#speak

The sanity of the average banquet speaker lasts about two and a half months; at the end of that time he begins to mutter to himself, and calls out in his sleep. ↗

— James Thurber

#average #banquet #begins #calls #end

Every time that I write a novel I am convinced for at least two years that it is the last one, because a novel is like a child. It takes two years after its birth. You have to take care of it. It starts walking, and then speaking. ↗

— Umberto Eco

#am #because #birth #care #child

I think my numbers speak for themselves. ↗

— Jack Youngblood

#i think #numbers #speak #themselves #think

The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb. ↗

— Umberto Eco

#book #concepts #contains #dumb #eye

I was never a villain on the stage. I always played strong, sympathetic types. My first stage role with a speaking part, believe it or not, was as a priest. It wasn't until I began acting in films that the producers and directors saw me primarily as a bizarre villain. ↗

— Conrad Veidt

#always #began #believe #bizarre #directors

I've broken my nose, I've broken ribs. You name it. In fact, we just got back from South America, and I fell over a monitor speaker on the stage and almost ended up in the front row of the audience. I managed to sprain my wrist on that one but luckily nothing was broken. ↗

— Keith Emerson

#america #audience #back #broken #ended

You can go through life and actually speak your mind and do it in an articulate fashion and with a really intelligent point of view. ↗

— David Duchovny

#articulate #fashion #go #intelligent #life

People always love and respect characters who speak the truth, even if the truth hurts. ↗

— David Duchovny

#characters #even #hurts #love #people

But the mechanics of learning to 'throw your voice' are pretty simple. Anyone with a tongue, an upper palate, teeth, and a normal speaking voice can learn ventriloquism. ↗

— Jeff Dunham

#learn #learning #mechanics #normal #palate

If you want music that speaks to you, that LISTENS to you, you have to go out of your way, which I enjoy actually. I'm constantly on a private-eye kick to find the totally obscure. ↗

— Trevor Dunn

#constantly #enjoy #find #go #i