One ought, everyday, to hear a song, read a fine poem, and, if possible, to speak a few reasonable words.
I speak of the war as fruitless; for it is clear that, prosecuted upon the basis of the proclamations of September 22d and September 24th, 1862, prosecuted, as I must understand these proclamations, to say nothing of the kindred blood which has followed, upon the theory of emancipation, devastation, subjugation, it cannot fail to be fruitless in every thing except the harvest of woe which it is ripening for what was once the peerless republic.
I felt a longing to compose a radical or root poem that would speak to what has its back turned to me.
At present we can only reason of the divine justice from what we know of justice in man. When we are in other scenes, we may have truer and nobler ideas of it; but while we are in this life, we can only speak from the volume that is laid open before us.
The one word that no politician will ever speak, is 'enough. ' Enough.
I love to see people's faces change when they hear me speak English and they realize how far I have been able to go.
The most dangerous silence is noise; noise keeps us from hearing what we need to hear or from speaking what we need to speak.
Sci-Fi is incredibly challenging and has its own language. I have to speak its language; it's not going to learn mine.
Do every common act as a god should do it; speak every word as a god should speak it.
Children and fools speak true.
Consider the way you speak and your use of language; it's a reflection of your warrior spirit.
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.
When it finally came my way and doors opened up for me to do it and to be on stage, it felt like a natural thing to try out. And it just so happened to speak to me. I really couldn't do what I needed to do in the most fulfilling way in Hayward, Calif. , or in the Bay Area, that it required me to go off to NYU.
You should always speak your mind, and be bold, and be obnoxious, and do whatever you want and don’t let anybody tell you to stop it.
I must speak the truth, and nothing but the truth.
I served with General Washington in die Legislature of Virginia. . . and. . . with Doctor Franklin in Congress. I never heard neither of them speak ten minutes at a time, nor to any but the main point.
Small sorrows speak great ones are silent.
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.
Do not fear lest you should meditate too much upon Him and speak of Him in an unworthy way, providing you are led by faith. Do not fear lest you should entertain false opinions of Him so long as they are in conformity with the notion of the infinitely perfect Being.
Gregg Braden is a rare blend of a scientist, visionary, and scholar, with the ability to speak to our minds, while touching the wisdom of our hearts.