Talking Quotes

Like many intellectuals, he was incapable of saying a simple thing in a simple way.

Reading makes a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.

Some people use language to express thought, some to conceal thought, and others instead of thought.

One ought, each day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, if possible, speak a few reasonable words.

Slang is the language which takes off its coat, spits on its hands - and goes to work.

Lots of people act well, but few people talk well. This shows that talking is the more difficult of the two.

Speech is conveniently located midway between thought and action, where it often substitutes for both.