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Speech Quotes

The decision to go to the moon is now appreciated and associated with President Kennedy’s speech, but somebody else had told him it was a good idea. It turned out to be a good commitment, but it was a unique situation Picture Quote #1

The perfection of style consists in the use of the exact speech necessary to convey the sense in the fewest words consistent with perspicuity, at the same time having regard to appropriateness and harmony of expression. Its greater excellencies are directness, accuracy, appropriateness and perspicuity Picture Quote #1

Fighting is an expression. It’s a form of speech, and that’s why they call it martial arts. It’s an art Picture Quote #1

Analogy pervades all our thinking, our everyday speech and our trivial conclusions as well as artistic ways of expression and the highest scientific achievements Picture Quote #1

I think it’s important and I think it’s true that our life experience is going to be about our attitude, our thoughts, our beliefs, our speech and our actions. We can transform our life experience simply by changing our language Picture Quote #1

I had people in my life who didn’t give up on me: my mother, my aunt, my science teacher. I had one-on-one speech therapy. I had a nanny who spent all day playing turn-taking games with me Picture Quote #1

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I don’t rely on the media. I usually average one speech a day for 25 years. People know me because I’m out there Picture Quote #1

When you’re standing in front of an audience like this that is so enthusiastic and so much behind you, it is very hard to give a bad speech. Even a bad speech sounds good in a convention hall like this Picture Quote #1

Love myself I do. Not everything, but I love the good as well as the bad. I love my crazy lifestyle, and I love my hard discipline. I love my freedom of speech and the way my eyes get dark when I’m tired. I love that I have learned to trust people with my heart, even if it will get broken. I am proud of everything that I am and will become Picture Quote #1

Advocates of ‘free speech’ often repeat the mantra that the best response to bad speech is more and better speech, not the suppression of the bad stuff Picture Quote #1

My high school experience was kind of like ‘Mean Girls.’ It was very much like a bad B movie. ‘This is where the jocks sit, and this is where the cheerleaders sit.’ And I never really fit in. I guess I was sort of a theatre geek, but the activity that I was most invested in was speech and debate Picture Quote #1

Balance is key. Balance is a virtue. Balance is next to godliness, maybe. We should all aspire to better balance. Too much of what is said in this world is one-sided, and we need more balance - in our speech, in our music, in our art, in everything Picture Quote #1

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Even in democratic society, we don’t have good answers how to balance the need for security on one hand and the protection of free speech on the other in our digital networks Picture Quote #1

Americans’ right to free speech should not be proportionate to their bank accounts Picture Quote #1

All dignified people in the world, whether Arabs or Muslims or others with dignity, are very proud of the speech made by president Bashar al-Assad a few days ago here in Damascus. For me he is the last Arab ruler, and Syria is the last Arab country. It is the fortress of the remaining dignity of the Arabs, and that’s why I’m proud to be here Picture Quote #1

You never write a speech in advance because if you don’t get to use it, you’ll be heartbroken Picture Quote #1

All men are really most attracted by the beauty of plain speech, and they even write in a florid style in imitation of this. Theyprefer to be misunderstood rather than to come short of its exuberance Picture Quote #1

You can’t be selective about freedom of speech. If you say you believe in freedom of speech you have to acknowledge the people whose views you disagree with, people whose views you may detest, nevertheless have the right to freedom of speech Picture Quote #1

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The solution when you don’t like someone’s speech is not to silence that person, or that corporation. It’s more and louder speech of your own Picture Quote #1

Beautiful eyes in the face of a handsome woman are like eloquence to speech Picture Quote #1

Lead us toward a speech, which is as beautiful as silence, and toward a silence, which is as beautiful as the sweetest and truest of words. (119) Picture Quote #1

Truthfully, wicked people reveal themselves in words first, to inhibit speech would inhibit us seeing the wicked before they act Picture Quote #1

I’m used to being in front of camera and knowing what to think. But if you’re asking me to be me, I get very self-conscious. My job isn’t to be me. Being an actor, people think you can do a eulogy at a funeral, a speech at a wedding. I find all that very nerve-racking Picture Quote #1

Being born in Cuba, a country where freedom of speech is non-existent, it’s startling to observe how Venezuela, where I was happily raised, is fast becoming Cuba’s mirror Picture Quote #1

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It’s always easy to get people to condemn threats to free speech when the speech being threatened is speech that they like. It’s much more difficult to induce support for free speech rights when the speech being punished is speech they find repellent Picture Quote #1

As an undergraduate at Stanford, I started ‘The Stanford Review,’ which ended up being very engaged in the hot debates of the time: campus speech codes, questions about diversity on campus, all sorts of debates like that Picture Quote #1

As we saw in the Queen’s Speech, anti-social behaviour - a phenomenon that I believe to be a genuine worry that is also being fed by a lot of scare stories - is the political theme of the moment Picture Quote #1

Speech is a very important aspect of being human. A whisper doesn’t cut it Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Wisdom is worried for being slow in its speech and expeditious in its actions Picture Quote #1

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The decision to go to the moon is now appreciated and associated with President Kennedy’s speech, but somebody else had told him it was a good idea. It turned out to be a good commitment, but it was a unique situation. (Speech Quotes) The perfection of style consists in the use of the exact speech necessary to convey the sense in the fewest words consistent with perspicuity, at the same time having regard to appropriateness and harmony of expression. Its greater excellencies are directness, accuracy, appropriateness and perspicuity. (Speech Quotes) Fighting is an expression. It’s a form of speech, and that’s why they call it martial arts. It’s an art. (Speech Quotes) Analogy pervades all our thinking, our everyday speech and our trivial conclusions as well as artistic ways of expression and the highest scientific achievements. (Speech Quotes) I think it’s important and I think it’s true that our life experience is going to be about our attitude, our thoughts, our beliefs, our speech and our actions. We can transform our life experience simply by changing our language. (Speech Quotes) I had people in my life who didn’t give up on me: my mother, my aunt, my science teacher. I had one-on-one speech therapy. I had a nanny who spent all day playing turn-taking games with me. (Speech Quotes) I don’t rely on the media. I usually average one speech a day for 25 years. People know me because I’m out there. (Speech Quotes) When you’re standing in front of an audience like this that is so enthusiastic and so much behind you, it is very hard to give a bad speech. Even a bad speech sounds good in a convention hall like this. (Speech Quotes) Love myself I do. Not everything, but I love the good as well as the bad. I love my crazy lifestyle, and I love my hard discipline. I love my freedom of speech and the way my eyes get dark when I’m tired. I love that I have learned to trust people with my heart, even if it will get broken. I am proud of everything that I am and will become. (Speech Quotes) Advocates of ‘free speech’ often repeat the mantra that the best response to bad speech is more and better speech, not the suppression of the bad stuff. (Speech Quotes) My high school experience was kind of like ‘Mean Girls.’ It was very much like a bad B movie. ‘This is where the jocks sit, and this is where the cheerleaders sit.’ And I never really fit in. I guess I was sort of a theatre geek, but the activity that I was most invested in was speech and debate. (Speech Quotes) Balance is key. Balance is a virtue. Balance is next to godliness, maybe. We should all aspire to better balance. Too much of what is said in this world is one-sided, and we need more balance - in our speech, in our music, in our art, in everything. (Speech Quotes) Even in democratic society, we don’t have good answers how to balance the need for security on one hand and the protection of free speech on the other in our digital networks. (Speech Quotes) Americans’ right to free speech should not be proportionate to their bank accounts (Speech Quotes) All dignified people in the world, whether Arabs or Muslims or others with dignity, are very proud of the speech made by president Bashar al-Assad a few days ago here in Damascus. For me he is the last Arab ruler, and Syria is the last Arab country. It is the fortress of the remaining dignity of the Arabs, and that’s why I’m proud to be here. (Speech Quotes) You never write a speech in advance because if you don’t get to use it, you’ll be heartbroken. (Speech Quotes) All men are really most attracted by the beauty of plain speech, and they even write in a florid style in imitation of this. Theyprefer to be misunderstood rather than to come short of its exuberance. (Speech Quotes) You can’t be selective about freedom of speech. If you say you believe in freedom of speech you have to acknowledge the people whose views you disagree with, people whose views you may detest, nevertheless have the right to freedom of speech. (Speech Quotes) The solution when you don’t like someone’s speech is not to silence that person, or that corporation. It’s more and louder speech of your own. (Speech Quotes) Beautiful eyes in the face of a handsome woman are like eloquence to speech (Speech Quotes) Lead us toward a speech, which is as beautiful as silence, and toward a silence, which is as beautiful as the sweetest and truest of words. (119) (Speech Quotes) Truthfully, wicked people reveal themselves in words first, to inhibit speech would inhibit us seeing the wicked before they act. (Speech Quotes) I’m used to being in front of camera and knowing what to think. But if you’re asking me to be me, I get very self-conscious. My job isn’t to be me. Being an actor, people think you can do a eulogy at a funeral, a speech at a wedding. I find all that very nerve-racking. (Speech Quotes) Being born in Cuba, a country where freedom of speech is non-existent, it’s startling to observe how Venezuela, where I was happily raised, is fast becoming Cuba’s mirror (Speech Quotes) It’s always easy to get people to condemn threats to free speech when the speech being threatened is speech that they like. It’s much more difficult to induce support for free speech rights when the speech being punished is speech they find repellent. (Speech Quotes) As an undergraduate at Stanford, I started ‘The Stanford Review,’ which ended up being very engaged in the hot debates of the time: campus speech codes, questions about diversity on campus, all sorts of debates like that. (Speech Quotes) As we saw in the Queen’s Speech, anti-social behaviour - a phenomenon that I believe to be a genuine worry that is also being fed by a lot of scare stories - is the political theme of the moment. (Speech Quotes) Speech is a very important aspect of being human. A whisper doesn’t cut it. (Speech Quotes) 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. (Speech Quotes) Wisdom is worried for being slow in its speech and expeditious in its actions (Speech Quotes)

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