Top 232 Spoken Quotes

I was always into poetry and writing. So the urgency of spoken word is something that really has always appealed to me.

My work has spoken for itself, and I’ve been offered work purely on merit.

I’ve never spoken with Michelle Fields.

I’m someone who is inspired by people who’ve spoken out about different racial and gender issues.

As an atheist, I am angry that we live in a society in which the plain truth cannot be spoken without offending 90% of the population.

I first got caught up in this marvelous feeling of being spoken to in that very direct, private, magical way by a poem when I was really young. I was in grade school and had found an Emily Dickinson poem in a textbook.

When people feel like they are being spoken directly to, I do feel like… they’ll do things like turn out in an off-year, mid-year primary.

I have spoken to many, many Indian chiefs who say they have no objection whatsoever to the nickname.

I’ve spoken with a few employers who have moved away from what has to be some of the least attractive language you could use about health risk to start talking about wellbeing.

Transgender folks have been part of the push for LGBT equality from the beginning, and we’ve spoken with loud and intelligent voices and have found political and personal success and advancement all over the world.

I have spoken to many broadcasters about bringing poetry to television and they’re usually not keen.

Dickens is a very underrated writer at the moment. Everyone in his time admired him but I think right now he’s not spoken of enough.

A thing is not necessarily true because badly uttered, nor false because spoken magnificently.

Real spiritual authority has to do with the truth of the actual words being spoken, and the spirit of the person behind the words. Really, authority is about truth: honest-living truth.

Languages like English, Spanish, and Chinese are healthy languages. They exist in spoken, written, and signed forms, and they’re used by hundreds of millions of people all over the world. But most of the 6,000 or so of the world’s languages aren’t in such a healthy state.

Governor Kasich has done some things that I applaud and have supported and spoken out in favor of, such as Medicaid expansion.

I can’t really remember a time in my life when I didn’t know something about what we call the Holocaust. It was this dark topic that I would know more about when I got older, but which was spoken about in hushed tones.

It’s true that I have spoken about doing a book before, but then everyone you speak to is planning to write a book.

I have two younger brothers, and I know my parents have spoken to them about driving and interacting with police. They didn’t have those conversations with me, but they did have conversations about being exceptional black people.

I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.

I didn’t quite realise until we started to put together our first cut of ‘Wonderstruck’ how much time is spent with no words spoken whatsoever.

If intelligence is the triumph of life, the spoken word is the marvellous means by which this intelligence is manifested.

I have spoken to Donald Trump about this. He understands the dramatic budget cuts our military has faced.

Lolo Jones came up to me and said, ‘Well done, Greg,’ and I don’t think I’ve ever spoken to her in my life.

The gay people I knew in real life were soft spoken and didn’t want to call attention to themselves because they were terrified of exposing themselves, of people finding out that they’re gay.

In my many trips to South Africa, I have met and spoken to a lot of people there, and they all seem to find apartheid as repellent as you would.

At the beginning I wasn’t really rapping. I had poetry, so it was a spoken word vibe. Then I found beats that you could sing over – lo-fi, ambient stuff. So I was singing over them and trying to put things into practice.

I have spoken with many former athletes, and they tell me the best time they had was in sports. I listen to them and use their experience in my career.

In animation, what’s wonderful is that when you start to work with multiple nationalities, the common language becomes a visual language rather than a spoken language, which blends beautifully with the art form.

I have never spoken for anyone but myself.

I like to be spoken about only when I am doing meaningful work.

The London dialect as it is spoken in educated circles.

At Somerset I played with Marcus Trescothick who has spoken very openly about his battle with depression and anxiety. I had a few conversations with him about his problems but I also read his book which provided me with a great insight into what he went though.

Putting yourself out there is hard, but it’s so worth it. I don’t think anyone who has ever spoken out, or stood up or had a brave moment, has regretted it. It’s empowering and confidence-building and inspiring. Not only to other people, but to yourself.

Dementia is often regarded as an embarrassing condition that should be hushed up and not spoken about. But I feel passionately that more needs to be done to raise awareness, which is why I became an ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Society.

I won the speech competition in class, and I always say this was my first ‘spoken word performance.’ It was the first time I got on stage and recited something. I fell in love with the stage at the age of 12.

Past ‘Drag Race’ alum that I’ve spoken to, their biggest advice to me was, ‘Expect the unexpected,’ and, ‘There’s no way that you can prepare for this,’ so I thought I was at least ahead of the curve knowing that I wasn’t prepared.

To me, presentations are the most powerful device. You can’t really name a movement that didn’t start with the spoken word.

I don’t think I’ve ever spoken to anyone who’s told me that the story of ‘Roots’ isn’t important.

I have been with President Trump as he has spoken with leaders from countries on six continents, including Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom and many more.

My mum is Brazilian and very proud. I’d love to do a Brazilian film. I’ve been brought up in the Brazilian culture. My mum brought me up on my own, I cook Brazilian food, I’ve never spoken a word of English to my mother.

‘Black-ish’ is a show that has spoken to all different types of people and brought them closer as a community, and I’m so proud of the series.

Anyone who has spoken to experienced combat troops knows that they rarely brag about their exploits. Strong and silent is the preferred style.

Since I signed for Liverpool, my dad has spoken to me a lot about how much he loved them.

Alf Wight was first and foremost a great storyteller. From all the interesting people Alf had spoken to from all over the country, particularly vets, Alf wrote their stories down.

I’ve realized I have not been completely honest with what I need and what I want and how I’ve been treated, and I haven’t necessarily stood up for myself. I’ve not always stood completely in my power and spoken the truth.

The Prince, charmed with these words, and much more with the manner in which they were spoken, knew not how to show his joy and gratitude; he assured her that he loved her better than he did himself.

I mean everyone’s always spoken about fast bowlers and especially myself as a strike bowler, but I look at myself as somebody who could hold down the runs, you know, over 200 games, I’ve taken a lot of wickets but I’ve got a pretty decent economy rate.

There is nothing terribly difficult in the Bible – at least in a technical way. The Bible is written in street language, common language. Most of it was oral and spoken to illiterate people. They were the first ones to receive it. So when we make everything academic, we lose something.

O! many a shaft, at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant! And many a word, at random spoken, May soothe or wound a heart that’s broken!

I am a big one for subtlety and empathy. My dad was softly spoken and didn’t carry his honours and accomplishments for everyone to see.

I started my life as an admiring fan, and fortunate am I to marry him and see the different aspects and qualities of this great human being who was not like any of the people I had met and spoken to.

For 20 years, my mother, my sister and I had seldom spoken of my father. If he happened to come up in conversation, pain and embarrassment entered the room and stayed until he disappeared back into the silence with which we all felt more at ease.

If you are not willing to be a lone wolf, keep your truth to yourself. If you want acceptance and your truths to be spoken, it is a slippery slope.

Do not suffer any man to baptize or minister unto you, unless God has spoken unto him by the voice of his servants, and authorized him to minister in his name.

Growing up, politics never trickled down to the areas we come from. But people from Obama’s camp, and Obama himself, reached out to me and asked for my help on the campaign. We’ve sat and had dinner, and we’ve spoken on the phone. He’s a very sharp guy. Very charming. Very cool.