Action Quote by Anna Deavere Smith

The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them.

— Oliver Goldsmith

I wish we had a more open discourse. It's just a shame that with our 24-hour news media and the Internet, people have become…

— Jim James

Our words, actions, and diplomatic efforts should be aimed at trying to achieve pragmatic goals rather than creating rhetorical effect.

— Atal Bihari Vajpayee

I am so focused on the fact that the conversation doesn't address any of the things I think are important. I think our political…

— Steve Wynn

Most human things are full of conflict and ambivalence, not ease and simplicity. The world has grown increasingly fundamentalist, and the parameters of discussion…

— Dana Spiotta

Even if our words aren't strong enough to defend us, our Actions will always be there to speak for us.

— Terry Mark

Our public men are speaking every day on something, but they ain't saying anything.

— Will Rogers

We who have the final word can speak softly or angrily. We can seek to challenge and annoy, as we need not stay docile…

— William O. Douglas

“Rhetoric is communication that attempts to coordinate social action...Its goal is to influence human choices on specific matters that require immediate attention”

— Gerard Hauser

When you make as many speeches and you talk as much as I do and you get away from the text, it's always a…

— Dan Quayle

We are going to learn more by what we see than by what we hear. Our actions speak so loudly that we don't have…

— John Assaraf

A lot of what we say and do are regurgitated things that have to do with what we think we're supposed to be saying…

— Boots Riley