We Speak Quotes

253 We Speak quotes by 215 unique authors

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another - until we speak quietly enough so that our words can be… — Richard M. Nixon
We say nothing essential about the cathedral when we speak of its stones. We say nothing essential about Man when we seek to define him… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
The very idea of law originates in men's natural rights. There is no other standard, than natural rights, by which civil law can be measured.… — Lysander Spooner
Dramatic experience is not logical; it may be subdued to the kind of coherence that we indicate when we speak, in criticism, of form. — Allen Tate
Sometimes when I'm talking, my words can't keep up with my thoughts. I wonder why we think faster than we speak. Probably so we can… — Bill Watterson
We speak of virtue, honour, reason; but our thought does not translate any one of these concepts into a substance. — Wilhelm Wundt
I consist of body and soul - in the worlds of a child. And why shouldn't we speak like children? But the enlightened, the knowledgealbe… — Friedrich Nietzsche
when we are weary, we speak lovingly of dreams as if they embodied our true deisres-What we WOULD have when that which we DO have… — Anne Rice
In periods of rapid personal change, we pass through life as though we are spellcast. We speak in sentences that end before finishing. We sleep… — Douglas Coupland
The names of persons and living creatures demand respect, because when we speak to them we touch their heart and become a part of thier… — Isabel Allende
Freedom is only to be found where there is burden to be shouldered. In creative achievements this burden always represents an imperative and a need… — Martin Heidegger
Let our voices be heard. I hope they will not be shrill voices, but, I hope we shall speak with such conviction that those to… — Gordon B. Hinckley
We speak much of the duty of making others happy. No day should pass, we say, on which we do not put a little cheer… — J.R. Miller
Because the machine will try to grind you into dust anyway, whether or not we speak. — Audre Lorde
Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak. — Epictetus
What I am suggesting is that each of us turn from the negativism that permeates our society and look for the remarkable good among those… — Gordon B. Hinckley
We are, all four of us, blood relatives, and we speak a kind of esoteric, family language, a sort of semantic geometry in which the… — J D Salinger
We switch to another language-- not our invented language or the language we've learned from our lives. As we walk further up the mountain, we… — David Levithan
We speak of stories ending, when in truth it is we who end. The stories go on and on. — Jacqueline Carey
I wanted to say goodbye to someone, and have someone say goodbye to me. The goodbyes we speak and the goodbyes we hear are the… — Stephen King
Feminist,” he said, clearly amused. “Next you’ll be telling us you hate men.” She gave him a blank look. “I only hate stupid men who… — Richelle Mead
And speaking of scary things, I need to leave. My guides are fading even as we speak. (Talon) I hate when you commune with the… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Honey, you need to get laid. (Selena) Why don’t you speak a little louder, Lanie? I don’t think the guys in Canada were able to… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
You said, 'I love you.' Why is it that the most unoriginal thing we can say to one another is still the thing we long… — Jeanette Winterson
Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere are the same in heart and spirit. No matter what… — John Denver

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