37+ Public Speaking Fear Quotes. Words are not my skill, and because they're not my skill, i have to work doubly hard. The speech comprising of 8445 words exposed him to I have a fear of public speaking. Except a creature be part coward it is not a compliment to say it is brave." — mark twain. "there are only two types of speakers in the world: Action breeds confidence and courage. I'm not one of them.". If american democracy is to remain the greatest hope of humanity, it must continue abundantly in the faith of the bible — calvin coolidge. Twain is also quoted with a great line about preparing for speeches, "it usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare for a good impromptu speech.". "courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear — not absence of fear.
