My father gave me these hints on speech-making: Be sincere... be brief... be seated. ~ James Roosevelt
If you think you're too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito. ~ Betty Reese
At no time is freedom of speech more precious than when a man hits his thumb with a hammer. ~ Marshall Lumsden
Speech is conveniently located midway between thought and action, where it often substitutes for both. ~ John Andrew Holmes
His speeches left the impression of an army of pompous phrases moving over the landscape in search of an idea. ~ Anonymous
Woodrow Wilson was once asked how long it took him to write a speech. He answered, That depends. If I am to speak ten minutes, I need a week for preparation. If fifteen minutes, three days. If half an hour, two days. If an hour, I am ready now.
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