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President Bush was once asked which Presidential speech he admired most. He replied that it was the one Teddy Roosevelt had in his pocket that… — Maureen Dowd
Just at the age 'twixt boy and youth, When thought is speech, and speech is truth. — Walter Scott
Truth needs not flowers of speech. — Alexander Pope
Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel and it must remain undivided."Truth: Obama later said, "This was an example where we had some poor phrasing… — Barack Obama
What then, is correctness of speech but the maintenance of the practice of others, as established by the authority of ancient speakers? But the weaker… — Saint Augustine
Anarchists prepare for social revolution and use every means - speech, writing, or deed, whichever is more to the point; to accelerate revolutionary development. — Johann Most
In 'The King's Speech,' patriotism is utterly contained within a historical moment, the third of September, 1939, where the aggressor is clear, the fight is… — Tom Hooper
Your patience would fail you if I should continue to relate all the disrespectful speeches and treatment which your servants have been obliged to listen… — Peter Stuyvesant
Katherine it was who took upon herself the complete charge of [Junior's] speech. Not an insignificant "have went" nor an infinitesimal "I seen" ever escaped… — Bess Streeter Aldrich
I don't judge people by their accent, or how they word things, or how grammatically correct their speech is. Some of the smartest men in… — Larry the Cable Guy
The social consequence of the psychedelic experience is clear thinking -which trickles down as clear speech. Empowered speech. — Terence McKenna
I got some real rough dental work done not long ago, and my mouth's still numb right here [points to the left side of his… — Roy Jones Jr.
Men are polished, through act and speech, Each by each, As pebbles are smoothed on the rolling beach. — John Townsend Trowbridge
There were speeches made in Congress in the very last session before the outbreak of the Rebellion, so ferocious as to show that their authors… — Edward Everett
Freedom of speech...Freedom of worship...Freedom from want...Freedom from fear. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
You are good when you are fully awake in your speech, Yet you are not evil when you sleep while your tongue staggers without purpose.… — Khalil Gibran
Originally, the atoms of carbon from which we're made were floating in the air, part of a carbon dioxide molecule. The only way to recruit… — Michael Pollan
Do you take me for a sponge, my lord? hamlet: Ay, sir; that soaks up the king's countenance, his rewards, his authorities. But such officers… — William Shakespeare
I found myself immediately attracted to Pope John Paul II when, upon his election to the Papacy, his published speeches invariably called attention to the… — Robert H. Schuller
Heart and Brain are the two lords of life. In the metaphors of ordinary speech and in the stricter language of science, we use these… — George Henry Lewes

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