Quotes by Speech By placing discretion in the hands of an official to grant or deny a license, such a statute creates a threat of censorship that by its very existence chills free speech. Harry A. Blackmun ethos speech hands One way of looking at speech is to say it is a constant stratagem to cover nakedness. Harold Pinter speech literature way Translation is the paradigm, the exemplar of all writing.... It is translation that demonstrates most vividly the yearning for transformation that underlies every act involving speech, that supremely human gift. Harry Mathews transformation speech writing I believe in the complete freedom of thought and speech - alike for the humblest man and the mightiest, and in the utmost freedom of conduct that is consistent with living in organized H. L. Mencken speech men believe When I was a kid - and I don't know why, it's the most random thing - I wanted to be a speech therapist for little kids. I knew I wanted to do something with kids. Haylie Duff random-things speech kids That [film What's My Line] was very useful to me because it had Branch Rickey in a social situation. Every other bit of film [42] that I had was him making a speech. Harrison Ford branches lines speech Free speech is too dangerous to a democracy to be permitted H. L. Mencken free-speech democracy speech Political leaders normally act by making convincing speeches. Helmut Schmidt speech political leader Precisely because our political speeches are meant to be reported, they are not worth reporting. Precisely because they are carefully designed to be read, nobody reads them. Gilbert K. Chesterton political-speeches speech political Speech is the birthright of every child. It is the deaf child's one fair chance to keep in touch with his fellows. Helen Keller speech chance children The American people, I am convinced, really detest free speech. At the slightest alarm they are ready and eager to put it down. H. L. Mencken alarms speech people 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. Henri Nouwen speech listening needs A speech is entertaining only when serenely detached from all information. Henry F. Ashurst entertaining information speech Free speech is meaningless unless it tolerates the speech that we hate. Henry Hyde speech liberty hate The common notion that free speech prevails in the United States always makes me laugh. H. L. Mencken united-states speech laughing An unsuccessful manager blames failure on his obligations; the effective manager turns them to his own advantage. A speech is a chance to lobby...a visit to an important customer a chance to extract trade information. Henry Mintzberg information speech important The net effect of Clarence Darrow's great speech yesterday seemed to be precisely the same as if he had bawled it up a rainspout in the interior of Afghanistan. H. L. Mencken speech politics yesterday Speaking is a beautiful folly; with that man dances over all things. Friedrich Nietzsche speech beautiful men The easiest way to stay awake during an after-dinner speech is to deliver it. Herman Herst, Jr. dinner speech way The most difficult thing to understand during conversation is silence. Henry David Thoreau speech silence conversation «1314151617181920212223»
