Quotes about Speech
Real civilisation means an education that extends to the whole of life, in contradistinction to that of school or college: it means an education that forms speech, forms manners, forms taste, forms ideals, and above all forms judgment.
— Edith Wharton
This word is composed of jus and dictio, juris dictio or a speaking and pronouncing of the law.
— Alexander Hamilton
Like apples of gold in a silver setting is a word that is aptly spoken. It is a golden ring, an ornament of finest gold, such is a wise apology to an attentive ear." —Proverbs 25:11—12
— Fr. Richard Rohr
You cannot keep yourself from talking about what you care about most. Jesus said, "A man's heart determines his speech.
— Rick Warren
Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know more.
— Confucius
Though a man should say but a few words, and his sentences and words be ever so ungrammatical, if he speaks by the power of the Holy Ghost, he will do good.
— Brigham Young
No man can make a speech alone. It is the great human power that strikes up from a thousand minds that acts upon him, and makes the speech.
— James A. Garfield
The centralization of power in Washington, which nearly all members of Congress deplore in their speech and then support by their votes, steadily increases.
— Calvin Coolidge
A good word is an easy obligation; but not to speak ill requires only our silence, which costs us nothing.
— John Tillotson
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
— Mark Twain
The speech of God's beautiful woman is a fountain of life to those around her.
— Elizabeth George
Beauty should be the goal of your communication. Learn to speak with godly wisdom.
— Elizabeth George