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Quotes About Speaking

I've long suspected dogs of being much smarter than people; I was even certain they could speak, but there was only some kind of stubbornness in them. They're extraordinary politicians: they notice every human step.
~ Nikolai Gogol
Every man will speak as he thinks, or, more properly, without thinking, and consequently will judge the effects without attending to the causes.
~ Unknown
Are you learning to listen to God before you speak, or are you saying things and then trying to make God's Word fit what you have said?
~ Oswald Chambers
Are you learning to listen to God before you speak, or are you saying things and then trying to make God's Word fit what you have said? Take hold of the Father's assurance, and then say with strong courage, "I will not fear." It does not matter what evil or wrong may be in our way, because "He Himself has said, 'I will never leave you.
~ Oswald Chambers
I do have to travel a lot for speaking engagements.
~ P. J. O'Rourke
I've done a lot of Super Bowls and appeared in a lot of big, big events and places and the Masters and what have you, but there was nothing as intimidating as speaking with Billy Graham.
~ Pat Summerall
The young man is currently standing in the hallway, dripping on the handmade silk rug that the Emperor of the Indies presented to His Majesty's grandmother. He is insisting on speaking with His Majesty." "It's a very ugly rug," Mendanbar said. "That's why we put it in the entry hall.
~ Patricia C. Wrede
Learning conditions Young second language learners are often allowed to be silent until they are ready to speak. They may also practise their second language in songs and games that allow them to blend their voices with those of other children. Older second language learners are often forced to speak from the earliest days of their learning, whether to meet the requirements of classroom instruction or to carry out everyday tasks such as shopping, medical visits, or job interviews.
~ Unknown
We will speak for the books." ... "Like the Lorax?" "The Lorax speaks for the trees," I remind her. "Books are made out of paper. Paper is made out of trees." "What about e-books?" "We can speak for them too." "Audiobooks?" "Audiobooks speak for themselves." She grins. "Get it?
~ Unknown
There it was: a full confession. Sherlock Holmes had done it again, and as I marveled at my devastating powers of deduction, I wished there had been two of me so I could have patted myself on the back. I know it sounds arrogant, but how often does one achieve a mental triumph of that magnitude? After listening to her speak just two words, I had nailed the whole bloody thing. If Watson had been there, he would have been shaking his head and muttering under his breath.
~ Paul Auster
Passief ondergaand of actief ingrijpend, zwijgen of spreken. Het ene is ziekmakend, het andere helpt ons gezond te blijven.
~ Unknown
When a man gets up to speak, people listen, then look. When a woman gets up, people look then, if they like what they see, they listen.
~ Unknown
A coerência não é, porém, imobilizante. Posso, no processo de agir-pensar, falar, escrever, mudar de posição. Minha coerência assim, tão necessária quanto antes, se faz com novos parâmetros. O impossível para mim é a falta de coerência, mesmo reconhecendo a impossibilidade de uma coerência absoluta.
~ Paulo Freire
This is just the beginning of some kind of end, she said, as if she were speaking to the cloudy aquarelle of the city, to the sad sky the dusk had splashed with color.
~ Unknown
Many people today are too bold to speak against men and women who are anointed of God.
~ Unknown
'Game of Thrones' is an amazing show, and I have no problem speaking of the virtues of HBO.
~ Peter Dinklage
Language is a more recent technology. Your body language, your eyes, your energy will come through to your audience before you even start speaking.
~ Peter Guber
So the prophet Jeremiah spoke to all the people of Judah and all the residents of Jerusalem as follows:
~ Jeremiah 25:2
While the man was standing beside me, I heard someone speaking to me from inside the temple,
~ Ezekiel 43:6
So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me.
~ Zechariah 1:13
For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
~ Matthew 10:20
I speak of what I have seen in the presence of the Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”
~ John 8:38
While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
~ Acts 4:1
Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
~ Acts 14:12