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Letter "S" » Speech
«A speech is like a love affair. Any fool can start it, but to end it requires considerable skill.»
«At no time is freedom of speech more precious than when a man hits his thumb with a hammer.»
Author: Marshall Lumsden
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Speech
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freedom of speech, hammer, hits, hit man, no hit, no Time, thumb, thumbs
«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»
Author: Peggy Noonan
(Author, Journalist, Political analyst)
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Poetry,
Speech
| Keywords:
beanbag, cadence, dullest, imagery, reminds, rhythm, sweep
«Before I begin speaking, there is something I would like to say.»
«A person's character is revealed by their speech»
«A great speech is literature.»
«A sage thing is timely silence, and better than any speech»
Author: Plutarch
(Author, Biographer)
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Communication,
Silence,
Speech
| Keywords:
sage, sager, timely
«A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.»
Author: Washington Irving
(Writer)
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Speech
| Keywords:
edge, edge tool, keener, keenest, sharp, sharp tongue, tool
«A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions.»
Author: Wilson Mizner
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Speech
«A communist is like a crocodile: when it opens its mouth you cannot tell whether it is trying to smile or preparing to eat you up»
Author: Winston Churchill
(Author, Orator, Prime Minister)
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Speech
| Keywords:
communist, crocodile, crocodiles, opens, preparing, The Crocodile, The Crocodiles
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