Speech Quotes

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In holy music's golden speech Remotest notes to notes respond: Each octave is a world; yet each Vibrates to worlds beyond its own. — Aubrey Thomas de Vere
I have often repented of speech but hardly ever of silence. — C.S. Lewis
Our spirit is back, but we haven't reinstitutional ized it. We've got to do a better job of getting across that America is freedom --… — Ronald Reagan
If the devil never roars, the Church will never sing! God is not doing much if the devil is not awake and busy. Depend upon… — Charles Spurgeon
A speech is like an airplane engine. It may sound like hell but you've got to go on. — William T. Piper
There are three things in speech that ought to be considered before some things are spoken--the manner, the place and the time. — Robert Southey
No matter how much strong black coffee we drink, almost any after- dinner speech will counteract it. — Kin Hubbard
Christianity is not a matter of persuading people of particular ideas, but of inviting them to share in the greatness of Christ. So pray that… — Ignatius of Antioch
It's hard to make speeches with your hair in your face! — Michelle Obama
All speech, action and behavior are fluctuations of consciousness. All life emerges from, and is sustained in, consciousness. The whole universe is the expression of… — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
The speech of one who knows what he is talking about and means what he says-it is thought on fire. — William Jennings Bryan
Free speech is the bedrock of liberty and a free society. And yes, it includes the right to blaspheme and offend. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Freedom of speech gives you the right to stay silent. — Neil Gaiman
To solve a marriage problem, you have to talk with each other about it, choosing wisely the time and place. But when accusations and lengthy… — R C Sproul
When asked to give a speech never turn it down. It is a chance to develop you and to give new insight to others — Jim Rohn
Elemental music is never just music. It's bound up with movement, dance and speech, and so it is a form of music in which one… — Carl Orff
During Mr. Reagan's trip to Europe...members of the traveling press corps watched him doze off so many times--during speeches by French President Francois Mitterrand and… — Mark Hertsgaard
This rule of silence is upheld when the culture refuses everyone easy access even to the word â€œpatriarchy.â€ Most children do not learn what to… — Bell Hooks
Satire must always accompany any free society. It is an absolute necessity. Even in the most repressive medieval kingdoms, they understood the need for the… — Joe Randazzo
I always wanted to be an actor, but with a speech impediment it's kind of tough. I decided to roll the dice and take an… — Nicholas Brendon

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