Anna Quindlen Quotes

I'm not as articulate as I'd wanna be.

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

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

I think people are surprised when I string two sentences together. But I had a fiercely academic upbringing.

Some people have a way with words, and other people...oh, uh, not have way.

The tongue is the only tool that gets sharper with use.

Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two things.

Writers are articulate. Artists find it more difficult.

Certain people can keep a word tune, so to speak, and certain people cannot. And, above all, certain people can tell a story, and other people can't. They don't hear that point where something else has to come.

You know, I used to be made fun of as a kid for being really articulate; it was sort of like a strange thing.

Even so, sometimes I wish I did have a little bit more flair in my language.

I'm not very articulate.

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

Talking and eloquence are not the same.

When I speak, I am well articulated.

I'm not very articulate. I don't have that skill.

I've always been very wordy; I've got a great vocabulary.

Mastery of language affords remarkable power.

The ability to speak well is the shortcut to distinction.

A scientist sounds like a scientist because the things that come out of their mouth don't stumble, that's all. If they [said], "And the, um, a microwave, uh," you know, then you don't sound right, but if you can just get it out without stumbling then you're going to sound fine.

There's zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas.

The common fluency of speech in many men, and most women, is owing to a scarcity of matter and a scarcity of words; for whosoever is a master of language, and hath a mind full of ideas, will be apt, in speaking, to hesitate upon the choice of both.

My power of speech, unimpeachable. Only 19 but my mind is older.

To me, the most telling thing is we have a man [Donald Trump] who cannot complete a sentence.

The ability to speak does not make you intelligent.