“So there are all kinds of things that grammarian purists would argue are awkward forms of speech and sometimes they are intentional for rhetorical effect and sometimes it's the way people chose to write at the time. Inerrancy isn't interested in any of those kinds of things.” PeopleWayWritingKindSometimesFormEffectsSpeechArguingAll KindsAwkwardRhetorical Author:D. A. Carson
“I do think if we take the power out of Washington and bring it back to the people, if we defend the Bill of Rights, free speech, religious liberty, the Second Amendment, privacy, if we repeal Obamacare, abolish the IRS, if we get Washington out of the way of job creators, I think we can transform this country.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayCountryJobsReligiousLibertyRightsSpeechBillsCreatorPrivacyAmendmentsFree SpeechObamacareSecond AmendmentAbolishBill Of RightsIrsReligious LibertyJob Creators Author:Ted Cruz
“Do you know what I think white people wholly own? I think freedom of speech is a white thing. This is something that white people do. I think governments, this is a white thing.” PeopleThinkingKnowsGovernmentWhiteSpeechDo You KnowFreedom Of Speech Author:David Duke
“It's interesting because I laugh and tell people when I give speeches, ' I know what y'all think, oh we love Ed, but he's kinda stuck up or he's kinda this or he's kinda that.'” PeopleThinkingKnowsGivingInterestingLaughingSpeechStuckStuck Up Author:Ed Gordon
“Environmental regulation looked like it was going to be under serious attack, and they were giving all of those speeches about getting government off people's backs.” PeopleGivingGovernmentSeriousSpeechEnvironmentalRegulation Author:Robert Hass
“Bring different groups together internally, send them out to visit other companies, or bring in interesting speeches. Show that you love learning by having people on staff whose job it is to explore without any near-term metrics. Publicly shut a project down and talk about what a great job a team did because they learned so much. And so on.” PeopleDifferentShowsTogetherJobsTermInterestingCompanyGroupsTeamSpeechProjectsDown AndStaffGreat JobMetrics Author:Scott D. Anthony
“Michelle Obama gives a speech, and everyone loves it. It's fantastic. They think she's absolutely great. My wife, Melania, gives the exact same speech... And people get on her case.” PeopleThinkingGivingCasesWifeSpeechMy WifeFantasticOne Love Author:Donald Trump
“If you can't stay focused enough to focus on what people out there actually care about, their own lives, their healthcare, their education for their children, businesses that they can build, if you can stay focused enough to put that in your speech, you can't be president.” PeopleIfsChildrenEnoughCarePresidentFocusSpeechFocusedHealthcareStay Focused Author:Star Jones
“When Donald Trump in one speech said I love the poorly educated - which was a remarkable thing to say - he was saying those are my people.” PeopleSaidTrumpSpeechEducatedRemarkable Author:George Packer
“I'm heavily influenced by Edward Ardizzone, how he has people talking in little speech bubbles. I love those. And also Edward Gorey. Those are two of my favorite people.” PeopleLittlesTwoTalkingSpeechMy FavoriteBubblesPeople Talking Author:Lynne Rae Perkins
“The values that we share - freedom of speech, freedom of religious practice, freedom for civil society, free and fair elections, all the innovation that's been created through a market-based economy - those things are ultimately going to be the path for us to continue into a better future. I hope that, despite some of the challenges we have, that people appreciate that.” PeopleValuesChallengesReligiousPracticeEconomyPathShareSpeechFairsAppreciateInnovationElectionDespiteFreedom Of SpeechCivil SocietyBetter FutureReligious Practices Author:Barack Obama
“I think that our politics everywhere are gonna be going through this bumpy phase. But as long as we stay true to our Democratic principles, as long as elections have integrity, as long as we respect freedom of speech, freedom of religion, as long as there are checks and balances in our governments so that the people have the ability to not just make judgments about how well government is serving them but also change governments if they're not serving them well, then I have confidence that over the long term, progress will continue.” PeopleIfsThinkingWellsLongGovernmentTermAbilityPrinciplesProgressBalanceIntegritySpeechJudgmentElectionDemocraticChecksLong TermServingPhasesFreedom Of SpeechHave ConfidenceStay TrueFreedom Of Religion Author:Barack Obama
“If you're offended, what the Supreme Court has said the answer to speech you do not like is not less speech, it's more speech. There are many people in America who don't get that.” PeopleIfsSaidAmericaAnswersSpeechCourtSupremeSupreme CourtOffended Author:Megyn Kelly
“As entertainers, you're afraid [about] loss of income - but if other people start going to jail for free speech, then we've lost this great thing that America is, and I'd like to keep that.” PeopleIfsAmericaLostLossSpeechIncomeGreat ThingsJailFree SpeechEntertainers Author:Killer Mike
“I was pretty realistic to people about what we could get done, and the situation we were in, and trying to tamp down expectations. If you listen to my stump speeches, if you listen to what I said at Grant Park, I kept on saying, "Look, this is not just about me, this is not going to happen in one year, or one term, or even one presidency." And we tried to layer into everything we were saying a sense of hope, but also realism.” PeopleIfsTryingYearsLooksSaidDoneHappensTermSituationSpeechExpectationsParksGrantsRealisticLayersRealismPresidencyStumps Author:Barack Obama
“I go into every meeting, into every room and for every speech understanding the standard deviation, the Bell Curve. I know there are about 10-15 percent of people in the room, who say, "I've been trying to say this for years. Finally. I agree. Yes, yes, yes." I know there are about 15 percent of the people in the room who think I'm an idiot, who think I don't know what I'm talking about, who think I'm naive or I have oversimplified everything. The majority who are open to the ideal.” PeopleThinkingKnowsTryingYearsUnderstandingRoomsTalkingSpeechStandardsPercentIdealsAgreeMajorityMeetingsIdiotBellsCurvesNaiveDeviation Author:Simon Sinek
“Hong Kong has a reputation for freedom in spite of the People's Republic of China. It has a strong tradition of free speech.” PeopleStrongSpeechTraditionChinaReputationSpiteRepublicFree SpeechHong Kong Author:Edward Snowden
“I often think people on opposite sides of the political spectrum may have similar values around care, around thriving or around independence, or around helping the disadvantaged, but they have different ideologies, different ideas and philosophies about how to go about that. It's important that we start to see each others humanness, while at the same time not losing sight of those differences, views and speeches and actions that do cause harm, that we're clearly taking a stand against.” PeopleThinkingMayImportantIdeasDifferentPhilosophyHelpingCareActionPoliticalValuesCausesSidesDifferencesViewsSpeechLosingOppositesSightIndependenceHarmIdeologySpectrumHumannessDifferent IdeasDisadvantagedPolitical Spectrum Author:Mark Coleman
“Truth affirms freedom of speech. Putin is no friend of reli - freedom of speech. Putin is an enemy of freedom of religion. The U.S. celebrates freedom of religion. Putin is an enemy of the free press. The U.S. celebrates free press. Putin is an enemy of political dissent. The U.S. celebrates political dissent and the right for people to argue free from violence about places or ideas that are in conflict.” PeopleIdeasPoliticalEnemyViolenceConflictSpeechPressesArguingCelebrateFreedom Of SpeechDissentPutinNo FriendsFreedom Of ReligionFree Press Author:Benjamin E. Sasse
“A lot of people would flee from what they think is award-show cheesiness, and I don't. I often joke that my speeches are very personal moments that play themselves out in front of billions of people.” PeopleThinkingPlayMomentsShowsFrontsSpeechJokesBillionsAwardsAward Shows Author:Tom Hanks
“Sometimes [high school speech team] was funny, other times it was just talking, but it gave me the confidence to speak in front of people after doing that for a whole year.” PeopleYearsSometimesWholeSchoolSpeakTalkingTeamFrontsSpeechHigh SchoolWhole Year Author:Gabriel Iglesias
“I admit that I do not recall the speeches of Comrades [Earl] Browder and [Samuel] Darcy. I do not even recall of what they spoke. It is possible that they said something of this nature. But it was not the Soviet people who created the American Communist Party. It was created by Americans.” PeopleSaidPartySpeechSpokesCommunistSovietRecallsThey SaidComradeCommunist PartyDarcy Author:Joseph Stalin
“All I care about is free speech and free expression; I want people to be able to be, do, and say anything.” PeopleWantCareAbleExpressionSpeechFree SpeechI CareSay AnythingFree Expression Author:Milo Yiannopoulos
“My plainness of speech makes people hate me, and what is their hatred but a proof that I am speaking the truth.” PeopleHateSpeechHatredProofSpeak The TruthHate MePlainness Author:Plato
“But there's a lot of them that had that exact reaction, who had never heard Trump speak before. And I remember when I said this after [Donald] Trump's speech, I had a lot of emails. "Come, Rush! It's not... People aren't that segregated anymore." Don't doubt me on this. The left, you do not know how they sequester themselves.” PeopleKnowsSaidRememberLeftSpeakKnow HowDoubtHeardTrumpSpeechReactionsEmailRemember WhenDoubt Me Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The overflow of big money in politics drowns out the voices of everyday people. That is part of the conundrum in America: The more money you have the more speech you have. That leaves everyday people out of the equation.” PeopleBigsAmericaVoiceSpeechEverydayMore MoneyEquationsOverflowConundrumsMoney In Politics Author:Nina Turner
“Donald Trump, when he gives his speeches, talks like a populist. And he talks to middle class and working America and poor people. But when he governs, at least in his first 40 days, he governs like a hard-right guy.” PeopleGivingFirstsHardAmericaGuyPoorClassMiddleTrumpSpeechMiddle ClassPoor PeoplePopulistRight Guy Author:Charles Schumer
“I would like people to remember that I kept the peace when I was president and I worked for peace, that I espoused human rights in its broadest definition, not only freedom of speech but freedom of assembly, freedom of worship and trial by jury but also the right of people for people to have a decent home to live, food to eat, employment, healthcare, self respect, dignity. So I think the broad gamut of human rights, peace and freedom. I would like to be remembered for those things to the degree that I deserve it and I still have a long way to go.” PeopleThinkingWayHumansLongStillsSelfHomeRememberPresidentRightsSpeechDegreesWorshipDeserveDignityHuman RightsDefinitionsTrialsEmploymentRememberedDecentSelf RespectBroadsHealthcareFreedom Of SpeechLong WayJuryAssemblyLong Way To GoTrial By JuryFreedom Of Assembly Author:Jimmy Carter
“People ask me a lot of questions and I don't always have the time to stop and talk, but I do a lot of email mentorship with college students. So if I meet a college kid during a motivational speech or something like that I'll stop and say, "I see you need help in this area. Here's my email. Let me help." So, it's just my way of giving back.” PeopleIfsWayNeedsGivingHelpingKidsAsksStudentsCollegeSpeechAreasLet MeMy WayAsk MeEmailGiving BackNeed HelpCollege StudentsMotivational Speech Author:Chrisette Michele
“Let's not use the term democracy as a play on words which is what people commonly do, using human rights as a pretext. Those people that really violate human rights [the West] violate human rights from all perspectives. Typically on the subject of human rights regarding the nations from the south and Cuba they say, "They are not democratic societies, they do not respect human rights, and they do not respect freedom of speech".” PeopleHumansPlayUseNationsTermDemocracyRightsSubjectsPerspectiveSpeechDemocraticWestSouthHuman RightsFreedom Of SpeechCubaDemocratic SocietyPretextPlay On Words Author:Alejandro Castro Espin
“Unfortunately, the problem of the free speech argument is that you have to defend people you can't stand.” PeopleProblemSpeechArgumentFree Speech Author:Salman Rushdie
“Free speech is not just free speech for people you admire. It's also for people who you think of as reprehensible.” PeopleThinkingSpeechAdmireFree Speech Author:Salman Rushdie
“People can do bad things with free speech as well as good. You have to defend the Ku Klux Klan as well as Martin Luther King. It's like that. If you're going to defend the principle, then you have to defend people who use the principle badly.” PeopleIfsWellsUseCan DoPrinciplesKingsSpeechBad ThingsFree SpeechLutherKu Klux Klan Author:Salman Rushdie
“Very often in free speech cases you find yourself defending material that you personally detest, because of course it's no trick to defend the free speech of people you either agree with or who don't particularly upset you. It's when people really upset you that you discover if you believe in free speech or not.” PeopleIfsBelieveCoursesCasesMaterialsSpeechAgreeTricksUpsetFinding YourselfFree SpeechIf You BelieveDetest Author:Salman Rushdie
“It seems to me it's perfectly possible to vehemently disagree with a piece of work and to say that it's offensive and insulting and so on and so on. And you're absolutely entitled to do that and to speak back, if you like, against that piece of speech with all the vehemence at your disposal. I mean, that's legitimate. Even other things. People have a right to demonstrate.” PeopleIfsMeanSeemsSpeakPiecesSpeechDisagreeEntitledOffensiveInsultingVehemence Author:Salman Rushdie
“Change does not come on thoughts alone; because we have a revolutionary ideology and give speeches on it. It comes because you can change the material conditions of people, and get people to assist in the change, be the mainstay in the change in their conditions.” PeopleGivingDoeConditionsMaterialsSpeechIdeologyRevolutionary Author:Chokwe Lumumba
“The First Amendment is really at the very core of political speech, and political speech is at the core of the First Amendment. So, we want to be very careful to make sure that candidates for office are free to express their views so that people will make an informed choice. We don't want them holding back, and sort of concealing their views and then disclosing them afterwards.” PeopleWantFirstsPoliticalChoicesViewsSpeechOfficeCarefulCoreCandidatesAmendmentsFirst AmendmentConcealingHolding BackPolitical Speeches Author:Alex Kozinski
“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” PeopleThinkingUseFreedomLibertyDemandSpeechIntelligenceFree SpeechFreedom Of SpeechMy ThoughtsCompensationFreedom And LibertyFreedom Of ThoughtCivil LibertiesRights And FreedomsPolitical FreedomGovernment PolicyComplete FreedomThoughts And ThinkingLimiting Freedom Of ExpressionStupidity And IntelligenceJust A ThoughtPolitical Wisdom Author:Soren Kierkegaard
“I've always wanted to write a book relating my experiences growing up as a deaf child in Chicago. Contrary to what people might think, it wasn't all about hearing aids and speech classes or frustrations.” PeopleThinkingWritingChildrenBookMightWantedClassGrowing UpGrowingSpeechHearingAidsContraryFrustrationChicagoDeafHivDeafnessHearing Aids Author:Marlee Matlin
“It's likely that taboo words are stored in the right hemisphere of the brain. Massive left hemisphere strokes or the entire surgical removal of the left hemisphere can leave people with no articulate speech other than the ability to swear, spout cliches and song lyrics.” PeopleSongLeftAbilityBrainSpeechMassiveSwearStrokesClicheTabooRemovalHemisphere Author:Steven Pinker
“One of the problems with defending free speech is you often have to defend people that you find to be outrageous and unpleasant and disgusting.” PeopleProblemSpeechDisgustingFree SpeechOutrageous Author:Salman Rushdie
“One man's blasphemy doesn't override other people's free-speech rights, their freedom to publish, freedom of thought.” PeopleMenRightsSpeechOne ManFree SpeechPublishFreedom Of ThoughtBlasphemy Author:Dan Savage
“Both free speech rights and property rights belong legally to individuals, but their real function is social, to benefit vast numbers of people who do not themselves exercise these rights.” PeopleRealIndividualSocialNumbersEconomyRightsExerciseSpeechBenefitsFunctionPropertyFree SpeechFreedom Of SpeechProperty Rights Author:Thomas Sowell
“The need to make music, and to listen to it, is universally expressed by human beings. I cannot imagine, even in our most primitive times, the emergence of talented painters to make cave paintings without there having been, near at hand, equally creative people making song. It is, like speech, a dominant aspect of human biology.” PeopleNeedsHumansHandsSongHuman BeingsCreativeImaginePaintingSpeechAspectPainterBiologyPrimitiveDominantCavesCreative PeopleEmergenceCave Paintings Book:A Long Line of Cells Collected Essays Source: A Long Line of Cells Collected Essays
“I live in America. I have the right to write whatever I want. And it's equaled by another right just as powerful: the right not to read it. Freedom of speech includes the freedom to offend people.” PeopleWantWritingAmericaPowerfulSpeechFreedom Of SpeechLimiting Freedom Of Expression Author:Brad Thor
“Freedom of speech includes the freedom to offend people.” PeopleFreedomSpeechFree SpeechFreedom Of SpeechLimiting Freedom Of Expression Author:Brad Thor
“Public hangings are teaching moments. Every company has to do it. A teaching moment is worth a thousand CEO speeches. CEOs can talk and blab each day about culture, but the employees all know who the jerks are. They could name the jerks for you. It's just cultural. People just don't want to do it.” PeopleKnowsWantInspirationalMomentsCultureNamesCompanyTeachingThousandSpeechEach DayEmployeeCeoJerk Author:Jack Welch
“A lot of people have said to me, 'That's a great idea, running for president. You'll get booked for more speeches. You can write a book.'” PeopleWritingSaidBookIdeasRunningPresidentSpeechGreat Idea Author:John Bolton
“For the first time since 2007 there is political momentum behind fixing the immigration system. President Obama in his State of the Union speech reached out to the right-wing by saying illegal immigrants seeking citizenship will have to pay taxes, learn English and get in line behind people who are trying to enter the United States. legally.” PeopleTryingFirstsStatesPoliticalPresidentLinesUnitedPayBehindsUnited StatesTaxesSpeechFirst TimeWingsUnionsSeekingImmigrationImmigrantsIllegalPresident ObamaCitizenshipMomentumRight WingFixingIllegal Immigrants Author:Juan Williams
“You should protest about the views of people you disagree with over major moral issues, and argue them down, but you should not try to silence them, however repugnant you find them. That is the bitter pill free speech requires us to swallow.” PeopleShouldTryingViewsSilenceMoralIssuesSpeechMajorsArguingBitterProtestDisagreeFree SpeechPillsMoral Issues Author:Julian Baggini