"Speech and silence. We feel safer with a madman who talks than with one who cannot open his mouth."

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"Speech and silence. We feel safer with a madman who talks than with one who cannot open his mouth."

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"People think that whatever comes out of the mouth of a wise man is the choicest gem, sometime it's utter stupidity and rubbish."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

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"I never gossip - but after all, a tongue is given one to speak with, and I'm not deaf mute.That you most certainly are not. A tongue, Henet, may sometimes be a weapon. A tongue may cause a death - may cause more than one death. I hope your tongue, Henet, has not caused a death."

Agatha Christie, English Writer

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"He steps on stage and draws the sword of rhetoric, and when he is through, someone is lying wounded and thousands of others are either angry or consoled."

Pete Hamill, American Journalist

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"Those who don't value their words, will never value your wishes."

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"Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two things."

Ben Jonson, English Poet

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"Every professional voice coach worth their salt will bring you back to the importance of tone, pace, and pitch. While these concepts were introduced earlier in The Art of Body Language section, we can now elaborate and take a deeper dive into how you can use your voice to improve your communications."

Susan C. Young, American Author

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"Most people do not really want others to have freedom of speech, they just want others to be given the freedom to say want they want to hear."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

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"So much can be done, even when little is said. So little can be done, even when much is spoken."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

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"A knavish speech sleeps in a fool's ear."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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"Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall."

Oliver Wendell Holmes, American Writer

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