Quotes About Speech

Falar é de ignorantes, calar é de cobardes, ouvir é de sábios

Hablar es de necios; callar es de cobardes; esscuchar es de sabios

At one point she said there were worse prisons than words.

People talk too much. Humans aren't descended from monkeys. They come from parrots.

Parlare è da stupidi, tacere è da codardi, ascoltare è da saggi.

we can have a minute's silence.' 'That won't be necessary.' 'Of course not. It's only necessary when one has nothing valid to say. Silence makes even idiots seem wise for a minute.

Gli stolti parlano, i codardi tacciono, i saggi ascoltano

It's her privilege to say or think whatever she wants. It's mine to ignore her.

Gossip is unfounded bullshit. Opinions are ours by rights of the Constitution.

Freedom of speech isn't something you can mess with with journalists. You try to silence them, they'll shout even louder.

Every word she says makes me feel a little more like faking a stroke and pretending to lose all memory of who I was.

Verbal fraud is worse than monetary fraud.

Gossip, gossip, gossip. Rumors. Tongues. 'Life and death are in the power of the tongue,' Ã¢â'¬Â he quoted in Hebrew.

I know these jokes aren't great, ladies and gentlemen, see this is the problem you run into when you're between impeachments.

Nobody has a magic lamp which can tell you in advance whether what you say will be effective in persuading an audience.

We can't talk about Jesus. We can't mention that anymore.

Message matters. Message matters almost as much as actions.

Sadly, there are a lot of ignorant people that have access to a microphone.

When people sit in front of a microphone, they feel empowered.

People do still cheer for the President. And some of the military audiences are more likely to cheer than others. I have seen him speak lately in front of groups like Freedom House, where the applause was a long time coming.

It is even more damaging for a minister to say foolish things than to do them.

If you can't hear language, you won't be able to understand language and experience normal development. Every minute spent without hearing is a minute a child is not getting back.

The practice of Right Speech is to try to change our habits so that our speech arises from the seed of Buddha that is in us, and not from our unresolved, unwholesome seeds.

When we practice in a community, there are more people to support us but also more opportunities for frustration and anger. Loving speech and deep listening are key to community building.