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80 Spoken Word quotes by 74 unique authors

As fascinated as I was by words on paper, it was matched by my fascination with words in people's mouths. The spoken word. And that… — Athol Fugard
No event for the Koyukon - or for most other indigenous peoples - is ever entirely meaningless or accidental, but neither is any event entirely… — David Abram
Your internal dialogue has got to be different from what you say. And, you know, in film, hopefully that registers and speaks volumes. It’s always… — Viola Davis
Don't forget that few people are likely to tell more than a small part of the truth: no one tells much of the truth, let… — HalldÃ³r Laxness
Words are substance strange. Speak one and the air ripples into another's ears. Write one and the eye laps it up. But the sense transmutes,… — Dan Beachy-Quick
To me, presentations are the most powerful device. You can't really name a movement that didn't start with the spoken word. — Nancy Duarte
The unspoken word is capital. We can invest it or we can squander it. — Mark Twain
Through his spoken word, man is continually making laws for himself. — Florence Scovel Shinn
I was really drawn to spoken-word style poetry. I loved the rhythms, and for some reason, I was just drawn to this poetry as a… — Matt de la Pena
Acting for me was the gospel, the love of the spoken word. — Jeanne Moreau
Animals do feel like us, also joy, love, fear and pain but they cannot grasp the spoken word. It is our obligation to take their… — Denis de Rougemont
Spoken word teaches that if you have the ability to express yourself and the courage to present those stories and opinions, you could be rewarded… — Sarah Kay
The real meaning of the spoken word has to be demonstrated by practical deeds — Nelson Mandela
Our spoken word first hammers a thing desired into shape. Our continued spoken word brings this shaped substance forth and clothes it with a visible… — H. Emilie Cady
Those who overcome satan will be required to use the power of the spoken Word. — T. B. Joshua
Compared to the spoken word, a picture is a pitiful thing, indeed. — Charles Osgood
Contention in our families drives the Spirit of the Lord away. It also drives many of our family members away. Contention ranges from a hostile… — Ezra Taft Benson
I love words very much. I've always loved to talk, and I've always love words — the words that rest in your mouth, what words… — Martha Graham
When we try to describe one person to another …, what do we say? Not usually how or what that person ate, rarely what he… — Cleanth Brooks
God did not write a book and send it by messenger to be read at a distance by unaided minds. He spoke a Book and… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Comedy was something I picked up trying to perfect my art through spoken word. I got on YouTube just to show off my poetry, and… — Spoken Reasons
The unspoken word never does harm. — Lajos Kossuth
We are in love with the word. We are proud of it. The word precedes the formation of the state. The word comes to us… — Norman Mailer
I've never really considered doing stand up, but I have done readings/spoken word things fairly often in which I'll just tell a bunch of stories… — Laurie Notaro
This career essentially chased me down while I was on the spoken-word scene in New York. I kept hearing that my delivery of my poetry… — Sonja Sohn

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