So I have talked with Betsey and Betsey has talked with me, And we have agreed together that we can't never agree

Quote by Will Carleton

Topics: Speech Quotes

But I have learned a thing or two; I know as sure as fate, when...

But I have learned a thing or two; I know as sure as fate, when...

I've watched my duty, straight an' true, an' tried to do it well; Part of...

I've watched my duty, straight an' true, an' tried to do it well; Part of...

Things at home are crossways, and Betsy and I are out.

Things at home are crossways, and Betsy and I are out.

Worm or beetle - drought or tempest - on a farmer's land may fall, Each...

Worm or beetle - drought or tempest - on a farmer's land may fall, Each...

To appreciate heaven well, it's good for a person to have some fifteen minutes of...

To appreciate heaven well, it's good for a person to have some fifteen minutes of...

Over all our happy country - over all our Nation spread, Is a band of...

Over all our happy country - over all our Nation spread, Is a band of...

If there's a heaven upon the earth, a fellow knows it when He's been away...

If there's a heaven upon the earth, a fellow knows it when He's been away...

Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part...

Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part...

A speech is like a love affair. Any fool can start it, but to end...

A speech is like a love affair. Any fool can start it, but to end...

Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening

Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening

I never want to get to the point where it's all about my needs, and...

I never want to get to the point where it's all about my needs, and...

At spelling bee, how does the one kid get laborious, and next kid gets carnival?

At spelling bee, how does the one kid get laborious, and next kid gets carnival?

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path...

Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.

Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.

Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two...

Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two...

Commencement oratory must eschew anything that smacks of partisan politics, political preference, sex, religion or...

Commencement oratory must eschew anything that smacks of partisan politics, political preference, sex, religion or...

It takes two to speak truth, one to speak and another to hear.

It takes two to speak truth, one to speak and another to hear.

It was kind of boring for me to have to eat. I would know that...

It was kind of boring for me to have to eat. I would know that...

For my name and memory, I leave it to men's charitable speeches, to foreign nations,...

For my name and memory, I leave it to men's charitable speeches, to foreign nations,...

What the heart thinks, the tongue speaks

What the heart thinks, the tongue speaks