Speech Quotes · Page 13

“Speech is the faculty by which men conceal their thoughts.”

— Talleyrand

Clear thought makes clear speech.

— Dorothy Richardson

Speech is the mirror of the soul.

— Publilius Syrus

I am not very conscious of the figures of speech that I use.

— Mick Jagger

“There are ten parts of speech and they are all troublesome.”

— Mark Twain

The ultimate hate speech is to endorse homosexuality.

— Gordon Klingenschmitt

Silence remains, inescapably, a form of speech.

— Susan Sontag

Individuals have a right to freedom of speech.

— Doug Baldwin

A speech is entertaining only when serenely detached from all information.

— Henry F. Ashurst

“People make you retract spoken words but they do not understand [know] that speech is a record, so how can anyone retract…

— Dada Bhagwan

“They had spoken once, but there is not need for speech if it is only a habit anyway.”

— John Steinbeck

The right to free speech is more important than the content of the speech.

— Voltaire

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

— Anonymous

I am determined to practice deep listening. I am determined to practice loving speech.

— Anonymous

If the earth surface wud talk, then its speech will be rated Adults Only

— Patric Bensen

There is a national climate here. We're seeing a rise in hate speech, in intolerance, in racism, in division.

— Ted Wheeler

I grew up to have my father's looks, my father's speech patterns, my father's posture, my father's opinions, and my mother's contempt…

— Jules Feiffer

In case the rest of you missed it, the inspirational speech was: 'If you work hard, you can achieve great things. And…

— Scott Adams

Wit must be without effort. Wit is play, not work; a nimbleness of the fancy, not a laborious effort of the will;…

— Christian Nestell Bovee

When speech is given to a soul holy and true, time, and its dome of ages, becomes as a mighty whispering-gallery, round…

— James Martineau

At least in America, you have freedom of speech, which is a good thing. It's just a question of whether you're allowed…

— Eric Idle

Lyrical lecture, word architecture, Rap director, the best in my sector. Microphone cool chief, releasin the smooth speech... I get nasty with…

— Lord Finesse

Why then should words challenge Eternity, When greatest men, and greatest actions die? Use may revive the obsoletest words, And banish those…

— Horace

The fact that we're protected under that Constitution in exercising the right of free speech, it's a wonderful thing. You've got to…

— Pat Oliphant

A function of free speech under our system of government is to invite dispute. It may indeed best serve its high purpose…

— William O. Douglas

[On George H.W. Bush:] A man who wishes to lead the Western world should be able to find the right words, string…

— Mary McGrory

There is no crime more infamous than the violation of truth. It is apparent that men can be social beings no longer…

— Samuel Johnson

This is an effort to have government coerce, force speech and behavior. And it's being pushed and advocated by the gay community.…

— Michele Bachmann

[My] interest as a writer is not in reflecting actual human speech, which, of course, does not occur in sentences and is…

— John Green

Obama has already demonstrated an extraordinary ability to change the limits of what one can say publicly. His greatest achievement up to…

— Slavoj Žižek

When I go to one of those singles dating parties I believe myself to be a bowl of fruit. When I talk…

— Amanda Holden

“Such is the state of things in England, and it is well that it should be realised by all of us; but…

— John Henry Newman

Silence is the speech of love, The music of the spheres above.

— Richard Henry Stoddard

Freedom of Speech is Freedom of Music.

— Sun Ra

Speech devoted to truth should be straightforward and plain

— Seneca the Younger

The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.

— Diogenes

She did not speak for speech was unknown to her.

— Pablo Neruda

I like the free-speech stuff, the political-correctness stuff.

— Milo Yiannopoulos

None but the dead have free speech.

— Mark Twain

Often have brief words laid men low and then raise them up.

— Sophocles