Public speaking, for me, or speaking even in front of a handful of people is my greatest fear.
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HENRY BROOKS ADAMS The public have neither shame nor gratitude.
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DON MARQUIS Publicity, publicity, PUBLICITY is the greatest moral factor and force in our public life.
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WINSTON S. CHURCHILL Honestly, if everyone likes what you say something is wrong with your message.
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DANIELLE DUTTON Speaking is physically difficult for me.
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our words will not be heard
nor welcomed
but when we ...
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EVAN ESAR Some introverts are perfectly comfortable with public speaking; I'm not one of them.
SUSAN CAIN It takes courage to stand up for yourself. I stand in honor, and no longer in fear of speaking out.
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great. Before y...
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BUCKY BURNSED But scandal's my aversion--I protest
Against all evil speaking, even in jest.
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FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS The fear of God is the only cure for the fear of people.
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EYRE BECKER I enjoy my public speaking. That's what I love doing. It's what I'm good at.
TERRY BRADSHAW That's just about to me and the people I'm speaking on behalf of an insult.
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JANE FONDA People are, generally speaking, either dead certain or totally indifferent.
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DEBRA BENNETTS So often our power lies not in ourselves, but in how we help others find their own strength.
AMY LEE PEINE A lot of Latinos are like me: third generation, English speaking.
AL MADRIGAL I laugh at the way some people think graffiti is all selfish tagging and vandalism. Thoughtful stree...
CARLA H. KRUEGER We believe not a liar, even when he is speaking the truth.
UNKNOWN Speaking for me, it's just another one of those reporting requirements. It's not that big of a deal.
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HERTA MüLLER The kind of audience I'm speaking to is a very wide range of people.
HALEY REINHART I take a deep breath and sidestep my fear and begin speaking from the place where beauty and bravery...
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