Earth Quote by Ivan Turgenev

“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

The speech of one who knows what he is talking about and means what he says-it is thought on fire.

— William Jennings Bryan

Everyone may speak truly, but to speak logically, prudently, and adequately is a talent few possess.

— Michel De Montaigne

The extreme pleasure we take in speaking of ourselves should make us apprehensive that it gives hardly any to those who listen to us.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

When we turn around and come face to face with our destiny, we discover that spoken words are not enough. I know so many…

— Anonymous

Words have power, and especially in the realm of beauty, how we speak about ourselves is important.

— Crystal Hana Kim

When people talk about others, I can hear them speak about themselves.

— Anonymous

People who speak or act in an ordinary fashion are most likely to be those who have been the recipients of higher experiences. But…

— Idries Shah

People speak because they are afraid of silence. They speak mechanically whether aloud or to themselves. They are intoxicated by this vocal gruel that…

— Andreï Makine

To speak of oneself means to lay bare one's own soul, expose it like a body to the sun. To lay bare one's own…

— Oriana Fallaci

You can express a lot of things, a lot of action without speaking.

— Catherine Deneuve

People in day-to-day life tend to skim the surface of things and be polite and careful, and that's not the language I speak. I…

— Shirley Manson