Always be shorter than anybody dared to hope. ~Lord Reading, on speechmakingCUL
Speeches Quotes SMS
Speeches Quotes SMS
There are always three speeches for every
There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave. ~Dale Carnegie
Commencement speeches were invented largely in the
Commencement speeches were invented largely in the belief that outgoing college students should never be released into the world until they have been properly sedated. ~G.B. Trudeau
Commencement oratory must eschew anything that smacks
Commencement oratory must eschew anything that smacks of partisan politics, political preference, sex, religion or unduly firm opinion. Nonetheless, there must be a speech: Speeches in our culture are the vacuum that fills a vacuum. ~John Kenneth Galbraith
The problem with speeches isnt so much
The problem with speeches isn’t so much not knowing when to stop, as knowing when not to begin. ~Frances Rodman
Political speeches are like steer horns a
Political speeches are like steer horns. A point here, a point there, and a lot of bull in between. ~Alfred E. Neuman
Few speeches which have produced an electrical
Few speeches which have produced an electrical effect on an audience can bear the colourless photography of a printed record. ~Archibald Philip Primrose
A speech is poetry cadence rhythm imagery
A speech is poetry: cadence, rhythm, imagery, sweep! A speech reminds us that words, like children, have the power to make dance the dullest beanbag of a heart. ~Peggy Noonan
Liberty dont work as good in practice
Liberty don’t work as good in practice as it does in speeches. ~Will Rogers
When a sermon at length comes to
When a sermon at length comes to an end, people rise and praise God, and they feel the same way after many other speeches. ~John Andrew Holmes
But i never could make a good
But I… never was happy, never could make a good impromptu speech without several hours to prepare it. ~Mark Twain, 1879 speechquoteinvestigator.com/2010/06/09/twain-speech (Thanks, Garson O’Toole of quoteinvestigator.com!)
Oratory is the power to talk people
Oratory is the power to talk people out of their sober and natural opinions. ~Joseph ChatfieldMCTO