"Great speeches have always had great soundbites. The……" — Peggy Noonan
"Great speeches have always had great soundbites. The problem now is that the young technicians who put together speeches are paying attention only to the soundbite, not to the text as a whole, not realizing that all great soundbites happen by accident, which is to say, all great soundbites are yielded up inevitably, as part of the natural expression of the text. They are part of the tapestry, they aren't a little flower somebody sewed on."
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63 Quotes by Peggy Noonan
Peggy Noonan has 63 quotes on this site.
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Most people aren't appreciated enough, and the bravest things we do in our lives are usually known only to ourselves.…
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Speeches are not magic and there is no great speech without great policy.
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TV gives everyone an image, but radio gives birth to a million images in a million brains.
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If you join government, calmly make your contribution and move on. Don't go along to get along; do your best…
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Naps are nature's way of reminding you that life is nice, like a beautiful swinging hammock strung between birth and…
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Our patriotic fervor was the result of the old and widespread belief in the idea of American exceptionalism, the idea…
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We are all afraid. That's the thing that unites all truly successful people: fear, fear of failing, fear of criticism,…
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Don't fall in love with politicians, they're all a disappointment. They can't help it, they just are.
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I love eulogies. They are the most moving kind of speech because they attempt to pluck meaning from the fog,…
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Remember the waterfront shack with the sign FRESH FISH SOLD HERE. Of course it's fresh, we're on the ocean. Of…
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