Speak Quotes · Page 71

We seldom speak of the virtue which we have, but much oftener of that which we lack.

— Oliver Goldsmith

It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave fault to speak of matters on which we…

— Ovid

It is not in vain that man speaks to man. This is the value of literature.

— Henry David Thoreau

I don't speak Punjabi. My dad runs a beauty salon and is an Elvis fan.

— Sacha Dhawan

History must speak for itself. A historian is content if he has been able to shed more light.

— William L. Shirer

Discomfort guides my tongue And bids me speak of nothing but despair.

— William Shakespeare

Then they came for me - and there was no one left to speak out for me.

— Martin Niemoller

Maybe I am an inspiration for some players. Some young players. But I don't like to speak about myself.

— Riyad Mahrez

Speak seldom, but to important subjects, except such as particularly relate to your constituents, and, in the former case, make yourself perfectly…

— George Washington

It takes two years on the stage for an actor or an actress to learn how to speak correctly and to manage…

— D. W. Griffith

To me, I was right from the beginning, because it's my right as an American to speak up and question our president,…

— Natalie Maines

Some would never think of talking to friends the way they do to their own children. We should speak with the same…

— Randall Wright

I think the world is filled with so much hype and PR bull. Frankly, it all comes out in the end. Good…

— Anonymous

The facts never speak for themselves. They have to be interpreted in terms of some understanding of where they come from and…

— Milton Friedman

All of my fights are planned. I study my opponents from A to Z. How he walks, how he looks, how he…

— Wladimir Klitschko

“Being real doesn't mean being reckless, it means allowing La Voz Mitologica, The Mythological Voice, to speak. One does that by shutting…

— Clarissa Pinkola Estés

The contortions and games of identity that politicians play on themselves almost everyday is kind of extraordinary. Trump, for instance, speaks like…

— Dan Fox

I glance at the exit across the room. I want out. The bird in my chest is crashing up against its cage.…

— Han Nolan

I myself don't like to speak to the actors at all. I like to hire great people and let them do their…

— Woody Allen

The AIDS disease is caused by a virus, but the AIDS epidemic is not. The AIDS epidemic is fueled by stigma, by…

— Elton John

A good simulation, be it a religious myth or scientific theory, gives us a sense of mastery over experience. To represent something…

— Heinz Pagels

This new enemy seeks to destroy our freedom and impose its views. We value life; the terrorists ruthlessly destroy it. We value…

— George W. Bush

It annoys me when I phone a hotel receptionist in my own country, and they don't understand what I am saying because…

— Andrew Flintoff

I think it's really important for celebrities to use their power of money and fame to get their voices out there. It's…

— Lisa Edelstein

I speak at various events, including student societies, several times a week.

— Douglas Murray

Would Hamlet have felt the delicious fascination of suicide if he hadn't had an audience, and lines to speak?

— Jean Genet

Let husband and wife never speak to one another in loud tones,unless the house is on fire.

— David O. McKay

“Most men would no longer enjoy conversing with most women if they stopped bringing their vaginas along.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

My people, you gotta think before you move, you gotta speak before you cry, you gotta live before you die.

— Lil B

I was always a laid-back, subdued person, and I just try to let that speak through my music.

— Rakim

You always - as a basketball player, as a competitor - that's where you speak most: on the court.

— Luol Deng

Even if you are not asked anything, you just have to speak something to make someone believe that you are still a…

— Vikrant Parsai

When I speak, you must not listen to the words, my dear. Listen to the Silence.

— Anthony de Mello

Learning to speak was the most remarkable thing you ever did.

— Jeffrey Kluger

... God gave you just one mouth but He gave you two ears, so you should listen twice as much as you speak

— Nick Vujicic

Therefore, let me in honesty speak the truth about our epoch and people.

— August Sander

What you do thunders above your head so loudly, I cannot hear the words you speak.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Yiddish language is so rich and unusual that I've always been hooked on its sounds, although I don't speak it.

— Joel Grey

I learned English from American pros. That's why I speak so bad. I call it PGA English.

— Roberto De Vicenzo

Playing drums is how I communicate. It's how I speak to people. That's my God-given gift.

— Joey Jordison