“Joe Biden will speak to the nation's largest gay rights group during a human rights convention on Friday. Then on Saturday, he is scheduled to speak to them again to apologize for whatever he said in Friday's speech.” HumansSaidSpeakNationsRightsGroupsGaySpeechHuman RightsConventionsApologizingSaturdayFridayGay RightsBiden Author:Jimmy Fallon
“It's not 'natural' to speak well, eloquently, in an interesting, articulate way. People living in groups, families, communes say little - have few verbal means. Eloquence - thinking in words - is a byproduct of solitude, deracination, a heightened painful individuality. In groups, it's more natural to sing, to dance, to pray: given, rather than invented (individual) speech.” PeopleThinkingWayWellsMeanLittlesIndividualSpeakGivenNaturalInterestingGroupsPrayingSolitudeSpeechIndividualityPainfulEloquenceCommunes Book:As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh: Diaries 1964-1980 Source: As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh: Diaries 1964-1980
“For instance, in group therapy, I'll have people stand up, show off, give a speech about themselves as though they've just died and have to give a eulogy. Even with this explicit permission - even an order - to say something nice about themselves, this is the hardest thing in the world for people to do. They'd rather take their clothes off.” PeopleWorldGivingShowsOrderNiceGroupsSpeechClothesDiedHardestInstanceTherapyPermissionHardest ThingShowing OffEulogyExplicitGroup Therapy Author:Nancy Friday
“Hate radio, hate speech, hate groups, hate crimes really don't fit in, in the America that we know today.” KnowsTodayAmericaHateGroupsCrimeFitSpeechRadioHate CrimeHate SpeechHate Groups Author:Kweisi Mfume
“Every public elementary school ought to welcome Good News Clubs. Parents appreciate them; children love them; and the First Amendment protects them. The First Amendment requires that similar groups be provided with equal treatment. Religious speech is not a disability. It is our preeminent freedom.” FirstsChildrenSchoolParentReligiousGroupsOughtProtectEqualSpeechNewsAppreciateClubsWelcomeTreatmentDisabilityAmendmentsGood NewsFirst AmendmentElementary SchoolChildren LoveEqual Treatment Author:Mathew Staver
“One time I was doing a speech to a group of kids, and just before I get there, I see this little kid crying. I found out they just lost a game, and he was the losing pitcher. I went over there, put my arm around him, and said, 'What are you crying for? When major league players lose, they don't cry.'” LittlesSaidKidsFoundGamesLostLosesPlayerGroupsCryArmsSpeechMajorsLosingLeagueOne TimeLittle KidPitcherMajor League Author:Tommy Lasorda
“Every Democrat constituency group has at least two things in common. They hate us. They despise opposition. That's why they created political correctness. Speech censorship. They hate opposition and they'll do anything they can to eliminate it.” TwoPoliticalHateCommonGroupsSpeechDemocratTwo ThingsOppositionDespiseCensorshipPolitical CorrectnessCorrectness Author:Rush Limbaugh