#speech

Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood. ↗

— William Penn

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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

#create #human #leap #metaphor #speech

When every high school graduate can spell the word, 'inauguration,' let's put lampshades on our heads and listen to his speeches until Obama's voice gives out. ↗

— Paula Poundstone

#gives #graduate #heads #high #high school

Hamas is a terrorist organization dedicated to annihilating the Jewish state. It runs a theocratic totalitarian state in Gaza, with no individual liberty, and no freedom of speech or press. ↗

— Dennis Prager

#dedicated #freedom #freedom of speech #gaza #hamas

Liberty doesn't work as well in practice as it does in speeches. ↗

— Will Rogers

#liberty #practice #speeches #well #work

Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars. ↗

— Gustave Flaubert

#cracked #crude #dance #human #kettle

Freedom of speech includes the freedom to offend people. ↗

— Brad Thor

#freedom of speech #includes #offend #people #speech

We who officially value freedom of speech above life itself seem to have nothing to talk about but the weather. ↗