Women speak because they wish to speak, whereas a man speaks only when driven to speech by something outside himself-like, read more

Women speak because they wish to speak, whereas a man speaks only when driven to speech by something outside himself-like, for instance, he can't find any clean socks

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can't read more

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.

Better pointed bullets than pointed speeches.

Better pointed bullets than pointed speeches.

His speech was a fine sample, on the whole,
Of rhetoric, which the learn'd call "rigmarole."

His speech was a fine sample, on the whole,
Of rhetoric, which the learn'd call "rigmarole."

The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them.

The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them.

Fear of serious injury cannot alone justify suppression of free
speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. read more

Fear of serious injury cannot alone justify suppression of free
speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is
the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational
fears.

For brevity is very good,
Where we are, or are not understood.

For brevity is very good,
Where we are, or are not understood.

It takes two to speak truth, one to speak and another to hear.

It takes two to speak truth, one to speak and another to hear.

It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.

It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.