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• The effect of power and publicity on all men is the aggravation of self, a sort of tumor that ends by killing… — Henry Adams
• There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking. — Jean de la Bruyere
• Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still. — Dale Carnegie
• Your purpose is to make your audience see what you saw, hear what you heard, feel what you felt. Relevant detail, couched… — Dale Carnegie
• Only the prepared speaker deserves to be confident. — Dale Carnegie
• There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one… — Dale Carnegie
• Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners. — Dale Carnegie
• Tell the audience what you're going to say, say it; then tell them what you've said. — Dale Carnegie
• If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point… — Winston Churchill
• There are two things that are more difficult than making an after-dinner speech: climbing a wall which is leaning toward you and… — Winston Churchill
• When I went to Los Angeles right after high school, I got some acting jobs, and I never, ever wanted to be… — Kelly Clarkson
• Public speaking is the art of diluting a two-minute idea with a two-hour vocabulary. — Evan Esar

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