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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.

When I avoided interviews, it was mainly because I didn't want to speak only about my personal life.

Quotes by Gauri Khan

I don't seek the counsel of God. God doesn't speak to me on what I should or shouldn't do.

Quotes by Gary Johnson

The way that I prepare, the way that I play, the way that I like to speak to the lads or manage situations is the way that I do things.

Quotes by Gary Cahill

Using a dog as a narrator has limitations and it has advantages. The limitations are that a dog cannot speak. A dog has no thumbs. A dog can't communicate his thoughts except with gestures.

Quotes by Garth Stein

Books are men of higher stature; the only men that speak aloud for future times to hear.

Quotes by Garson Kanin

Finally having the freedom to speak is a really liberating feeling.

Quotes by Gareth Gates

In English, I'm a little bit limited. I speak English as a second language, and that's a little limitation that I have to work around and I have to use it to my favor. So, yes, that's why I end...

Quotes by Gael Garcia Bernal

I write about real life as it is lived by the young American Muslim women that I've had the pleasure of meeting throughout the course of my travels as a writer and being able to speak in different places and...

Quotes by G. Willow Wilson

Some languages expand not only your ability to speak to different people but what you're able to think.

Quotes by G. Willow Wilson

The proletariat uses the State not in the interests of freedom but in order to hold down its adversaries, and as soon as it becomes possible to speak of freedom the State as such ceases to exist.

Quotes by Friedrich Engels

I would have thought it possible to choose delegates for these larger conferences who, even if they could not speak the principal languages, could at least understand them or could have friends seated beside them who could keep them informed...

Quotes by Fredrik Bajer

Speak up. You have to project! If people can't hear you, it doesn't matter what you say.

Quotes by Freeman A. Hrabowski III

If you have the feeling that something is wrong, don't be afraid to speak up.

Quotes by Fred Korematsu

I'm a Reagan Republican, which means I don't speak ill of other Republicans.

Quotes by Fred Upton

Writers speak stench.

Quotes by Franz Kafka

I ascribe a basic importance to the phenomenon of language. To speak means to be in a position to use a certain syntax, to grasp the morphology of this or that language, but it means above all to assume a...

Quotes by Frantz Fanon

Scripture makes it clear to me that there is an obligation to speak out on behalf of those being persecuted.

Quotes by Frank Wolf

Today it is becoming harder to speak out, with the inception of the Patriot Act, the president has legislated free speech to be a crime.

Quotes by Frank Serpico

Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.

Quotes by Frank Gehry

I speak African. I can even speak Italian.

Quotes by Frank Bruno

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.