Substance Quotes

“You could be the World's greatest orator and if you don't say anything while orating, they are going to walk out on you after a while.”

“The words of my book nothing, the drift of it everything.”

“Style is the substance of the subject called unceasingly to the surface.”

“I never thought it was my style or the words I used that made a difference. It was the content. I wasn't a great communicator, but I communicated great things.”

“Everything is substance plus name and form. Name and form come and go, but substance remains ever the same.”

“When the vain speaker has sat down, and the people say 'what a good speech,' it still takes an ounce to balance an ounce.”

“There is no doubt that the loftiest written wisdom is either rhymed or in some way musically measured,--is, in form as well as substance, poetry; and a volume which should contain the condensed wisdom of mankind need not have one rhythmless line.”

“Good wine needs no bush; a jug is the thing.”

“The men who are great live with that which is substantial, they do not stay with that which is superficial; they abide with realities, they do not remain with what is showy. The one they discard, the other they hold.”

“The truly great ones rely on substance, and not on surface, hold on to the fruit, and not to the flower.”

“Without meaning, without substance, without aim: a mere 'public opinion'.”

“Wise kings wear shabby clothes, and leave the gold lace to the drum major.”

“You can get by on charm for about 15 minutes. After that, you better know something.”

“Whatever is gold does not glitter. A gentle radiance belongs to the noblest metal.”

“People who talk well but do nothing are like musical intruments; the sound is all they have to offer.”

“I just don't want to copy the current trends or do movies for teenagers. I want people to get more out of movies.”

“It doesn't have to glitter to be gold.”

“It would be a sad situation if the bag was better than the meat wrapped in it.”