Speakers and Speaking Quotes
104 quotations about Speakers and Speaking
Our public men are speaking every day on something, but they ain't saying anything.
Be sincere, be brief; be seated.
People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.
Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care.
He suffered from a rush of words to the head.
Most people have to talk so they won't hear.
It always takes a person much longer to tell you what he thinks than what he knows.
When ever the speech is corrupted so is the mind.
When I think over what I have said, I envy dumb people.
It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.
I sometimes marvel at the extraordinary docility with which Americans submit to speeches.
Some people approach every problem with an open mouth.
I would rather be guilty of talking over a person's head than behind his back.
The trouble with me is that I like to talk too much.
If you have nothing to say, say nothing.
There is nothing in the world like a persuasive speech to fuddle the mental apparatus.
There are two kinds of people who don't say much, those who are quiet and those who talk a lot.
He who does not say too much has too much to say.
Too many of us speak twice before we think
What you are doing rings so loudly in my ears that I can't hear what you're saying.
Don't talk unless you can improve the silence
A smart person knows what to say, a wise person knows whether or not to say it.
An orator who is disposed to evil subverts the law.
The secret of successful speakers? Passion and compassion with a purpose.
Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much.
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Arabian Proverb
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Bible
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Thomas Carlyle
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Cato The Elder
William Ellery Channing
Gilbert K. Chesterton
Chinese Proverb
Charles Churchill
Winston Churchill
Marcus T. Cicero
Claudius
Sir Edward Coke
Benjamin Disraeli
Ralph Waldo Emerson