Speakers Quotes

370 Speakers quotes by 306 unique authors

Mr. Speaker, we are a blessed Nation. We have not suffered another attack on our soil since September 11, and we are grateful. We have… — Marsha Blackburn
I'm a horrible public speaker. — Bill Condon
Madam Speaker, before being elected to Congress, I ran a manufacturing business that did a significant percentage of our sales outside the United States. — Chris Chocola
The role at the DCCC as well as the role of chief deputy whip - I wouldn't be where I am in those spots if… — Joseph Crowley
When I give talks like the one I'm going to give at the Changing Advertising Summit, one of the points I often make to the… — Cindy Gallop
To preach the Gospel requires that the preacher should believe that he is sent to those whom he is addressing at the moment, because God… — Roland Allen
Beware of "the real world". A speaker's apeal to it is always an invitation not to challenge his tacit assumptions. — Edsger Dijkstra
In an ideal world, one populated by vegetarians and Esperanto speakers, derivatives would be used for one thing only: reducing levels of risk. The list… — John Lanchester
I worry about being a fogy and just writing for orchestras. Like, really, I should be doing more electronic stuff, I feel. Laptops as part… — Jonny Greenwood
When the Grateful Dead needed a quality sound system to deliver our sonic payload, I learned electronics and speaker design. — Mickey Hart
I'm a motivational speaker. — Young Jeezy
You need to take small steps when you dream big dreams. I am a published author with dyslexia, a professional speaker who was in speech… — Karl Mecklenburg
Not every President is a great speaker. Not every President is a great thinker. But in the modern era, every single President is a master… — Brad Meltzer
Business is all about focus. But with focus comes myopia and to conquer that, I come in to shake things up. To be invited as… — Magnus
Sorrow spoken lends a little courage to the speaker. — Walter Wangerin
The longer I live, the more I have come to value the gift of eloquence. Every American youth, if he desires for any purpose to… — George Frisbie Hoar
Babies and language are the essential ingredients of civilization, and speakers of language no more know where it came from than babies know where they… — Charlton Laird
Speakers who have grown up in the American community unconsciously know its rules about taking turns in conversations-in the same way that they know the… — Peter Farb
Gestures and facial expressions do indeed communicate, as anyone can prove by turning off the sound on a television set and asking watchers to characterize… — Peter Farb
Language does not stand still. Surprisingly, despite this knowledge, most speakers are fearful of change. — Peter Farb
Native speakers of a language know intuitively whether a sentence is grammatical or not. They usually cannot specify exactly what is wrong, and very possibly… — Peter Farb
I think having Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House is going to send a very wonderful lesson to the American public that women can… — Ellen Malcolm
Micing it from two different angles in front of the speaker sounds huge, and it's so simple. — Scott Putesky
I was always accused of being too stiff. In 1974, when I ran my first primary race for state rep, I was chief aide to… — Jim Edgar
The art of declamation has been sinking in value from the moment that speakers were foolish enough to publish, and hearers wise enough to read. — Charles Caleb Colton

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