If nobody speaks of remarkable things, how can they be called remarkable?

Quote by Jon McGregor

Topics: Remarkable Quotes, Speech Quotes

Whenever I found out anything remarkable, I have thought it my duty to put down...

Whenever I found out anything remarkable, I have thought it my duty to put down...

For me, this nomination was as if all of a sudden the crucifix began to...

For me, this nomination was as if all of a sudden the crucifix began to...

A communist is like a crocodile: when it opens its mouth you cannot tell whether...

A communist is like a crocodile: when it opens its mouth you cannot tell whether...

Speech was given to the ordinary sort of men, whereby to communicate their mind; but...

Speech was given to the ordinary sort of men, whereby to communicate their mind; but...

What the heart thinks, the tongue speaks

What the heart thinks, the tongue speaks

Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.

Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.

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...

Three things matter in a speech - who says it, how he says it and...

Three things matter in a speech - who says it, how he says it and...

I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a...

I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a...

The Framers [of the Constitution] knew that free speech is the friend of change and...

The Framers [of the Constitution] knew that free speech is the friend of change and...

Speech is human nature itself, with none of the artificiality of written language

Speech is human nature itself, with none of the artificiality of written language

The music that can deepest reach, And cure all ill, is cordial speech

The music that can deepest reach, And cure all ill, is cordial speech

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

Speech is for the convenience of those who are hard of hearing; but there are...

Speech is for the convenience of those who are hard of hearing; but there are...

I feel your pain.

I feel your pain.

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...

Nothing goes further toward a man's liberation than the act of surviving his need for...

Nothing goes further toward a man's liberation than the act of surviving his need for...

Advertising is speech. It's regulated because it's often effective speech.

Advertising is speech. It's regulated because it's often effective speech.

Wilson was once asked how long it took him to write a speech. He answered,...

Wilson was once asked how long it took him to write a speech. He answered,...