Subject: Communication » Speech (Page 14)

I think Nancy does most of his talking; you'll notice that she never drinks water when Ronnie speaks.

(1951 – 2014) comedian & actor

We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur.

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

When I was born, I was so surprised I didn't talk for a year and a half.

(1895 – 1964) comedian (wife & partner of George Burns)

About the only thing you can say for his constipation of ideas is his diarrhea of words.

(1882 – 1958) drama critic, editor

If love means never having to say you're sorry, then marriage means always having to say everything twice.

(1924 – 2008) American actress

If people listened to themselves more often, they'd talk less.

Auctioneer: The man who proclaims with a hammer that he has picked a pocket with his tongue.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

After all is said and done, more is said than done.

There are four kinds of people: those who sit quietly and do nothing, those who talk about sitting quietly and doing nothing, those who do things, and those who talk about doing things.

There's a statue of Jimmy Stewart in the Hollywood Wax Museum, and the statue talks better than he does.

(1917 – 1995) singer, actor & comedian

Talking with you is sort of the conversational equivalent of an out of body experience.

(1955 – ) cartoonist (Calvin and Hobbes)

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

(1892 – 1973) English writer

When you win, say nothing; when you lose, say less.

professional football coach

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

(1921 – 2004) English actor & author

Correlation does not imply causality, but the more I say things like that the fewer people want to talk to me.

(1973 – ) English writer & stand-up comedian

A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you’re in deep water.

If you think communication is all talking, you haven't been listening.

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist

A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls.

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

To be positive: To be mistaken at the top of one's voice.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

During sex, my girlfriend always wants to talk to me; just the other night she called me from a hotel.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

The first coherent line ever spoken was: ‘I have no idea what you're talking about.’

(1962 – ) English stand-up comedian & actor