Speaking Quotes

1939 Speaking quotes by 1471 unique authors

Speaking as somebody who's been in the drug scene, it's not something you can go on and on doing, you know. It's like drink, or… — John Lennon
As a Nobel Prize winner I cannot but regret that the award was never given to Mark Twain, nor to Henry James, speaking only of… — Ernest Hemingway
It was probably very difficult to go from Chinese and then suddenly go to kindergarten and start speaking English; it's very hard to transition back… — Lucy Liu
I think sometimes I get carried away, like I'm speaking to an imaginary audience rather than just trying to figure something out for myself. Ideally,… — David Byrne
I notice the older I get, the more my speaking voice turns people around. Even if they have no idea who I am, they know… — Jay Baruchel
You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the same way, you learn… — Anatole France
Harvard's Kennedy School of Government asked me to serve as a fellow at its Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy. After my… — Al Franken
Parents are usually more careful to bestow knowledge on their children rather than virtue, the art of speaking well rather than doing well; but their… — R. Buckminster Fuller
He that has a great nose, thinks everybody is speaking of it. — Thomas Fuller
I'm not violent, I don't believe in killing people, but standing up for yourself, speaking out against injustice, is another form of vengeance. — Eva Gabrielsson
Speaking purely from a musical standpoint, I think I am a great performer. — Lady Gaga
German accents and Hassidic accents aren't that romantic. They're more harsh. Although Hebrew, when spoken by certain people, sounds beautiful. There's this beautiful woman I… — Janeane Garofalo
I have worked enough and I am happy to be touring the country speaking about living with MS to give people inspiration and motivation to… — Teri Garr
Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms. — Khalil Gibran
Practically speaking, your religion is the story you tell about your life. — Andrew Greeley
Language is a more recent technology. Your body language, your eyes, your energy will come through to your audience before you even start speaking. — Peter Guber
When you hear someone from the very north of Scotland speaking, I think its nice, very musical and harmonious. — Sean Connery
It is not the intelligent woman v. the ignorant woman; nor the white woman v. the black, the brown, and the red, it is not… — Anna Julia Cooper
Metaphorically speaking, it's easy to bump into one another on the journey from A to B and not even notice. People should take time to… — Benedict Cumberbatch
I think, as I've gotten older, I've been able to be more reckless with my choices, because practically speaking, you get less careful. Your choices… — Willem Dafoe
Being an author is always like being a well-run dictatorship - it's all one person speaking. — Junot Diaz
You know, I was a kid who had difficulty speaking English when I first immigrated. But in my head, when I read a book, I… — Junot Diaz
Put a bridle on thy tongue; set a guard before thy lips, lest the words of thine own mouth destroy thy peace... on much speaking… — William Drummond
To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy. — Will Durant
I'm speaking for all of us. I'm the spokesman for a generation. — Bob Dylan

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