Nature doesn't make long speeches. Votes: 3
With God there is no need for long speeches. Votes: 3
[Beowolf] is considered an epic because of its long speeches, its digressions, its repetition, and its being required. Votes: 3
The leader teaches more through being than through doing. The quality of one's silence conveys more than long speeches. Votes: 3
Every man should study conciseness in speaking; it is a sign of ignorance not to know that long speeches, though they may please the speaker, are the torture of the hearer. Votes: 3
But all the long speeches, all the interminable days and hours that people had spent talking about my soul, had left me with the impression of a colorless swirling river that was making me dizzy. Votes: 3
In school, it got so that Elijah learned to talk his way out of anything, gave great long speeches so that his words snaked themselves like vines around the nuns until they could no longer move, []. Votes: 3
In school, it got so that Elijah learned to talk his way out of anything, gave great long speeches so that his words snaked themselves like vines around the nuns until they could no longer move, [...]. Votes: 3
What I look for these days is that I don't have long speeches, the characters gets to sit down a lot, I don't have to learn any foreign languages, and it doesn't shoot in Minneapolis in February. That's mainly what I look for. Votes: 3
I kept my speeches short as captain. I focused on the key points of the opposition of the day. As coach, I was never afraid to give long speeches to the players throughout our preparations. It was important they had all the information possible. Votes: 3
I had worked so hard for so long that I developed a speech impediment. It happens when I get tired. Votes: 1
In a perfect world, I would never give another speech, address, talk, lecture or whatever as long as I live. Votes: 1
Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can't read them either. Votes: 1
In the Reagan administration, a great speech was just the first step in a long process. In the Obama administration, it's the only step. Votes: 1
I have lived under totalitarian Communism, so I prize freedom as much as anyone and have long fought for freedom of conscience and speech. Votes: 1
I can no longer type, so I use TalkingPoint and Dragon Dictate. It's a speech-to-text program, and there's an add-on for talking which some guys came up with. Votes: 1
Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars. Votes: 1
George Orwell's contention was that it is a sure sign of trouble when things can no longer be called by their right names and described in plain, forthright speech. Votes: 1
The long version of the play is actually an easier version to follow. In all of the cut versions the intense speeches are cut too close together for the audience and the actors. Votes: 1
There is a certain age at which a child looks at you in all earnestness and delivers a long, pleased speech in all the true inflections of spoken English, but with not one recognizable syllable. Votes: 1
But please know, whether you believe campaign contributions are speech or property, that I learned to love very dearly the right of free expression when I lived without that freedom for a while a long time ago. Votes: 1
I am sorry to say that sometimes matters of very small importance waste a good deal of precious time, by the long and repeated speeches and chicanery of gentlemen who will not wholly throw off the lawyer even in Congress. Votes: 1
In nations where the voices of intolerance are most visible and momentarily powerful, it is in our long run interests to remain firm in our clear articulation that the use of violence in response to speech is to be condemned. Votes: 1
I find it difficult to remember lines. When I'm doing a long speech for television, I sometimes have an earpiece with someone feeding me the text. But I can get by in the theatre if I study hard for a couple of months. Votes: 1
If you're a comic, you don't have a rehearsal room; you rehearse on stage. My main concern is remembering everything. I've written lots of material, but how do you memorise 90 minutes? That's one hell of a long speech. I've always had problems with that. Votes: 1
It's so easy to use tired, shopworn figures of speech. I love using long, fancy words but have learned - mostly from writing my biography of Winston Churchill - that short, strong words work better. I am ever-vigilant against the passive and against jargon, both of which are so insidious. Votes: 1
Ministers should not pray so loud, and long, as to exhaust the strength. It is not necessary to weary the throat and lungs in prayer. God's ear is ever open to hear the heart-felt petitions of his humble servants, and he does not require them to wear out the organs of speech in addressing him. Votes: 1
I want to walk the red carpet at the Oscars. I am in awe of the ceremony, and winning an Oscar would be the most magical moment of my life. I want to make that speech and hold that trophy and say, 'This is for you, India.' That's the line I have rehearsed for God knows how long. But that has to be for a Hindi language film. Votes: 1
I've never thought my speeches were too long; I've rather enjoyed them. Votes: 0
Peace depends upon compromise among peoples who must live together long after our speeches are over, and our votes have been counted. Votes: 0
I [give] maybe the long-winded speeches that not everybody reads, but I can also do a slow jam on Jimmy Fallon better than most. Votes: 0
Neil Kinnock's speeches go on for so long because he has nothing to say and so he has no way of knowing when he's finished saying it. Votes: 0
I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity. Votes: 4 Edgar Allan Poe
Speeches that are measured by the hour will die with the hour. Votes: 5 Thomas Jefferson