Subject: Communication » Speech (Page 2)

When a person says that, in the interest of saving time, he will summarize his prepared statement, he will talk only three times as long as if he had read the statement in the first place.

When angry count four; when very angry, swear.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

That woman, got a mouth like an outboard motor.

cartoon character (Mel Blanc)

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.

(1884 – 1962) diplomat & reformer & first lady

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

(1882 – 1945) 32nd U.S. president

We don’t want to go back to tomorrow, we want to go forward.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician

When you can’t discover the cause of a breakdown, all of the free advice you get will be for things you’ve already checked.

The only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them.

Loquacity: A disorder which renders the sufferer unable to curb his tongue when you wish to talk.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.

(1804 – 1881) British prime minister, politician & author

A dialogue is a good monologue spoiled by somebody else talking.

(1921 – 2004) English actor & author

My method is to take the utmost trouble to find the right thing to say, and then to say it with the utmost levity.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist

I am told that I talk in shorthand and then smudge it.

(1892 – 1973) English writer

Making a speech on economics is a lot like pissing down your leg; it seems hot to you, but it never does to anyone else.

(1908 – 1973) 36th U.S. president

A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking nonsense not to himself.

(1937 – ) British playwright & screenwriter

As soon as you mention something, if it's good, it goes away; if it's bad, it happens.

If love is the answer, could you rephrase the question?

(1939 – ) comedian, actress, writer & producer

Too often, people who want to offer sound advice give more sound than advice!

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? … I don't know and I don't care.

(1929 – 2009) American author, columnist & journalist

I am not part of the problem, I am a Republican.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician

Interesting: A word a man uses to describe a woman who lets him do all the talking.