I know you will guess all I leave unsaid. — Honore Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau Copy Share Image
A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Of course I talk to myself. I like a good speaker, and I appreciate an intelligent audience. — Dorothy Parker Copy Share Image
A talk is a voyage. It must be charted. The speaker who starts nowhere, usually gets there. — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
“Writing was what saved the stutterer. It saved him the trouble of speaking.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
A speaker who is attempting to move people to thought or action must concern himself with Pathos. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
A speech should not just be a sharing of information, but a sharing of yourself. — Ralph Archbold Copy Share Image
Just recognize that you are not going to become a comfortable public speaker overnight. It can take a long time. — Dana Perino Copy Share Image
Mr. Speaker, there are some in this Chamber who believe that Christians, like well-behaved children, should be seen and not heard... Christians… — Tom DeLay Copy Share Image
“English is not merely a language anymore; it has become a way of life for millions of non-native English speakers around the… — M.F. Moonzajer Copy Share Image
Being the first woman speaker and breaking the marble ceiling is pretty important. Now it's time to move on. — Nancy Pelosi Copy Share Image
Women are not children. We are not fragile little birds who can't cope with jokes, works of art, or controversial speakers. — Christina Hoff Sommers Copy Share Image
I realized how Latina I was, and then also, at the same time, how not Latina enough I was, because I’m born… — America Ferrera Copy Share Image
Mr. Speaker, from hurricanes and floods in Latin America to earthquakes in Asia, natural disasters are increasingly becoming a regular feature of… — Earl Blumenauer Copy Share Image
I don't like jokes in speeches. I do like wit and humor. A joke is to humor what pornography is to erotic… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Of means of persuading by speaking there are three species: some consist in the character of the speaker; others in the disposing… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
The middles cleave to euphemisms not just because they're an aid in avoiding facts. They like them also because they assist their… — Paul Fussell Copy Share Image
From a very early age, I was in tune with pop radio, and most of this listening was done driving. We had… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
My music demands something of the listener, it is demanding music. I think that's a good thing. I'm not chiselling anything in… — Einar Selvik Copy Share Image
Whether youre president or speaker, if youre wrong, we need to stand up and point it out. Thats what Martin Luther King… — Louie Gohmert Copy Share Image
For me any moment in front of a crowd is embarrassing, because I can't stand being in front of people. I'm probably… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
We're very aggressive speakers. I remember when I was with one of my roommates in New York - and she's Portuguese, too… — Daniela Ruah Copy Share Image
I believe the president wants this bill, and I know he's taken some steps to bring it about, ... The reality is… — Joe Lieberman Copy Share Image
What I see here, what I feel here is that people in your world believe spirituality isn't distant. It's close and real.… — Barbara Cameron Copy Share Image
No man with a genius for legislation has appeared in America. They are rare in the history of the world. There are… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
I can't resist telling you that when the Vienna Economics Institute celebrated its centennial, many years ago, they invited, as their keynote… — James K. Galbraith Copy Share Image
It becomes 'one's own' only when the speaker populates it with his own intentions, his own accent, when he appropriates the word,… — Mikhail Bakhtin Copy Share Image
Mr Speaker, Mr Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans, last month I went to Andrews Air Force Base… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
People spend thousands of dollars on stereos. Sometimes tens of thousands. There is a specialist industry right here in the States which… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
The dictionary has been in the making for several decades, and the result is well worth the wait. MacLean and those who… — Lawrence Kaplan Copy Share Image
Context is everything. Dress me up and see. I'm a carnival barker, an auctioneer, a downtown performance artist, a speaker in tongues,… — Jonathan Lethem Copy Share Image