Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 172) – Mahatma Gandhi

“Proneness to exaggerate, to suppress or modify the truth, wittingly or unwittingly, is a natural weakness of man, and silence is necessary in order to surmount it. A man of few words will rarely be thoughtless in his speech; he will measure every word. “We find so many people impatient to talk. There is no […]

Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 171) – Khalil Gibran

“The obvious is that which is never seen until someone expresses it simply.” Khalil Gibran – جبران خليل جبران‎

Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 170) – Nelson Mandela

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” Nelson Mandela

Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 169) – Lee Iacocca

“You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can’t get them across, your ideas won’t get you anywhere.” Lee Iacocca

Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 168) – Peter Drucker

“Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results, not attributes.” — Peter Drucker

Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 167) – Annette Simmons

“People don’t want more information. They are up to their eyeballs in information. They want faith—faith in you, your goals, your success, in the story you tell. It is faith that moves mountains, not facts. … “Story is your path to creating faith. Telling a meaningful story means inspiring your listeners—coworkers, leaders, subordinates, family, or […]

Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 166) – Lily Tomlin

“For fast acting relief, try slowing down.”
— Lily Tomlin

Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 165) – Dale Carnegie

“Your purpose is to make your audience see what you saw, hear what you heard, feel what you felt. Relevant detail, couched in concrete, colorful language, is the best way to recreate the incident as it happened and to picture it for the audience.” Dale Carnegie

Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 164) – John Kennedy

“The only reason to give a speech is to change the world.” Often attributed to John F. Kennedy

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