Speaker Quotes

304 quotes by 259 authors

Ive broken my nose, Ive broken ribs. You name it. In fact, we just got back from South America, and I fell over a monitor… — Keith Emerson
Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell; and George the Third â€” ['Treason!' cried the Speaker] â€” may profit by their example. If… — Patrick Henry
Mankind are tolerant of the praises of others as long as each hearer thinks that he can do as well or nearly as well himself,… — Thucydides
A talk is a voyage. It must be charted. The speaker who starts nowhere, usually gets there. — Dale Carnegie
An effective speaker knows that the success or failure of his talk is not for him to decide - it will be decided in the… — Dale Carnegie
Having five children in six years is the best training in the world for Speaker of the House. — Nancy Pelosi
I have too many secrets. For all these years I've been a speaker for the dead, uncovering secrets and helping people to live in the… — Orson Scott Card
No writer or speaker who ignores the roots of Latin derivatives is secure from egregious error. — Unknown Author
In the realm of culture in America, white European culture has held the floor for centuries; just as with any one-sided conversation, a balance can… — David Mura
In good speaking, should not the mind of the speaker know the truth of the matter about which he is to speak. — Plato
In some South Pacific cultures, a speaker holds a conch shell as a symbol of temporary position of authority. Leaders must understand who holds the… — Max De Pree
Let your invocation be the all-embracing Name, which is Allah, Allah, Allah, or if you so wish, Huwa, Huwa, Huwa; and do not violate this… — Ibn Ata Allah
I believe the president wants this bill, and I know he's taken some steps to bring it about, ... The reality is that with a… — Joe Lieberman
It always takes two. There's the speaker and the listener, you and the audience. You've worked long hours and it comes down to that moment,… — Gillian Murphy
House Speaker Pelosi worried about the opposition, the tone of it, perhaps leading to violence as it did in the 70s. Theres more recent examples… — David Gregory
I used my mother's radio as a PA system. I'd take the telephone, the speaking part, and take those two leads off and lead them… — Les Paul
I always think a great speaker convinces us not by force of reasoning, but because he is visibly enjoying the beliefs he wants us to… — William Butler Yeats
Mr. Speaker, our Nation must no longer be complacent about underage drinking and its alarming consequences. We must bring this national public health crisis out… — Lucille Roybal-Allard
The spirit listens only when the speaker speaks in gestures. And gestures do not mean signs or body movements, but acts of true abandon, acts… — Carlos Castaneda
It becomes 'one's own' only when the speaker populates it with his own intentions, his own accent, when he appropriates the word, adapting it to… — Mikhail Bakhtin

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