That's letting the bad guys win.”

— Laurie Halse Anderson

I only live in the world of animal protection. I speak only of that. I think only of that. I am obsessed.

— Brigitte Bardot

Artists can no more speak about their work, than plants can speak about horticulture.

— Jean Cocteau

He was essentially a truth-speaking man, if only he know how to speak the truth.

— Anthony Trollope