Time was when they that feared the Lord spake often to one another; I am afraid that now they more often speak one against another. – Charles Spurgeon
I think my daughters have a pretty healthy self-awareness but I can’t speak on their behalf. – Annie Lennox
I’ve always believed you can get closer to the truth by pretending not to speak it. – Armistead Maupin
When I was younger, I wouldn’t speak up as much, but now that I’m a mom, things have changed. – Britney Spears
I go out every day. When I get depressed at the office, I go out, and as soon as I’m on the street and see people, I feel better. But I never go out with a preconceived idea. I let the street speak to me. – Bill Cunningham
Doing interviews about my films really bothers me sometimes, because I have to speak directly and clearly about things I’ve intended to keep ambiguous, and in a way, I feel like I’m betraying my film. – Asghar Farhadi
I don’t think any of us can speak frankly about pain until we are no longer enduring it. – Arthur Golden
When you arrive in L.A. as an Englishman, you might as well be on the moon. People just don’t understand you if you speak too fast, and most people there think you’re Australian. Ordering was incredibly complicated. I was speechless. – Ben Chaplin
When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something which you do not see. – Chinua Achebe
It is simple nonsense to speak of the fixed tempo of any particular vocal phrase. Each voice has its peculiarities. – Anton Seidl
I need to find those projects more often: the ones that really, really speak to me. I do better work in those situations and have a better time. – Andre Holland
But I still feel like a normal person… I’ve walked the streets and I know what it feels like. I speak with humility, and apparently those songs connect with people. – CeeLo Green
I am a sentimental guy, and occasionally, that lump in my throat when I speak has stopped my tongue from working. – Arnold Palmer
My favourite job hands down – and I think I can speak for everyone involved – was ‘Breaking Bad.’ – Aaron Paul
Sure, I know that I cannot speak in proper English. I know that I can’t sing in proper English. I don’t care. – Concha Buika
I worked for three years in a small IT firm in Chicago. I managed our client base, so I translated into human speak for our technicians. But our company was sold, and the atmosphere and the culture really changed, so I quit without having anything else lined up. – Allison Tolman
If you’re quiet, and you don’t speak out, you’re never going to get anything accomplished. – Carli Lloyd
I want to keep doing projects that speak for people within the community and tell different types of meaningful stories. – Ashton Sanders
Truth is the most bitter to accept, swallow and digest it. The moment you speak truth, you lose your popularity. But I don’t care. – Bikram Choudhury
In this country, it doesn’t make any difference where you were born. It doesn’t make any difference who your parents were. It doesn’t make any difference if, like me, you couldn’t even speak English until you were in your twenties. – Arnold Schwarzenegger
I think it’s a false distinction to say that conversation and composition are separate. Because even as we speak, I’m seeing. Every interview is different, and I’m finding new ways to talk about ancient preoccupations. And I sometimes come on something that’s immensely helpful and valuable. Plus I like the sensation of conversation. – Allan Gurganus