“Painting is just like making an after-dinner speech. If you want to be remembered, say one thing and stop.” IfsWantOne ThingPaintingSpeechSimplicityDinnerRemembered Book:Charles Webster Hawthorne Source: Charles Webster Hawthorne
“Because there are hundreds of different ways to say one thing, I, being a writer, songwriter, and poet, speak childishly and incoherently. In speech there is so much to decide in so little time.” WayLittlesDifferentSpeakOne ThingPoetSpeechDifferent WaysSongwritersLittle Time Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“I give speeches at megachurches across America, and the one thing that's really striking about it is how utterly, completely diverse they are, and completely unself-consciously. At these huge megachurches the idea that the more Christian you are, the less tolerant you would be is preposterous.” GivingIdeasWould BeChristianAmericaOne ThingHugeSpeechDiverse Author:Ann Coulter
“The problem posed by indirect speech acts is the problem of how it is possible for the speaker to say one thing and mean that but also to mean something else.” MeanProblemOne ThingSpeechSpeakersIndirect Author:John Searle
“There's a lot about being "A Writer" that has nothing to do with writing. That's one thing I've discovered. You've got to meet with the sales force, and you've got to have all these luncheons, and be gracious, and you've got to give a lot of presentations and you've got to give a lot of speeches, and you've got to be on tour.” GivingWritingForceOne ThingSpeechPresentationGraciousSales Force Author:Augusten Burroughs
“It has been my pleasure to speak at many Federalist Society gatherings around the country, and I think one thing your organization has definitely done is to contribute to free speech, free debate, and most importantly public understanding of, awareness of, and appreciation of the Constitution. So that's a marvelous contribution, and in a way I must say I'm jealous at how the Federalist Society has thrived at law schools.” ThinkingWayHas BeensCountryDoneSchoolLawSpeakUnderstandingPleasureOne ThingAwarenessSpeechOrganizationConstitutionAppreciationDebateContributionJealousFree SpeechMarvelousGatheringLaw SchoolFederalist Author:Nadine Strossen
“People in Israel would write in a high register, they wouldn't write colloquial speech. I do a special take on colloquial speech. When I started writing, I thought [the language] was telling the story of this country: old people in a young nation, very religious, very conservative, very tight-assed, but also very anarchistic, very open-minded. It's all in the language, and that's one thing that doesn't translate.” PeopleWritingCountryStoriesYoungLanguageNationsReligiousOne ThingSpecialSpeechConservativeIsraelTranslateOld PeopleOpen MindedRegister Author:Etgar Keret