Speech Quotes

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Obama has become too dependent on formal speeches and set town halls. His idea of mixing it up is taking off his jacket. — Dee Dee Myers
I couldn't speak well. I went to speech therapy for 10 years. And I was sort of frustrated in that sense. — Walter Dean Myers
The mark of a true politician is that he is never at a loss for words because he is always half-expecting to be asked to… — Richard M. Nixon
Obama has been perhaps the most partisan President since Truman. He hasn't learned to be civil - note his insulting speech to Paul Ryan, who… — Grover Norquist
Marks on paper are free - free speech - press - pictures all go together I suppose. — Georgia O'Keeffe
Henry James's later works would have been better had he resisted that curious sort of self-indulgence, dictating to a secretary. The roaming garrulousness of ordinary… — Joyce Carol Oates
In our time political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible. — George Orwell
Look wise, say nothing, and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought. — William Osler
And what do Democrats stand for, if they are so ready to defame concerned citizens as the 'mob' - a word betraying a Marie Antoinette… — Camille Paglia
One of the areas I have a little less confidence in is giving any kind of a speech. — Danica Patrick
Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes… — Norman Vincent Peale
Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood. — William Penn
America needs jobs, smaller government, less spending and a president with the courage to offer more than yet another speech. — Rick Perry
It's likely that taboo words are stored in the right hemisphere of the brain. Massive left hemisphere strokes or the entire surgical removal of the… — Steven Pinker
Well, my brother says Hello. So, hooray for speech therapy. — Emo Philips
Consciousness surely does not depend on language. Babies, many animals, and patients robbed of speech by brain damage are not insensate robots; they have reactions… — Steven Pinker
Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech. — Plutarch
God, that all-powerful Creator of nature and architect of the world, has impressed man with no character so proper to distinguish him from other animals,… — Quintilian
It is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood. — Karl Popper
When every high school graduate can spell the word, 'inauguration,' let's put lampshades on our heads and listen to his speeches until Obama's voice gives… — Paula Poundstone

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