100 Quotes About Speak

We all want to be heard. In fact, we all deserve to be heard. It’s a given that people have a voice, but with so many opinions and voices, it’s easy to drown out the important ones. Here are the most inspirational and wise quotes on speaking your mind, with a little advice from those who have been there.

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This is how the girl who couldn't speak and the man who couldn't see fell in love. Margaret Atwood
I cut myself because you wouldn't let me cry. I...
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I cut myself because you wouldn't let me cry. I cried because you wouldn't let me speak. I spoke because you wouldn't let me shine. I shone because I thought you loved me... Emilie Autumn
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Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words. Roy T. Bennett
Sometimes, some lies that spoken with high confidencecould be more...
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Sometimes, some lies that spoken with high confidencecould be more receptive than facts that spoken with doubt. Toba Beta
Speak out off turn and you will surely be put...
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Speak out off turn and you will surely be put back in line. Anthony T.Hincks
When you speak from your heart, the words ring true,...
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When you speak from your heart, the words ring true, but as you speak in anger, I'll only shed tears for you. Anthony T. Hincks
If you wish to meet and speak with god, you...
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If you wish to meet and speak with god, you must first try to tame a wild tiger with a feather and a stick. Anthony T. Hincks
When you think in silence you cannot speak your mind.
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When you think in silence you cannot speak your mind. Anthony T. Hincks
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My eyes may not utter words, but they speak volumes when I look at you. Anthony T. Hincks
A forest is not a wilderness, but a community of...
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A forest is not a wilderness, but a community of souls who speak to one another on the wind. Anthony T. Hincks
If she spoke, she would tell him the truth: she...
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If she spoke, she would tell him the truth: she was not okay at all, but horribly empty, now that she knew what it was like to be filled. Jodi Picoult
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Be a light unto the world, and hurt it not. Seek to build not destroy. Bring My people home. How? By your shining example. Seek only Godliness. Speak only in truthfulness. Act only in love. Live the Law of Love now and forever more. Give everything require nothing. Avoid the mundane. Do not accept the unacceptable. Teach all who seek to learn of Me. Make every moment of your life an outpouring of love. Use every moment to think the highest thought, say the highest word, do the highest deed. In this, glorify your Holy Self, and thus too, glorify Me. Bring peace to the Earth by bringing peace to all those whose lives you touch. Be peace. Feel and express in every moment your Divine Connection with the All, and with every person, place, and thing. Embrace every circumstance, own every fault, share every joy, contemplate every mystery, walk in every man’s shoes, forgive every offense (including your own), heal every heart, honor every person’s truth, adore every person’s God, protect every person’s rights, preserve every person’s dignity, promote every person’s interests, provide every person’s needs, presume every person’s holiness, present every person’s greatest gifts, produce every person’s blessing, pronounce every person’s future secure in the assured love of God. Be a living, breathing example of the Highest Truth that resides within you. Speak humbly of yourself, lest someone mistake your Highest Truth for boast. Speak softly, lest someone think you are merely calling for attention. Speak gently, that all might know of Love. Speak openly, lest someone think you have something to hide. Speak candidly, so you cannot be mistaken. Speak often, so that your word may truly go forth. Speak respectfully, that no one be dishonored. Speak lovingly, that every syllable may heal. Speak of Me with every utterance. Make of your life a gift. Remember always, you are the gift! Be a gift to everyone who enters your life, and to everyone whose life you enter. Be careful not to enter another’s life if you cannot be a gift. (You can always be a gift, because you always are the gift–yet sometimes you don’t let yourself know that.) When someone enters your life unexpectedly, look for the gift that person has come to receive from you… I HAVE SENT YOU NOTHING BUT ANGELS. Neale Donald Walsch
Flattery does not encourage the perfect flow of love in...
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Flattery does not encourage the perfect flow of love in the vein of your relationship. Be genuine and speak out what you feel for each other without hiding the painful truth. Michael Bassey Johnson
There is nothing more pure and beautiful than a person...
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There is nothing more pure and beautiful than a person who always speaks truthfully with a childlike heart. Suzy Kassem
Those who don't value their words, will never value your...
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Those who don't value their words, will never value your wishes. Amit Kalantri
To utter a word? no that will only heavy the...
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To utter a word? no that will only heavy the air you breath, for your eyes speak more then your pretty mouth William Brade
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Speak you too, speak as the last, say out your say. Speak- But don’t split off No from Yes.Give your say this meaning too: Give it the shadow. Give it shadow enough, Give it as much As you know is spread round you from Midnight to midday and midnight. Look around: See how things all come alive- By death! Alive! Speaks true who speaks shadow. But now the place shrinks, where you stand: Where now, shadow-stripped, where? Climb. Grope upwards. Thinner you grow, less knowable, finer! Finer: a thread The star wants to descend on: So as to swim down beliow, down here Where it sees itself shimmer:in the swell Of wandering words. . Paul Celan
Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity.
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Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. Roy Bennett
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My heart is burning a hole in my chest and every time you speak to me, it keeps sinking, and I'm left with nothing but ashes. I wish she were talking to me, because the more she speaks to me, the more my heart flutters like a rising phoenix.- Karen Quan and Jarod Kintz Karen Quan
IT IS BY CHOICE AND NOT BY CHANCES THAT WE...
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IT IS BY CHOICE AND NOT BY CHANCES THAT WE CHANGE OUR CIRCUMSTANCES. Nadia Sahari
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The least I can do is speak out for the hundreds of chimpanzees who, right now, sit hunched, miserable and without hope, staring out with dead eyes from their metal prisons. They cannot speak for themselves. Jane Goodall
Thought before word, never word before thought.
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Thought before word, never word before thought. Suzy Kassem
Though I think and speak of greater becoming, I, too,...
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Though I think and speak of greater becoming, I, too, am an infinite work in progress. T.F. Hodge
Most men would no longer enjoy conversing with most women...
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Most men would no longer enjoy conversing with most women if they stopped bringing their vaginas along. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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More often than not, an inspirational or motivational speaker is someone who makes money from telling us that we can do all of the things that we can do … and pretty much all of the things that we cannot do. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
If you can't impress them with your argument, impress them...
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If you can't impress them with your argument, impress them with your actions. Amit Kalantri
Though people sort of need your permission to talk to...
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Though people sort of need your permission to talk to you, they do not really need one to talk about you. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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We call talking about other people’s personal lives ‘gossip’ only if we aren’t or weren’t part of the conversation. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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I am not a finished poem, and I am not the song you’ve turned me into. I am a detached human being, making my way in a world that is constantly trying to push me aside, and you who send me letters and emails and beautiful gifts wouldn’t even recognise me if you saw me walking down the street where I live tomorrowfor I am not a poem. I am tired and worn out and the eyes you would see would not be painted or inspiredbut empty and weary from drinking too much at all timesand I am not the life of your party who sings and has glorious words to speakfor I don’t speak muchat alland my voice is raspy and unsteady from unhealthy living and not much sleep and I only use it when I sing and I always sing too muchor not at alland never when people are around because they expect poems and symphonies and I am nota poembut an elegyat my bestbut unedited and uncut and not a lot of people want to work with me because there’s only so much you can do with an audio take, with the plug-ins and EQs and I was born distorted, disordered, and I’m pretty fine with that, but others are not. Charlotte Eriksson
O dear Himalaya...why are you so amazing, can I kiss...
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O dear Himalaya...why are you so amazing, can I kiss your peak or can I just let your silence speak... O dear Himalaya... Santosh Kalwar
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Don’t be silent on your talent! Israelmore Ayivor
Do not Speak for Anyone.Just let them know their Right...
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Do not Speak for Anyone.Just let them know their Right to Speak. Vineet Raj Kapoor
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One word absent from a sentence, or misinterpreted incorrectly, can change the entire meaning of a sentence. One word can change the meaning of everything. Before you believe anything about God or anybody, ask yourself how well do you trust the transmitter, translator or interpreter. And if you have never met them, then how do you know if the knowledge you acquired is even right? One hundred and twenty-five years following every major event in history, all remaining witnesses will have died. How well do you trust the man who has stored his version of a story? And how can you put that much faith into someone you don't know? . Suzy Kassem
Those who want to learn, listen. Those who do not...
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Those who want to learn, listen. Those who do not want to think, speak. Debasish Mridha M.D.
There are moments in relationship when you didn't speak, you...
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There are moments in relationship when you didn't speak, you didn't have to; but you talked a lot. Aman Jassal
I wish not to tell you how I feel, I...
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I wish not to tell you how I feel, I choose silence so that you leave, Kiss me goodbye and set me free... Sanhita Baruah
To say nothing is saying something. You must denounce things...
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To say nothing is saying something. You must denounce things you are against or one might believe that you support things you really do not. Germany Kent
Speak with caution. Even if someone forgives harsh words you've...
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Speak with caution. Even if someone forgives harsh words you've spoken, they may be too hurt to ever forget them. Don't leave a legacy of pain and regret of things you never should have said. Germany Kent
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Science can't prove everything! Say, a scientist saw a fish splashing in the pond. On the next day he shared it with someone. But, the listener wanted proof. How would the scientist prove that he was speaking the truth? Md. Ziaul Haque
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All I insist on, and nothing else, is that you should show the whole world that you are not afraid. Be silent, if you choose; but when it is necessary, speak–and speak in such a way that people will remember it. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
When you pray, your spirit begins to work and He...
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When you pray, your spirit begins to work and He will speak through your mind Sunday Adelaja
When you are angry, be still and do not speak.
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When you are angry, be still and do not speak. Lailah Gifty Akita
QUIT = Quickly Uphold Important Things
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QUIT = Quickly Uphold Important Things Richie Norton
Speak to me: I will spend my lifetime trying to...
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Speak to me: I will spend my lifetime trying to understand you. Kamand Kojouri
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It may...be judged indecent in me to come forward on this occasion; but when I see a fellow-creature about to perish through the cowardice of her pretended friends, I wish to be allowed to speak, that I may say what I know of her character. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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I want to learn how to speak to anyone at any time and make us both feel a little bit better, lighter, richer, with no commitments of ever meeting again. I want to learn how to stand wherever with whoever and still feel stable. I want to learn how to unlock the locks to our minds, my mind, so that when I hear opinions or views that don’t match up with mine, I can still listen and understand. I want to burn up lifeless habits of following maps and to-do lists, concentrated liquids to burn my mind and throatand I want to go back to the way nature shaped me. I want to learn to go on well with whatever I have in my hands at the momentin a natural state of mind, certain like the sea. I will find comfort in the rhythm of the sea. Charlotte Eriksson
It takes one to tell, and two to missunderstand.
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It takes one to tell, and two to missunderstand. H.C. Paye
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Although these negative statements that we speak over people’s lives are ‘simple English’, they tend to be sticky and their damage is huge. Sometimes, these negative words or statements can have lasting adverse effect on the life of an individual. D.S. Mashego
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To remain far-sighted, you need to surround yourselfwith far-sighted visionaries. You need to surround yourself with people who think like you. You needto surround yourself with people who speak the same language as you. You need to surround yourself with people who fight and refuse to give up on theirdestiny. You need to surround yourself with people whose testimonies give you reasons to press on. D.S. Mashego
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To remain far-sighted, you need to surround yourselfwith far-sighted visionaries. You need to surroundyourself with people who think like you. You needto surround yourself with people who speak the same language as you. You need to surround yourselfwith people who fight and refuse to give up on theirdestiny. You need to surround yourself with people whose testimonies give you reasons to press on. D.S. Mashego
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Young people today are deeply passionate and crave authentic life based on truth. They're hungry to make a difference. They're willing to take a stand for whatever they believe, even to die for a cause. When they sell out to Jesus, they'll pursue a standard of righteousness that is greater than anything you and I ever saw growing up. Don't water it down. Don't lower the standard. And don't just settle for raising it-raise it higher. Believe in your children. Talk with them. Speak well of them. Encourage them. Pray for them. Celebrate the victories with them. Affirm their growth. We can raise a generation that, although they'll make mistakes, will sell out completely when Jesus grips them. They'll give Him everything. They'll make you proud by being even weirder than you are. Craig Groeschel
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Let my silence grow with noise as pregnant mothers grow with life. Let my silence permeate these walls as sunlight permeates a home. Let the silence rise from unwatered graves and craters left by bombs. Let the silence rise from empty bellies and surge from broken hearts. The silence of the hidden and forgotten. The silence of the abused and tortured. The silence of the persecuted and imprisoned. The silence of the hanged and massacred. Loud as all the sounds can be, let my silence be loud so the hungry may eat my words and the poor may wear my words. Loud as all the sounds can be, let my silence be loud so I may resurrect the dead and give voice to the oppressed. My silence speaks. Kamand Kojouri
Let your feelings dream, dreams act, actions speak.
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Let your feelings dream, dreams act, actions speak. Vikrmn
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This wolf-woman Self must have freedom to move, to speak, to be angry, and to create. Unknown
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If you wait until you find something to speak up for, something that you’re passionate about that concerns you and attacks your own beliefs, then eventually, when the day finally arrives, you might also find that you have forgotten how to speak. Kamand Kojouri
To hear a radical change of perspective is to hear...
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To hear a radical change of perspective is to hear a kingdom minded man speak Sunday Adelaja
Yes, you can make a difference! You can speak on...
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Yes, you can make a difference! You can speak on behalf of those who are voiceless. E.N. Supen
What we believe in our heart, we must declare with...
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What we believe in our heart, we must declare with our mouth. Lailah Gifty Akita
Close your eyes. Hear the silent snow. Listen to your...
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Close your eyes. Hear the silent snow. Listen to your soul speak. A.D. Posey
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KINGDOM OF THE WOMBFrom her thighs, she gives you life And how you treat she who gives you life Shows how much you value the life given to you by the Creator.And from seed to dust There is ONE soul above all others --That you must always show patience, respect, and trust And this woman is your mother. And when your soul departs your body And your deeds are weighed against the feather There is only one soul who can save yours And this woman is your mother. And when the heart of the universe Asks her hair and mind, Whether you were gentle and kind to her Her heart will be forced to remain silent And her hair will speak freely as a separate entity, Very much like the seaweed in the sea --It will reveal all that it has heard and seen. This woman whose heart has seen yours, First before anybody else in the world, And whose womb had opened the door For your eyes to experience light and more --Is your very own MOTHER.So, no matter whether your mother has been cruel, Manipulative, abusive, mentally sick, or simply childish How you treat her is the ultimate test. If she misguides you, forgive her and show her the right way With simple wisdom, gentleness, and kindness. And always remember, That the queen in the Creator's kingdom, Who sits on the throne of all existence, Is exactly the same as in yours. And her name is, T H E DIVINE MOTHER. . Suzy Kassem
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Silence is very dangerous, especially when your words can be the only source of healing at a moment. Israelmore Ayivor
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Choose a leader who will build bridges - not walls. A leader who will promote peace - not wars. A leader who believes in equality - not discrimination. A leader who is transparent - not secretive. A leader who will speak for all - not just animals. Mizan Chaudhury
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When everyone has a microphone, you can't hear anything. Choose one voice carefully and listen in. Richie Norton
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Words do less than 10 things, but actions do more than 10 thousand things. Leaders don’t talk in vain; they follow with actions. Israelmore Ayivor
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We are told that in translation there is no such thing as equivalence. Many times the translator reaches a fork in the translating road where they must make a choice in the interpretation of a word. And each time they make one of these choices, they are taken further from the truth. But what we aren’t told is that this isn’t a shortcoming of translation; it’s a shortcoming of language itself. As soon as we try to put reality into words, we limit it. Words are not reality, they are the cause of reality, and thus reality is always more. Writers aren't alchemists who transmute words into the aurous essence of the human experience. No, they are glassmakers. They create a work of art that enables us to see inside to help us understand. And if they are really good, we can see our own reflections staring back at us. . Kamand Kojouri
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We are all born as storytellers. Our inner voice tells the first story we ever hear. Kamand Kojouri
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They took my booksbecause my message was love. They took my penbecause my words were love. Then they took my voicebecause my song was love. Soon they’ll take myselfso nothing remains. But they don’t know that when I'm gonemy love will stay. Kamand Kojouri
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You are the stories and incidents that you never tell to anyone. You are the thoughts that you get while standing under theshower. You are those memories that won't lets you sleep at night peacefully. You are those words that you will never say while speaking with someone. You are those scars that you always hide from everyone. You are those little secrets that you will never let the world know. You are everything that you hide under the identity that you call the real you. . Akshay Vasu
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Always ask yourself: "What will happen if I say nothing? Kamand Kojouri
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We must seize every opportunity we can to speak the truth and proclaim peace. Especially now. There's so little time for many. Francine Rivers
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Be as fierce as a lion. Let the world hear you roar. Amaka Imani Nkosazana
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Believe God for something today. Prayer is the key to connecting with God and allowing Him to speak to your spirit. Open your heart and free your mind. Amaka Imani Nkosazana
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Words have power, and when you speak you give them life. Speak into the atmosphere. Speak into existence what you believe, desire, dream, and hope. Amaka Imani Nkosazana
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We must begin to speak with each other in a gentle manner. Lailah Gifty Akita
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A choir is made up of many voices, including yours and mine. If one by one all go silent then all that will be left are the soloists. Don’t let a loud few determine the nature of the sound. It makes for poor harmony and diminishes the song. Vera Nazarian
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Music speaks louder than words. Arima Kousei
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What is the one message that only you can give? It's your story. J.R. Rim
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To choose not to be part of a team or religion does not make me non-religious; for my religion is Truth and I am very much in love with God. I do not need to align myself with a specific messenger if I already understand God’s message. And the way I think is not considered ‘New Age’, since common sense is not new. So long as you act and speak with love and truth in you, and are good to your fellow man – in that you treat everybody as you would want yourself to be treated, your heart will stand by God regardless of the label you have assigned to your mind. . Suzy Kassem
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Isn't it strange how wise counsel can cool the hottest head? He made sense but my heart screamed protest. Robin Hobb
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Speak from the heart and feel your tension melt away. A.D. Posey
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Either I've always spoken to her from the heart in times like this, or I never have and I don't know what it means. Ian Mcewan
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Higher you step up to the ladder of success.. lesser you need to speak about yourself.. your deeds should do so. Vikrmn
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The truth which has been spoken too late is more damaging than a lie. Amit Kalantri
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True leaders don't give consoling answers, they take constructive actions. Amit Kalantri
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Men ought to read the Bible and hear God speak. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Nothing complements a fast mind better than a slow tongue. And nothing aggravates a slow mind better than a fast tongue. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Hearts In MeIf I look to the world with hearts in my eyes Then surely I’ll be intrigued and inspired. If I touch the world with hearts in my hands Then surely I’ll learn how to understand. If I listen to the world with hearts in my ears Then surely I’ll truly be able to hear. If I speak with the world with hearts in my mouth Then surely I’ll be kind and gentle enough. If I think of the world with hearts in my mind Then surely I’ll be awake to all life. If I reach for the world with hearts in my palms Then surely its love will flow through my arms . Jay Woodman
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Your Presentation is you Capability Aayush Jain
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Your Presentation is your Capability. Aayush Jain
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Think about rethinking what you're thinking, before speaking the thought you were thinking, and cause unintended consequences for speaking what you probably shouldn't have been thinking. T.F. Hodge
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The reason is that they utter these words of theirs not by virtue of a skill, but by a divine power - otherwise, if they knew how to speak well on one topic thanks to a skill, they would know how to speak about every other topic too. Plato
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Your skull encloses your brains. But never forget that anytime you open your mouth to talk, you have opened your mind for the entire world to see what is hidden in there! Israelmore Ayivor
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Speak life. Let your voice be heard around the globe. Speak into existence prosperity, peace, love, happiness. Allow yours words to transcend throughout space and time. Amaka Imani Nkosazana
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People never understand who you are, until If you're popular or talented. Bhoopal M
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We reveal most about ourselves when we speak about others. Kamand Kojouri
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Ask of your eyes to seeonly to seek love. Ask of your mouth to speakonly to utter words of love. Ask of your hands to feelif only to touch the lover. Kamand Kojouri
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I want to write something that means something to someone..the reminds them of what a second, a moment, really is..or that assures them that we are just as lost as they are. I want to write an emotion they are too fragile to let loose, so that my words can do the expression for them, the feeling for them. I want to write beyond the basics and the cliches.. I want to write you, I want to write a long walk on a starry night, I want to write an exhale or an inhale..or suffocation. I want to write as clear as my voice could be heard..that is, if I had anything to say. Augusten Burroughs
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You will have the grace of writing, when you boldly begin to write your first sentences. Lailah Gifty Akita
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One absolutely sure way to be fearless is to speak the truth at all time about everything. Amit Kalantri
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The most risky liability of your life is 'the unspoken truth'. Amit Kalantri