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Our public men are speaking every day on something, but they ain't saying anything. — Will Rogers

They shall be remembered forever,
They shall be alive forever,
They shall be speaking forever,
The people shall hear them forever. — W.B.Yeats

In writing and speaking, three is more satisfying than any other number. — Carmine Gallo

There was no one left to speak for me — Martin Niemoller

I come from a dancing background, and I know it's stereotypical, but I would dance because I wasn't comfortable speaking to people. — Carrie Ann Inaba

Motivational speaking is the art of telling people what they have been told before ... without them noticing. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

They were speaking the language of Heaven — Jamie McGuire

I am the most fortunate self-taught harpist and non-speaking actor who has ever lived. — Harpo Marx

People who are shouting
never heard themselves,
speaking.
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25-9-2016 — Petra Hermans

I view the work I've done related to statistics and economics as, roughly speaking, how to do something without having to do everything. — Lars Peter Hansen

I had no idea what I was speaking of, but only knew I must sound confident. Fear might work on a man, but confidence fights against fear. Odda — Bernard Cornwell

For a Christian, there are, strictly speaking, no chances. A secret Master of the Ceremonies has been at work. — C.S. Lewis

When people talk about the death of the novel, they are speaking of the need for the birth of something different. — Mohsin Hamid

I waited. The moment you start speaking, you become less scary, and I had no intention of being less scary. — Ilona Andrews

Use words to please, to instruct, to soothe. Then stop speaking. — Kate Horsley

A lack of common sense usually ends in some heroic feat, much like the soldier who dives onto the grenade so that others may live. — Criss Jami

Silence is pure and holy. It draws people together because only those who are comfortable with each other can sit without speaking. — Nicholas Sparks

Gretchen turned to Vlad. "Speaking of that, hiya, Drac-in-law. — Jeaniene Frost

There is a simple rule, anyone whose cellphone rings while I am speaking will be sold immediately into slavery — Robert Fisk

Listening back to your speaking voice for the first time, unless you're James Earl Jones, it's a quite distressing process for most people. — Philip Selway

sugar, if you ain't on speaking terms with The Lord, what right you got to ask Him to help you out? — Bette Lee Crosby

Now, I am completely independent - I earn my living by speaking and writing. — Karen Hughes

Anything said is gone as soon as it leaves my lips. Things written down at least have a chance to leave a soft echo of what had been. — Chris Dietzel

Historically speaking, the presence of wheels in Unix has never precluded their reinvention. — Larry Wall

Speaking Akil's name around Stefan felt like throwing gasoline on a bushfire." ~ Muse — Pippa DaCosta

We believe that if the Bible is God speaking, then the most important posture of the Christian before the Bible is to listen. — Tremper Longman III

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

With your breath, issue words of a new contract. Become the law creator of a new prosperity. — Bryant McGill

Without speaking, one can win the trust of a person by one's conduct — Ravi Ranjan Goswami

I'm, I guess you could say, the Chinese-speaking, banjo-picking girl. — Abigail Washburn

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

If you're speaking of a fantasy player, then it has to be Leo Messi as he's so unpredictable. He's an absolute genius. — Fabio Capello

Generally speaking, it's a very hard thing to wrap your head around that a drone operator in Nevada can be releasing munitions in the Middle East. — Neill Blomkamp

What does your gut tell you?" "My gut and I aren't currently speaking to each other — Lisa Kleypas

Good public speaking is based on good private thinking — Scott Berkun

Well, ain't it a small world, spiritually speaking? Pete and Delmar just been baptized and saved. I guess I'm the only one that remains unaffiliated. — Joel Coen

When there is violence against any person in society, because he or she is different, it threatens us all. Only by speaking out are any of us safe. — Madeleine M. Kunin

Demosthenes overcame and rendered more distinct his inarticulate and stammering pronunciation by speaking with pebbles in his mouth. — Plutarch

Wisdom consists in speaking and acting the truth. — Heraclitus

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

Generally speaking, historically in this country, the care of a child has been thought of as female business. — Eddie Bernice Johnson

You always think, "Oh, I'm sure I could have done that better." But generally speaking, I am very proud of this. — Tom Hollander

The intelligent talk and the wise listen. — Raheel Farooq

I need you to survive, he answered me without speaking, without looking at me. I need to know you survive. — Patricia Briggs

I enjoy my public speaking. That's what I love doing. It's what I'm good at. — Terry Bradshaw

Being an author is always like being a well-run dictatorship - it's all one person speaking. — Junot Diaz

Your women of fashion ceases to be a woman. She is neither mother, nor wife, nor lover. She is, medically speaking, sex on the brain. — Honore De Balzac

I have the distinction of speaking to you from one of the few countries that still has a communist party. — Dennis Miller

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

You limit the power of angels when you speak negative, complaining, unbelieving words instead of speaking what God has declared. — Benny Hinn

It seems to me that the soul, when alone with itself and speaking to itself, uses only a small number of words, none of them extraordinary. — Paul Valery

Yet accurate speech about anything, and especially about God, is in fact a rhythm of silence and speech, speaking and listening. — Ellen F. Davis

But tell me, this physician of whom you were just speaking, is he a moneymaker, an earner of fees, or a healer of the sick? — Plato

The best way to reveal a character is to get them to open their mouths. — Roddy Doyle

The audience are likely to remember only three things from your presentation or speech — Stephen Keague

Generally speaking, actors are allowed NO input. Actors are dumb. — Dirk Benedict

Out here, it's better safe than sorry, because generally speaking, too much of the time sorry means you're dead. — Patricia C. Wrede

Always I am speaking English on behalf of fools — Michael Pitre

People will hate you for speaking the truth, but you've gotta learn to stand up to them, so don't be offended if I say something you don't like. — Eminem

I was trying to do something that seemed very natural and easy but which bridged that gulf between the singing voice and the speaking voice. — Carlisle Floyd

The most dangerous silence is noise; noise keeps us from hearing what we need to hear or from speaking what we need to speak. — Armin Wiebe

Your Words Are Vital, They Rule You And You Rule With Them Therefore, Speak Creative Words Always! — Jaachynma N.E. Agu

You have a problem with allowing someone to finish speaking. — Rick Perry

I took my lyre and said: come now, my heavenly tortoise shell: become a speaking instrument. — Sappho

At 28 years old, seven years out of college, I was so convinced that my voice outed me as a fag that I had stopped speaking to people I didn't know. — Marlon James

To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy. — Will Durant

When you hear someone from the very north of Scotland speaking, I think its nice, very musical and harmonious. — Sean Connery

It was always this way: The more people talked, the more they obscured. You didn't need to argue for the truth. You could see it. — Max Barry

Instead of speaking of justice and injustice, freedom and oppression, classless society and class society, they talked in terms of God and the Devil. — Mario Vargas-Llosa

Frankly speaking, I like women. In my heart, I am still teenager. And I am very open and I don't want to hide this. — Mikhail Prokhorov

Raillery is a mode of speaking in favor of one's wit at the expense of one's better nature. — Charles De Secondat

Being able to read well in public and talk about your work in an engaging fashion is part of most writers' job specification. — Sara Sheridan

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

Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death. — Miyamoto Musashi

We must see what in the Israeli identity - in the Israeli - we can give to other people rather than speaking so often of taking, expanding territory. — A. B. Yehoshua

Empirically speaking, we are made of star stuff. Why aren't we talking more about that? — Maggie Nelson

Hypothetically speaking let's say you were dreaming, what would happen next? — Monique Snyman

I had no fear of speaking to large audiences. — Mitch Kapor

A person can say a lot without speaking. — Melinda Salisbury

I am an "unrealized" character, dramatically speaking ... — Luigi Pirandello

Speaking of friends, the best ones always have your back. — Selena Gomez

Thus I spoke, more and more softly; for I was afraid of my own thoughts and the thoughts behind my thoughts. — Friedrich Nietzsche

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

about speaking up to Sitters, or — Robert Jordan

Mind is the Soul speaking and Conscience is the Spirit speaking. — Ian Gardner

You know, speaking from experience, I can tell you that there's no aphrodisiac more potent than Watergate-themed cabaret music. — Martin Short

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

Mr. Cuervo and I - and all of his Mexican cousins are no longer on speaking terms — K.A. Tucker

A wise woman knows the importance of speaking life into her man. If you love him; believe in him, encourage him and be his peace. — Denzel Washington

All human laws are, properly speaking, only declaratory; they have no power over the substance of original justice. — Edmund Burke

A universe with a creator would be a totally different kind of universe, scientifically speaking, than one without. — Richard Dawkins

Because of my voice, speaking words which had been carefully chosen, women had used money they had set aside for other purposes to buy war bonds. — Kate Smith

Historically speaking, just about everything we know to be 'absolute' will eventually change due to 'new findings'. — Gary Hopkins

The most powerful speaking you can do is the speaking that comes from your heart and your love. — Sandra Cisneros

Take off your watch: the divine is speaking to you. — Martha Beck

[To the heckler who said, 'If you were my wife I'd poison you':] No, you wouldn't. I'd do it myself. — Emmeline Pankhurst

Speaking as a mixed-race woman, there aren't many historical stories about people like me. — Gugu Mbatha-Raw

There's no need for us to talk. That's how it's like with us. We talk without speaking. — Yvonne Prinz

I'm so sorry,' Stone said. I don't know whether he was speaking to me, or Ghosh, or the universe. It wasn't enough, but it was about time. — Abraham Verghese

Tom Stoppard, the English-speaking world's brainiest playwright, thinks that British audiences have grown too dumb to understand his plays. — Terry Teachout