Speak Quotes

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Eloquence is the power to translate a truth into language perfectly intelligible to the person to whom you speak. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"We speak different languages, as usual," responded Woland, "but this does not change the things we speak about. Well?..." — Mikhail Bulgakov
My language! heavens!I am the best of them that speak this speech. Were I but where 'tis spoken. — William Shakespeare
Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounc'd it to you, trippingly on the tongue. — William Shakespeare
Ay, is it not a language I speak? — William Shakespeare
For maximum impact, listen more and speak less. — Willow Bay
No man ever loved like Jesus. He taught the blind to see and the dumb to speak. He died on the cross to save us.… — Billy Graham
A gentleman that loves to hear himself talk, will speak more in a minute than he will stand to in a month. — William Shakespeare
Nay, but Jack, such eyes! such eyes! so innocently wild! so bashfully irresolute! Not a glance but speaks and kindles some thought of love! Then,… — Richard Brinsley Sheridan
I cannot be a materialist - but Oh, how is it possible that a God who speaks to all hearts can let Belgravia go laughing… — D. H. Lawrence
A reader who quarrels with postulates, who dislikes Hamlet because he does not believe that there are ghosts or that people speak in pentameters, clearly… — Northrop Frye
The word is half his that speaks, and half his that hears it. — Michel de Montaigne
Foreign policy always has more force and punch when the nation speaks with one voice. To remain secure, prosperous, and free, the United States must… — Lee H. Hamilton
History has shown that a country most effectively speaks with one voice. When nationally elected officials work together, build consensus, and provide leadership, the American… — Chuck Hagel
I really do seek to create music that is timeless, ... Each project takes on its own life, and the songs from "A Time To… — Stevie Wonder
I don't force it. If you don't have an idea and you don't hear anything going over and over in your head, don't sit down… — Neil Young
Better to keep quiet and let people think you're an idiot than speak up and confirm it. — Rodney Dangerfield
The reasonableness of the agency of the national courts in cases in which the state tribunals cannot be supposed to be impartial, speaks for itself.… — Alexander Hamilton
A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself. — Jean de la Bruyere
Tis beauty, so to speak, nor good talk necessarily. It's just IT. Some women will stay in a man's memory if they once walked down… — Rudyard Kipling
The more I view the independence of the press in its principal effects, the more I convince myself that among the moderns the independence of… — Alexis de Tocqueville
I feel that homophobia runs rampant in the music industry, and that artists are allowed to speak openly in a hateful way, in a homophobic… — Lady Gaga
THINK before you speak. Is it True, Helpful, Inspiring, Necessary, Kind? — Alan Redpath
Well, obviously, I'm not allowed to speak about the legal battles, but I love lesbians. — Jennifer Nettles
Throughout my career, I've always portrayed characters that were humorous, but also weren't afraid to speak their minds, especially when it came to racy or… — Betty White

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