Speaking Quotes

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Truly speaking, it is not instruction, but provocation, that I can receive from another soul. What he announces, I must find true in me, or… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I suppose it goes without saying that negative speaking so often flows from negative thinking about ourselves. We see our own faults, we speak--or at… — Jeffrey R. Holland
It is possible to have words come to your mind, and still refrain from speaking them aloud. — Orson Scott Card
It was not the man's brain that was speaking; it was his larynx. — George Orwell
...Speaking of, I've been playing with the letters - Lovers In a Very Enlightened Regard." "LIVER. Good one." "Also, how about Life Invasion Via Exceptional… — Shannon Hale
Here I am in a rabbit run, here I am in a valley of pine, waiting for you to find me. I could pretend I’m… — Richard Siken
... Speaking of which, the boys weren't actually touching the breifcases in the trunk, I hope?" Wondering how Milligan knew, Kate stuck her head out… — Trenton Lee Stewart
I believe it was the great ogre philosopher Gary who observed that complexity is, generally speaking, an illusion of conscious desire. All things exist in… — A. Lee Martinez
Speaking of death, LeBlanc boasted he could kill me in the waiting room. I broke his wrist. He wasn't impressed. — Kelley Armstrong
There’s different ways to be impacted by truth. One is to read the scriptures. Another is to read other works by other people who have… — Ted Dekker
Anyone not paranoid in this world must be crazy. . . . Speaking of paranoia, it's true that I do not know exactly who my… — Edward Abbey
There’s a part of me which has always wanted to hear a man say, "Let me take care of you forever," and I have never… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Rand, maybe that's the answer they give to everybody. Those snake people, I mean. Got to Rhuidean. Maybe we don't have to be here at… — Robert Jordan
Imagination magnifies small objects with fantastic exaggeration until they fill our soul, and with bold insolence cuts down great things to its own size, as… — Blaise Pascal
I do assure you, Sir, that I have no pretension whatever of that kind of elegance which consists in tormenting a respectable man. I would… — Jane Austen
It was no accident, no coincidence, that the seasons came round and round year after year. It was the Lord speaking to us all and… — Francine Rivers
In a manner of speaking. As we intend for you to found a dynasty. And that dynasty will rule society until it has progressed enough… — James Patterson
He sucked his lips in an attempt not to laugh. "Aren't you Spanish?" She raised one arm in a salute. "Viva la Queen Isabella!" "I… — Julia Quinn
Effective listening is more than simply avoiding the bad habit of interrupting others while they are speaking or finishing their sentences. It's being content to… — Richard Carlson
The unhappiest people I know, romantically speaking, are the ones who like pop music the most; and I don't know whether pop music has caused… — Nick Hornby
Take it from me: If you hear the past speaking to you, feel it tugging up your back and runing its fingers up your spine,… — Lauren Oliver
Or had she always loved him? It's likely. Restricted as she was from speaking, she wanted him to kiss her. She wanted him to drag… — Markus Zusak
In fact, Lig never formally resigned his editorship—he merely left his office late one morning, and has never returned since. Though well over a century… — Douglas Adams
before speaking, notice what motivates your words. — Surya Das
The Great Man... is colder, harder, less hesitating, and without fear of 'opinion'; he lacks the virtues that accompany respect and 'respectability,' and altogether everything… — Friedrich Nietzsche

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