Speeches Quotes

246 Speeches quotes by 217 unique authors

As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise… — Demosthenes
Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes. — Peter Drucker
It is unacceptable that disabled veterans in Illinois rank at the bottom of the list when it comes to disability pay. We owe our disabled… — Dick Durbin
They've got this crazy actor who's 82 years old up there in a suit. I was a mayor, and they're probably thinking I know how… — Clint Eastwood
So much of the deep lingering sadness over President Kennedy's assassination is about the unfinished promise: unspoken speeches, unfulfilled hopes, the wondering about what might… — Marian Wright Edelman
Humans have changed little over time. We think we've invented the modern world but they were making better speeches 2,000 years ago and grappling with… — Robert Harris
I know they are all environmentalists. I heard a lot of my speeches recycled. — Jesse Jackson
Speeches that are measured by the hour will die with the hour. — Thomas Jefferson
When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human mind has not achieved anything greater than the ability to… — James Earl Jones
Ideas matter. Legislative proposals matter. Slick campaigns and dazzling speeches can work for a while, but the magic always wears off. — Charles Krauthammer
Each party steals so many articles of faith from the other, and the candidates spend so much time making each other's speeches, that by the… — H. L. Mencken
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
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
I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches. — Colin Powell
Like many of my friends and colleagues, I can't get enough of Obama news; latest polling, speeches, visits, reaction of world leaders. — Lucy Powell
When you make as many speeches and you talk as much as I do and you get away from the text, it's always a possibility… — Dan Quayle
Liberty doesn't work as well in practice as it does in speeches. — Will Rogers
I'm very open and never write what I'm going to say. Speeches bore everybody else. I have to freestyle. Every time, from one program to… — Marjane Satrapi
Songs won't save the planet, but neither will books or speeches. — Pete Seeger
A mountain is composed of tiny grains of earth. The ocean is made up of tiny drops of water. Even so, life is but an… — Sivananda
I bear solemn witness to the fact that NATO heads of state and of government meet only to go through the tedious motions of reading… — Pierre Trudeau
I'm a very good thinker, but I sometimes grab the wrong word. I say something I didn't think through adequately. I mean, I don't type… — Ted Turner
Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can't read them either. — Gore Vidal
The flowery style is not unsuitable to public speeches or addresses, which amount only to compliment. The lighter beauties are in their place when there… — Voltaire
Public hangings are teaching moments. Every company has to do it. A teaching moment is worth a thousand CEO speeches. CEOs can talk and blab… — Jack Welch

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