Quotes about speakers-and-speaking

The relationship of the toastmaster to the speaker should be the same as that of the fan to the fan dancer. It should call attention to the subject without making any particular effort to cover it.

— Adlai E. Stevenson

Some people approach every problem with an open mouth.

— Adlai E. Stevenson

I would rather be guilty of talking over a person's head than behind his back.

— Adlai E. Stevenson

The trouble with me is that I like to talk too much.

— William Howard Taft

If you have nothing to say, say nothing.

— Mark Twain

There is nothing in the world like a persuasive speech to fuddle the mental apparatus.

— Mark Twain

There are two kinds of people who don't say much, those who are quiet and those who talk a lot.

— Source Unknown

He who does not say too much has too much to say.

— Source Unknown

Too many of us speak twice before we think

— Source Unknown

What you are doing rings so loudly in my ears that I can't hear what you're saying.

— Source Unknown

Don't talk unless you can improve the silence

— Source Unknown

A smart person knows what to say, a wise person knows whether or not to say it.

— Source Unknown

An orator who is disposed to evil subverts the law.

— Source Unknown

The secret of successful speakers? Passion and compassion with a purpose.

— Lily Walters

Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much.

— John Wayne

Unconsciousness is one of the most important conditions of good style in speaking and writing.

— R. S. White

A good speaker is a good listener who hears what lesser speakers fail to.

— Somers White

Lots of people act well, but few people talk well. This shows that talking is the more difficult of the two.

— Oscar Wilde

Talk to a woman as if you loved her, and to a man as if he bored you.

— Oscar Wilde

Never rise to speak till you have something to say; and when you have said it, cease.

— Witherspoon

Be interesting, be enthusiastic ... and don't talk too much.

— Norman Vincent Peale