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...

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...

Gracious to all, to none subservient, Without offense he spoke the word he meant

Gracious to all, to none subservient, Without offense he spoke the word he meant

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...

Churchill wrote his own speeches. When a leader does that, he becomes emotionally invested with...

Churchill wrote his own speeches. When a leader does that, he becomes emotionally invested with...

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...

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?

I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you

I love you more than I have ever found a way to say to you

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

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

Speech is external thought, and thought internal speech.

Speech is external thought, and thought internal speech.

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results...

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results...

Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words

Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words

It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom...

It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom...

Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.

Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.

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

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

All discourses but my own afflict me; they seem harsh, impertinent, and irksome

All discourses but my own afflict me; they seem harsh, impertinent, and irksome

When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to...

When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to...

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 have no more pleasure in hearing a man attempting wit and failing, than in...

I have no more pleasure in hearing a man attempting wit and failing, than in...