Speaking Quotes

1939 Speaking quotes by 1471 unique authors

It's become my brand in a way, you know, speaking the truth even though it was not politically correct. — Christine Lagarde
To write is to make oneself the echo of what cannot cease speaking. — Arnold Bennett
Humanly speaking, it is possible to understand the Sermon on the Mount in a thousand different ways. But Jesus knows only one possibility: simple surrender… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Speaking to a lawyer about pictures is something like talking to a butcher about humanity. — John Constable
The painter of genius will not waste a moment upon those smaller objects which only serve to catch the sense, to divide the attention, and… — Joshua Reynolds
I never use the word nation in speaking of the United States. I always use the word Union or Confederacy. We are not a nation… — John C. Calhoun
I believe that the making of art is primarily for the benefit of the artist. If what the artist has created communicates messages and feelings… — David Walker
I thought my mountain was coming this morning. It was near to speaking when suddenly it shifted, sulked, and returned to smallness. It has eluded… — Emily Carr
Speaking, when you have something to say, is like looking. But who looks? If people could see properly, and see whole, they would all be… — Pierre Bonnard
With support jobs moving to China and India, it's not surprising that English-speaking countries' top frustration revolves around the difficulty of understanding customer service representatives.… — Bob Hayes
Even if people are suspicious of the motives I think that learning and speaking two languages can only be a good thing for people. — Stephen Harper
I stand and listen to people speaking french in the stores and in the street. It's such a pert, crisp language, elegant as ruffling taffeta. — Belva Plain
In our society competitive capitalism has put family life and working life on a collision course.In Canada statistics show that over 70 percent of the… — Jawaharlal Nehru
They are the carrion birds of humanity...[speaking of the Jews] are a state within a state. They are certainly not real citizens...The evils of Jews… — Napoleon Bonaparte
Our public men are speaking every day on something, but they ain't saying anything. — Will Rogers
President Eisenhower was a fine general and a good, decent man, but if he had fought World War II the way he fought for civil… — Roy Wilkins
Speaking for the one field which I feel definitely qualified to comment on, I fully believe the animated picture will emerge as one of the… — Walt Disney
If your neighbors talk about you, and you think that they do wrong in speaking evil of you, do not let them know that your… — Brigham Young
I'm very aware when I'm speaking to the English of how flat my Mid-Atlantic American voice is. — Martin Cruz Smith
Banking and after-dinner speaking are two of the most nonessential industries we have in this country. I am ready to reform, if they are. — Will Rogers
I know in London a Welsh hairdresser who has striven so vehemently to abolish his accent that he sounds like a man speaking with the… — Dylan Thomas
Deep within us all there is an amazing inner sanctuary of the soul, a holy place, a Divine Centre, a speaking voice, to which we… — Thomas Raymond Kelly
Appearing to pay attention when someone is speaking is one of the cornerstones of real social interaction. — Judith Martin
I think the social faux par is probably what most people fear... more people fear public speaking than death and that's because we don't want… — Ricky Gervais
I spend 60 hours a week on my business but I don't work for a minute. Work is hard. But what I do - writing,… — Carmine Gallo

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