Quotes by Diction Apostolic preaching is not marked by its beautiful diction, or literary polish, or Cleverness of expression, but Operates “in demonstration of the Spirit and of power. Arthur Wallis diction expression beautiful Read the dictionary from A to Izzard today. Get a vocabulary. Brush up on your diction. See whether wisdom is just a lot of language. Carl Sandburg diction vocabulary today Funny enough, every role that I have had, I try to tone down my accent or speak with better diction. Djimon Hounsou diction tone trying I like to try and mix diction and experiences. George Ezra diction trying Jen and I were accustomed to our father's last-will-and-testament diction, and were at times free to interrupt Atticus for a translation when it was beyond our understanding. Harper Lee diction understanding father However well equipped our language, it can never be forearmed against all possible cases that may arise and call for description: fact is richer than diction. J. L. Austin diction may facts Fact is richer than diction. J. L. Austin diction facts There is an inimitable grace in Virgil's words, and in them principally consists that beauty which gives so inexpressible a pleasure to him who best understands their force. This diction of his, I must once again say, is never to be copied; and since it cannot, he will appear but lame in the best translation. John Dryden diction grace giving Actually, I'm addicted to science fiction. Let me make my diction clear - I love sci-fi. John Rhys-Davies diction sci-fi fiction Despite my lovely diction I am going to die. Lynn Emanuel diction despite lovely The Press nowadays is not a literary press; classic diction and brilliancy of style do not distinguish it by any means. Marie Corelli diction style mean Let us, cautious in diction, And mighty in contradiction, Love powerfully. Martin Buber power-of-love diction life [On Elizabeth Barrett Browning:] ... for finish, and melody of versification, there is nothing approaching to Miss Barrett in this day, or in any other - also for diction. Her words paint. Mary Russell Mitford diction poet missing When we are understood, we always speak well, and then all your fine diction serves no purpose. Moliere diction speech purpose You know I am an actor, and I have medals for diction. Paul Robeson medal diction actors Words fashioned with somewhat over precise diction are like shapes turned out by a cookie cutter. Peter De Vries diction cookies shapes But wise men pierce this rotten diction and fasten words again to visible things; so that picturesque language is at once a commanding certificate that he who employs it, is a man in alliance with truth and God. Ralph Waldo Emerson diction wise men This is form and content and diction and tone and imagination all looking up at the exact same moment: When Molly Tanzer claps once at the front of the classroom. Stephen Graham Jones diction tone imagination In conducting interviews, my fascination is not only with the content of the conversation, but also the overall delivery of spoken language - so much of one's personality and story is embedded within their speech, their rhythms, the structure of their thoughts, their use of particular diction or dialect. Steve Cosson diction fascination personality English people don't have very good diction. In France you have to pronounce very particularly and clearly, and learning French at an early age helped me enormously. Vivien Leigh diction age people 12»
