--- title: "13 Speaking People Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 13 Speaking People quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Speaking People sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78b/leslie-mann-8943_people_i-m-terrified-by-speaking-in-front-of-pe_1006214.png" --- > [I'm terrified by speaking in front of people!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-mann/i-m-terrified-by-speaking-in-front-of-people/) [Leslie Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-mann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78b/leslie-mann-8943_people_i-m-terrified-by-speaking-in-front-of-pe_1006214.png) > [I will keep speaking for my people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-reid/i-will-keep-speaking-for-my-people/) [Eric Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-reid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/eric-reid-7580_keep_i-will-keep-speaking-for-my-people-17508_1750851.jpg) > [Speaking is what most people work on. They forget the thinking and the breathing and instead try to occupy space with sound.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/speaking-is-what-most-people-work-on-they-forget-the-thinking-and-the/) [Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/861/margaret-heffernan-6923_breathing_speaking-is-what-most-people-work-on-the_2246514.jpg) > [“When I started speaking to people in bullet points rather than complete sentences to maximize efficiency, I knew I wasn’t living as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-kuykendall/when-i-started-speaking-to-people-in-bullet-points-rather-than/) [Alexandra Kuykendall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-kuykendall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7e/alexandra-kuykendall-57617_productivity_when-i-started-speaking-to-people-in-bul_1257646.jpg) > [It's uncomfortable to just say the first thing that pops into your head, but you have to when you're speaking in front…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-martin/it-s-uncomfortable-to-just-say-the-first-thing-that-pops-into-your/) [Chelsea Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/add/chelsea-martin-18667_believe_it-s-uncomfortable-to-just-say-the-first_461275.jpg) > [When I started out in stand-up, I was already used to speaking in front of people, how to project, control my voice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaboukie-young-white/when-i-started-out-in-stand-up-i-was-already-used-to-speaking-in/) [Jaboukie Young-White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaboukie-young-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d25/jaboukie-young-white-15474_control_when-i-started-out-in-stand-up-i-was-alr_1578603.jpg) > [There are leaders who know that however furious the debate, there are good men and women in all population groups - amongst…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/there-are-leaders-who-know-that-however-furious-the-debate-there-are/) [Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62d/nelson-mandela-248_debate_there-are-leaders-who-know-that-however_2833200.jpg) > [I don't regret speaking out for people who can't speak up. This industry especially is all about hierarchy. It's a lot about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-bearse/i-don-t-regret-speaking-out-for-people-who-can-t-speak-up-this/) [Amanda Bearse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-bearse/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a19/amanda-bearse-23324_easy_i-don-t-regret-speaking-out-for-people-w_2856387.png) > [No matter what you do, if you're on a stage constantly speaking to people, you need to make sure that you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colton-dixon/no-matter-what-you-do-if-you-re-on-a-stage-constantly-speaking-to/) [Colton Dixon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colton-dixon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4e/colton-dixon-47415_feds_no-matter-what-you-do-if-you-re-on-a-sta_298901.png) > [The auctioneer is talking for both people, and that's the big revelation about, 'Oh, that's what they're doing.' They're just doing it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/the-auctioneer-is-talking-for-both-people-and-that-s-the-big/) [Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a5/jack-white-1911_about_the-auctioneer-is-talking-for-both-peopl_1304516.png) > [“Opening the doors for the masses to speak, giving everyone who cares to have one a microphone--it has led to an explosion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/opening-the-doors-for-the-masses-to-speak-giving-everyone-who-cares/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/864/anonymous-1_quote_opening-the-doors-for-the-masses-to-spea_1757665.jpg) > [“I always get a little bit irritated when people talk about 'bringing poetry to the people' especially those poet - performers who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-donaghy/i-always-get-a-little-bit-irritated-when-people-talk-about-bringing/) [Michael Donaghy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-donaghy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/257/michael-donaghy-62191_poetry_i-always-get-a-little-bit-irritated-when_1801720.jpg) > [“The difficulties (which other people surely find incredible) I have in speaking to people arise from the fact that my thinking, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-kafka/the-difficulties-which-other-people-surely-find-incredible-i-have-in/) [Franz Kafka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-kafka/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/061/franz-kafka-214_adversity_the-difficulties-which-other-people-sure_2668291.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/speaking-people/#itemlist", "name": "Speaking People Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm terrified by speaking in front of people!", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Leslie Mann" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-mann/i-m-terrified-by-speaking-in-front-of-people/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78b/leslie-mann-8943_people_i-m-terrified-by-speaking-in-front-of-pe_1006214.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78b/leslie-mann-8943_people_i-m-terrified-by-speaking-in-front-of-pe_1006214.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78b/leslie-mann-8943_people_i-m-terrified-by-speaking-in-front-of-pe_1006214.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm terrified by speaking in front of people!” — Leslie Mann", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I will keep speaking for my people.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Eric Reid" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-reid/i-will-keep-speaking-for-my-people/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/eric-reid-7580_keep_i-will-keep-speaking-for-my-people-17508_1750851.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/eric-reid-7580_keep_i-will-keep-speaking-for-my-people-17508_1750851.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/eric-reid-7580_keep_i-will-keep-speaking-for-my-people-17508_1750851.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I will keep speaking for my people.” — Eric Reid", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Speaking is what most people work on. 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You need to make sure you're fed in whatever profession you're doing.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Colton Dixon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colton-dixon/no-matter-what-you-do-if-you-re-on-a-stage-constantly-speaking-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4e/colton-dixon-47415_feds_no-matter-what-you-do-if-you-re-on-a-sta_298901.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4e/colton-dixon-47415_feds_no-matter-what-you-do-if-you-re-on-a-sta_298901.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4e/colton-dixon-47415_feds_no-matter-what-you-do-if-you-re-on-a-sta_298901.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“No matter what you do, if you're on a stage constantly speaking to people, you need to make sure that you…” — Colton Dixon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The auctioneer is talking for both people, and that's the big revelation about, 'Oh, that's what they're doing.' 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He's speaking for you, because people in the crowd don't have a voice, so that's what really makes it compelling.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jack White" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/the-auctioneer-is-talking-for-both-people-and-that-s-the-big/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a5/jack-white-1911_about_the-auctioneer-is-talking-for-both-peopl_1304516.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a5/jack-white-1911_about_the-auctioneer-is-talking-for-both-peopl_1304516.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a5/jack-white-1911_about_the-auctioneer-is-talking-for-both-peopl_1304516.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The auctioneer is talking for both people, and that's the big revelation about, 'Oh, that's what they're…” — Jack White", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Opening the doors for the masses to speak, giving everyone who cares to have one a microphone--it has led to an explosion in people speaking. 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