319 Quotes About Speaking

We forget what we say much more than what we hear, what we write much more than what we read, what we send much more than what we receive, that is why we barely count the insults we hand out to others, unlike those dealt out to us, which is why almost everyone harbors some grudge against someone.

When you speak and affirm, you are creating a verbal contract with yourself.

I started speaking because people asked me to, not because I necessarily wanted to.⁣⁣

If you're going to be a speaker, remember this: No one cares about you.

If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive.

The one thing that everybody appreciates and wants when they're speaking is to know that what they say matters so much, you might actually change your mind.

We imagine always when we speak that it is our own ears, our own mind, that are listening.

The intelligent talk and the wise listen.

What good was speaking when I'd determined none of the world listened to one another, especially not when a woman was speaking.