“In the 'Garnethill' trilogy, people always forget that Maureen O'Donnell's dad was a journalist and she did art history at uni and her brother did law, but no-one ever thinks they're middle-class - they're just working class because they speak with accents.” PeopleThinkingArtLawSpeakForgetClassMiddleBrotherDadJournalistMiddle ClassAccentsWorking ClassArt HistoryTrilogies Author:Denise Mina
“If I tried to shout over my older brother, my mother told me keep quiet. If I tried to shout over my little sister, my father told me to shut up. I found the best way to be heard was to lower my voice and actually speak when I had something to say.” IfsWayLittlesMotherFoundFatherSpeakVoiceHeardBrotherQuietBest WayShut UpOlder BrotherLittle Sister Author:Peter Welch
“The Christian ought not to say anything behind his brother's back with the object of calumniating him, for this is slander, even if what is said is true. He ought to turn away from the brother who speaks evil against him?” IfsSaidChristianTurnsEvilSpeakBehindsObjectsBrotherOughtOrthodoxSay AnythingSlander Author:Saint Basil
“We must remember that those mortals we meet in parking lots, offices, elevators, and elsewhere are that portion of mankind God has given us to love and to serve. It will do us little good to speak of the general brotherhood of mankind if we cannot regard those who are all around us as our brothers and sisters.” IfsLittlesRememberSpeakGivenMankindBrotherOfficeRegardMortalsBrotherhoodPortionsElsewhereBrothers And SistersParkingElevatorsParking Lot Author:Spencer W. Kimball
“Let brothers and sisters from one end of the world, speak in all brotherly love, all affection, and one sweetness, to their brothers and sisters in the other extremity of the world. Then we shall succeed in rearing up one vast cathedral in this world, where men of all nations and races shall glorify the Supreme Ruler of the Universe.” MenWorldEndsUniverseSpeakNationsRaceThis WorldBrotherSucceedAffectionSupremeRulersSweetnessBrothers And SistersEnd Of The WorldGlorifyCathedralsExtremityBrotherlyBrotherly Love Author:Keshub Chandra Sen
“Guess who's running for president? Jeb Bush. Jeb was governor of Florida and he speaks fluent Spanish, which raises the question: What language did his brother speak? What was that?” RunningSpeakLanguagePresidentBrotherRaisesGovernorsFloridaFluent Author:David Letterman
“Speak every time my dear brother as if it were your last” IfsLastsSpeakBrotherDearDear Brother Author:George Whitefield
“My mum always used to say to me that, out of her three boys, 'Chris, you were the girl!' I'd speak to her about far more things (than my brothers would) and far more things than she needed to hear about, too. I was a chatty kid.” KidsUsedGirlThreeSpeakBoysBrotherNeededMy BrotherMum Author:Chris Hemsworth
“But there is no such man; for, brother, men Can counsel and speak comfort to that grief Which they themselves not feel; but, tasting it, Their counsel turns to passion, which before Would give preceptial medicine to rage, Fetter strong madness in a silken thread, Charm ache with air and agony with words.” MenGivingFeelsTurnsPassionSpeakStrongGriefAirBrotherComfortMadnessMedicineRageInsanityCharmThreadAgonyAcheTastingFetters Book:The New Oxford Shakespeare: Modern Critical Edition: The Complete Works Source: The New Oxford Shakespeare: Modern Critical Edition: The Complete Works
“Although I feel very French, a part of my heart is in the States. When my brother and I arrived, we didnt really speak any English, and when we left, thats all we spoke when we played together. It was just a beautiful place to grow up.” FeelsHeartStatesTogetherBeautifulLeftSpeakGrowsGrowing UpBrotherMy HeartMy BrotherSpokesBeautiful Places Author:Delphine Arnault
“The superman is the meaning of the earth. Let your will say: the superman is to be the meaning of the earth! I beseech you, my brothers, be true to the earth, and do not believe those who speak to you of otherworldly hopes! They are poisoners, whether they know it or not.” KnowsBelieveEarthSpeakBrotherBeing TrueMy BrotherWorldlinessPoisoners Author:Friedrich Nietzsche
“We're all brothers and sisters. It doesn't matter what language you speak or what color your skin is.” MatterSpeakLanguageColorBrotherSkinsBrothers And Sisters Author:Shay Carl
“Every time we judge our brother in our hearts or worse when we speak badly of them with others, we are murdering Christians.” HeartChristianSpeakBrotherJudging Author:Pope Francis
“Like tens of millions of Americans, my parents were immigrants. They were poor and did not speak English well. They went to flea markets and sold gifts to make ends meet. Eventually, through hard work, they opened six gift stores in shopping malls. My parents achieved the American dream; they went from being poor to a home and gave my brother and me an amazing education. I wanted to serve the country that gave so much to my family.” WellsEndsCountryHardHomeDreamWantedSpeakParentPoorMillionsBrotherHard WorkSixMy FamilyStoresMy BrotherImmigrantsShoppingAmerican DreamMallsFleasSpeak EnglishFlea Markets Author:Ted Lieu
“If the Tao could be served up, everyone would serve it up to their lords. If the Tao could be offered, there is no one who would not offer it to their parents. If the Tao could be spoken of, there is no one in the world who would not speak of it to their brothers and sisters. if the Tao could be passed on, there is no one who would not pass it on to their heirs. However, it obviously cannot be so and the reason is as follows. If there is no true centre within to receive it, it cannot remain;if there is no true direction outside to guide it,it cannot be received.” IfsWorldReasonSpeakParentLordBrotherOffersGuidesCentreBrothers And SistersTaoHeirs Author:Zhuangzi
“Women were everywhere in the revolution. Women participated in it, and many women were killed. Then we had the right to speak up and gain some more rights, but what happened was there was a backlash. Why? Because we have the Salafists, Muslim Brothers, religious groups.” SpeakReligiousRightsHappenedGroupsBrotherRevolutionGainsBacklash Author:Nawal El Saadawi
“But when you only speak using generalizations, you run the danger of denying the specific. In recent decades, millions of people have come to us from cultural groups within which women have absolutely no rights. They do not have a voice of their own and they are totally dependent on their fathers, brothers or husbands. That applies to North Africa and that applies to large parts of the Middle East. It isn't always linked to Islam.” PeopleRunningFatherSpeakVoiceMillionsRightsGroupsMiddleDangerBrotherHusbandIslamEastDecadesDependentMiddle EastLinkedGeneralizationNorth Africa Author:Alice Schwarzer
“We work in this cave, and we speak to each other sort of subconsciously and with like, weird cues and tangential brother speak, but it really comes down to if you are the person who is moving amongst the actors and talking to people more, the other one can have a little more time to really watch.” PeopleIfsLittlesPersonsMovingActorsSpeakTalkingWatchesBrotherMore TimeCaves Author:Mark Duplass
“The condition of truth, is to allow suffering to speak. Which means attend to suffering of the least of these, of the orphan, the widow, the poor, the working people, the gay brother, the lesbian sister, the transgender, the black people.” PeopleMeanSufferingSpeakBlackPoorConditionsBrotherTruth IsGayBlack PeopleTransgenderWidowsOrphan Author:Cornel West
“When I came to the United States in 1975 I was eleven, and within a few months my voice broke. I recited commercials like a parrot and I got yelled at quite often. My older brother one night said, "You speak so much English when you're not supposed to, that's why your vocal chords shattered. Now you sound like a duck." I thought it was true. I went from this sweet-voiced Vietnamese kid who spoke Vietnamese and French to this craggy-voiced teenager.” SaidStatesKidsNightSpeakSoundVoiceUnitedUnited StatesSweetBrotherMonthsBrokeTeenagerSpokesDucksChordsVocalOne NightElevenShatteredParrotsOlder BrotherVietnamese Author:Andrew Lam
“There were internal critics, sharp critics, who were very opposed to [Malcolm X], and who were very - some of them were members of Elijah Mohammad's family, such as Herbert Mohammad, Raymond Shareef, who was the head of the Fruit of Islam, the brother-in-law of - the son-in-law of Elijah Mohammad. They isolated Malcolm X and kept him out of the newspaper of the organization Mohammad Speaks for over a year, which is kind of curious.” YearsKindLawSpeakSonBrotherMembersOrganizationFruitCriticsIslamNewspapersCuriousInternalsIsolatedIn-lawsElijahBrother In LawSon-in-law Author:Manning Marable
“I hope [white brothers and sisters] read this book [Tears we cannot stop] and engage with it, but other white people have a better chance of speaking more directly to the white folk they know, because they're less likely to be subject to ridicule. They're insiders, so to speak.” PeopleKnowsBookSpeakChanceWhiteSubjectsTearsBrotherFolksBrothers And SistersRidiculeInsiders Author:Michael Eric Dyson
“I talk to the young generation and advise them to be both fully Muslim and fully Western citizens, to be free, to speak out, to express themselves. We have new generations of Muslims who were born in the West, coming from within, and they are well educated and they understand. Some sisters and brothers are ready, yes, even though I can see young sisters and brothers who are also obsessed with their social status, their titles, their salary and are scared to not be tolerated.” WellsI CanYoungSpeakSocialBornGenerationsReadyBrotherCitizensWestWesternScaredEducatedTitlesObsessedBrothers And SistersSalaryAdviseNew GenerationSpeaks OutWell EducatedSocial StatusYoung Generation Author:Tariq Ramadan
“If you see your brother about to be harmed and somebody is doing something, you must speak out. It takes courage to do that. Then you have to come out of yourself to do that.” IfsSpeakBrotherSpeaks OutYour Brother Author:Alveda King
“During the Month of Ramadan, you should be more careful of the words that you speak to your wife, to your children, to your neighbors, in the councils that you are a part of. That counsel should always be that I want for my brother what I want for myself.” ChildrenSpeakWifeBrotherOur ChildrenCarefulNeighborYour ChildrenMy Brother Author:Louis Farrakhan
“My brother was diagnosed with autism, so it's something that hits close to home. And as I got older - especially when I started modeling and being in the city - I wanted to do help. I became involved with Autism Speaks.” HelpingHomeSpeakBrotherMy BrotherAutismModeling Author:Jacquelyn Jablonski
“It's always nice when someone reaches out and says, "I have an autistic brother," or "I have someone else." Some people are really sweet and they're like, "Aw, you're my role model, thank you for doing this." This is why I do it. I want to use being involved in this Autism Speaks charity and take advantage of my contacts in order to raise awareness. It's something I've been wanting to do for so long.” PeopleLongSpeakNiceAwarenessSweetBrotherCharityRole ModelsReach OutAutismAutistic Author:Jacquelyn Jablonski
“The idea of legitimacy is something I suppose I deal with in my fiction, and in part it's probably a response to my upbringing. When I was growing up I was the middle child, pathologically shy, in a family with a very loud and opinionated older brother, and I felt as if I never had the right to speak. As a result, I simply didn't speak very much.” ChildrenSpeakGrowing UpBrotherResponseShyUpbringingOlder Brother Author:Lauren Groff
“Rock 'n' roll offered me a platform to speak what I felt. It also offered me a platform to support my mama and my brothers and sisters - twelve children.” ChildrenSpeakFeltSupportRocksBrotherMy BrotherRock N RollTwelvePlatformsBrothers And SistersMamaSister Author:Little Richard