Speech Quotes

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There is a certain age at which a child looks at you in all earnestness and delivers a long, pleased speech in all the true… — Annie Dillard
I love eulogies. They are the most moving kind of speech because they attempt to pluck meaning from the fog, and on short order, when… — Peggy Noonan
Music may be the activity that prepared our pre-human ancestors for speech communication and for the very cognitive, representational flexibility necessary to become humans. — Daniel Levitin
That's another way of writing a song, of course. Just talking to somebody that ain't there. That's the best way. That's the truest way. Then… — Bob Dylan
People should talk less and draw more. Personally, I would like to renounce speech altogether and, like organic nature, communicate everything I have to say… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
One word of love is worth more than a thousand clever speeches. — Harold Klemp
It is amazing how soon one becomes accustomed to the sound of ones voice, when forced to repeat a speech five or six times a… — J. William Fulbright
I thought a lot about our Nation and what I should do as President. And Sunday night before last, I made a speech about two… — Jimmy Carter
I was very glad that Mr. Attlee described my speeches in the war as expressing the will not only of Parliament but of the whole… — Winston Churchill
Hardly ever can a youth transferred to the society of his betters unlearn the nasality and other vices of speech bred in him by the… — William James
I hate crowds and making speeches. I hate facing cameras and having to answer to a crossfire of questions. Why popular fancy should seize upon… — Albert Einstein
I fell asleep at my desk many times. This was when working on eventsâ€”virtually every one Iâ€™ve done in the last 5 years. I was… — Mike Rinder
If you have freedom of speech, you have freedom of speech, — Barney Rosset
Have a relentless commitment to consistency of message. It might be the 15th time youâ€™ve given the speech, but some people may never have heard… — David M. Cote
I was at the vice president's Christmas party. I thought that his speech was spectacular, and I knew that it was a very emotional and… — Bradley Whitford
I don't think we should be deprived of the privilege of free speech — Loretta Swit
President Obama gave a speech about healthcare tonight, and yesterday he gave a pep talk to students. He told them that in order to succeed… — Conan O'Brien
President Obama made a big speech. He welcomed the members of the U.N. General Assembly to New York, and he said, 'I'd like to encourage… — Conan O'Brien
A new report just came out that says President Obama has mentioned Jesus Christ in more speeches than President Bush did. Can you believe that?… — Conan O'Brien
First I'm going to thank Don because when you thank your husband at the end of the speech they play him out with the music… — Meryl Streep

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