A great speech is literature.

Quote by Peggy Noonan

Topics: Literature Quotes, Speech Quotes

I think miracles exist in part as gifts and in part as clues that there...

I think miracles exist in part as gifts and in part as clues that there...

A speech is poetry: cadence, rhythm, imagery, sweep! A speech reminds us that words, like...

A speech is poetry: cadence, rhythm, imagery, sweep! A speech reminds us that words, like...

The 2008 election settled nothing, not even for a while. Our national politics are reflecting...

The 2008 election settled nothing, not even for a while. Our national politics are reflecting...

My generation, faced as it grew with a choice between religious belief and existential despair,...

My generation, faced as it grew with a choice between religious belief and existential despair,...

The battle for the mind of Ronald Reagan was like the trench warfare of World...

The battle for the mind of Ronald Reagan was like the trench warfare of World...

A great speech is literature.

A great speech is literature.

I love eulogies. They are the most moving kind of speech because they attempt to...

I love eulogies. They are the most moving kind of speech because they attempt to...

Speeches are not magic and there is no great speech without great policy.

Speeches are not magic and there is no great speech without great policy.

Part of courage is simple consistency.

Part of courage is simple consistency.

Abortion is either OK or it's not.

Abortion is either OK or it's not.

Let's cause some senators distress.

Let's cause some senators distress.

TV gives everyone an image, but radio gives birth to a million images in a...

TV gives everyone an image, but radio gives birth to a million images in a...

Beware the politically obsessed. They are often bright and interesting, but they have something missing...

Beware the politically obsessed. They are often bright and interesting, but they have something missing...

My generation, faced as it grew with a choice between religious belief and existential despair,...

My generation, faced as it grew with a choice between religious belief and existential despair,...

If you join government, calmly make your contribution and move on. Don't go along to...

If you join government, calmly make your contribution and move on. Don't go along to...

Abortion is either OK or it's not.

Abortion is either OK or it's not.

Don't fall in love with politicians, they're all a disappointment. They can't help it, they...

Don't fall in love with politicians, they're all a disappointment. They can't help it, they...

Candor is a compliment; it implies equality. It's how true friends talk.

Candor is a compliment; it implies equality. It's how true friends talk.

You don't have to be old in America to say of a world you lived...

You don't have to be old in America to say of a world you lived...

If you commit a big crime then you are crazy, and the more heinous the...

If you commit a big crime then you are crazy, and the more heinous the...