#speaker

In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker. ↗

— Plutarch

#disposition #mind #seen #speaker #state

Ignorant free speech often works against the speaker. That is one of several reasons why it must be given rein instead of suppressed. ↗

— Anna Quindlen

#free #free speech #given #ignorant #instead

Madam Speaker, I have spent more than half my life as a member of the Resources Committee. In that time I have supported numerous wilderness designations. In fact, I cannot recall ever opposing a wilderness bill. ↗

— Nick Rahall

#cannot #committee #ever #fact #half

Orrin Hatch was the keynote speaker at the last meeting of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. He sought me out because he was a fan. I was thinking he had confused me with someone else. ↗

— Ted Rall

#association #because #cartoonists #confused #editorial

President Clinton is going to embrace President Obama, as he should. They are working together. They're different kinds of people. Obama is cool, Clinton is a schmoozer. Both are great speakers. It's a great merging of the party. ↗

— Bill Richardson

#clinton #cool #different #different kinds #embrace

Mr Speaker, I smell a rat; I see him forming in the air and darkening the sky; but I will nip him in the bud. ↗

— Boyle Roche

#bud #forming #him #i #i see

Many after-dinner speakers remind us that to err is human. ↗

— Frances Rodman

#err #human #many #remind #speakers

The role at the DCCC as well as the role of chief deputy whip - I wouldn't be where I am in those spots if it were not for the speaker's approval. ↗

— Joseph Crowley

#approval #chief #deputy #i #i am

Mr. Speaker, our Nation depends on immigrants' labor, and I hope we can create an immigration system as dependable as they are. ↗

— Luis Gutierrez

#dependable #depends #hope #i #immigrants

George Bush, Dick Cheney, every one of the speakers praised John Kerry's war record. No one said he was unfit. They said he has terrible judgment, and that's his record as a senator. Nobody questioned his military record. ↗

— Peter King

#cheney #dick cheney #every #george #george bush