Speech Quotes

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A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. — Confucius
Words, as is well known, are the great foes of reality. — Joseph Conrad
I wrote the script of Patton. I had this very bizarre opening where he stands up in front of an American flag and gives this… — Francis Ford Coppola
The New York Times editorial page is like a Ouija board that has only three answers, no matter what the question. The answers are: higher… — Ann Coulter
If a university official's letter accusing a speaker of having a proclivity to commit speech crimes before she's given the speech - which then leads… — Ann Coulter
I gave a funny speech at my wife's birthday party, and I'm thinking, 'Hey, I've still got it.' — Larry David
I believe in freedom of speech, but I believe we should also have the right to comment on freedom of speech. — Stockwell Day
Mos Def is a name that I built and cultivated over the years it's a name that the streets taught me a figure of speech… — Mos Def
All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action. — Demosthenes
As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise… — Demosthenes
The threat or fear of violence should not become an excuse or justification for restricting freedom of speech. — Alan Dershowitz
Being offended by freedom of speech should never be regarded as a justification for violence. — Alan Dershowitz
The law is agnostic about truth. It's very skeptical of ultimate truth. That's why freedom of speech permits lies to be told. — Alan Dershowitz
Freedom of speech means freedom for those who you despise, and freedom to express the most despicable views. It also means that the government cannot… — Alan Dershowitz
We don't have an Official Secrets Act in the United States, as other countries do. Under the First Amendment, freedom of the press, freedom of… — Alan Dershowitz
The Internet's like one big bathroom wall with a lot of people who anonymously can say really mean things. It's fine, I believe in freedom… — Zooey Deschanel
Brothers don't necessarily have to say anything to each other - they can sit in a room and be together and just be completely comfortable… — Leonardo DiCaprio
Now is the time to draw a clean, clear, bright line and say if you are engaging in speech over the Internet you do not… — John Doolittle
No matter how bad things are, they can always be worse. So what if my stroke left me with a speech impediment? Moses had one,… — Kirk Douglas
Free speech is not to be regulated like diseased cattle and impure butter. The audience that hissed yesterday may applaud today, even for the same… — William O. Douglas

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