Convention speeches are powerful tools to bend the curve of public opinion. George H. W. Bush's 1988 convention speech is a great… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
“As to secrets, Father, I have but one: if the congregation expects a sermon of forty minutes’ length, then give them one… — Geraldine Brooks Copy Share Image
“The people like me, finally, after years and years of agitation, made deeply moving and eloquent speeches against the wrongness of your… — Jamiaca Kincaid Copy Share Image
“had delivered them flawlessly. After showing a quick excerpt from the Declaration of Independence about America pledging its sacred honor to help… — Brad Thor Copy Share Image
Acceptance speeches can make or break presidential candidacies. It was Al Gore's 2000 acceptance speech that relaunched his candidacy and nearly saved… — Chuck Todd Copy Share Image
You have to take a huge loss financially to do a play. You have to put aside the commercials and the speeches… — Dixie Carter Copy Share Image
“I received comments on how extraordinary it was that I could keep up speaking for exactly 45 minutes. Indeed, in an age… — Robbert Dijkgraaf Copy Share Image
“My country again! Mr. Wilson, you have a country; but what country have I, or any one like me, born of slave… — Harriet Beecher Stowe Copy Share Image
“It is your duty,' he said, 'to recover your country not by gold but by the sword. You will be fighting with… — Livy Copy Share Image
“I was running a traditional presidential campaign with carefully thought-out policies and painstakingly built coalitions, while Trump was running a reality TV… — Hillary Rodham Clinton Copy Share Image
“(Golden Globe acceptance speech in the style of Jane Austen's letters ): "Four A.M. Having just returned from an evening at the… — Emma Thompson Copy Share Image
In Ireland, novels and plays still have a strange force. The writing of fiction and the creation of theatrical images can affect… — Colm Toibin Copy Share Image
“Listen to the speeches, one after another telling the audience what it already knows, evoking applause with necessary cliches, no longer shocking… — Paul Krassner Copy Share Image
“There wasn't even enough meat to make proper fun of […] I keep waiting for somebody else to come on TV, maybe… — Stephen Green Copy Share Image
![“There wasn't even enough meat to make proper fun of […] I keep waiting for somebody else to come on TV, maybe a cabinet member, to read the real speech, the one that tells us ... I dunno ... stuff. Seriously, sorority girls have done the Walk of Shame home from frat parties feeling more satisfied.” quote by Stephen Green](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/358/stephen-green-95451_2010_there-wasn-t-even-enough-meat-to-make-pr_1642720.jpg)
