Speech Quotes

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(An unhappy childhood was not) an unsuitable preparation for my future, in that it demanded a constant wariness, the habit of observation, and the attendance… — Rudyard Kipling
What a name! Was it love or praise? Speech half-asleep or song half-awake? I must learn Spanish, one of these days, Only for that slow… — Robert Browning
Prescriptive grammar has spread linguistic insecurity like a plague among English speakers for centuries, numbs us to the aesthetic richness of non-standard speech, and distracts… — John H. McWhorter
Are you going to give a speech?' she asked gaily. He gave a choked laugh. 'Of course not,' he said. 'Not for ages.' 'My cousin… — Charles Finch
There is lust and then there is love. They are related, but still very different things. To indulge in one requires little but honeyed speech… — Anne Fortier
The only difference between Obama and Bush is that Obama is killing more people. Heâ€™s about double the numbers now. Can you imagine if McCain… — Penn Jillette
I was also going to give a graduation speech in Arizona this weekend. But with my accent, I was afraid they would try to deport… — Arnold Schwarzenegger
A speech is something you say so as to distract attention from what you do not say. — William Stafford
From that time forth he believed that the wise man is one who never sets himself apart from other living things, whether they have speech… — Ursula K. Le Guin
Vowels are the most illuminated letters in the alphabet. Vowels are the colors and souls of poetry and speech. (1976 Penthouse interview) — Patti Smith
Today, no less than five Supreme Court justices are on record, either through their opinions or speeches (or both), that they will consult foreign law… — Mark Levin
It is vain to fight totalitarianism by adopting totalitarian methods. Freedom can only be won by men unconditionally committed to the principles of freedom. The… — Ludwig von Mises
Creation discloses a power that baffles our minds and beggars our speech. We are enamored and enchanted by God's power. We stutter and stammer about… — Brennan Manning
Ragamuffins are simple, direct and honest. Their speech is unaffected. They are slow to claim, "God told me..." As they make their way through the… — Brennan Manning
No speech is ever considered, but only the speaker. It's so much easier to pass judgement on a man than on an idea. — Ayn Rand
Squatting on old bones and excrement and rusty iron, in a white blaze of heat, a panorama of naked idiots stretches to the horizon. Complete… — William S. Burroughs
We men do nothing but lie and make ourselves important. Speech was invented for the purpose of magnifying all of our sensations and impressions â€”… — Miguel de Unamuno
Will his work survive? Alas, I worry that it will not. As an American liberal with impeccable credentials, I would like to say that political… — Pat Conroy
To be apt in quotation is a splendid and dangerous gift. Splendid, because it ornaments a man's speech with other men's jewels; dangerous, for the… — Robertson Davies
He also said that if anyone did anything to mess up the rest of the testing, he was going to call 911 personally. Yeah, like… — Jordan Sonnenblick

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