Speech Quotes

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Every article I wrote in those days, every speech I made, is full of pleading for the recognition of lead poisoning as a real and… — Alice Hamilton
Just as the strength of the Internet is chaos, so the strength of our liberty depends upon the chaos and cacophony of the unfettered speech… — Stewart Dalzell
Within speech, words are subject to a kind of relation that is independent of the first and based on their linkage: these are syntagmatic relations,… — Ferdinand de Saussure
In all sincere speech there is power, not necessarily great power, but as much as the speaker is capable of. — George Henry Lewes
In rendering its decision in our case, the Supreme Court equated money with speech because these days it takes the first to make yourself heard. — James L. Buckley
Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous. — Zhuangzi
Monkeys who very sensibly refrain from speech, lest they should be set to earn their livings. — Kenneth Grahame
What we have is two important values in conflict: freedom of speech and our desire for healthy campaigns in a healthy democracy. You can't have… — Dick Gephardt
When you consider what Tony Blair was saying about liberty, human rights and that sort of thing, it would be terribly revolutionary to sell the… — Rory Bremner
While I've had a great distaste for what's usually called song in modern poetry or for what's usually called music, I really don't think of… — David Antin
Anyone who has ever had the feeling of being higher than a kite after giving a public speech is well aware of the effects of… — Keith Henson
If there was a big gardening convention, and you got up and gave a speech in favor of fast-motion gardening, I bet you would get… — Jack Handey
I hate it when people say somebody has a "speech impediment", even if he does, because it could hurt his feelings. So instead, I call… — Jack Handey
There is a terrific apprehension among some people that blacks will take over the sport... It will create problems because their behavior, speech and dress… — Arthur Ashe
Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you-trippingly on the tongue; but if you mouth it, as many of your players… — William Shakespeare
In Shakespeare, keep it simple. Don't over-inflect. The speech needs to be naturalistic and simple and accessible as much as possible. — Ralph Fiennes
If nobody speaks of remarkable things, how can they be called remarkable? — Jon McGregor
Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their own notions well, or which suggest to them ideas which… — Carl L. Becker
So I have talked with Betsey and Betsey has talked with me, And we have agreed together that we can't never agree — Will Carleton
The best answer to bad speech is good speech — Alan Dershowitz

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