Category Archives: Quotes for Public Speakers

Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 315) – Ernest Hemingway

Posted on 21/07/2019 by

“I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.” — Ernest Hemingway

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Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 314) – J. K. Rowling

Posted on 28/06/2019 by

“There’s always room for a story that can transport people to another place.” — J. K. Rowling Photo courtesy of S.macken6

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Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 313) – Voltaire

Posted on 22/06/2019 by

“The secret of being boring is to say everything.” — Voltaire

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Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 311) – Simone Weil

Posted on 01/06/2019 by

“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” — Simone Weil

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Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 310) – Epictetus

Posted on 25/05/2019 by

“If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.” — Epictetus

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Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 309) – Pablo Picasso

Posted on 11/05/2019 by

“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” — Pablo Picasso

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Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 307) – Tyrion Lannister

Posted on 11/04/2019 by

“When you tear out a man’s tongue, you are not proving him a liar; you’re only telling the world that you fear what he might say.” — Tyrion Lannister, Game of Thrones

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Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 306) – Theodore Roosevelt

Posted on 05/04/2019 by

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, … Continue reading →

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Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 305) – Christopher Vogler

Posted on 24/03/2019 by

“As the polarized nature of magnetic fields can be used to generate electrical energy, polarity in a story seems to be an engine that generates tension and movement in the characters and a stirring of emotions in the audience.” — … Continue reading →

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Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 304) – Keanu Reeves

Posted on 23/02/2019 by

“The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.” —  Keanu Reeves Photo courtesy of Marybel Le Pape

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Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 303) – John Maynard Keynes

Posted on 01/02/2019 by

“Words ought to be a little wild for they are the assaults of thought on the unthinking.” —  John Maynard Keynes

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Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 302) – Martin Luther King Jr.

Posted on 21/01/2019 by

“A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.” … Continue reading →

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