It is music to my ears. I have always said that if I were a rich man, I would employ a professional praiser.

Quote by Sir Osbert Sitwell

Topics: Speech Quotes

I feel your pain

I feel your pain

The longer I live, the larger allowances I make for human infirmities

The longer I live, the larger allowances I make for human infirmities

Speech is oft repented, silence never

Speech is oft repented, silence never

Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears...

Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears...

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...

Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.

Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.

By placing discretion in the hands of an official to grant or deny a license,...

By placing discretion in the hands of an official to grant or deny a license,...

Before I begin speaking, there is something I would like to say.

Before I begin speaking, there is something I would like to say.

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave...

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave...

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...

People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they...

People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they...

It has to have a payroll tax that's dedicated to Social Security. The Social Security...

It has to have a payroll tax that's dedicated to Social Security. The Social Security...

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

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

If you think you're too small to be effective, you have never been in bed...

If you think you're too small to be effective, you have never been in bed...

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...

Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while all the others were making...

Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while all the others were making...

A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.

A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.