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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.

I'm sort of a reverse Method actor. In my personal life, I become my characters. After 'One Tree Hill', I started dressing in Converse and ripped jeans and hoodies. On 'Awkward', it manifests in how I speak.

Quotes by Ashley Rickards

I don't like to speak. I like to keep myself to myself - quiet.

Quotes by Ashley Cole

It's funny, though, because when I first started going to races after we met, I was extremely nervous. It's like being backstage and hoping you don't trip over something or break an amp or accidentally speak into a live microphone,...

Quotes by Ashley Judd

Wherever I went and spoke about menstrual hygiene, I was beaten up by people. I used to cover my cheeks with both my hands whenever I went to speak on the subject, so how could I ever imagine that someone...

Quotes by Arunachalam Muruganantham

I accept I use bad language, but I speak from the heart.

Quotes by Arvind Kejriwal

I think I can speak for a lot of people in that they would be pretty nervous about meeting Harrison Ford, and I was definitely one of those people.

Quotes by Asa Butterfield

My responsibility is to speak out on my own convictions.

Quotes by Asa Hutchinson

Many policemen have not completed their education, and the university can help them on this front. Education will enable them to speak well and politely to the people.

Quotes by Asha Bhosle

Treat a work of art like a prince. Let it speak to you first.

Quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer

For an author to write as he speaks is just as reprehensible as the opposite fault, to speak as he writes; for this gives a pedantic effect to what he says, and at the same time makes him hardly intelligible.

Quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer

Speak slowly, Michael. He is an honourable man.

Quotes by Arthur Cohn

It is unfortunate, considering that enthusiasm moves the world, that so few enthusiasts can be trusted to speak the truth.

Quotes by Arthur Balfour

I love some films with very silent characters, people who don't speak, but I wouldn't be able to do that.

Quotes by Arnaud Desplechin

I am a sentimental guy, and occasionally, that lump in my throat when I speak has stopped my tongue from working.

Quotes by Arnold Palmer

I've always believed you can get closer to the truth by pretending not to speak it.

Quotes by Armistead Maupin

I speak Hebrew excellently.

Quotes by Arcadi Gaydamak

The first question is always, 'We loved him on 'Dancing with the Stars,' we loved him in the Olympics, but can he speak English?' Yes I speak English. Yes, I can.

Quotes by Apolo Ohno

I know you aren't supposed to speak ill of the dead.

Quotes by April Winchell

Policy and business elites did not speak frankly about the unequal distribution of benefits from trade and failed to adequately accompany market-opening with good domestic policies to equip displaced workers to upskill, adjust, and share in the new opportunities being...

Quotes by Arancha Gonzalez

I speak for Kashmiri pundits because injustice has been done to them, and the political discourse doesn't give them enough importance.

Quotes by Anupam Kher

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.