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Speak Quotes

The languages, and limits, people speak within.

A couple of these speak quotes are about language and identity specifically, children translating for family members, and a cultural background where the expected native language was never actually spoken at home. The Language collection covers this in more depth.

Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Jimmy Carter wants to speak loudly and carry a fly swatter.

Quotes by Gerald R. Ford

When you're an actor, people just take it for granted that you're really confident and can get up in front a stage full of people and just speak to them.

Quotes by Georgina Campbell

Purity is not imposed upon us as though it were a kind of punishment, it is one of those mysterious but obvious conditions of that supernatural knowledge of ourselves in the Divine, which we speak of as faith. Impurity does...

Quotes by Georges Bernanos

I am growing old, and my future, so to speak, is already behind me.

Quotes by George Wald

You see, my brethren, my heart is full; I could almost say it is too big to speak, and yet too big to be silent, without dropping a word to you.

Quotes by George Whitefield

If your souls were not immortal, and you in danger of losing them, I would not thus speak unto you; but the love of your souls constrains me to speak: methinks this would constrain me to speak unto you forever.

Quotes by George Whitefield

But why shouldn't I speak out? Don't you speak out in this country?

Quotes by George Steinbrenner

If the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of the lawyers.

Quotes by George Savile

I still subscribe to the theory that Ronald Reagan once pronounced: that I will never speak ill will of my fellow Republican.

Quotes by George P. Bush

To speak of morals in art is to speak of legislature in sex. Art is the sex of the imagination.

Quotes by George Jean Nathan

If you feel yourself to be above the mass, speak so as to raise the mass to the height of your argument.

Quotes by George Henry Lewes

Speak for yourself and from yourself, or be silent.

Quotes by George Henry Lewes

Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them.

Quotes by George Herbert

I don't speak fluent Spanish. I took it in college.

Quotes by George Eads

We used to speak familiarly of an agent, now do more, who was accustomed to manufacture evidence, and to invent facts in his cases, or at least to alter the aspects of facts to such an extent that they might...

Quotes by George Combe

The right I claim is that of every human being to speak what he believes to be the truth to whomever he may meet on his way.

Quotes by George A. Moore

When I speak of natural drummers I'm talking about guys that are playing with the talent God gave 'em.

Quotes by Gene Krupa

I will always speak out when someone says that a principle or a rule or a tradition trumps people.

Quotes by Gene Robinson

I'm very aware of my spending, but I'm not very aware of my income. There are certain times when I speak to my accountant, or something will pop up, and I'll be like 'oh' but it's not really a frontrunner...

Quotes by Gemma Ward

Young girls in Haryana should speak their mind and not be afraid to challenge the system.

Quotes by Geeta Phogat

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about children speaking another language?
Yes — a proud one: "My children speak very good Chinese, and they translate for our American friends." It highlights language skill as something to be proud of within a family. For more quotes about language and communication, see Language quotes.
Is there a quote about identity and language not matching expectations?
Yes — a direct one: "I'm a Persian Jew, and we don't speak Hebrew." It's a clear, honest statement correcting an assumption people might make. For more quotes about knowing and understanding people better, browse Know quotes.
Is there a quote using "speak" as a figure of speech?
Yes — one uses the phrase casually: "I just sort of follow my bliss, so to speak, and then I see where that takes me." Here "speak" isn't literal — it's part of a common expression about following your instincts. For more relaxed, conversational quotes like this, check out Like quotes.
Is there a quote about not wanting to hear certain people speak?
Yes — a strong one: "There are evil people, and I don't even want to hear those guys speak." It's a forceful statement about refusing to give a platform to certain voices. For more strongly held opinions like this, see Always quotes.
What's the range of ways "speak" is used across these quotes?
From literal fluency in a language, to correcting assumptions, to a common expression, to refusing to listen — these quotes show how flexible the word "speak" really is.

Others use the word more loosely, one following an instinct rather than a plan, another admitting discomfort even listening to certain harmful views. Continue with Know quotes or Always quotes.