Born Quote by Eduardo Galeano

“when we identify with what another has said or written, we use those words as an articulation of our own inner voices, not only…

— Cheryl Strayed

We must begin by admitting that people and situations do not cause us to speak as we do. Our hearts control our words. People…

— Paul David Tripp

Speech is one of the marvels that characterize man, and also one of the most difficult spontaneous creations that have been accomplished by nature.

— Maria Montessori

Speech is a powerful master and achieves the most divine feats with the smallest and least evident body. It can stop fear, relieve pain,…

— Gorgias

“The most exaggerated speeches usually hid the weakest of feelings - as though the fullness of the soul did not overflow into the emptiest…

— Gustave Flaubert

Speech is the mark of humanity. It is the normal terminus of thought.

— Susanne Katherina Langer

The most precious things in speech are the pauses.

— Ralph Richardson

A people's speech is the skin of its culture.

— Max Lerner

Speech is for the convenience of those who are hard of hearing; but there are many fine things which we cannot say if we…

— Henry David Thoreau

A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully human speech as possible. Powerlessness and silence go together.

— Margaret Atwood

“There are two kinds of speaking. Sometimes we speak purely for our own benefit, to get something off our chests, or to think through…

— Peter Meyers

Speech is the voice of the heart.

— Anna Quindlen