Quotes About Speech

I mean, to call the press the enemy is dangerous and just remarkably bizarre.

I'm just preparing my impromptu remarks.

I do expect that the President will say something at the beginning of his remarks today, at the conversation.

My company has no intention of deleting constitutionally protected hate speech. I feel the remedy for this type of speech is counter speech, and I'm certain that this is the view of the American justice system.

I find it difficult to speak in remote places because it is so hot and dusty that I tend to choke.

Unless you're Barack Obama, you cannot pull off an impromptu a capella rendition of a heart-warming song in the middle of a speech.

I've made it abundantly clear and I'll repeat yet again there's no question of gagging individuals.

My mom told me many times that when you are outside, you have to be careful what you are saying, and don't repeat the words of what you hear at home.

It is true the orator may make a myriad replica of his own passion out of those who listen to him. But that does not prove he is right or they are not fools.

That's the best part of being in private practice, by the way: being able to say whatever I want. In the government I couldn't talk to reporters and couldn't speak to the public, and now I just feel free. I have a First Amendment right again, and I exercise it daily.

Republicans just can't help themselves. They get in front of a live microphone and within a few sentences are rocketing down the swiftest and most direct route to the all-you-can-eat comedian-and-talk-show-host buffet.

I once wrote about Don Imus that 'speech is free, but consequences are not.' I never want to be the exception to that rule, and I'm not sure any of us want to live in a world where hurtful things are hurled around without cost.

People should have the chance to say whatever they want, especially a guy like LeBron. He's huge, an icon. He should have an opinion if he wants to.

The First Amendment is first for a reason - it cannot be ignored by the D.C. City Council.

Censorship of ideas or images or words is wrong.

What I look for in any character, good or bad, is whether I can hear him speak. If I can imagine him that clearly, then I can write about him.

For a lot of people, and I'm one of them, where you are and who you're spending your time with greatly impacts your accent.

Be impeccable with your word.

Because the speech is an argument, and a great speech makes an argument well, the act of making that argument is a really important part of how the policy process coalesces and solidifies both for the candidate and also the people serving that candidate.

As to the evil which results from a censorship, it is impossible to measure it, for it is impossible to tell where it ends.

In Chinese, there are an impressive number of ways to describe saying nothing at all.

Once you break someone of the habit of up-talking, they can start to see immediate improvement in their careers.

Laws on hate speech and hate crimes do important work in a world that has been rooted in racism and bigotry since the inception of this country, which was not founded on ideals of justice.

Censorship is certainly not the answer to controversial material and is inconsistent with our most basic constitutional values.