Speech Quotes

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I am slow of speech and slow of tongue. — Moses
After the Tiananmen Massacre, I felt compelled not only to continue writing but to actively resist the restrictions placed on freedom of speech. I set… — Ma Jian
The integers of language are sentences, and their organs are the parts of speech. Linguistic organization, then, consists in the differentiation of the parts of… — John Wesley Powell
Joan Rivers broke down barriers, advocated for free speech, and never apologized for who she was. — Judy Gold
In every stump speech I give, I speak about the fact that people who dream and achieve enormous success do not make us poorer -… — Mitt Romney
Tony Blair is paid $500,000 for one speech, and no one asks how he is going to spend it. — Mo Ibrahim
Dying, we tell ourselves, is like going to sleep. This figure of speech occurs very commonly in everyday thought and language, as well as in… — Raymond Moody
Expressive speech, with modulation in pitch and volume, and a minimum of noticeable pauses, boosts credibility and enhances the impression of intelligence. — Leonard Mlodinow
The first things I remember drawing were battles - big sheets of paper covered in terrible scenes of carnage - though when you looked closely,… — Anthony Browne
In mainstream literature, a trope is a figure of speech: metaphor, simile, irony, or the like. Words used other than literally. In SF, a trope… — Edward M. Lerner
When I turn on the news in Paris, the way Syria is covered is different from the way it is covered in Washington, D.C., or… — Natalie Dormer
Behold how Christ is the foundation of the church and the apostles are the foundations! Christ is by a figure of speech - antonomastice -… — Jan Hus
Music is intangible and ephemeral, but it comes from the home world of the spirit, and though so fleeting, it is recognized by the spirit… — Max Heindel
I grew up using hearing aids, and I had speech therapy and so forth, and that helped me to develop a passion for music and… — Sean Berdy
The perfection of style consists in the use of the exact speech necessary to convey the sense in the fewest words consistent with perspicuity, at… — Joseph P. Bradley
What is Americanization? It manifests itself, in a superficial way, when the immigrant adopts the clothes, the manners and the customs generally prevailing here. Far… — Louis D. Brandeis
All Americans value the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press, and I believe this is essential for our continued way of life.… — Steven Hatfill
We need to defend absolutely the freedom of speech. — Patrick Chappatte
Moderate people are able to be moderate and have free speech only because there are some people on the fringe. — Patrick Chappatte
I cannot write a speech. The pen is an extinguisher upon my mind and a torture to my nerves. I am the most habitual extemporaneous… — Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II

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