#speaking

History is, strictly speaking, the study of questions; the study of answers belongs to anthropology and sociology. ↗

— W. H. Auden

#anthropology #belongs #history #questions #sociology

In addressing you I feel that I am not so much speaking to the representatives of diverse States of Europe and America as to the exponents of principles and hopes that are common to us all, and without which our life on earth would be a life without horizon or prospect. ↗

— Henry Campbell-Bannerman

#am #america #common #diverse #earth

Too many people spend too much time trying to perfect something before they actually do it. Instead of waiting for perfection, run with what you go, and fix it along the way… ↗

— Paul Arden

#perfectionism #public-speaking #true-to-life #inspirational

Speak up and speak clearly. I want to hear what you have to say because it matters. Let's listen to each other and respect one another's opinions. Although, they may be different, wisdom allows us to be responsible for our own feelings and actions. ↗

— Felicia Johnson

#inspirational #life-lessons #love #novel #respect

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

#chorus #choruses #cooperation #free #free-speech

Listen to the trees as they sway in the wind. Their leaves are telling secrets. Their bark sings songs of olden days as it grows around the trunks. And their roots give names to all things. Their language has been lost. But not the gestures. ↗

— Vera Nazarian

#bark #gestures #hear #hearing #listen

Eight years ago, I was drawn into Keats's world by Andrew Motion's biography. Soon I was reading back and forth between Keats's letters and his poems. The letters were fresh, intimate and irreverent, as though he were present and speaking. The Keats spell went very deep for me. ↗

— Jane Campion

#andrew #back #between #biography #deep

I am involved in minor league baseball. I go around the country speaking to troubled youths, trying to help them understand that whatever path they choose, they'll need to really pay attention to it. ↗

— Gerry Cooney

#around #attention #baseball #choose #country

Thus, biologically speaking the American people are literally only half an immigrant people. ↗

— Samuel P. Huntington

#american people #biologically #half #immigrant #literally

Biologically speaking, if something bites you it's more likely to be female. ↗

— Desmond Morris

#bites #female #likely #more #something