Speaker Quotes

304 quotes by 259 authors

Words belong to nobody, and in themselves they evaluate nothing. But they can serve any speaker and be used for the most varied and directly… — Mikhail Bakhtin
Accustom yourself not to be disregarding of what someone else has to say: as far as possible enter into the mind of the speaker. — Marcus Aurelius
Sometimes it's the mistakes that end up leading you into new territory .. like the guitar solo on 'Peelin' Taters' - I had some speaker… — Junior Brown
There is only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent victims: the House majority and their Speaker, John Boehner. — Chris Christie
One morning I was reading the story of Jesus' feeding of the five thousand. The disciples could find only five loaves of bread and two… — Elisabeth Elliot
Lincoln was not a good impromptu speaker; he was at his best when he could read from a carefully prepared manuscript, though maybe a teleprompter… — David Herbert Donald
I think it's wrong, ladies and gentlemen, for anybody to to be terrorized out of investigating anything. You have the right to read any book.… — George Lincoln Rockwell
In Judith Barrington's striking collection, Horses and the Human Soul, human emotions come ushered and accompanied by animal companions, especially the horses this speaker loves.… — Mark Doty
With all due respect to Speaker Hastert, trying to eliminate the IRS by adopting a national retail sales tax is a very dumb idea. — Bruce Bartlett
An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity. — Quintilian
The unprepared speaker has a right to be afraid. — Ralph C. Smedley
A good speaker does not stutter. — Laozi
I have been in America only once since Mr. Clinton became your president - as a speaker at the United Nations. — Mangosuthu Buthelezi
A speaker who does not strike oil in ten minutes should stop boring. — Louis Nizer
Mr. Speaker, less than 10 percent of our Nation's children walk or ride their bicycles to school, and too many schools continue to invite fast-food… — Lois Capps
I can't resist telling you that when the Vienna Economics Institute celebrated its centennial, many years ago, they invited, as their keynote speaker, my father… — Unknown Author
Wes Clark is a man of whom you can ask a question, and he will look you directly in the eye, and give you the… — Mario Cuomo
By focusing on the interior of a speaker's larynx and using infrared, he was able to convert the visible vibrations of the vocal cords into… — Damon Knight
The composer must bear in mind that the radio listener does not hear music directly. He hears it only after the sound has passed through… — Raymond Scott
When both a speaker and an audience are confused, the speech is profound. — Oscar Wilde

Who Wrote These Speaker Quotes

259 authors contributed a total of 304 Speaker Quotes, led by these top contributors: