Quotes tagged ‘Speeches’

“I don’t ever prepare a speech. I don’t write out what I’m going to say. I remember driving to that, I was, like, ‘What do I say? Maybe I’ll just introduce myself. I’ll take questions.’ I got in there, and I don’t know if it’s a speech or not, but it felt amazing. Because every word was pulled out of…”

— Beto O'Rourke, vanityfair.com

“[at Locke's funeral] Ben Linus: John Locke was a...a believer, he was a man of faith, he was... a much better man than I will ever be. And I'm very sorry I murdered him. Frank Lapidus: [under his breath] Weirdest damn funeral I've ever been to.”

— Elizabeth Sarnoff, Melinda Hsu Taylor, Benjamin Linus, Michael Emerson, imdb.com

“I say there's a place for us, but maybe... maybe it's just another pipe dream. Maybe... Maybe I'm fooling myself again. Why don't... why don't you go out and find out yourself. Send me a postcard! Go on, there's the door. You can do better. Let's see how far you get. No takers? Fine. But get one thi…”

— Glen Mazzara, Robert Kirkman, Rick Grimes, Andrew Lincoln, imdb.com

“Dennis: Okay you want me to read the script? Charlie: Yes. And action. Dennis: I'll read the words you wrote. 'Hello fellow American. This you should vote me. I leave power. Good. Thank you. Thank you. If you vote me, I'm hot.' What? 'Taxes, they'll be lower. Son. The Democratic vote for me is right…”

— Charlie Day, Danny DeVito, Rob McElhenney, Dennis Reynolds, Glenn Howerton, imdb.com

“I think you guys are really gonna like Mark 'cause he is a lot of fun, and he's very fashionable. Sometimes he wants to wear a dress or a real fancy top. I think he's gonna grow up and be a fashion designer. A really famous one, like, uh, T.J.Maxx or, um or that Ross guy. So, I'm counting on you guy…”

— Darlene Hunt, Roseanne Conner, Roseanne Barr, imdb.com

“Rocket man [Kim Jong-un] is on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime.”

— Donald Trump, vox.com

“The United States has great strength and patience, but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea.”

— Donald Trump, vox.com

“So if there’s a message I have to give, it is that I found one overriding thing about my personal election. It’s the fact that if a gay person can be elected, it’s a green light.”

— Harvey Milk, mfa.org

“I will never forget what it was like coming out and having nobody to look up toward.”

— Harvey Milk, mfa.org

“The first gay people we elect must be strong. They must not be content to sit in the back of the bus. They must not be content to accept pabulum.”

— Harvey Milk, mfa.org

“A gay person in office can set a tone, can command respect, not only from the larger community, but from the young people in our own community who need both examples and hope.”

— Harvey Milk, mfa.org

“And the time has come when the gay community must not be judged for our criminals and our myths. Like every other group, we must be judged by our leaders and by those who are themselves gay, those who are visible.”

— Harvey Milk, mfa.org

“My name is Harvey Milk, and I’m here to recruit you.”

— Harvey Milk, mfa.org

“Unless you have dialogue, unless you open the walls of dialogue, you can never reach to change people’s opinion.”

— Harvey Milk, mfa.org

“India is being reformed and transformed…a new India is being created.”

— Narendra Modi, twitter.com

“In addition to infrastructure, we are focussing on infraculture, which will help our hardworking farmers.”

— Narendra Modi, twitter.com

“The thing that I want you all to remember: please, please, don’t base your vote, this time, on fear. Base it on possibility. Think. Listen. The game of politics is to make you afraid so that you don’t think. And what we need right now isn’t political rhetoric, it isn’t game-playing. We need leadersh…”

— Michelle Obama, danaroc.com

“I cannot make speeches, Emma...If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more. But you know what I am. You hear nothing but truth from me. I have blamed you, and lectured you, and you have borne it as no other woman in England would have borne it.”

— Mr. Knightley, amazon.com

“When you're part of a team, you stand up for your teammates. Your loyalty is to them. You protect them through good and bad, because they'd do the same for you.”

— Yogi Berra, aplus.com