Speech Quotes · Page 43

Neatness of phrase is so closely akin to wit that it is often accepted as its substitute.

— Agnes Repplier

I never threw away that paper with my Grammy speech because I haven't hit the pinnacles I plan to reach.

— Drake

I forgot Dumbledore trashed Hogwarts, refused to resign and ran off to the forest to make speeches to angry trolls.

— J. K. Rowling

Mentioning Jesus in your speech: Small government. Doing what Jesus asked: Big government.

— Stephen Colbert

Before I begin speaking, there is something I would like to say.

— Saul Gorn

It's better to say nothing than spend 1,000 words or an hour speech saying nothing. Get to the point.

— Richard Branson

Protecting free speech is not only a matter of principle, it is also pragmatic.

— Amal Clooney

A generous heart, kind speech, & a life of service & compassion are the things which renew humanity.

— Gautama Buddha

I think it's appropriate in America for anyone to speak out and say what their reaction is to the president's State of…

— Jim Jordan

There are some who can live without wild things, and some who cannot. For us of the minority, the opportunity to see…

— Aldo Leopold

Malcolm X never renounced and never stepped away from a strong commitment to black nationalism and black self-determination. That's absolutely clear if…

— Manning Marable

Repeating then is in every one, in every one their being and their feeling and their way of realising everything and every…

— Gertrude Stein

“He spoke in a trembling voice that didn’t seem to be entirely in sync with the movement of his lips. That’s because…

— Sorin Suciu

In a democracy, everyone has the right to an opinion and to freedom of expression. That doesn't give anyone the right to…

— Shatrughan Sinha

We must hold the CCP accountable and protect the freedoms of religion and speech for all. Our athletes, and our world, deserve…

— Michelle Steel

I am aware that America is and must always be a land of freedom including freedom of speech. But there is a…

— Beverly LaHaye

From the standpoint of freedom of speech and the press, it is enough to point out that the state has no legitimate…

— Tom C. Clark

It is said that Windham, when he came to the end of a speech, often found himself so perplexed by his own…

— Augustus William Hare

Ministers should not pray so loud, and long, as to exhaust the strength. It is not necessary to weary the throat and…

— Ellen G. White

Talk to people no one else is talking to. Who would have thought that giving a speech at a funeral at age…

— Ben Casnocha

I had the privilege and the honor of chairing the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. And it is interesting to me, you…

— Bernie Sanders

As for the people of Tasawwuf, they affirm the love of Allah, and this is more evident among them than all other…

— Ibn Taymiyyah

I grew up very differently than a lot of other people in my hometown in Mississippi. But I can't imagine my life…

— Taylor Spreitler

The nation relies upon public discussion as one of the indispensable means to attain correct solutions to problems of social welfare. Curtailment…

— Stanley Forman Reed

What is the point of having free speech if you have nothing to say?

— John Hagee

My dad works in insurance; my mom is a speech pathologist. Very Midwestern, adorable childhood.

— Laura Harrier

Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong.

— Anonymous

Joan Rivers broke down barriers, advocated for free speech, and never apologized for who she was.

— Judy Gold

“Freedom of speech does not protect you from the consequences of saying stupid shit. [ Blog post, March 12, 2012 ]”

— Jim C. Hines

Free speech is not just free speech for people you admire. It's also for people who you think of as reprehensible.

— Salman Rushdie

People don't know. People are ignorant. They feel that if you stutter, then you're slow or whatnot.

— Kenyon Martin

The speech of one who knows what he is talking about and means what he says-it is thought on fire.

— William Jennings Bryan

The child begins to perceive the world not only through his [or her] eyes but also through his [or her] speech

— Lev S. Vygotsky

They tell me, Lord, that when I seem To be in speech with you. Since but one voice is heard, it

— C. S. Lewis

[Louis Brandeis] believes in natural rights of speech and liberty and the right to pursue happiness.

— Jeffrey Rosen

America is a country where they have freedom of speech but everyone says the same thing.

— Alexis de Tocqueville

The threat or fear of violence should not become an excuse or justification for restricting freedom of speech.

— Alan Dershowitz

The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve.

— Anonymous

“We had the whole 'when you assume you make an ass out of you and me' speech in school.”

— Jonathan Maberry

How many people saw Arnold's speech last night? I haven't seen that many Kennedys in one place since their last trial.

— David Letterman