Speech Quotes

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Perfection, in the form of a flawless stream of words delivered with cool composure, is never as persuasive as realness. An impassioned but imperfect speech,… — Charlotte Beers
Speech remains as a slave to you, but the moment it leaves your mouth, you become its slave. — Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
Iâ€™m not too keen on talking. I always have the feeling that the words are getting away from me, escaping and scattering. Itâ€™s not to… — Delphine de Vigan
Reason leavened with a little wit (if possible) is the real alternative to hate speech, meaning that there's no better time for it. — Walter Kirn
While even pornography is protected as free speech, the courts have consciously undermined religious speech and freedom of religion for years. — Ernest Istook
A popular speaker, however unpopular and insignificant, has only to wind up his speech with half-a-dozen lines of Shakespeare (and to make it clearly understood… — W. S. Gilbert
It is a great thing to know the season for speech and the season for silence. — Seneca the Elder
Language, as well as the faculty of speech, was the immediate gift of God. — Noah Webster
You believe in freedom of speech for communists because what they say is true. You do not believe in freedom of speech for fascists because… — John Howard Lawson
Supreme Court opinion notwithstanding, corporations are not defined as people under the Constitution, and free speech can hardly be called free when only the rich… — Warren Rudman
One living daily in the Way carries their head low and their eyes high; reserved in speech and possessing a kind heart, they steadfastly continue… — Mas Oyama
The poems in Helena Mesaâ€™s virtuosic first book, Horse Dance Underwater, run with such speed, verve, and alacrity they leave you breathless, exhilarated, and transformed… — Michael Collier
Speakers find joy in public speaking when they realize that a speech is all about the audience, not the speaker. Most speakers are so caught… — Nick Morgan
A letter is always better than a phone call. People write things in letters they would never say in person. They permit themselves to write… — Alice Steinbach
In the end, what would you gain from everlasting remembrance? Absolutely nothing. So what is left worth living for? This alone: justice in thought, goodness… — Marcus Aurelius
For the introvert, conversation can be a very limited forum for self expression. When a song moves you, a writer gets you or a theory… — Laurie Helgoe
Take away freedom of speech, and the creative faculties dry up. — George Orwell
Translation is the paradigm, the exemplar of all writing.... It is translation that demonstrates most vividly the yearning for transformation that underlies every act involving… — Harry Mathews
A speech without a specific purpose is like a journey without a destination. — Ralph C. Smedley
Which country is suffering from too much freedom of speech? Name it, is there one? — Julian Assange

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