The ability to speak is a short cut to distinction. It puts a man in the limelight, raises him head and shoulders above the crowd.
More Quotes from Lowell Thomas:
After the age of 80, everything reminds you of something else.Lowell Thomas
Do a little more each day than you think you possibly can.
Lowell Thomas
He T. E. Lawrence had a genius for backing into the limelight.
Lowell Thomas
They only got two things right, the camels and the sand.
Lowell Thomas
Separately there was only wind, water, sail, and hull, but at my hand the four had been given purpose and direction.
Lowell Thomas
The man who can speak acceptably is usually given credit for an ability out of all proportion to what he really possesses.
Lowell Thomas
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Man Quotes, Speaking QuotesBased on Keywords: limelight
I am no longer afraid to say anything.
Anna Freud
As far as service goes, it can take the form of a million things. To do service, you don't have to be a doctor working in the slums for free, or become a social worker. Your position in life and what you do doesn't matter as much as how you do what you do.
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
I have to say, though, it's a little strange doing both because Durant is very straight and stern and austere.
Corbin Bernsen