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Quotes About Articulation

Everyone who ever heard him seems to have agreed that the exceeding excellence of Wilberforce's speaking ability was less in what he said than in how he said it.
~ Eric Metaxas
Talking and eloquence are not the same to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
~ Ben Johnson
Language most shews a man: Speak, that I may see thee.
~ Ben Jonson
To speak and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
~ Ben Jonson
If he had the language, he wouldn't express himself with symptoms.
~ Ben Lerner
I write to say what I cannot speak
~ Ben Mitchell
For the studies, first they should begin with the chief and necessary rules of some good grammar, either that now used, or any better: and while this is doing, their speech is to be fashioned to a distinct and clear pronunciation, as near as may be to the Italian, especially in the vowels.
~ Benjamin Franklin
In truth, I wanted her to read my mind so I didn't have to stoop to the womanly art of articulation.
~ Gillian Flynn
In truth, I wanted her to read my mind so I didn't have to stoop to the womanly art of articulation. I was sometimes as guilty of playing the figure-me-out game as Amy was.
~ Gillian Flynn
I should add, in Amy's defense, that she'd asked me twice if I wanted to talk, if I was sure I wanted to do this. I sometimes leave out details like that. It's more convenient for me. In truth, I wanted her to read my mind so I didn't have to stoop to the womanly art of articulation. I was sometimes as guilty of playing the figure-me-out game as Amy was. I've left that bit of information out, too.
~ Gillian Flynn
I wanted her to read my mind so I didn't have to stoop to the womanly art of articulation.
~ Gillian Flynn
In truth, I wanted her to read my mind so I didn't have to stoop to the womanly art of articulation.
~ Gillian Flynn
I did feel sad, but articulating it felt cheap to me.
~ Gillian Flynn
I sometimes leave out details like that. It's more convenient for me. In truth, I wanted her to read my mind so I didn't have to stoop to the womanly art of articulation.
~ Gillian Flynn
I, of course, replied with the golden tongue of a horse seller. Uh ... Uh ... But ...
~ Glen Cook
When I spoke, I was listened to; and I was at a loss to know how I had so easily acquired the art of commanding attention, and giving the tone to the conversation.
~ Adelbert von Chamisso
I haven't even had to learn, but it's just this natural thing to be able to express any emotion I have through the tone of my voice.
~ Banks
I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.
~ Moses
I can loop my tongue into multiple rolls.
~ Jamie-Lynn Sigler
One danger, when you're writing lots of quick, opinionated blog items about the latest developments, is that you never get around to stating fully, in one place, what you think about a particular topic.
~ Mickey Kaus
Yet, the notion that the self-comprehension that is episteme (Wissenschaft) could result from amalgamating a form of episteme from which the first person is expelled with a form of spiritual activity that is incapable of rigorous conceptual articulation is bizarre.
~ Sebastian Rödl
I had not put into words, yet—the worst thing, but I thought that I could say it, if I said it word by word.
~ Sharon Olds
Speaking English is like tongue-twist for me. I can speak each word perfect, but then you have to string them together like, 'Blah, blah, blah.' That's when I get crazy.
~ Jackie Chan
I think perhaps a syllable maximum should be set for some people and, I'm sorry, but rather a low one.
~ Mary Robison