Appearance Quote by Volker Ullrich

Hitler spoke in a quiet, soft voice.

— Traudl Junge

To understand Hitler's power as a speaker, we must consider that he was not just the bellowing tavern demagogue we always picture, but in…

— Volker Ullrich

I've looked at all of Hitler's speeches thinking that there's gotta be one where he's 'I'm Hitler!', but there weren't any. His speeches were…

— Christopher McQuarrie

Hitler had this understanding that you speak to people's deepest, darkest emotions and give them voice that can be incredibly effective.

— Tim Wu

Hitler frequently demonstrated diffidence and unease in dealings with individuals which contrasted diametrically with his self-confident mastery in exploiting the emotions of his listeners…

— Ian Kershaw

“That requires as much power as a small radio transmitter--and rather similar skills to operate. For it's the application of the power, not its…

— Arthur C. Clarke

The remarkable thing about Hitler was his talent for dissimulation. His formidable abilities as an actor are often overlooked. There are only very rarely…

— Volker Ullrich

Hitler appeared, a man with limited intellectual abilities and unfit for any useful work, bursting with envy and bitterness against all whom circumstance and…

— Albert Einstein

No matter what Hitler said, he spoke with a fine feeling for the particular circle which he addressed. ... He was a great psychologist.

— Wilhelm Keitel

[Interminable monologues] became an issue only late in [Adolf] Hitler's life. He became repetitive after the war started going badly in Russia. He wasn't…

— Gretl Braun

“Corson wrote from Chicago that while he had never heard Hitler speak, he had read the speeches, and he seemed”

— Sigrid MacRae

Churchill wrote his own speeches. When a leader does that, he becomes emotionally invested with his utterances. If Churchill had had a speech writer…

— Anonymous