You speak of Lord Byron and me there is this great difference between us. He describes what he sees I describe what I imagine. Mine is the hardest task.

The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do.

Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind but great actions speak to all mankind.

A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that 'individuality' is the key to success.

If I was afraid of being killed I would never speak out against the government.

As I speak to you today government censors somewhere are working furiously to erase my words from the records of history. But history itself has already condemned these tactics.

Let's not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you can't have high standards without good discipline.

I went to my son's graduation this weekend and I heard a great quote I've never heard before from Albert Einstein. It was that the greatest danger to the world is not the bad people but it's the good people who don't speak out.

For if a good speaker never so eloquent does not see into the fact and is not speaking the truth of that - is there a more horrid kind of object in creation?

To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves. Nothing is often a good thing to say and always a clever thing to say.

A bad man is the sort who weeps every time he speaks of a good woman.

I would go to the deeps a hundred times to cheer a downcast spirit. It is good for me to have been afflicted that I might know how to speak a word in season to one that is weary.

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

Speak ill of no man but speak all the good you know of everybody.

Every day we should hear at least one little song read one good poem see one exquisite picture and if possible speak a few sensible words.

However many holy words you read however many you speak what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?

I said to the almond tree 'Friend speak to me of God ' and the almond tree blossomed.

And poets in my view and I think the view of most people do speak God's language - it's better it's finer it's language on a higher plane than ordinary people speak in their daily lives.

Marriage has a unique place because it speaks of an absolute faithfulness a covenant between radically different persons male and female and so it echoes the absolute covenant of God with his chosen a covenant between radically different partners.

So live with men as if God saw you and speak to God as if men heard you.

Reading about nature is fine but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully he can learn more than what is in books for they speak with the voice of God.

I try to speak in everyday language. I feel like God has gifted me to take Bible principles and make them practical.

I speak Spanish to God Italian to women French to men and German to my horse.

I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station through which God speaks to us every hour if we will only tune in.