#peak

Just as a flower which seems beautiful and has color but no perfume, so are the fruitless words of the man who speaks them but does them not. ↗

— John Dewey

#color #does #flower #fruitless #just

Normally, I've found in my life that the louder you speak, probably, the less of a fighter you are. All the fighters I've had a chance and the honor to serve with didn't pat themselves on the back, were pretty humble men and women. ↗

— David Dewhurst

#chance #fighter #fighters #found #had

Action, so to speak, is the genius of nature. ↗

— Robert Blair

#genius #nature #speak

I am taking a break, but not a huge break because the Maiden record is actually happening right now, and I am recording it as we speak, well not right as we speak, but close. ↗

— Bruce Dickinson

#am #because #break #close #happening

Always be ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid you. ↗

— William Blake

#avoid #base #man #mind #ready

Each book tends to have its own identity rather than the author's. It speaks from itself rather than you. Each book is unlike the others because you are not bringing the same voice to every book. I think that keeps you alive as a writer. ↗

— E. L. Doctorow

#author #because #book #bringing #each

I supported my friend Congressman Shuler over former Speaker Nancy Pelosi during our party's leadership elections in November citing a need for new leadership. ↗

— Joe Donnelly

#congressman #during #elections #former #friend

I speak for a lot of church groups, youth groups, schools, colleges and do personal appearances. I've done conventions and trade shows. A lot of different little hats. ↗

— Donna Douglas

#church #colleges #conventions #different #done

I am the Love that dare not speak its name. ↗

— Lord Alfred Douglas

#dare #i #i am #love #name

To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker. ↗

— Frederick Douglass

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