Speakers are not supposed to waste time on platitudes, but the capacity of this generation for ignoring the obvious and concentrating on the negative and the obscure is immense. Arthur Hays Sulzberger capacityconcentrategeneration Change image and share on social
Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners. Dale Carnegie attentionfaillife Change image and share on social
Speaking and writing English perfectly should not be a privilege. To those who try to politicize this matter, I tell them now, do not mess with the future of our children. Luis Fortuno childenglishfuture Change image and share on social
Speaking as a biologist, I think women are less aggressive than men, and they play a larger role in the early education of the young and helping them overcome their genetic heirloom. Christian de Duve aggressivebiologistearly Change image and share on social
Speaking as a black person, welfare is the worst thing that's ever happened to us. Charles Evers badblackhappen Change image and share on social
Speaking as a builder, if you start something, you must have a vision of the thing which arises from your instinct about preserving and enhancing what is there... If you're working correctly, the feeling doesn't wander about. Christopher Alexander arisebuildercorrectly share on social
Speaking as a Democrat, all my life battling for what I conceived to be Democracy, and what I conceived to be right, I am yet an American above Democracy. Richard Parks Bland americanbattleconceive Change image and share on social
Speaking as a father, there is no rulebook, and you don't know how to do it. You just do the best you can. Greg Rucka fatherrulebookspeak Change image and share on social
Speaking as a mixed-race woman, there aren't many historical stories about people like me. Gugu Mbatha-Raw historicalmixpeople Change image and share on social
Speaking as a writer, it would be difficult to find an event in American history more dramatic and riveting than the Civil War. David Zabel americancivildifficult Change image and share on social
