Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. Votes: 6
Abraham Lincoln...one can speak with the utmost clearness, and yet not be heard by anyone. Votes: 4
Friedrich NietzscheKind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. Votes: 4
Mother TeresaSpeak your heart. If they don't understand, the message was never meant for them anyway. Votes: 4
Yasmin MogahedSpeak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret. Votes: 4
Ambrose BierceOnly enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Votes: 4
Stephen KingIf you are telling the truth, then you can speak gently, and your words will have power. Votes: 4
Chogyam TrungpaNever explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking about it. Votes: 4
Shel SilversteinThere should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color, or religion. Votes: 2
Malala YousafzaiWhen angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred. Votes: 2
Thomas JeffersonWise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Votes: 2
Platowe are always on the side of those who speak last ... Votes: 0
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de SevigneThose who write as they speak, even though they speak well, write badly.
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de BuffonAll mystics speak the same language, for they come from the same country.
Louis Claude de Saint-MartinIf the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of the lawyers.
E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of HalifaxWe need to find a new way forward. There are keys ways progressives can speak.
Katrina vanden HeuvelTo know a language intimately is to understand the soul of those who speak it.
Margaret Wander BonannoI speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse.
Charles V, Holy Roman EmperorNever speak ill of yourself, your friends will always say enough on that subject.
Charles Maurice de TalleyrandIt is by no means necessary to understand things to speak confidently about them.
Pierre BeaumarchaisLive among others as if God beheld you; speak to God as if others were listening.
Seneca the YoungerIt is intolerance to speak of toleration. Away with the word from the dictionary!
Victor de Riqueti, marquis de MirabeauIt is always a risk to speak to the press: they are likely to report what you say.
Hubert H. HumphreyIt is silence that most needs an answering -- when I can no longer speak, hear me.
Jeanette WintersonTo speak truly, few adult persons can see nature. Most persons do not see the sun.
Ralph Waldo EmersonWhat you do thunders above your head so loudly, I cannot hear the words you speak.
Ralph Waldo EmersonIn other countries they speak of nobility and courtesy, in London they practise it.
Frances Xavier CabriniBe silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.
Seneca the YoungerA heavier task could not have been impos'd, Than I to speak my griefs unspeakable.
William ShakespeareWhat? do I love her, that I desire to hear her speak again, and feast upon her eyes
William ShakespeareWe seldom speak of the virtue which we have, but much oftener of that which we lack.
Oliver GoldsmithWhen you speak to a man, look on his eyes; when he speaks to you, look on his mouth.
Benjamin FranklinWhat could an entirely rational being speak of with another entirely rational being?
Emmanuel LevinasEgotism is true modesty. In religious enquiry each of us can speak only for himself.
John Henry NewmanNo matter how just your words may be, you ruin everything when you speak with anger.
Saint John ChrysostomI made a 1,600 minus 800 minus 200 on the SAT, so I'm very intelligent when I speak.
Shaquille O'NealAlthough I cannot move and I have to speak through a computer, in my mind I am free.
Stephen HawkingWhere the Scriptures speak, we speak; where the Scriptures are silent, we are silent
Thomas CampbellThose who speak against the great do not usually speak from morality, but from envy.
Walter Savage LandorThe ability to speak is a short cut to distinction. It puts a man in the limelight, raises him head and shoulders above the crowd. Votes: 7 Lowell Thomas
Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind. Votes: 1 Theodore Roosevelt
They say actions speak louder than words, but actions don't speak. People speak, and people are loud. Votes: 3 Jennette McCurdy
Oh Lord, know yourself, know your worth, nigga My actions been louder than my words, nigga. Votes: 2 Drake
I listen to and I play all kinds of music, and I'm interested in jazz and in bluegrass - I like it all - but Cuban music speaks to me in a certain way. Votes: 1 Andy Garcia
Everybody's opinion is equally valid, and I feel like everybody should have an opportunity to speak out, and everyone should have the courage to speak out. Votes: 3 Michael Franti
Certainly there is such a thing as chemical depression, and for that, obviously, there are issues that psychotherapists are much more expert at speaking to, but I think there is a low-grade depression that actually prevails in our society. And most of us feel it. Votes: 1 Marianne Williamson
In my house, we speak Spanglish to the dogs, to the grandchildren, to the kids. Votes: 1 Cristina Saralegui
The young boys I speak with say to me: Why would I want to live in this world - where they rely on charity, dry pieces of bread and water, where they are subjected to harsh treatment, when they can be free and be the envy of their colleagues in the afterlife. They are only too eager to sign on the dotted line and join the ranks of the Taliban. Votes: 1 Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Finally having the freedom to speak is a really liberating feeling. Votes: 4 Gareth Gates
I learned how to speak English watching television. Votes: 4 Azita Ghanizada
You don't tell us how to stage the news and we don't tell you how to cover it. Votes: 2 Larry Speakes
I speak the truth not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older. Votes: 2 Michel de Montaigne
You can be chased home or hit or called names or spit on, and it's over. You have the memory of it, but it's very different from the emotional and psychological experience of feeling invisible, of not learning the confidence to stand up in class and speak. Votes: 1 Chirlane McCray
I've always been interested in writing about people, including young children who are not able to speak for themselves. As in my novel 'Black Water,' I provide a voice for someone who has died and can't speak for herself. Votes: 1 Joyce Carol Oates
I like people who refuse to speak until they are ready to speak. Votes: 1 Lillian Hellman
The 1st Amendment protects the right to speak, not the right to spend. Votes: 4 Byron White
Be slow to speak, and only after having first listened quietly, so that you may understand the meaning, leanings, and wishes of those who do speak. Thus you will better know when to speak and when to be silent. Votes: 4 Saint Ignatius
An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture. Votes: 1 Jean Cocteau
Yes, I believe that the art of winning is through intimidation, and not necessarily do you have to speak about it. Votes: 3 Mark Spitz
The more you do speak from the heart, rather than thumping the agenda, people will listen or relate or open themselves up more. Votes: 5 Drew Barrymore
When you want your message to be heard, always speak from your heart. Votes: 5 Molly Friedenfeld
If you are telling the truth, then you can speak gently, and your words will have power. Votes: 4 Chogyam Trungpa
Move beyond the educated elite, and the great majority in most countries outside Europe don't speak English. Votes: 3 Martin Jacques
To speak less is wisdom, to eat less is healthy, and to mingle less with te people is safe and serene. Votes: 5 Umar
I do not speak Hebrew, but I understand that it has no word for 'history.' The closest word for it is memory. Votes: 1 David Miliband
Hear no evil, speak no evil, and you won't be invited to cocktail parties. Votes: 4 Oscar Wilde
I don't think you should wait. I think you should speak now. Votes: 4 Taylor Swift
But why shouldn't I speak out? Don't you speak out in this country? Votes: 2 George Steinbrenner
Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Jimmy Carter wants to speak loudly and carry a fly swatter. Votes: 6 Gerald R. Ford
It does not require many words to speak the truth. Votes: 5 Chief Joseph
The best thing you can do is to be a woman and stand before the world and speak your heart. Votes: 3 Abbey Lincoln
You have to speak your mind, but without being cruel. Votes: 3 Len Goodman
British acting is undoubtedly based in text, and American acting relies more on behavior. That's speaking very generally. Votes: 1 Josh Dallas
The most important step in developing skillful speech is to think before speaking. Votes: 4 Allan Lokos
Think before you speak. Read before you think. Votes: 4 Fran Lebowitz
I'm sort of a reverse Method actor. In my personal life, I become my characters. After 'One Tree Hill', I started dressing in Converse and ripped jeans and hoodies. On 'Awkward', it manifests in how I speak. Votes: 1 Ashley Rickards
To be outspoken is easy when you do not wait to speak the complete truth. Votes: 1 Rabindranath Tagore
We need a fundamental change of mindset with regards to the way we speak and behave about sex and sexuality. Boys and men have a particularly critical role in this regard, changing the chauvinist and demeaning ways sexuality and women were traditionally dealt with in both our actions and speaking. Votes: 3 Nelson Mandela
The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice. Votes: 5 Nhat Hanh
I've learned when to speak out. You do have to learn when to bide your time and when to speak out, and I don't always get it right. Votes: 2 Cherie Blair