Marcus Aurelius
Philosopher, Emperor
"Accustom yourself not to be disregarding of what someone else has to say: as far as possible enter into the mind of the speaker."
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Speakers
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Dale Carnegie
Author, Speaker
"A talk is a voyage. It must be charted. The speaker who starts nowhere, usually gets there."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Poet, Playwright, Novelist
"It is delivery that makes the orators success."
Winston Churchill
Politician, Writer, Historian
"Opening amenities are often opening inanities."
May Sarton
Poet
"Most people have to talk so they won't hear."
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"Great speakers are not born, they're trained."
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"I do not speak of what I cannot praise."
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"The more you are talked about the less powerful you are."
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"I never wanted to be a public speaker."
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"We cannot be speakers who do not listen. But neither can we be listeners who do not speak."
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"A good speaker does not stutter."
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"Andy Andrews is the best speaker I have ever seen."
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"Better never begin than never make an end."
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"I escaped from slavery and became a leading abolitionist and speaker."
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