“Don't speak harshly to anyone; What you say will be said back to you. Hostile speech is painful, And you will meet… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The most attractive sentences are, perhaps, not the wisest, but the surest and roundest. They are spoken firmly and conclusively, as if… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
How ironical that it is by means of speech that man can degrade himself below the level of dumb creation -- for… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
All the other candidates are making speeches about how much they have done for their country, which is ridiculous. I haven't done… — Gracie Allen Copy Share Image
“There exists a remarkable consensus among those who have studied and practiced public speaking over the last twenty-five hundred years that the… — Keith Willhite Copy Share Image
Freedom of speech is a human right and the foundation upon which democracy is built. Any restriction of freedom of speech is… — Deeyah Khan Copy Share Image
I don't know if I'd call myself a prodigy, but I was a big forensics competitor in high school, and then during… — Josh Gad Copy Share Image
Any man who makes a speech more than six times a year is bound to repeat himself, not because he has little… — William Feather Copy Share Image
Now that the Court has declared money to be speech, I say we replace the current Court with some Ben Franklins, Thomas… — Elayne Boosler Copy Share Image
Let's also say that the Justice Department and the courts are making sure, as I've said in a speech before, that when… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
As for memes, the word 'meme' is a cliche, which is to say it's already a meme. We all hear it all… — James Gleick Copy Share Image
Self-indulgence takes many forms. A man may be self-indulgent in speech, in touch, in sight. From self-indulgence a man comes to idle… — Dorotheus of Gaza Copy Share Image
Nobody needs to justify why they "need" a right: the burden of justification falls on the one seeking to infringe upon the… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Any man or woman who neglects to maintain inward vigilance, and only makes an outward show of holiness in dress, speech, and… — Walter Hilton Copy Share Image
Of ill-temper there are three kinds: irascibility, bitterness, sullenness. It belongs to the ill-tempered man to be unable to bear either small… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Our reverence for the nobility of manhood will not be lessened by the knowledge that man is in substance and in structure,… — Thomas Huxley Copy Share Image
“The world will not improve through beating, scolding or contempt (irritated). It will improve when one improves himself and show the world… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
This sounds crazy, but my goal is to be nominated for an Oscar. I was the kid who was practicing my acceptance… — Ashley Benson Copy Share Image
An organization must always remember that its objective is not getting people to listen to speeches by experts, but getting them to… — Guy Debord Copy Share Image
I like all things grammatical, and I had already written several books about parts of speech, and even the alphabet, so everything… — Brian P. Cleary Copy Share Image
President Bush delivered a commencement speech at a university in Wisconsin. A very inspirational speech. Apparently Bush told the students, 'You can… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
I do think we need to allow for there to be room for subversive and ironic speech. We need to be able… — Judith Butler Copy Share Image
There are three principles in a man's being and life, the principle of thought, the principle of speech, and the principle of… — Martin Buber Copy Share Image
We live in this world like a child who enters a room where a clever person is speaking. The child did not… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
In an interview, Hillary Clinton said she likes nearly every flavor of ice cream. When he heard this, Chris Christie said 'Hey,… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
When I was a kid - and I don't know why, it's the most random thing - I wanted to be a… — Haylie Duff Copy Share Image
In the Reagan administration, a great speech was just the first step in a long process. In the Obama administration, it's the… — Kathleen Troia McFarland Copy Share Image
I think it is important to begin with a statement in your speech that grabs the attention of the audience. I try… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
Joe Biden will speak to the nation's largest gay rights group during a human rights convention on Friday. Then on Saturday, he… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
“As they entered, Lemuel Sixpack was in the middle of his trademark long- winded oration. His last name was really Sixpack and,… — Krzysztof Pacyński Copy Share Image
Antonin Scalia knows that freedom of speech has consequences. And the consequences of freedom of speech are speech you don't like, that… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
“Mainly, it’s not that there are things you can’t say. It’s that there are things you can’t say without the risk that… — Oliver Burkeman Copy Share Image
For the introvert, conversation can be a very limited forum for self expression. When a song moves you, a writer gets you… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
There is no circumstance I can think of, where a president - or any elected official - should equate the hate speech… — Phil Scott Copy Share Image
Indeed, one modern President abjured God altogether, ending speeches with a chaste 'Thank you very much.' This was Jimmy Carter, the most… — Jonathan Rauch Copy Share Image
“In the business people with expertise, experience and evidence will make more profitable decisions than people with instinct, intuition and imagination.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
Personal style isn't simply an exercise in parroting but rather an exhibition for our own stories - from the gait of our… — LZ Granderson Copy Share Image
We need to understand that an open society and free speech and press... really are the best weapons against al Qaeda and… — Elliott Abrams Copy Share Image
This weekend President Obama attended the annual Gridiron Club Dinner, and during his speech he joked that he is getting older and… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
"To be or not to be is" [by William Shakespeare] beyond anything I can comprehend. I understand it on a superficial level,… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image