In our course we teach that "no thought lives in your head rent-free." Each thought you have will either be an investment… — T. Harv Eker Copy Share Image
House Speaker Pelosi worried about the opposition, the tone of it, perhaps leading to violence as it did in the 70s. Theres… — David Gregory Copy Share Image
It is remarkable that almost all speakers and writers feel it to be incumbent on them, sooner or later, to prove or… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
After the November elections gave Republicans control of the Senate, voters made clear they wanted change. We were hopeful our leaders got… — Louie Gohmert Copy Share Image
I think a lot of the most interesting immigrant writing involves stepping outside of that old, dreary binary. Chang-rae Lee's Native Speaker… — Junot Diaz Copy Share Image
I'm also honored to be here with the speaker of the House - just happens to be from the state of Illinois.… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Native speakers of a language know intuitively whether a sentence is grammatical or not. They usually cannot specify exactly what is wrong,… — Peter Farb Copy Share Image
Power lies in the details, and the tenacious pursuit of such hidden levers can pay off enormously. While you don't want to… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
You need to take small steps when you dream big dreams. I am a published author with dyslexia, a professional speaker who… — Karl Mecklenburg Copy Share Image
Mounting those red stairs [in Cannes] is something I've done with a very different intention many times. So it's interesting any time… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
James Joyce's English was based on the rhythm of the Irish language. He wrote things that shocked English language speakers but he… — Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh Copy Share Image
You'll go into a fancy hotel and you'll hear this track where someone has sampled 30 seconds of a really good song.… — Stephen Dewaele Copy Share Image
I lost my mother early, I've sometimes felt I haven't had anyone to show me the way. When I look to the… — Deborah Landau Copy Share Image
It struck me that Steve Jobs, known to be such a brilliant speaker, had a very difficult time explaining things when he… — Joshua Michael Stern Copy Share Image
Almost all of the stories in The Matchmaker, the Apprentice, and the Football Fan are told in the first person, yet, depending… — Yiyun Li Copy Share Image
All it takes,” said Crake, “is the elimination of one generation. One generation of anything. Beetles, trees, microbes, scientists, speakers of French,… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
In dialogue, make sure that your attributives do not awkwardly interrupt a spoken sentence. Place them where the breath would come naturally… — E. B. White Copy Share Image
Hey," said Jace. who was sitting on an overturned speaker, looking at his cellphone, "do you want to see a photo of… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Don't have conversations taking place in empty space. Weave in background details of where the action (dialogue is a form of "action")… — Lee Wyndham Copy Share Image
I accept that it was a mistake to allow distinctions to be blurred between my professional responsibilities and my personal loyalties to… — Liam Fox Copy Share Image
I think that we see Steve Jobs as the genius speaker in the mock black turtleneck with the round glasses, sort of… — Joshua Michael Stern Copy Share Image
Caught in a bad romance. Whoaaa-oh-ooooh!" Nellie wailed along to the XM radio blaring from the enormous speakers. "Can I uncover my… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
Ive broken my nose, Ive broken ribs. You name it. In fact, we just got back from South America, and I fell… — Keith Emerson Copy Share Image
Students and invited speakers do not shed their constitutional rights when they step up to the graduation podium. Expressing faith in God… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I remember being at the premiere of 'Beverly Hills Cop II' and the tremendous reaction from the crowd outside, then going to… — Gilbert Gottfried Copy Share Image
The longer I live, the more I have come to value the gift of eloquence. Every American youth, if he desires for… — George Frisbie Hoar Copy Share Image
Since true listening involves a setting aside of the self, it also temporarily involves a total acceptance of the others. Sensing this… — M. Scott Peck Copy Share Image
Speech is highly elliptical. It would scarcely be endurable otherwise. Ellipsis is indispensable to the writer or speaker who wants to be… — Bergen Evans Copy Share Image
As speaker [Paul] Ryan suggested, I think they're trying to go back to the Republican dodge and saying we're going to focus… — Mark Halperin Copy Share Image
Mr. Speaker, at a time when the nation is again confronted with necessity for calling its young men into service in the… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
For it is not true, as some treatise-mongers lay down in their systems, of the probity of the speaker, that it contributes… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
I'm going to say this as an ethereal effect, not something that people are necessarily aware of while it's happening, but my… — Tom Scholz Copy Share Image
Above all, translators must be native speakers. It’s not because they speak the language better – I understand that sometimes a foreigner… — Sergei Lukyanenko Copy Share Image
There can be no more ancient and traditional American value than ignorance. English-only speakers brought it with them to this country three… — Barbara Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I can't stand those people, speakers in a room, they say this all the time, "If I can just help one person… — Simon Sinek Copy Share Image
When I was 16, the guest speaker was King. And I was completely overwhelmed because I had been studying nonviolence, talking about… — Joan Baez Copy Share Image
“The secret to strong leaders is that strong leaders are strong because they have been tempered by the negative. They have discovered… — John Paul Warren Copy Share Image
If a person chooses not to be a writer, or speaker, then (by definition) the person is choosing not to be engaged… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
George Bernard Shaw of England stopped over just long enough to make one speech in Bombay, India, started a war and 100… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
How often we all have heard speakers begin by calling the attention of the audience to their lack of preparation or lack… — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
![“Mounting those red stairs [in Cannes] is something I've done with a very different intention many times. So it's interesting any time you witness those shifts of perspective. The beach scenes were also fun. It felt very strange and very theatrical to kind of commandeer it and have La Mer booming…” quote by Willem Dafoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/66b/willem-dafoe-4486_beach_mounting-those-red-stairs-in-cannes-is-s_175324.jpg)
![“As speaker [Paul] Ryan suggested, I think they're trying to go back to the Republican dodge and saying we're going to focus on border security first, focus on criminals in this country first, and try to punt down the road issues like the 12 million people who are here illegally.” quote by Mark Halperin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cd2/mark-halperin-23257_border-security_as-speaker-paul-ryan-suggested-i-think-t_1602891.jpg)
