Speak Softly Quotes

• Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Leadership, Presidential, Sticks

  Letter to Henry L. Sprague, 26 Jan. 1900

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• Speak softly. It is far better to rule by love than fear.Speak softly. Let no harsh words mar the good we may do here.

  Isaac Watts

  Mars, May, Speak

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• Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.

  Andy Rooney

  Sweet, Keeping Your Word, Cases

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• We seldom get into trouble when we speak softly. It is only when we raise our voices that the sparks fly and tiny molehills become great mountains of contention.

  Gordon B. Hinckley

  Voice, Mountain, Sparks

  "Except the Lord Build the House …" by Gordon B. Hinckley, www.lds.org. June 1971.

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• If a man has enough power, he can speak softly and everyone will listen

  Jake Roberts

  Power, Men, Listening

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• the voice of beauty speaks softly; it creeps only into the most fully awakened souls

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Beauty, Voice, Soul

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• In my Lifetime, I hope to develop, Arms that are strong, Hands that are gentle, Ears that will listen, Eyes that are kind, A tongue that will speak softly, A mind full of wisdom, A heart that understands.

  Javan

  Strong, Heart, Eye

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• There is a homely old adage which runs: "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." If the American nation will speak softly, and yet build and keep at a pitch of the highest training a thoroughly efficient navy, the Monroe Doctrine will go far.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Running, Patriotic, Training

  Speech at Chicago, 3 April 1903, in 'New York Times' 4 April 1903

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• We who have the final word can speak softly or angrily. We can seek to challenge and annoy, as we need not stay docile and quiet.

  William O. Douglas

  Annoyed, Challenges, Finals

  "Colten v. Kentucky, 407 U.S. 104". U.S. Supreme Court case, supreme.justia.com. June 12, 1972.

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• To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or any one else. But it is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about any one else.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Criticism, Important, President

  Theodore Roosevelt (1954). “1914-1919”

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• Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Jimmy Carter wants to speak loudly and carry a fly swatter.

  Gerald R. Ford

  Want, Sticks, Speak

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• Speak softly, but carry a big can of paint.

  Banksy

  Hipster, Graffiti, Speak

  Banksy (2005). “Banksy: wall and piece”, Random House UK

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• Women have been trained to speak softly and carry a lipstick. Those days are over.

  Bella Abzug

  Strong Women, Equality, Heartless

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• actions speak louder than words

  Becca Fitzpatrick

  Inspirational, Suicide, Wisdom

  Becca Fitzpatrick (2013). “The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale”, p.659, Simon and Schuster

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• Speak softly, I'm getting my massage.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Massage, Speak

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• There is a spirit that guides us, if we will listen. It speaks softly. In order to hear it we must still our thoughts and meditate.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Order, Meditation

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• But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

  William Butler Yeats

  Love, Life, Dream

  "HeWishes for the Cloths of Heaven" l. 7 (1899)

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• I prefer listening to talking, reading to socializing... I like to think before I speak (softly).

  Susan Cain

  Reading, Thinking, Talking

  "Susan Cain: Quiet revolutionary". Speaker profile at TED.com, February 2012.

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• [Introverts,] the world needs you and it needs the things you carry. So I wish you the best of all possible journeys and the courage to speak softly.

  Susan Cain

  Motivation, Inspiration, Journey

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• Greet everyone you meet with a warm smile. No matter how busy you are, don't rush encounters with coworkers, family, and friends. Speak softly. Listen attentively. Act as if every conversation you have is the most important thing on your mind today. Look your children and your partner in the eyes when they talk to you. Stroke the cat, caress the dog. Lavish love on every living being you meet. See how different you feel at the end of the day.

  Sarah Ban Breathnach

  Smile, Dog, Children

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• To announce that there must be no criticism of the president... is morally treasonable to the American public.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Peace, War, Freedom Of Speech

  Theodore Roosevelt (2012). “In the Words of Theodore Roosevelt: Quotations from the Man in the Arena”, p.146, Cornell University Press

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• Lavish love on every living being you meet. See how different you feel at the end of the day.

  Sarah Ban Breathnach

  Love, The End Of The Day, Different

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• She knows there's no success like failure, and that failure's no success at all.

  Bob Dylan

  Knows

  Love Minus Zero/ No Limit (1965 song)

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• I thought the Invalids were beasts; I thought they would rip me apart. But these people saved me, and gave me the softest place to sleep, and nursed me back to health, and haven't asked for anything in return. The animals are on the other side of the fence: monsters wearing uniforms. They speak softly, and tell lies, and smile as they're slitting your throat.

  Lauren Oliver

  Rip, Lying, Sleep

  Lauren Oliver (2012). “Pandemonium”, p.13, Harper Collins

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• Korea's first Zen Master-poet wrote simple yet elegant poetry of the world he inhabited, both physically and spiritually, and of daily insights-a pause along the way for a deep clear breath, a moon-viewing moment, a seasonal note or a farewell poem to a departing monk. His poems speak softly and clearly, like hearing a temple bell that was struck a thousand years ago.

  Sam Hamill

  Farewell, Moon, Simple

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