Speaking Quotes · Page 10

Speaking in front of a large crowd is not pleasant. Once it gets rolling, it's okay. But beforehand, it's murder.

— David Lynch

“Speak to me: I will spend my lifetime trying to understand you.”

— Kamand Kojouri

“I am speaking like a book, but I believe that what I am saying is true.”

— Plato

I've always been a guy who didn't mind speaking to reporters.

— Greg Olsen

In a normal film there would be 25 to 30 main speaking characters.

— Nag Ashwin

“If you ever decide on a career change, I’d avoid motivational speaking.”

— Ilona Andrews

“Speaking the words aloud so they would exist in the world and begin to become real.”

— Augusten Burroughs

“What I know for sure is that speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we have.”

— Oprah Winfrey

It's uncomfortable to just say the first thing that pops into your head, but you have to when you're speaking in front…

— Chelsea Martin

“If someone is speaking to you and elevating themselves at the expense of another, consider the source a non-factor; that's keepin' it…

— T.F. Hodge

A lot of broadcasting, I think, is doing a tremendous amount of preparation and trying to act like, 'Oh, this thought is…

— Ira Glass

So the laughs had to come from the character, not because we had balloons in our shirts or were speaking in high…

— Kevin McDonald

It is true that they paid much more attention to the trade unions because the trade unions were after all speaking for…

— Barbara Castle

I had a bad experience doing public speaking at school. I had to talk about a pen for five minutes and it…

— Karl Pilkington

I'm obsessed with those old romance films. I also would love to venture into the silent film world. I think that's extremely…

— Sami Gayle

“I try never to take myself for granted as somebody who should be out there speaking. Rather, I'm doing it only because…

— Angela Davis

We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator... Some would say certain of these refer to the stereotypical,…

— Alan King

I frequently find after a rehearsal of a performance that I have more breath, and can walk better and climb stairs better…

— Jeffrey Tate

“who did I think we were. who did I think I could make you. this is the oldest mistake, to confuse wanting…

— Marty McConnell Emily Kagan Trenchard

It's harder to take politics seriously, to understand the issues, than it is to drown it all in a sea of scorn.…

— Rory Bremner

We worry about appearing awkward in a presentation. But up to a point, most people seem to feel more comfortable with less-than-perfect…

— John P. Kotter

“They spoke politely and with deference to the adults, whereas it went against my nature not to speak plainly. To many people…

— Theresa Breslin

I have a direct way of speaking. What I do is tend to lay out everything; I tend to tell people what…

— James P. Gorman

I remember from my earliest years people speaking, you know, in a certain kind of rhythm and telling stories and sharing experiences…

— Robbie Robertson

I know that speaking with parties, which I do, but not very often, is seen by many as a 'contamination.'

— Mario Monti

For me, I will defend what's right - not who I am speaking with at the time or who I think will…

— Kyle Richards

A man speaking sense to himself is no madder than a man speaking nonsense not to himself.

— Tom Stoppard

I hated speaking in public. I would miss school just so I wouldn't have to do it.

— Kristen Wiig

I used to fear public speaking. My voice would shake, I used to forget to breathe. Now it's pretty easy for me.

— Spencer Stone

“When you speak and affirm, you are creating a verbal contract with yourself.”

— Bryant McGill

I'm not necessarily a 'rah rah' guy. I'm not the guy speaking out with everybody watching.

— Shaun Livingston

You get so tired of political correctness. I'm noted for speaking out all my career.

— Joe Arpaio

For me, speaking my mind is a big part of my life, and I encourage other people to do that as well.

— Anne-Marie

“If all that you’re doing is going off at the mouth, a pound of words won’t make an ounce of sense.”

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

I was very nervous about speaking in Punjabi. I have learnt it by heart.

— Shabana Azmi

“If you can't impress them with your argument, impress them with your actions.”

— Amit Kalantri

Generally speaking, moving water is the most dangerous thing you can encounter underground.

— William Stone

Madison lived in his head and public speaking did not come naturally to him.

— Richard Brookhiser

“Everything in life is speaking in spite of its apparent silence.”

— Hazrat Inayat Khan

“A deaf and dumb in the mist of morons is a renowed talkative among brains.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson