Speak Quotes

It was truly a lesson in don't take something at face value. You know, so many of us do in life. Whether it's because of how somebody looks or because of what they're wearing or what have you, you kind of assess a person in the first five minutes before they even speak.

When I was a kid, if you didn't speak Irish, you really wanted to. And you played Gaelic games and you didn't pay any attention to what was happening in the outside world, because really, Ireland was the center of the universe. And I don't think that's the case anymore. Although, admittedly, it is the center of the universe.

Since we have to speak well of the dead, let's knock them while they're alive.

If you speak your mind and if it is true what you're saying, then I think the integrity of what you're saying carries through.

There is nothing more fearful for the average person in our society than to stand before a group of people and speak.

I unfortunately don't speak French, but my wife is now fluent in English, which really reflects rather badly on me.

We should not be afraid to speak the truth to our powerful friend the United States.

It wasn't so long ago that it was not popular to speak Gaelic in Ireland because the areas that Gaelic is spoken in were much poorer areas.

This discourse, and the present frame of my mind, lead me rather to speak to those, who by feeling Satan's fiery darts, know assuredly that there is a devil.

From one till seven, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese. But I can't speak a word of it now.

I'm doing a very funny show in which we talk about issues. I speak at Aids charities and things. It's great to do something fun with our days and yet we're told we're doing something important.

I did get bullied and I did get picked on and I did have that feeling in my gut of being incredibly self-conscious. I naturally gravitated towards my elders because I didn't know how to speak or be present with my peers.

I had a very tough childhood. I came here from Italy in the '70s and didn't speak a word of English, so the kids at school tormented me. Truly, it was horrifying the names they called me, and the teachers never really did a thing to stop it.

I speak relatively little, except when I'm at home and I'm asking for things.

Our heart oft times wakes when we sleep, and God can speak to that, either by words, by proverbs, by signs and similitudes, as well as if one was awake.

Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty.

I would be open about the fact that, clearly, politicians should be able to speak to each other. David Cameron doesn't seem to accept this, but if the British people have voted then of course you have to try and provide good stable government.

Trees are the earth's endless effort to speak to the listening heaven.

My songs are self-explanatory... somebody pointed out to me that... my songs pretty much speak for themselves.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a trade unionist.

Speak slowly, Michael. He is an honourable man.

Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.

I have been able to tap into all the negative things that can happen to me throughout my life by numbing myself to the pain so to speak and kind of being able to vent it through my music.

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

The more English is heard in the world, the more gratifying it seems to speak French, and above all to know the culture of our country. They find a kind of French social grace in the language and culture.

Those who speak ill of the spiritual life, although they come and go by day, are like the smith's bellows: they take breath but are not alive.

I do not want to speak about overpopulation or birth control, but I think education is the way to give new impetus to the poverty question.

What I want the Congress of the United States to do, and frankly what I would like to see the President of the United States of America do, is speak a word of support to the people of Iran.

I don't think any of us can speak frankly about pain until we are no longer enduring it.

I want to speak, to sing to total strangers. It's my way of talking to the world.