Speech Quotes - Page 2

EVERY intention which does not assert itself by deeds is a vain intention, and the speech which expresses it is idle speech. It is action which proves life and establishes will

Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men's minds.

One feels 'the dearth of human words, the roughness of mortal speech' in trying to describe things intangible.

Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong.

Freedom includes the right to say what others may object to and resent... The essence of citizenship is to be tolerant of strong and provocative words.

The wonders of the Grand Canyon cannot be adequately represented in symbols of speech, nor by speech itself. The resources of the graphic art are taxed beyond their powers in attempting to portray its features. Language and illustration combined must fail.

The delicate thought, that cannot find expression, For ruder speech too fair, That, like thy petals, trembles in possession, And scatters on the air.

Speech is our second possession, after the soul-and perhaps we have no other possession in this world.

In the end, what would you gain from everlasting remembrance? Absolutely nothing. So what is left worth living for? This alone: justice in thought, goodness in action, speech that cannot deceive, and a disposition glad of whatever comes, welcoming it as necessary, as familiar, as flowing from the same source and fountain as yourself.

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

I bear solemn witness to the fact that NATO heads of state and of government meet only to go through the tedious motions of reading speeches, drafted by others, with the principal objective of not rocking the boat.

Music is the inarticulate speech of the heart, which cannot be compressed into words, because it is infinite.

To listen is very hard, because it asks of us so much interior stability that we no longer need to prove ourselves by speeches, arguments, statements or declarations. True listeners no longer have an inner need to make their presence known. They are free to receive, welcome, to accept.

Israel is a country that respects freedom - freedom of assembly, freedom of speech and freedom of worship.

My conversations with God always seem leave him speechless.

The mark of a true politician is that he is never at a loss for words because he is always half-expecting to be asked to make a speech.

Free speech is meaningless if the commercial cacophony has risen to the point where no one can hear you.

With God there is no need for long speeches.

Just as the strength of the Internet is chaos, so the strength of our liberty depends upon the chaos and cacophony of the unfettered speech the First Amendment protects.

Once again, Pat Robertson leaves us speechless with his insensitivity and arrogance.

To take arms against a sea of troubles.

I am a victim-oriented person. I like to see that the victims know that they have a voice.

All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.

A speech without a specific purpose is like a journey without a destination.

One day I heard a speech of Hitler. In this speech he said that the German factory worker and the German labourer must make common cause with the German intellectual worker.