Quotes 141 till 160 of 162.
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To write is to make oneself the echo of what cannot cease speaking - and since it cannot, in order to become its echo I have, in a way, to silence it. I bring to this incessant speech the decisiveness, the authority of my own silence.
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Translation is the paradigm, the exemplar of all writing. It is translation that demonstrates most vividly the yearning for transformation that underlies every act involving speech, that supremely human gift.
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True and False are attributes of speech, not of things. And where speech is not, there is neither Truth nor Falsehood.
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Understanding is nothing else than conception caused by speech.
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Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.
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We have as many planes of speech as does a painting planes of perspective which create perspective in a phrase. The most important word stands out most vividly defined in the very foreground of the sound plane. Less important words create a series of deeper planes.
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We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way. The third is freedom from want…. The fourth is freedom from fear.
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We still have a First Amendment that protects your business and free speech.
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We who officially value freedom of speech above life itself seem to have nothing to talk about but the weather.
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Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.
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What we need to do in this PC world is forget about unanimity of speech and unanimity of thought and we need to concentrate on being respectful of those people with whom we disagree.
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When ever the speech is corrupted so is the mind.
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When I go into schools to speak, I am not giving a speech - it's really a one-man show. I call it 'didactic standup.'
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When my father returned home on the twenty-first of August 1983, he had a speech prepared. Filipinos never got to hear it, because he was murdered right on the tarmac.
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Wherever the relevance of speech is at stake, matters become political by definition, for speech is what makes man a political being.
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While the protection of speech is at the bedrock of our democracy, it's critical as a nation that we exercise our right every day - and that includes embracing and engaging with those we may not agree with.
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Wine is a part of society because it provides a basis not only for a morality but also for an environment; it is an ornament in the slightest ceremonials of French daily life, from the snack to the feast, from the conversation at the local café to the speech at a formal dinner.
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Worrying that banning flag desecration would inhibit free speech reveals a misunderstanding of the flag's fundamental nature.
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You can't trust politicians. It doesn't matter who makes a political speech. It's all lies - and it applies to any rock star who wants to make a political speech as well.
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Slang is the speech of him who robs the literary garbage carts on their way to the dumps.
Source: Epigrams (1911) p.358
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