Communication Quote by Tennessee Williams

A speech is something you say so as to distract attention from what you do not say.

— Anonymous

You can make a lot of speeches, but the real thing is when you dig a hole, plant a tree, give it water, and…

— Wangari Maathai

The very best impromptu speeches are the ones written well in advance.

— Ruth Gordon

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…

— Dan Quayle

The problem with speeches isn't so much not knowing when to stop, as knowing when not to begin.

— Frances Rodman

The best and most telling speech is not the actual impromptu one but the counterfeit of it.

— Mark Twain

When I give a lot of speeches, they're always on the fly. I mean, I know what I'm going to say roughly, but I…

— Vince Flynn

I always feel kind of absurd and presumptuous presenting a speech.

— Moby

Speech is but the incorporation of thought.

— Joseph Joubert

Speeches are like babies-easy to conceive but hard to deliver.

— Aristotle

It's a rare political speech that, two years after it is delivered, can still be quoted verbatim around the world.

— Cathy Newman

A great speech can make you remember something about what you believe, about who you are, about who you want to be. It's rare…

— Jon Lovett