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I know that speaking with parties, which I do, but not very often, is seen by many as a 'contamination.' — Mario Monti

Wherever you find a wife and mother-in-law slugging it out, you'll find a son who's not speaking up to either his mother or his wife. — Harriet Lerner

Do not speak unless you can improve on silence, said a Buddhist sage. — Tim Ward

Generally speaking, I think it is fair to say that I am a friend to the creatures of the Earth when I am not busy eating them or wearing them. — John Hodgman

In speaking of Jesus, I must speak about Christianity because I do not think it possible or profitable to divide the two. — Lionel Blue

And, since they are theater people, they are all talking. All of them. Simultaneously. They do not need to be heard; they only need to be speaking. — John Green

God is speaking to all of us, all the time. The question is not, to whom does God talk? The question is, who listens? — Neale Donald Walsch

Money is not everything. Make sure you earn a lot before speaking such nonsense. — Warren Buffett

Strictly speaking, the land does not exist; it is merely dehydrated sea. — Alan Coren

The beating of my heart stops when your gone, my heart herts when your voise is not speaking. This proves my love for you so never leave me. — Jordanblue1101

I've received some English-speaking scripts, but I was not interested in them. — Audrey Tautou

A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him. — Sophocles

Communication is not about speaking what we think. Communication is about ensuring others hear what we mean. — Simon Sinek

Through Christ we have a new identity
we should not be speaking to our old man, the sinner, and giving him his identity back. — Eric Samuel Timm

It's become my brand in a way, you know, speaking the truth even though it was not politically correct. — Christine Lagarde

You draw characters speaking loud and clear but you're not hearing them. — Basma Salem

Why tell me that a man is a fine speaker, if it is not the truth that he is speaking? — Thomas Carlyle

I'm not against speaking publicly and having passion for something. One of the cardinal beauties of America is that we have the freedom to do so. — Raul Ruiz

...it is not the victory but why a man fights the battle which makes him a hero.

Kate speaking to Callum in LAIRD OF THE MIST — Paula Quinn

Sometimes not speaking says more than all the words in the world. — Colleen Hoover

A speaker should approach his preparation not by what he wants to say, but by what he wants to learn. — Todd Stocker

A man who writes well writes not as others write, but as he himself writes; it is often in speaking badly that he speaks well. — Baron De Montesquieu

No one gives Cameron Diaz a hard time for not speaking Spanish. — Jessica Alba

Our children are better served by speaking not of visitation versus custody, but of parent time. — Warren Farrell

I, myself, I am not interested in reality television; just me, myself, speaking. — T.I.

Most people, when they go around not speaking clearly, somewhere in their unconscious they're asking for trouble. — Haruki Murakami

God does not look at our suffering from afar. It is an intimate event to him. He is the author of every detail, speaking the suffering as it occurs. — Ben Palpant

Problem is, life is not karaoke booth — Malena Watrous

You write the way you think about the world. My motto in times of trouble - and I'm speaking of life, not writing - is 'no humor too black.' — Elizabeth McCracken

Does truth prevail more if we are not on speaking terms with those whose view of truth differs from ours? — C. H. Dodd

Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking, truth living, and truth loving. — James E. Faust

The Muslim population in India is, largely speaking, not radicalised. From the beginning, they were always very secular-minded. — Salman Rushdie

It is not the man speaking through the woman, it is the woman speaking through the man. — Arlene Croce

What good was speaking when I'd determined none of the world listened to one another, especially not when a woman was speaking. — Leanna Renee Hieber

Generally speaking, it's difficult not to be at least mildly terrified of a girl who might, at any moment, take her shirt off. — Matthew Norman

Had we not pursued the hydrogen bomb, there is a very real threat that we would now all be speaking Russian. I have no regrets. — Edward Teller

It's exhausting writing nonfiction, particularly when it's personal. It's tiring, always speaking about things that are not necessarily fun retelling. — Ishmael Beah

If men do not keep on speaking terms with children, they cease to be men, and become merely machines for eating and for earning money. — John Updike

People confound, misuse, interchange thinking and speaking, not realizing that speaking is for communication and thinking is for action ... — Moshe Feldenkrais

Mars is telling us something. I'm not sure what it is because It's speaking martian. But it's telling us something — Steve Squyres

If the Christian does not know when God is speaking, he is in trouble at the heart of his Christian life! — Henry Blackaby

Strictly speaking, my interest is not in legal rights for animals but in a change of heart towards animals. — J.M. Coetzee

Speaking at last becomes a vice, like
drinking. And why speak, if words do not cloak thoughts ? — August Strindberg

We women are going to bring change. We are speaking up for girls' rights, but we must not behave like men, like they have done in the past. — Malala Yousafzai

It was not the man's brain that was speaking; it was his larynx. — George Orwell

I am not frightened of speaking my mind. I don't have fear in that regard. — Jade Jagger

We commonly do not remember that it is ... always the first person that is speaking. — Henry David Thoreau

A man speaking sense to himself is no madder than a man speaking nonsense not to himself. — Tom Stoppard

Speaking for George Will, on whose thinking I am world's foremost authority, I say: not necessarily. The heavy hitters do have heavy responsibilities. — George F. Will

You still hear some people speaking as though we could decide whether the Common market existed or not. — Hugh Gaitskell

Speaking the unspeakable. As a leader, you need to not just listen to what's being said, but more importantly, what's not being said. — Pearl Zhu

If God had looked into our minds he would not have been able to see there whom we were speaking of. — Ludwig Wittgenstein

Speaking about interesting people does not necessarily make the speaker interesting. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

[I]n speaking about someone's character, we do not say that he is wise or comprehending, but that he is gentle or moderate. — Aristotle.

Since that time, war had literally been continuous, though strictly speaking it had not always been the same war. — George Orwell

Statistically speaking, when a woman says I'm not going to have sex with you, she'll often have sex with you. — Dov Davidoff

God is not so much spoken about as speaking-God makes himself known. — Stephen R. Holmes

You are speaking to a cat. If you do not believe this is magic, what do you think it is? She — Mercedes Lackey

Your listening, not your speaking, is your most direct access to leadership effectiveness. — Al Ritter

Speaking in front of a large crowd is not pleasant. Once it gets rolling, it's okay. But beforehand, it's murder. — David Lynch

The talkative listen to no one, for they are ever speaking. And the first evil that attends those who know not to be silent is that they hear nothing. — Plutarch

I'm very comfortable speaking to millions of people, but not comfortable in a small, intimate social setting. Like cocktail hour. I get very panicky. — Tyra Banks

I am not going to stop speaking out on behalf of policies that I think are right - regardless of ideology, party or political expediency. — Harold Ford Jr.

So often our power lies not in ourselves, but in how we help others find their own strength. — Amy Lee Peine

They walked as old friends walk, without often speaking, sharing the kind of silence that is not so much silence as a kind of still communication. — Susan Cooper

People think actresses find public speaking easy, and it's not easy at all; we're used to hiding behind masks. — Jane Fonda

I do not see the point in dressing and acting and speaking in a way that makes you feel more comfortable and me feel less comfortable. — Dan Pearce

Prudent is he who can keep silent that part of truth which may be untimely, and by not speaking it, does not spoil the truth of what he said. — Pope John XXIII

I'm not even speaking to people any more; I just want to be reading my Kindle the whole time! — Sophie McShera

Generally speaking, if a human being never shows anger, then I think something's wrong. He's not right in the brain. — Dalai Lama

We have a government that, generally speaking, does not respond to the people. — Christopher Reeve

I was speaking without thinking about it first, not hesitating, just saying what I felt first. — Morgan Matson

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. — Benjamin Franklin

We must be capable of speaking a language of peace, but not one of surrender. — Silvio Berlusconi

She said, and I'm not kidding, 'Is this a speaking role?' I wasn't quite sure how to answer that one. — Peter Bergman

I'm not violent, I don't believe in killing people, but standing up for yourself, speaking out against injustice, is another form of vengeance. — Eva Gabrielsson

What I speak and express is what, that does not even belong to me. — Alok Jagawat

After several interactions in which he questioned my authority and pretended not to hear me speaking, it was clear he was my type — Lena Dunham

This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. — Euripides

Criticize me if you can, but that won't stop me from saying what i like, my mouth is mine, and not yours. — Michael Bassey Johnson

I'm not speaking as someone who has reached satori or anything else. I'm a student. — Sting

Try to be careful, okay? You're the only niece I'm actually speaking to these days. I'm not in the mood to see you dead. — Seanan McGuire

If all I get is a little controversy for speaking the truth, if I did less, I would not be worth living. — Andrew Young

Marijuana is taken by musicians. And I'm not speaking about good musicians, but the jazz type ... — Harry J. Anslinger

Not the ones speaking the same language, but the ones sharing the same feeling understand each other. — Rumi

Do as the beautiful woman: see to your figure and your petticoats. Though, of course, I am not speaking literally. — Jean Cocteau

[T]he accumulation of things not spelled out, not properly articulated, may result in neurosis. — Joseph Brodsky

It is so obvious when a person is not hiding behind a facade but is speaking from deep within himself. — Carl R. Rogers

Your slides should be a billboard not a document! — Lee Jackson

This was, after all, Ankh-Morpork, where a man walked free even if he was not, strictly speaking, a man. — Terry Pratchett

[On speaking of family secrets:] I don't know how you heal a wound and not let it get some air. — Barbara Neely

You confuse not speaking with not listening. — Gregory Maguire

Man does not speak because he thinks; he thinks because he speaks. Or rather, speaking is no different than thinking: to speak is to think. — Octavio Paz

God's Word does not merely impart information; it actually creates life. It's not only descriptive; it's effective too, God speaking is God acting. — Michael Horton

Society may not need you, strictly speaking, but some sort of use can usually be found. — Ben Fountain

I won't stay silent anymore, not when speaking out can make a difference. — Romina Russell

In good speaking, should not the mind of the speaker know the truth of the matter about which he is to speak? — Carl Sagan

The duality of St Petersburg and Leningrad remains. They are not even on speaking terms. — Joseph Wechsberg

I've always known my own mind, and I'm not shy about speaking it. — Katy B

The Bible is not only a book which was once spoken, but a book which is NOW SPEAKING. — A.W. Tozer