Famous Quotes & Sayings

Alfred Austin

In vain would science scan and trace Firmly her aspect. All the while, There gleams upon her far-off face A vague unfathomable smile.

Stephen Fry

In a dung heap, even a plastic bead can gleam like a sapphire.

Chuck D.

I'm steering away from (heavy marketing of) Felix because of the pressure on him, and because his head may get too big. He's got that gleam in his eye. As he matures, he's going to be a handful. He'll push the envelope.

William Manchester

It is true that despite occasional gleams of Churchillian eloquence he [Gen. Douglas MacArthur] usually spoke poorly. He was far more effective in conversations a deux. But those who dismiss him as shallow because his rhetoric was fustian err.

Dale Carnegie

Tell the audience what you're going to say, say it; then tell them what you've said.

Franklin P. Adams

Accustomed as I am to public speaking, I know the futility of it.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

A good orator is pointed and impassioned.

George Bancroft

The public is wiser than the wisest critic.

Claudius

Say not always what you know, but always know what you say.