Quotes of: Political-speech Keyword

Monkeys who very sensibly refrain from speech, lest they should be set to earn their livings.

Kenneth Grahame

Several speeches were made by the chiefs during the council, all expressive in the highest degree of their friendly disposition towards our government, and their conduct in every particular manifested the sincerity of their declarations.

William Henry Ashley

Death threatens our speech with futility because death is not just a biological event - it is a reality we fear may rob our living of any significance.

Stanley Hauerwas

I can imagine Iceland becoming a good place to run a controversial Web site. But... Iceland may find itself forced to defend controversial speech.

Ethan Zuckerman

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words, or in good order.

Francis Bacon

Being a good listener is more than just being quiet. It's reflecting back on what you're hearing. It's processing the information to formulate a question, a comment or a speech.

Shelley Moore Capito

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

During the presidential primaries of 1940, I received a request from the Democratic National Committee to sing God Bless America before the speeches.

Kate Smith

But I will say that living in Ireland has changed the cadence and fullness of speech, since the Irish love words and use as many of them in a sentence as possible.

Anne McCaffrey

You're an old-timer if you can remember when setting the world on fire was a figure of speech.

Franklin P. Jones

Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.

Chanakya

There is great worth in holding universal truths and timelessly beautiful words in your heart, which will stay there forever, infusing your thoughts and speech…

Dan Stevens

I've discovered this new electronic technique that creates new speech out of stuff that's already there.

Brian Eno

It's a blessing as an artist to express myself - whether that be via dance, via song or via speech - in so many different ways.

Bebe Neuwirth

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

I believe in poetic discourse, in the value of speech in a non-naturalistic way; it's speculative.

Howard Barker

You can't just give a speech and expect people to fall down and agree with you.

Hillary Clinton

For some time it's been my habit to use images when preparing a speech: rather than write it down, I illustrate it.

Dario Fo

I don't know if I'd call myself a prodigy, but I was a big forensics competitor in high school, and then during college I spent some time working at speech and debate camps as a coach.

Josh Gad

King George VI: Waiting for me to... commence a conversation, one can wait rather a long wait.

The King's Speech

Lionel Logue: Am I considered the enemy? Queen Elizabeth: You will be, if you remain unobliging.

The King's Speech