Quotes About Eloquence

Here, as in other speeches, Churchill demonstrated a striking trait: his knack for making people feel loftier, stronger, and, above all, more courageous.

declared Mr Marrable magniloquently;

Good writing is good conversation, only more so.

it will be faithful realism, at least. Stammering is the native eloquence of us fog people.

Hãy nói n?u b?n có nh?ng l?i l? m?nh hÆ¡n. N?u không, hãy im l?ng.' (_Euripide_)

His high, uplifting oratory during the Second World War was clearly prefigured more than thirty years earlier.

He is one of those orators of whom it was well said, "Before they get up, they do not know what they are going to say; when they are speaking, they do not know what they are saying; and when they have sat down, they do not know what they have said.

Palabras pulcramente escogidas; frases de cuidada estructura; acumulación argumental; empleo de la analogía; despliegue de excentricidades... Esos son los cinco mimbres retóricos del mayor orador de su generación.

Some people be game-goofy and words don't sound right coming out of their mouthpiece. But whenever E-40 says something it's just solidified.

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

Some people are born good-looking. Some have the gift of gab. And some are lucky enough to be born smarter than the rest of us. Whether we like it or not, Mother Nature does not dole these characteristics out evenly.

As an attorney, I could be rather flamboyant in court. I did not act as though I were a black man in a white man's court, but as if everyone else - white and black - was a guest in my court. When trying a case, I often made sweeping gestures and used high-flown language.

I've never been short of words. I think my mum will tell you that. I think I've known that since primary school.

In very simple language, Morrie always seems to be able to explain something that other people would take a chapter for, you know.

English is a very expressive language.

Most learned of the fair, most fair of the learned.

I think I write in a fairly self-confident manner.

Tears are the noble language of the eye.

She is a woman of an excellent assurance, and an extraordinary happy wit, and tongue. Ben Jonson, Epicoene, or The Silent Woman

LAW 4 Always Say Less Than Necessary When you are trying to impress people with words, the more you say, the more common you appear, and the less in control. Even if you are saying something banal, it will seem original if you make it vague, open-ended, and sphinxlike. Powerful people impress and intimidate by saying less. The more you say, the more likely you are to say something foolish.

Bright is the ring of wordsWhen the right man rings them.

he is eloquently angry

There's the satisfaction of Eng-Lang-and-Lit; somebody else has said everything for you, and said it better.

Her words flew like butterflies through the vibrant air of the hall; and the company was quiet, as if watching them.