Speech Quotes

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In commendably seeking to protect freedom of speech, we must not lower our defences against the evil of racial and religious intolerance. — Barry O'Farrell
Depending on your political orientation, the Dixie Chicks are either the great defenders of free speech or American traitors. — Shawn Amos
I tried four times to get into the Central School of Speech and Drama before I got accepted. I started when I was 17, which… — Catherine Tate
Storytelling, in print or speech, needs vital energy. — Frank Delaney
We have freedom of speech, but you got to watch what you say. — Tracy Morgan
I suffered from a quite severe speech impediment when I was young, and keeping a journal was part of the therapy. — George Fetherling
When I was in high school in Los Angeles, my mother, who was a speech therapist, agreed to stay over the weekend with one of… — Mona Simpson
My mother was a single parent, a speech therapist who worked for a company that kept a substantial percentage of the income they billed for… — Mona Simpson
I said in my acceptance speech that I hope that readers remember this not as the year I won the Booker, but the year that… — Richard Flanagan
While my speech is getting better every day, throughout my recovery, I have been able to sing to some extent. — Gabrielle Giffords
In our period, they say there is free speech. They say there is no penalty for poets, There is no penalty for writing poems. They… — Muriel Rukeyser
In the world of commercial speech, tobacco advertising bears the earmarks of an endangered species. — Jef I Richards
A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands of an infantryman. It speaks with authority. — Brendan Behan
Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen. — Warren E. Burger
Everybody favours free speech in the slack moments when no axes are being ground. — Heywood Broun
She had lost the art of conversation but not, unfortunately, the power of speech. — George Bernard Shaw
The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. — Confucius
Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts. — Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
An art whose medium is language will always show a high degree of critical creativeness, for speech is itself a critique of life: it names,… — Thomas Mann
Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while all the others were making ships. — Charles Simic

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