
Our culture is getting better and better at encouraging women to speak, but it's not doing enough to listen to what they say when they do. —
Lilit Marcus

As much as I can give of myself I give of myself. There's no reason why not. And when I have to hide something, I let the character speak. —
Isaac Bashevis Singer

...one did not need to speak much, only to say what was worth hearing when one did. —
Shelley Adina

When you are criticizing someone, you should speak only to your own experience - not others'. —
Amy Dickinson

I try not to speak about all the charities and people I help, because I believe we can only be truly generous when we expect nothing in return. —
Muhammad Ali

When I speak, you must not listen to the words, my dear. Listen to the Silence. —
Anthony De Mello

(...) Try not to speak ill of people in the future. You never know when they might be listening (...) —
Stephen Lloyd Jones
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[In politics,] when there is no reason to speak, there is a reason not to speak. —
David Frum

When a man says he does not want to speak of something he usually means he can think of nothing else. —
John Steinbeck

Speak the truth do not become angered and give when asked, even be it a little. By these three conditions one goes to the presence of the gods. —
Gautama Buddha

When God wants to speak and deal with us, he does not avail himself of an angel but of parents, or the pastor, or of our neighbor. —
Martin Luther

I still have an accent. But when I return to Prague, I speak the language yet do not know what they are talking about. —
Peter Sis

How can one not speak about war, poverty, and inequality when people who suffer from these afflictions don't have a voice to speak? —
Isabel Allende

I will begin to speak, when I have that to say which had not better be unsaid. —
Cato The Younger

An honest man, sir, is able to speak for himself, when a knave is not. —
William Shakespeare

The gain of lying is, not to be trusted of any, nor to be believed when we speak the truth. —
Walter Raleigh

When we humans speak, we are not merely communicating information but attempting to make an impression and achieve a goal. —
Francine Prose

He knows not when to be silent who knows not when to speak. —
Publilius Syrus

The time to speak of the cold is not when we are standing put in it. —
George R R Martin

I'm a personal type of person. I'll speak when I have something to say, not 'cause someone just wants to know something. —
DMX

We will not hesitate to speak out when we see actions that contradict those values. —
Barack Obama

When I try to speak perfectly then I am not Jackie Chan anymore. Some words sound like I am trying too hard. The whole thing is not me. —
Jackie Chan

Truly, to tell lies is not honorable;
but when the truth entails tremendous ruin,
To speak dishonorably is pardonable. —
Sophocles

When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak. —
Audre Lorde

Today, decide not to speak negatively about yourself. When you criticize yourself, you are criticizing God's very own creation. —
Joel Osteen

You will never exaggerate when you speak good things of God. It is not possible to do so. Try, dear brethren, and boast in the Lord. —
Charles Spurgeon

When people speak, listen carefully and pay particular attention to what they are not saying. —
Wayne Gerard Trotman

When I have people around, I'm a chatterbox. But when I'm alone, I never speak. I don't talk to myself; it's just not my schtick. —
J. C. Chandor

If you're not willing to speak out for the rights of other people, then who do you expect to speak out for you when it's your turn? —
Chris Kluwe

It's not so much knowing when to speak, when to pause. —
Jack Benny

When you are a media celebrity, every word you speak is dissected, as are those you choose not to speak. —
Nancy Gibbs

I miss the closet. Homosexuals, not to speak of the rest of society, were far better off when social pressure forced them to hide their activities. —
Ron Paul

Even when they did not look at each other or speak to each other, he could feel a powerful current between them. —
Anais Nin

I like tuna when there's a definite streak of deep pink in the middle, medium rare so to speak, and it comes out best when it's not cut too thick. —
Geoffrey Zakarian

When I was a kid, I resented my grandparents not speaking the perfect English I wanted to speak. —
Jose Antonio Vargas

When we're in the middle of a difficult time, we have to speak against that lie that says, "God is not here." We have to draw near to God. —
Max Lucado

When life does not find a singer to sing her heart she produces a philosopher to speak her mind. —
Kahlil Gibran

It is not possible to speak of the right to choose when a clear moral evil is involved, when what is at stake is the commandment, Do not kill! —
Mother Teresa

Words deserted him immediately. He could only speak when he was not asked to. —
E. M. Forster

When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not price. —
Richard M. Stallman

Books do not age as you and I do. They will speak still when you and I are gone, to generations we will never see. Yes, the books must survive. —
Corrie Ten Boom