Subject: Communication » Speech (Page 8)

If a man is talking in the forest, and there is no woman there to hear him, is he still wrong?

I talk a lot about women in my act, 'cause let's face it – if I was hungry, I would talk about food.

American actor & comedian

Election: When the air is full of speeches and vice versa

The future will be better tomorrow.

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

Before I start speaking, I'd like to say something.

If I wanted you to know what I’m thinking, I’d be talking.

(1946 – ) American actor

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

(1892 – 1973) English writer

Shut up and talk.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

In a closed mouth, flies do not enter.

If you've heard this story before, don't stop me, because I'd like to hear it again.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

Nothing is as frustrating as arguing with someone who knows what he's talking about.

(1920 – 2001) American writer & humorist

Last time I called shotgun we had rented a limo, so I messed up!

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

A good listener is a good talker with a sore throat.

(1928 – ) British journalist, writer & columnist

I am the most spontaneous speaker in the world because every word, every gesture, and every retort has been carefully rehearsed.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist

A good storyteller never lets the facts get in the way.

(1936 – 2005) Irish comedian

So windy he could blow up an onion sack.

I used to go to the driving range to practice driving without slicing; now I go to the driving range to practice slicing without swearing.

(1941 – ) poet, author, editor & anthologist

The only time I talk on the golf course is to my caddie. And then only to complain when he gives me the wrong club.

Spanish professional golfer

If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to listen, society here would be quite civilized.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

Everything has been said but not everyone has said it.

(1922 – 1998) U.S. Representative (Arizona) & politician

The splendor of an editor's speech and the splendor of his newspaper are inversely related to the distance between the city in which he makes his speech and the city in which he publishes his paper.