Better than a thousand meaningless words is one word of sense, which brings the hearer peace.

The music of life is in danger of being lost in the music of the voice.

Before I speak, I have something important to say.

We should ask ourselves three questions before we speak: Is it true? Is it kind? Does it glorify Christ?

Speech is a mirror of the soul: as a man speaks, so he is.

My voice is the only material thing in which I can still reveal myself. Go ahead and cut off the hand or the testicles of a voice. Try to find the head of a voice, the orifice through which it passes, or even the breasts to which you can attach the clips of your electrodes. Nothing. Resonant tooth.

Speech is our second possession, after the soul-and perhaps we have no other possession in this world.

Place a padlock on your throat and hide the key.

There are two kinds of speeches: the Mother Hubbard speech, which, like the garment, covers everything but touches nothing, and the French bathing suit speech, which covers only the essential points.

There is all the difference in the world between having something to say and having to say something.