His forward voice now is to speak well of his friend. His backward voice is to utter foul speeches and to detract.

To talk well and eloquently is a very great art, but that an equally great one is to know the right moment to stop.

Lebanese freedom of speech : You get to say whatever you like as long as the authorities approve of it... Hilarious.

Speech one may regret,Silence no sorrow begets,Humility be born before honour,Soft answer turns wrath’s corne

that your power of commandwith simple language wasone of the magnificent things ofour century.(from the poem: result)

There are words, which should leave unspoken, and the true value of a man lies in the words the he has for not saying.

I find politicians’ speeches moving. Sometimes I don’t even pack up before forever leaving their vicinity.

We speak not only to tell other people what we think, but to tell ourselves what we think. Speech is a part of thought.

from Bill Clinton speech- People are more impressed by the power of our example rather than the example of our power...

No speech is ever considered, but only the speaker. It's so much easier to pass judgement on a man than on an idea.

Your name still rings a bell when you say something good, not by causing catastrophe in a bid to sound more interesting.

Even speech was for them was a debased form of silence; how much more futile is poetry which is a debased form of speech.

speech to him was a task, a battle, words mustered behind his beard and issued one at a time, heavy and square like tanks.

He used a minimum of words and no inflection whatsoever. It was a policeman's manner of speaking, direct and unadorned.

...you have been fraternizing with warewolves overmuch! Military men can be terribly bad for one's verbal concatenation!