“I believe there is a limit beyond which free speech cannot go, but it's a limit that's very seldom mentioned. It's the point where free speech begins to collide with the right to privacy. I don't think there are any other conditions to free speech. I've got a right to say and believe anything I please, but I haven't got a right to press it on anybody else. .... Nobody's got a right to be a nuisance to his neighbors.” ThinkingBelieveI BelieveFreedomLibertyRightsConditionsMediaHavensPleaseLimitsSpeechConstitutionPressesNeighborTolerancePrivacyFree SpeechNuisanceCollideRight To Privacy Author:H. L. Mencken
“How many people saw Arnold's speech last night? I haven't seen that many Kennedys in one place since their last trial.” PeopleLastsNightSawsHavensSpeechTrialsLast Night Author:David Letterman
“There are some words I find impossibly difficult ... 'Love,' 'feeling' and especially 'happiness' are at the head of the list. This is not because I haven't experienced any of them but because whenever I think about using the words I don't really know what anyone means by them. I'd find it easier to sit down and write a book about each (coming, obviously, to no conclusion) than to use them casually in speech or writing.” ThinkingKnowsWritingMeanBookUseFeelingsLanguageDifficultHavensEasierSpeechDown AndListsConclusionLove Feeling Author:Jenny Diski
“Campuses that were once havens of free speech are now patrolled and regulated by thought police. Intellectual dishonesty has become a job requirement for university administrators.” JobsHavensSpeechIntellectualPoliceUniversityFree SpeechRequirementsDishonestyCampusAdministratorsThought PoliceIntellectual Dishonesty Author:Michael Barone
“Motivated teams are the key to success at every startup, yet I still know entrepreneurs who gave an inspirational speech to kick off the quarter but haven't been heard from since, or don't realize that their actions are often more demotivating than inspirational.” KnowsStillsActionRealizingHeardTeamHavensKeysSpeechEntrepreneurKicksMotivatedQuartersKey To SuccessInspirational Speech Author:Martin Zwilling