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“According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.”
Jerry Seinfeld
“A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion”
Chinese Proverbs
“There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion.”
Winston Churchill
“The caterpillar does all the work but the butterfly gets all the publicity”
George Carlin
“It's quite simple, (public speaking) Say what you have to say and when you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending, sit down”
“What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.”
Abraham Lincoln
“One should respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny”
Bertrand Russell
“The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.”
Oscar Wilde
“Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury - to me these have always been contemptible. I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for every one, best both for the body and the mind.”
Albert Einstein
“There are three things to aim at in public speaking: first, to get into your subject, then to get your subject into yourself, and lastly, to get your subject into the heart of your audience”
Alexander Gregg