Speech Quotes

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To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example, not just… — Barbara Boxer
With intent to neither idolize nor demonize the man [Barack Obama], it seems fair and evident enough to say that the current president of America… — Aberjhani
We want deeper sincerity of motive, a greater courage in speech and earnestness in action. — Sarojini Naidu
What yells out at the US public . . . is the incandescent hypocrisy of so many people who, in the name of free speech,… — William F. Buckley, Jr.
It is no strain of metaphor to say that the love of God and the wrath of God are the same thing, described from opposite… — Reginald John Campbell
The very best impromptu speeches are the ones written well in advance. — Ruth Gordon
India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand… — Mark Twain
What a thing it is to sit absolutely alone, in the forest, at night, cherished by this wonderful, unintelligible, perfectly innocent speech, the most comforting… — Thomas Merton
There are laws to protect the freedom of the press's speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press — Mark Twain
I am absolutely opposed to political correctness. You cannot confront hate speech until you've experienced it. You need to hear every side of the issue… — Jane Elliott
I am committed to cultivating loving speech and deep listening in order to bring joy and happiness to others and relieve others of their suffering. — Nhat Hanh
Mad; adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence; not conforming to standards of thought, speech, and action derived by the conformants from study… — Ambrose Bierce
Life is a place where it is necessary to move gently. Whether it be in thought, speech, or action, the rhythm must be controlled; the… — Hazrat Inayat Khan
Two Soviets . . . were talking to each other. And one of them asked, "What's the difference between the Soviet Constitution and the United… — Ronald Reagan
The recognition of the law of the cause and effect, also known as karma, is a fundamental key to understand how you've created your world,… — Keanu Reeves
I like to be beholden to the great metropolitan English speech, the sea which receives tributaries from every region under heaven. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
A people's speech is the skin of its culture. — Max Lerner
Speech sounds can be analyzed into fundamental units called phonemes; these move around like protozoa in a drop of water, and, like protozoa, join together… — L. Sprague de Camp
My language! heavens!I am the best of them that speak this speech. Were I but where 'tis spoken. — William Shakespeare
Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounc'd it to you, trippingly on the tongue. — William Shakespeare

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