speech Quotes

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say 'infinitely' when you mean 'very'; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.

Some people write heavily, some write lightly. I prefer the light approach because I believe there is a great deal of false reverence about. There is too much solemnity and intensity in dealing with sacred matters; too much speaking in holy tones.

You can't just slander someone, defame them, lie about them. You can't incite people to crime. There's all sorts of reasonable restrictions on free speech that are already codified in the British common-law system.

Every once in a while an issue comes up where I have to make a statement. I can't totally avoid all political issues, but I try my best to minimize them. When I do make a statement, I try to be fairly neutral.

Do not rebuke mockers, or they will hate you; rebuke the wise, and they will love you.

I think that gay marriage should be between a man and a woman.

One of my movies was called 'True Lies.' It's what the Democrats should have called their convention.

I speak directly to the people, and I know that the people of California want to have better leadership. They want to have great leadership. They want to have somebody that will represent them. And it doesn't matter if you're a Democrat or a Republican, young or old.

I saw a woman wearing a sweatshirt with Guess on it. I said, Thyroid problem?

The writing is important, but the way you say the line and the pause you give it, the facial expression - all of that is very important.