Say what you want to say, and the first time
you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending, sit down.
Winston Churchill, British prime minister
The best of conversations occur when there is no competition, no
vanity, but a quiet interchange of sentiments.
Samuel Johnson, critic, poet, lexicographer
The man who makes a bad 30-minute speech to 200 people wastes only a
half hour of his own time. But he wastes 100 hours of his audiences
time...which should be a hanging offense.
Jenkin Lloyd Jones, newspaper publisher
Speech is the mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so he is.
Publilius Syrus, Latin writer of mimes
All great speakers were bad speakers at first.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, essayist, lecturer, philosopher
Real communication happens when people feel safe.
Ken Blanchard, management coach, author
The art of conversation lies not only in saying the right thing at
the right time, but in leaving unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting
moment.
John Charles Daly, journalist
Nothing is sometimes the right thing to say.
Malcom Forbes, publisher