Alfred Hershey Quotes

My brother's really well-spoken.

You must learn to talk clearly. The jargon of scientific terminology which rolls off your tongues is mental garbage.

A fluent tongue is the only thing a mother don't like her daughter to resemble her in.

Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.

There are people who have tremendously important things to say, but they say it so poorly that nobody would ever want to read it.

I'm a reasonably articulate individual.

The kids who speak well, are articulate and intelligent, are all readers.

I'm not very good at standard English.

If you can talk, you can write.

The proper words in the proper places are the true definition of style.

I love the right words. I think economy and precision of language are important.

In those days it was very nice to have a President who clearly spoke the English language.

Teachers have always said my only strength is talking and that I talk very fast.

I think, for me, one of the things I've been blessed with is the ability to speak with clarity.

I want to speak better English.

I just see myself as someone who has a bit of a way with words, basically.

I guess my diction just isn't very good.

Ordinary people can be very articulate and very eloquent.

My vocabulary is vast and expert, and I don't think I overuse any word.

Writing and reading and speaking with specificity and skill has never seen more important to me than it does at this moment. It's what's between us and chaos.

Command of English, spoken or written, ranks at the top in business. Our main product is words, so a knowledge of their meaning and spelling and pronunciation is imperative. If a man knows the language well, he can find out about all else.

You write with ease to show your breeding, but easy writing's curst hard reading.

I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible.

I still can't spell anything, but I can bust out two-dollar words.

When you combine something to say with the skill to say it properly, then you've got a good writer.