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To be outspoken is easy when you do not wait to speak the complete truth. — Rabindranath Tagore

Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us? — William O. Douglas

When we know exactly all a man's views and how he comes to speak and act so and so, we lose any respect for him, though we may love and admire him. — James Boswell

When people speak of Time's healing magic, they are simply being euphemistic about our human tendency - and perhaps necessity - to forget. — Elizabeth Burgoyne Corbett

When we want to talk, we can instead listen, and let our attentiveness to another's need to speak be our silent statement. — Bryant McGill

Speak ill of yourself when by yourself; then you will become accustomed both to speak and to hear the truth. — Seneca.

The Lord will give His righteous servants opportunities to be bold as lions when they speak in His name and as witnesses in His priesthood. — Henry B. Eyring

When you grind & work hard, you don't ever have to tell anyone what you're up to, the results will speak much louder than anything else. — Behdad Sami

When St Francis looked deeply at an all day treatment in winter and asked it to speak to him about God, the tree was instantly covered in blossoms. — Thich Nhat Hanh

What I always wanted to do when I was a kid was to speak out and help people which I continue to do afterwards. — Emmanuel Jal

When words we want, love teacheth to indite;
And what we blush to speak, she bids us write. — Robert Herrick

When I am afraid to speak is when I speak.
That is when it is most important. — Nayyirah Waheed

I don't like it when bratty, privileged old white guys speak to me like I am their mouthy niece. — Amy Poehler

My imagination functions much better when I don't have to speak to people. — Patricia Highsmith

When we speak to God, we call it prayer; when God speaks back, we call it psychosis! — Lily Tomlin

This is true liberty, when free-born men, having to advise the public, may speak free. — Euripides

When the urge arises in your mind To feelings of desire or angry hate, Do not act! Be silent, do not speak! And like a log of wood be sure to stay. — Santideva

It is vain to speak of approaching judgment when finding our place, our portion, and our enjoyment in the very scene which is to be judged. — Charles Henry Mackintosh

When we pray we speak to God;
but when we read, God speaks to us. — St. Jerome

There is no free speech in football. Information is parsed by monosyllabic head coaches, who dictate who gets to speak to whom and when. — Jane Leavy

There are moments when our passions speak and decide for us ... like a fire kindled within our being to which everything else in us is mere fuel. — George Eliot

When humankind cannot produce a philosopher to speak its mind, it longs for a poet to sing its heart — Subhan Zein

When we speak quietly one to another things somehow get settled. — Gordon B. Hinckley

When you speak about generosity, about something good we have inside ourselves, you're speaking to the majority. — Jean-Pierre Jeunet

When one man speaks to another man who doesn't understand him, and when a man who's speaking no longer understands, it's metaphysics. — Voltaire

Especially when I write, I want to get out of people's heads and have them speak and have them get dressed and have them go to work. — Kaui Hart Hemmings

So I find words I never thought to speak
In streets I never thought I should revisit
When I left my body on a distant shore. — T. S. Eliot

When we take voice lessons from the Master, we learn to speak with tenderness. — David Jeremiah

You cannot speak on behalf of a nation when you have no mandate to do so. — Jean-Marie Le Pen

When they speak to you from their fear
speak past their fear and directly to their love. Their Love will step forward eventually. — Glennon Doyle Melton

(...) Try not to speak ill of people in the future. You never know when they might be listening (...) — Stephen Lloyd Jones

I came to New York when I was 21, 22. I couldn't speak English. I knew I wanted to go to fashion school. — Francisco Costa

I think it's interesting to speak when you have something to say. — Delphine Arnault

Somebody has to stand when other people are sitting. Somebody has to speak when other people are quiet. — Bryan Stevenson

Follow your heart, and listen when it speaks to you. — Susanna Tamaro

On campuses, and when I speak to the younger intelligentsia, I am getting a hunger for the text - the authentic text for Jewish knowledge. — Arthur Hertzberg

When governments murder those who speak the truth, it is time to get new governments. — Diane Duane

When our friends are present we ought to treat them well; and when they are absent, to speak of them well. — Epictetus

I am a person who beats around the bush when I want to speak about my own feelings. — Daesung

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

Know when to speak - for many times it brings danger, to give the best advice to kings. — Robert Herrick

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

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

A child, when it begins to speak, learns what it is that it knows. — John Hall Wheelock

Be aware of things you say because words have power. When you speak truth. It's Beautiful. And, that beauty illuminates! — Amaka Imani Nkosazana

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

When two people fight, they think less and speak more. They don't listen to the opponent. They draw their own conclusions. — Girdhar Joshi

[In politics,] when there is no reason to speak, there is a reason not to speak. — David Frum

When something needs to be said, I'll say it even if the whole world grabs me by the neck and tells me to keep quiet. — Elif Shafak

You do speak." It came out as an accusation.
"When there's someone around worth speaking to. — Shana Abe

When you pray, your spirit begins to work and He will speak through your mind — Sunday Adelaja

When a wise woman speaks, her words are gracious. Ask God to help you find words that speak life to those around you. — Stormie O'martian

They Learn to speak... and when they were at level "AVERAGE", they started making the rules and starting to shout. — Deyth Banger

It can be no dishonor to learn from others when they speak good sense. — Sophocles

When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred. — Thomas Jefferson

Guidance happens when we create the space in our minds to allow our angels to speak up.
Set your ego aside and listen! — Catherine Carrigan

Just when I think I have nothing to say, the characters start to speak. Writing is funny like that. — J.D. Barker

Dad got furious when we lied to him. No, Dad got furious then we lied to him. — Brian Spellman

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

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

Humans speak too much. They chatter like chimps, crowding the world with their noise even when they have nothing to say. — Katherine Applegate

Everyone breathes in air, but it's a wise person who knows when to use that air to speak and when to exhale in silence. — Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

The ancient Greeks believed that when you read aloud, it was actually the dead, borrowing your tongue, in order to speak again. — Ruth Ozeki

The Psalmists in telling everyone to praise God are doing what all men do when they speak of what they care about. — C.S. Lewis

Pay attention to your dreams - God's angels often speak directly to our hearts when we are asleep. — Eileen Elias Freeman

Never rise to speak till you have something to say; and when you have said it, cease. — John Witherspoon

When I speak to you about myself, I'm speaking to you about yourself. How is it that you don't see that? — Victor Hugo

Wise men speak when they have something to say, fools speak because they have to say something — Aristotle.

When nobody speaks your name, or even knows it, you, knowing it, must be the first to speak it. — Marlon Riggs

Modesty is silent when it would be improper to speak; the humble, without being called upon, never recollects to say anything of himself. — Johann Kaspar Lavater

I don't think of any sentence as a "one-liner", but I do pay attention to how people actually speak when they are being funny. Rhythm is key. — Lorrie Moore

Avoid the use of abusive words when communication is in session; you might scare away someone who is meant to become your mentor or your customer. — Israelmore Ayivor

When I speak to students and they ask how much money you can make in art, as if that is a reason to persue it, I tell them to do something else. — Joe Murray

Sometimes when we're waiting for God to speak, He's waiting for us to listen. — Martha Bolton

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

I used to crack A joke when Sourav Ganguly is upset and make him happy , i usually speak in bengali which would make him laugh — Sachin Tendulkar

To love ourselves is to act respectfully toward ourselves, to enjoy our own company when in solitude, to honor our limits and speak our truths. — Anodea Judith

When a wise man chooses a sane basis for his arguments, it is no great task to speak well. — Euripides

When your heart is broken, don't go silent - speak to God in his own language ... — John Geddes

If everyone is speaking caterpillar, don't be afraid to speak butterfly. When it's time to awaken, nothing else will suit you. — Tama J. Kieves

If you don't say what you're thinking, you end up lying when you really need to speak up. — Banana Yoshimoto

When no one knows who is the expert, and the expert for whatever reason is unwilling to speak up, expertise is lost. — Jeanne M. Brett

People don't speak of hunger when they know what it is to be hungry. — Vicki Baum

We live in a world where we rarely speak out and when someone does, often nobody is there to listen. — Jaycee Dugard

Speak only endearing speech, speech that is welcomed. Speech, when it brings no evil to others, is pleasant. — Gautama Buddha

You're always in the storm's eye, so to speak, when you're with the Yankees. — Joe Torre

When you speak to a man, look on his eyes; when he speaks to you, look on his mouth. — Benjamin Franklin

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

When I speak to you about myself, I am speaking to you about yourself. How is it you don't see that? — Victor Hugo

When the heart dares to speak, it needs no preparation. — Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Backbite. To speak of a man as you find him when he can't find you. — Ambrose Bierce

When they speak of Hell there's something they miss there's a worse place to be and it's called the Abyss. — Stanley Victor Paskavich

I ask everyone's opinion when they don't speak up. And then when they have an opinion, I'll ask others to talk about it. — Ginni Rometty

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

Let your face speak what's in your heart. When they walk in the room my face says I'm glad to see them. It's just as small as that, you see? I — Brene Brown

Only when we humbly call on God to speak into our lives - knowing if he doesn't, we won't succeed - are we actually in a safe place. — Jefferson Bethke

When you want your message to be heard, always speak from your heart. — Molly Friedenfeld

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

When I was in high school, there was no safe haven, there was no outlet for you to speak your mind. — Matt Bomer

I consider myself a pretty good conversationalist, but you wind up being downgraded to idiot status when you don't speak the language! — Alec Baldwin