Quotes About Speech

Gettysburg Address ("Four score and seven years ago …")

What a snoozefest! He went on like that for about a million hundred hours. I had no idea what he was talking about. My shirt was itchy. My tie was choking me. I thought I was gonna die. All I could think about was when Mayor Hubble would stop talking so we could go eat some Peeps.

People are what they do. They are what they say. They are what they want. They are what they remember and what they have forgotten; the motives they reveal and the motives they try to hide. They are their bodies, their voices, the movements of their eyes and hands. Beneath these and other such manifestations of selfhood, it is impossible to go. The "reasons" why people are as they are will always remain hidden not only from outsiders but from themselves too.

It's wonderful to be here in the great state of Chicago.

A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy.

If you use tact you can say anything, then make it funny.

Some people say it is better to appear foolish than open your mouth and remove all doubt. I say if it is already thought then you have nothing to lose.

A pro baseball coach began a season-opening speech to his players by saying, "I was so nervous about talking to you today," and the players responded by smiling sympathetically—they were nervous

T]he left hemisphere [is] particularly good at recognizing serial events—events whose elements occur one after the other—and controlling sequences of behavior. The left hemisphere is also involved in controlling serial behaviors. The serial functions performed by the left hemisphere include verbal activities, such as talking, understanding the speech of other people, reading, and writing.

Lies come as natural as the babbling of a creek.

The President's speech suggested to me that were we to follow his leadership, we will be in Iraq not for months, but for years. I also hope I am wrong on this.

The task is to investigate speech sounds in relation to the meanings with which they are invested, i.e., sounds viewed as signifiers, and above all to throw light on the structure of the relation between sounds and meaning.

The press is the only profession protected in the Constitution because of how important the framers viewed the press. But in authoritarian regimes, they control the press.

I am a firm supporter of the First Amendment, no matter the views expressed.

Freedom of speech means freedom for those who you despise, and freedom to express the most despicable views. It also means that the government cannot pick and choose which expressions to authorize and which to prevent.

I think it's dangerous to prosecute people for their political views and their political associations. I think you prosecute people for what they do, for their acts.

Individuals have the right to pick and choose which expressions to condemn, which to praise and which to say nothing about. Governments, however, must remain neutral as to the content of expression. And governments must protect the rights of all to express even the most despicable of views.

A bunch of comedians have gotten in 'trouble' for sharing their views. When an actor or an artist or might come out saying something political or whatever, then it becomes about that view.

Can someone within that society walk into the town square and say what they want without fear of being punished for his or her views? If so, then that society is a free society. If not, it is a fear society.

I joined the Labour party because I believed in equality, in freedom of speech and in tolerance, compassion and understanding for people, irrespective of their background and views. In whatever I decide to do in the future I will hold to those principles.

I've appeared on InfoWars many times, and I've never heard 'hate speech.' InfoWars has libertarian and conservative-leaning views.

The freedoms of religion, thought and speech are all fundamental rights Canadians not only enjoy, we have fought for them at home and abroad. We know that a vibrant democracy means that on some issues, Canadians will understandably have different views.

Even relatively tolerant countries fine and jail people for expressing heterodox views. America uniquely protects speech.

Speaking freely can give you the basic rights of expressing your views and what you want to say without the fear of any inhibition. Unfortunately, our society doesn't give this freedom to all.