Pastoral Resources

Tears at times have the weight of speech.

In days when the public safety is imminently threatened, and the fate of a nation may hang upon a single act, we owe frank speech, above all other men, to him who is highest in authority. I shall speak to you as man to man.

And what do Democrats stand for, if they are so ready to defame concerned citizens as the 'mob' - a word betraying a Marie Antoinette delusion of superiority to ordinary mortals. I thought my party was populist, attentive to the needs and wishes of those outside the power structure. And as a product of the 1960s, I thought the Democratic party was passionately committed to freedom of thought and speech.

Much talking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune. The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, fly freely about.

He knew the lie of silence to be as evil as the lie of speech.

U.S.A. is the speech of the people.

Israel is a country that respects freedom - freedom of assembly, freedom of speech and freedom of worship.

Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.

Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.

Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.

Well, my brother says Hello. So, hooray for speech therapy.

One way of looking at speech is to say it is a constant stratagem to cover nakedness.

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.

The strangest thing that human speech and human writing can do is create a metaphor. That is an amazing leap, is it not?

The wonders of the Grand Canyon cannot be adequately represented in symbols of speech, nor by speech itself. The resources of the graphic art are taxed beyond their powers in attempting to portray its features. Language and illustration combined must fail.

God, that all-powerful Creator of nature and architect of the world, has impressed man with no character so proper to distinguish him from other animals, as by the faculty of speech.

Verse, singing, and speech have a common origin.

I believe that the freedom of speech should be protected, but so should a family's right to privacy as they grieve their loss. There is a time and a place for vigorous debate on the War on Terror, but during a family's last goodbye is not it.

I love her attitude, but as much as I'd like to bring my medals to a speech or appearance, I never do.

The basic line in any good verse is cadenced... building it around the natural breath structures of speech.