#peak

In general, higher education does not know how to speak for its interests. It offers a stance that is defensive, cowardly and likely to be ineffective. ↗

— Stanley Fish

#defensive #does #education #general #higher

Some of the press who speak loudly about the freedom of the press are themselves the enemies of freedom. Countless people dare not say a thing because they know it will be picked up and made a song of by the press. That limits freedom. ↗

— Geoffrey Fisher

#because #countless #dare #freedom #know

You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart. ↗

— John Ford

#heart #message #speak #tongue #well

I wish that I spoke more languages. I speak a couple languages, but not well enough to really dub myself. French is really the only one, and it's a difficult thing. ↗

— Jodie Foster

#cult thing #difficult #difficult thing #dub #enough

Women have not yet realized the cowardice that resides, for if they should decide to do so, they would be able to fight you until death; and to prove that I speak the truth, amongst so many women, I will be the first to act, setting an example for them to follow. ↗

— Veronica Franco

#act #amongst #be the first #cowardice #death

If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive. ↗

— Brené Brown

#listening #shame #speaking #courage

I don't think we should speak so much. What if we were singing a song? We split, whilst singing. ↗

— Jean Gabin

#much #should #singing #song #speak

And, Mr. Speaker, if the Governor and Council don't see fit to fall in with us, I say let the general duty law, and all, go to the devil, sir, and go about our business. ↗

— Christopher Gadsden

#business #council #devil #duty #fall

I stopped painting in 1990 at the peak of my success just to deny people my beautiful paintings, and I did it out of spite. ↗

— Vincent Gallo

#beautiful paintings #deny #did #i #just

I don't know if it's how I speak or what it is about me that presents that sort of label, but I don't know how many times I have to be out in public with a girlfriend to stop that from being said. ↗

— Jeff Garcia

#being #girlfriend #how #i #know