Speaker Quotes

“If you do whatever it takes to accomplish your goals to live the life you desire, It will be worth it. I promise! But if you find some excuse to justify quitting your journey, you will regret it. This is also a promise!" -gbb”
― Glenn Brandon Burke

“A speaker should approach his preparation not by what he wants to say, but by what he wants to learn.”
― Todd Stocker

“Nothing complements a fast mind better than a slow tongue. And nothing aggravates a slow mind better than a fast tongue.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“I would rather live short and right then long and wrong.”
― John Paul Warren

“If you wait to live you will never succeed. Living begins today and it begins within you.”
― Asa Don Brown

“What are the messages that you are entertaining?”
― Asa Don Brown

“Speech belongs half to the speaker, half to the listener.”
― Michel de Montaigne

“My life has far exceeded my expectations not because of my own personal efforts or mindset but because of my friends who have enriched my existence”
― John Paul Warren

“There is a strange sensation often experienced in the presence
of an audience. It may proceed from the gaze of the many eyes that
turn upon the speaker, especially if he permits himself to steadily
return that gaze. Most speakers have been conscious of this in a
nameless thrill, a real something, pervading the atmosphere,
tangible, evanescent, indescribable. All writers have borne
testimony to the power of a speaker's eye in impressing an
audience. This influence which we are now considering is the
reverse of that picture—the power their eyes may
exert upon him, especially before he begins to speak: after the
inward fires of oratory are fanned into flame the eyes of the
audience lose all terror.”
― William Pittenger, Extempore Speech: How to Acquire and Practice It

“Be your self at your personal best”
― John Paul Warren

“If you think before you speak you will speak well, if you think twice you will speak very well.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“Sow strategically, reap abundantly!”
― Daren Martin

“I started speaking because people asked me to, not because I necessarily wanted to.⁣⁣”
― Richie Norton

“If you're going to be a speaker, remember this: No one cares about you.”
― Richie Norton

“Today you are shaping your tomorrow”
― Daren Martin

“Agreement to change is confirmed not by the nodding of the head but by the bending of the heart.”
― Daren Martin

“Gossip is the person; gossip is the talk also, suggesting that a useless speech is synonymous with a senseless speaker.”
― Vincent Okay Nwachukwu, Weighty 'n' Worthy African Proverbs - Volume 1

“Pronunciation’ is one of the most mispronounced words.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Great speakers you wish to be like, were products of mistakes. Mistakes shaped their speaking skills. If you're afraid of making mistakes, you will remain there for so long!”
― Israelmore Ayivor

“Some people know the answer but behave like they do not know and ask questions not to know more about a topic but to embarrass the speaker!”
― Md. Ziaul Haque

“কিছু মানুষ উত্তর জানেন কিন্তু এমন আচরণ করেন যেন তারা জানেন না এবং প্রশ্ন করেন কোনও বিষয় সম্পর্কে বেশি জানার জন্য নয়, কিন্তু বক্তাকে বিব্রত করতে!”
― Md. Ziaul Haque

“I live as if
today is my last day, and
that I will live forever.”
― Ram V. Iyer

“The speaker's true worth is measured by the value added to the listener's life and not how much eloquent or money is paid.”
― Dr. Lucas D. Shallua

“Live life outside your comfort zone to get more out of your life.

I have chosen to live my life in the "uncomfortable zone" and find it more comfortable.”
― Karl Lillrud

“Do you have much to share, but have a debilitating fear of public speaking? Well with practice and courage, you either have the potential to become an exceptionally great speaker or an amazing writer. Pick your gift.”
― Robin S. Baker

“Master the silence, you'll master the language.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper

“As always, thank you for being you.”
― Asa Don Brown

“Write in the genre you enjoy reading, outline ahead of time, and have fun!”
― Jeffery Deaver New York Times Bestselling Author, The Bone Collector

“So, you’ve heard from the zookeeper,’ Raina went on. ‘Now you’re going to hear from the tiger.”
― Elle McNicoll, Unapologetic Love Story

“There are literally six million ways to be neurodivergent, every single case is different, but my God, don’t believe what these neurotypicals say about us— it’s so without imagination.’
Laughter rippled across the crowd of girls.
‘I’d like you all to forget everything that you think you know about autistic women. Statistically, some of you will be neurodivergent. You may know it already, you may not. That may be ahead of you. Maybe some of you know something inside is different. I’m sorry you have to listen to people talk at length about how tragic and terrible it is to be us, or to be in our lives. Or how we’re not real. Don’t listen to it. It’s a crock of shit. There are nasty rumors out there about people like me and I don’t know who started them— male scientists maybe— but you should take us on a case-by-case basis.”
― Elle McNicoll, Unapologetic Love Story