Speech Quotes

"When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber." "We all know that light travels faster than sound. That's why certain people appear bright until you hear them speak." "Words have a magical power. They can bring either the greatest happiness or deepest despair." "Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation, but as a question." "Words are loaded pistols." "The words you speak become the house you live in" "What we speak becomes the house we live in" "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt." "Nobody and nothing will stop Russia on the road to strengthening democracy and ensuring human rights" "If you have something to say, now is the time to say it" "Any irrational fears? I have a fear of unfinished sentences" "Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent." "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." "Action is eloquence." "Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill." "Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity." "Understanding is the heartwood of well-spoken words." "Communication: the thing humans forgot when we invented words." "A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions." "He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good."