“A good speech should be like a woman's skirt; long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest.”
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“A speaker should approach his preparation not by what he wants to say, but by what he wants to learn.”
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“Live an active life among people who are doing worthwhile things, keep eyes and ears and mind and heart open to absorb truth, and then tell of the things you know, as if you know them. The world will listen, for the world loves nothing so much as real life.”
― The Art of Public Speaking
― The Art of Public Speaking
“Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
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