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I never have really said much about the whole episode, which was endless. But his speech was a perfectly intelligent speech about fathers not being… — Candice Bergen
Blanche talks about aging, and why should she be considered poor, because physical beauty is transitory and fading and she has such richness of the… — Delta Burke
Into this, for good or ill, is woven every belief of every man who has speech of his fellows. A awful privilege, and an awful… — William Kingdon Clifford
Most men make little use of their speech than to give evidence against their own understanding. — George Savile
No man not inspired can make a good speech without preparation. — Daniel Webster
A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use. — Washington Irving
There is a certain age at which a child looks at you in all earnestness and delivers a long, pleased speech in all the true… — Annie Dillard
Nixon is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump for a speech on conservation. — Adlai Stevenson
In speech after speech on his health care plan, the President has tried to convince us that what he is proposing will be good for… — Scott Brown
It should be clear by now that my focus here is not freedom of speech or the press. This freedom is all too often an… — Mark Lloyd
Individual rights always go along with the interests of the society. I want to add that in Vietnam we have no political prisoners. No one… — Nong Duc Manh
Russian is such a tough and complex language that I am happy enough to understand everything and read most things pretty well, but, without constant… — David Remnick
As someone who is in awe and grateful every day to be in a country where freedom of the press, free speech and free elections… — Candy Crowley
The First Amendment is often inconvenient. But that is beside the point. Inconvenience does not absolve the government of its obligation to tolerate speech. — Anthony Kennedy
In nations where the voices of intolerance are most visible and momentarily powerful, it is in our long run interests to remain firm in our… — Eliot Spitzer
If I make a speech, I need a translator. But music does not need a translation. People understand me through the sound. That I think… — Mstislav Rostropovich
Free speech is the cornerstone to every right we have. — Mark Thomas
I went to Julliard where they use a lot of voice and speech exercises. — Lynn Collins
Elections are a competition with only one winner. Giving more money to the opponent every time one speaks on behalf of a favored candidate discourages… — Bradley A. Smith
We sometimes forget that human invention can also be a subject of human invention: that might seem a modern notion, or a postmodern one, but… — Andrew O'Hagan

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