I’ve never been the guy who tried to line up three or four projects down the road. I like to find one piece that speaks to me and then pour my heart and soul into it. Then I come home, recoup, and relax.
I tend to be one who just speaks from my soul, and so what comes out sometimes is rather harsh. In that sense, I’m very much a part of the tradition of a Frederick Douglass or a Malcolm X who used hyperbolic language at times to bring attention to the state of emergency.
Our theme for this year’s festivities, Dreams and Challenges of Asian Pacific Americans, speaks to the many generations of Asian Pacific Americans who worked hard to overcome economic hardship, racism and other barriers in their pursuit of the American dream.
An honest man speaks the truth, though it may give offence; a vain man, in order that it may.
People had boxed me in as a ‘pretty girl with followers that’s rapping,’ but I think my project and the work speaks for itself.
There are widows who long for friendly voices and that spirit of anxious concern which speaks of love.
In comic strips, the person on the left always speaks first.
The way Ben Gibbard paints a picture, you feel like, ‘I was there that day with him.’ You really feel the way he paints pictures and speaks and talks. It’s almost like talk-singing. Paul Simon does that very well as well. He’s a huge influence of mine.
Nobody speaks German outside of Germany.
Some museum boards think that choosing an architect can be reduced to a science, but it comes down to a matter of taste, pure and simple. A shortlist of prospective designers speaks volumes about the likely outcome. If the candidates’ styles are too divergent, the search committee doesn’t know what it wants.
I think my track record speaks for myself… I have been endorsed by the African Union, but I am a prosecutor for 121 states parties and this is what I intend to be until the end of my mandate.
A child speaks more sense than an adult half of the time.
What’s cool is that Oprah is the same person on stage and in front of a camera as she is off stage and behind the scenes. She speaks the same way on camera as she does off camera.
But the Bible speaks against it, and because the Bible speaks against it, we allow rampant sin including homosexuality and lying, and to me lying is just as b ad as homosexuality, and we’ve allowed this sin to run rampant in our nation.
My father is just getting better and better, and that speaks so well of the way he approaches the work.
We still need a voice that thinks before it speaks.
My production company, what we are trying to do is I’m trying to create content that speaks to me, and it’s not one color. It’s not one size fits all.
It’s a dead give away of an inexperienced writer if every character speaks with the same voice.
M. J. was M. J. His body of work speaks for itself. We’ve seen his career, we’ve dissected his career and had the chance to watch it. That’s done.
I am a film director, and I work with a visual language, with a visual medium. And I try to make virtue of the use of this visual medium. And I try to make sure what I do speaks the language of cinema.
Music has influenced my life and is one of the most treasured things for me. It speaks a universal language and for me, it is extremely important to stay connected to it.
Hamdi Ulukaya and Chobani have made the decision to feed 250,000 victims of the Somali famine. Their compassion speaks for itself, and is a shining example of how the business community can have an enormous positive impact on the world.
He is good and wise who always speaks the truth, acts on the dictates of virtue, and tries to make others good and happy.
An author who speaks about their own books is almost as bad as a mother who speaks about her own children.
I think there’s a huge lack of political artists in America, and I think it really speaks to our consumeristic culture and how people are driven to be financially successful here. It’s such a shame that we don’t have people who are more inspired than that.
In France, everyone speaks French ’cause they think it’s cool. Gives ’em, gives ’em an excuse to smoke.
It’s not new to attempt to vilify the minority that speaks about their oppression. That’s not a new thing.
I think when you see ‘Ridiculous Six,’ the show speaks for itself in terms of its treatment of American Indians.
I’ll have to have a room of my own. Nobody could sleep with Dick. He wakes up during the night, switches on the lights, speaks into his tape recorder.
I’ve lived my whole life in the life – I’ve lived my whole life doing the thing, I’ve been doing my own thing. And I think my life speaks volumes about what one must do.
Anything by Lorrie Moore speaks to a certain kind of person.
The true Tarot is symbolism; it speaks no other language and offers no other signs.
Having discussions over the years is normal, as I am someone who is very direct and always speaks the truth.
Surrealism is my stamp. I have a post graduate diploma in theatre and I was introduced to this concept and it stuck by me because it speaks of the hypocritical nature of the reality. We are something more inside and I want to portray the pluralities in thought.
The landscape you grow up in speaks to you in a way that nowhere else does.
Freedom possesses many meanings. It speaks not merely in terms of political and religious liberty but also in terms of economic and social progress.
I think putting your fingerprints on life in general speaks more value than this game of basketball can speak.
LeBron is a role model in that sense. Because for him to be as good as he is and how high up he is on the totem pole, to still care about Akron, Ohio, that is tremendous and speaks volumes.
A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands of an infantryman. It speaks with authority.
I set the bar high because I don’t want to do just any other show just to keep working. I want to do something special that means something to people and speaks to them. Those kinds of opportunities don’t come along all the time!
My husband’s character speaks for itself.
I feel like my work speaks for itself.
Trump is not some random, embittered person in a parking lot – he’s the president of the United States. By virtue of his office, he speaks for the country.
If you can prove that you’re in that elite class on a consistent basis, it speaks volumes about a player’s longevity. It also says that as a player, you were steady, stable, and great and that you deserve to be recognized.
He who seldom speaks, and with one calm well-timed word can strike dumb the loquacious, is a genius or a hero.
Everybody at home speaks mandarin except me.
No one really speaks for the president other than the president.
When he speaks to you he speaks with an earnest vibe and an earnest energy.
I’m a confident, bubbly girl who speaks my mind.
Hard work speaks for itself.
Magic speaks to the child in all of us. No matter how sophisticated we become, there’s still a part of us who wants to believe in an alternative reality, where we can defy the laws of nature.
Once in a while, I write in Malay and work on something fun that’s more for the local Malaysian market, and when that happens, it’s always something really special; it speaks volumes that I’m doing it for my fans who have been there for me since day one.
Sometimes in the mainstream movies, a character who is from the South is portrayed by a person who looks like a South Indian but speaks in fake accent.
All my mom’s side speaks Spanish. I speak to my grandparents in Spanish. Slowly. And they’re patient with me! But I do speak with them in Spanish and carry on conversations with them.
My success rate speaks for itself.
Love can be understood only ‘from the inside,’ as a language can be understood only by someone who speaks it, as a world can be understood only by someone who lives in it.
My mom was an executive at AT&T, a global account lady. I have no idea what she did. I just know she was never home and speaks several languages.
No matter where you’re born or what country you’re from, you connect with ‘This is America.’ It speaks to people; it connects right to your soul. It calls out injustice, celebrates life, and reunites us all at the same time.
I just make the music and then the music speaks for itself.
I love any of Rick Stein’s television productions – the way he speaks about food is with such love and respect.
We need a foreign policy which responds to challenges like forced marriage, and which speaks to the particular needs of women and girls at risk of being sold into slavery.
Here’s what I’ve learned about Hillary Clinton: She will be criticized when she speaks; she will be criticized when she doesn’t speak. And so I think she should speak her mind.
Writing and producing television very much speaks to the extroverted part of my personality. I love collaboration, the joint effort of hundreds of people working together to create something. But the other part of who I am is extremely introverted. I love being alone and dreaming up ideas and writing novels.
In preparing for my recording audition, my mom told me to YouTube the old ‘Peanuts’ Thanksgiving and Christmas specials to hear how Charlie Brown speaks. So I listened to as much as I could find online to get the voice right. Winning the role took a lot of hard work, but good fortune as well.
