Quotes by Speech Entranced by the denotative power of words to define, to order, to represent the things around us, weve overlooked the songful dimension of language so obvious to our oral [storytelling] ancestors. Weve lost our ear for the music of language -- for the rhythmic, melodic layer of speech by which earthly things overhear us. David Abram speechearsorder While I've had a great distaste for what's usually called song in modern poetry or for what's usually called music, I really don't think of speech as so far from song. David Antin speechsongthinking Prana... is the spirit of mantra. Mantra in turn is the expression of prana. Whatever most engages our prana or vital energy becomes the main subject of our speech. David Frawley speechenergyexpression Events don't happen because I write a speech. I am allowed to write a speech because events are going to happen. David Frum speecheventswriting A presidential speech is always the work of many hands. David Frum presidentialspeechhands Lucidity of speech is unquestionably one of the surest tests of mental precision...In my experience a confused talker is never a clear thinker. David Lloyd George confusedtestsspeech Silence is a form of communication. Speech divides us. David Malouf speechcommunicationsilence The first amendment ensures not that speech will be fair, but that it will be free. It cannot be both. David Mamet first-amendmentspeechfirsts She realises that if she is to save the show she is going to have to improvise a rousing speech, one of the many Henry V moments that make up her working life. David Nicholls henry-vspeechmoments How many people saw Arnold's speech last night? I haven't seen that many Kennedys in one place since their last trial. David Letterman speechnightpeople Lately I've been believing that music predates speech. Debbie Harry speechmusicbelieve Obama has become too dependent on formal speeches and set town halls. His idea of mixing it up is taking off his jacket. Dee Dee Myers mixingspeechideas All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action. Demosthenes emptyspeechaction Stand-up comedy and comedy in general is the ultimate form of free speech, because you get to poke holes in all the pretentious bubbles politicians and pundits and popes and pretenders try to float over our heads. Denis Leary comedyspeechtrying Each part Denise Levertov sparksredemptionspeech The strangest thing that human speech and human writing can do is create a metaphor. That is an amazing leap, is it not? Dennis Potter metaphorspeechwriting Of course, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. Dennis Miller coursesopinionspeech I think that some restriction on speech is appropriate. Dianne Feinstein speechpoliticsthinking Since consciousness is the basis of all reality, any shift in consciousness changes every aspect of our reality. Reality is created by consciousness differentiating into cognition, moods, emotions, perceptions, behavior, speech, social interactions, environment, interaction with the forces of nature, and biology. As consciousness evolves, these different aspects of consciousness also change. Deepak Chopra speechperceptionreality It is unacceptable that disabled veterans in Illinois rank at the bottom of the list when it comes to disability pay. We owe our disabled veterans more than speeches, parades and monuments. Dick Durbin illinoisveterans-dayspeech«56789101112131415»
