833 Quotes About Speech

Banquet: a plate of cold, hairy chicken and artificially coloured green peas completely surrounded by dreary speeches and appeals for donations.

Eloquence is the language of nature, and cannot be learned in the schools; but rhetoric is the creature of art, which he who feels least will most excel in.

Wisdom is worried for being slow in its speech and expeditious in its actions.

I have reached the conclusion, a bit late perhaps, that speeches should be short.

You can't expect to communicate with anyone if you're a bore.

I am broadly concerned about the slow death of free speech, but particularly in universities and also with regards to the climate change debate.

Whatever is spoken of acquires a certain existence.

Speak not at all, in any wise, till you have somewhat to speak; care not for the reward of your speaking, but simply and with undivided mind for the truth of your speaking.

So I have talked with Betsey and Betsey has talked with me, And we have agreed together that we can't never agree