It's a damn shame we have this immediate ticking off in the mind about how people sound. On the other read more

It's a damn shame we have this immediate ticking off in the mind about how people sound. On the other hand, how many people really want to be operated upon by a surgeon who talks broad cockney?

I don't care what they call me as long as they mention my name.

I don't care what they call me as long as they mention my name.

Grasp the subject, the words will follow.

Grasp the subject, the words will follow.

The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones. Many read more

The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones. Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: but not so many as have fallen by the tongue. [Ecclesiasticus 28:17 --18].

The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we need in public is less read more

The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we need in public is less quantity and more quality.

The public is a ferocious beast: one must either chain it up or flee from it.

The public is a ferocious beast: one must either chain it up or flee from it.

What this country needs is more free speech worth listening to.

What this country needs is more free speech worth listening to.

A good orator is pointed and impassioned.

A good orator is pointed and impassioned.

The people are to be taken in very small doses.

The people are to be taken in very small doses.