“Even speech was for them was a debased form of silence; how much more futile is poetry which is a debased form… — Thornton Wilder Copy Share Image
“When the mind is not spoilt, the speech is not spoilt, the conduct is not spoilt, that is absolute humility [param vinaya].” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Which country is suffering from too much freedom of speech? Name it, is there one? — Julian Assange Copy Share Image
I would hope to inspire in my listeners a feeling of freedom - of speech, thought and political activity. — John Hall Copy Share Image
Silence is the only language of the realized. Practice moderation in speech. — Sathya Sai Baba Copy Share Image
Slow down, especially at the beginning of a speech. You'll get the audience's attention by pausing. — Bob Kerrey Copy Share Image
Many things are better for silence than for speech: others are better for speech than for stationery. — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
Private religious speech can't be discriminated against. It has to be treated equally with secular speech. — Samuel Alito Copy Share Image
Yesterday during a speech on national security, Jeb Bush mispronounced Boko Haram and got confused between Iran and Iraq. When reached for… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
He [Roosevelt] has made some speeches that indicate that he is going quite beyond anything that he advocated when he was in… — William Howard Taft Copy Share Image
If you're a kid, it's all you think about if you stutter. Kids can be so mean. My grades suffered. Class participation… — Kenyon Martin Copy Share Image
When I heard Puerto Ricans in New York City, it sounded very strange. And the first time I heard someone from Spain,… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Clinton cost John Kerry more votes than he gained for him whenever they appeared together.… — Pat Sajak Copy Share Image
The price of freedom of religion or of speech or of the press is that we must put up with, and even… — Robert H. Jackson Copy Share Image
Your voice is a very powerful weapon. When you are in tune with the cosmic breath of heaven and earth, your voice… — Morihei Ueshiba Copy Share Image
You can make a lot of speeches, but the real thing is when you dig a hole, plant a tree, give it… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
Gossip isn't scandal and it's not merely malicious. It's chatter about the human race by lovers of the same. Gossip is the… — Phyllis McGinley Copy Share Image
I am a technological activist. I have a political agenda. I am in favor of basic human rights: to free speech, to… — Bram Cohen Copy Share Image
Students throughout the totalitarian world risk life and limb for freedom of expression, many American college students are demanding that big brother… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
I’m not too keen on talking. I always have the feeling that the words are getting away from me, escaping and scattering.… — Delphine de Vigan Copy Share Image
The general nature of the speech act fallacy can be stated as follows, using "good" as our example. Calling something good is… — John Searle Copy Share Image
Illusion - or rather appearance, semblance - is the theme of my life (could be theme of speech welcoming freshmen to the… — Gerhard Richter Copy Share Image
Liberals don't want any part of Canada left behind. I used to give speeches on and on and on about the fact… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
I grew up with an absolutely horrible, debilitating stutter, and it was what caused me to retreat into myself and caused me… — Tim Gunn Copy Share Image