Speak Quotes

We are more solicitous that men speak of us, than how they speak.

A man never speaks of himself without losing something. What he says in his disfavor is always beleived, but when he commends himself, he arouses mistrust.

When I pray, I pray believing that God will speak to me and give me an answer to that prayer. That's what a calling is. If I pray, a calling means that I feel like I have a sense from God.

For years, I was often afraid to speak up when I didn't fully understand a script. I'd tie myself in knots.

I would speak up if I see someone being rude to someone.

Country music... doesn't bend notes in the same way, so I suppose it's very English, really. Even though it's been very Americanized, it feels very close to me, to my roots, so to speak.

I think being able to speak different languages, and being able to act in those languages is something that's really very rewarding.

Environment grinds us, forces us to adjust, and--consciously or not--kills our most precious possession: that something which enables us to speak with ourselves and with God.

When you let money speak for you, it drowns out anything else you meant to say.

I could speak Spanish fluently growing up, but I'm so out of practice, and I have such a tremendous respect for songwriting in the Spanish language.

When you speak openly and honestly, you won't have to make assumptions. The day you stop making assumptions, you will communicate cleanly and clearly, and achieve impeccability with your word.

You deliver a message every time you speak. Do you deliver the truth, or do you deliver lies? When the message you deliver comes from truth and love, you are happier.

I think there will always be a double standard between males and females, so I think that an actress is more likely to protect her public persona, so to speak, than an actor would be.

He sounded to me like he's supposed to be the savior of jazz. Sometimes people speak as though someone asked them a question. Well, no one asked him a question.

I used to sit when I was a kid, from 14 or 15 on, with a book or a paper or a magazine in front of a mirror and teach myself to speak with a more straight mouth, so it wasn't so pronounced.

When I have time to sit and reflect on the different situations that I face every day, I'll be able to speak more succinctly about the challenges as a woman.

Everyone - particularly my female friends I speak to - all say 'I wouldn't be in my twenties again if I was paid.' It's a difficult time.

My songs always speak of love, that's the way I like them.

People are often shy to acknowledge that they are Bengalis. They somehow take pride in saying that they cannot speak or read the language.

For me to speak out against the war in Iraq, you know - most of my fans are lefties anyway, so I don't really get much flack for it.

In many ways when Jerry Ford pardoned Nixon, in a certain way, he did speak for the country.

To succeed inside a political party, one must cultivate an ability to sit still and remain polite while foolish people speak nonsense

It is not possible to speak of the right to choose when a clear moral evil is involved, when what is at stake is the commandment, Do not kill!

White people cannot destroy me like they have other big ministers of Elijah Mohammed in the past by telling us oh, you speak good, you should be the leader.

I speak to you. You speak to me. Is that fragile?

Those who speak of our culture as dead or dying have a quarrel with life, and I think they cannot understand its terms, but must endlessly repeat the projection of their own desires.

I decided that I wanted nothing to do with South African government television while any of my fellow writers were banned and couldn't speak publicly.

Once I was condemned to three months' absolute silence. As I could not speak, I wrote a book.

The situation in Iraq and the reckless economic policies in the United States speak to one issue for me, and that is the competence of our leader.

Scientists are scientists. They're not really in a position to speak clearly on the moral dimensions, and they're not really comfortable doing that.

It's quite a job, so to speak, when you can really be with your child for 21 out of 24 hours.

We speak for them. We imbue them with meaning.

I speak Farsi, German, Dari, and I understand Turkish, but I haven't used it since 1985, so I'm a bit rusty.

If you sincerely believed in God, how could you form one thought, speak one sentence, without mentioning Him?

Having a persistent nature is part of being human. Otherwise we wouldn't be able to speak of knowing another person, or loving them, or being their friend or enemy or rival.

Do you want your life to truly take off? Then change your idea about it. About you. Think, speak and act as the God You Are.

Speak your truth but soothe your words with peace

The hardest of all the arts to speak of is music, because music has no meaning to speak of

Because there are mysteries. Because there are things that people are forbidden to speak about. Because there are things they do not remember.

None of you speaks for me. I speak for me. I am a judge. I am independent. I make up my own mind.

To mothers who are raising their children without a father in the home, I promise you that as you speak of Jesus Christ, you will feel the power of heaven blessing you.

By itself photography cannot deal with the unseen, the remote, the internal, the abstract, it does not speak of Man, only of a man ; not of Tree, only a tree.

When I speak out on corporations hurting the common man or the environment or other species, I expect a well-financed disinformation campaign to be aimed my way.

To educate people for peace, we can use words or we can speak with our lives.

I would love to have the ability to see inside everyone's heart before I heard them speak or even saw their faces.

I am in constant search for that project that speaks to me personally. And when all the pieces come together properly, it'll happen.

It's fashionable to speak about vulnerable populations in medicine and public policy, but it's harder to find a more vulnerable population than those who are dying.

Americans have called on moderates in Muslim countries to speak out against extremists, to stand up for the tolerance they say they believe in. We should all have the guts do the same at home.

I think somebody who speaks the language is going to notice immediately that I'm not Russian.

As long as my work continues to speak for itself outside of what I look like, I'm okay.