#speaker

Some of the speakers we bring on campus may not reflect official church teaching, but that's how it is. ↗

— William P. Leahy

#campus #church #how #may #official

In all sincere speech there is power, not necessarily great power, but as much as the speaker is capable of. ↗

— George Henry Lewes

#great #great power #much #necessarily #power

And some poets are far better read off the page because they're very bad speakers. I'm thinking of one in particular whom I won't name, a good poet, and he reads in such a dry, boring way, your eyes start drooping. ↗

— Norman MacCaig

#because #better #boring #drooping #dry

A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that 'individuality' is the key to success. ↗

— Robert Orben

#caps #ceremony #commencement #dressed #event

Being the first woman speaker and breaking the marble ceiling is pretty important. Now it's time to move on. ↗

— Nancy Pelosi

#breaking #ceiling #first #important #marble

The progress in Iraq is still fragile. And it could still be reversed. Iraq still faces innumerable challenges, and they will be evident during what will likely be a difficult process as the newly elected Council of Representatives selects the next prime minister, president, and speaker of the council. ↗

— David Petraeus

#could #council #difficult #during #elected

A good listener truly wants to know the speaker. ↗

— John Powell

#know #listener #speaker #truly #wants

Mr. Speaker, as a grateful recovering alcoholic of 24 years myself, I am living proof that treatment does work and that recovery is real. ↗

— Jim Ramstad

#am #does #grateful #i #i am

Mr. Speaker, the scientific evidence is overwhelming that embryonic stem cells have great potential to regenerate specific types of human tissues, offering hope for millions of Americans suffering from debilitating diseases. ↗

— Jim Ramstad

#debilitating #diseases #embryonic #embryonic stem cells #evidence

Mr Speaker, I smell a rat; I see him forming in the air and darkening the sky; but I will nip him in the bud. ↗

— Boyle Roche

#bud #forming #him #i #i see