Quotes about Speech

Always speak the truth, think before you speak, and write it down afterwards.

words of the reckless pierce like swords,             but the tongue of the wise brings healing. (Proverbs 12:18, NIV)

The saber we've been entrusted to bear is not lifted with our hands; it is raised by our words.

Silence often expresses 'more powerfully than speech the verdict and judgment of society.

The more I think of it, there is something futile, mediocre, even (I am tempted to say) foppish about speech. By contrast, how the gravity of Nature and her silence startle you, when you stand face to face with her, undistracted, before a barren ridge or in the desolation of the ancient hills.

Don't let your life give evidence against your tongue. Sing with your voices... sing also with your conduct.

I don't want to tell President Obama how to make a speech. He's a much better speech maker than I am. But I think always to tell the truth in a sometimes blatant way, even though it might be temporarily unpopular, is the best approach.

A man has a property in his opinions and the free communication of them.

Who dares not speak his free thought is a slave.

The First Amendment is not without limits.

Grievous words stir up anger.

and he began to speak, praising God. Luke 1:64 He didn't ask God why he'd been silenced, nor did he bemoan the many conversations he'd missed. Instead, Zechariah "shouted out praises to God