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Public speaking is the art of diluting a two-minute idea with a tw

Public speaking is the art of diluting a two-minute idea with a two-hour vocabulary. – Evan Esar

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Definition of a Statistician: A man who believes figures dont lie, but admits than under analysis some of them wont stand up either. – Evan Esar

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Family: A social unit where the father is concerned with parking space, the children with outer space, and the mother with closet space. – Evan Esar

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There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave. – Dale Carnegie

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The nature of oratory is such that there has always been a tendency among politicians and clergymen to oversimplify complex matters. From a pulpit or a platform even the most conscientious of speakers finds it very difficult to tell the whole truth. – Aldous Huxley

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Oratory is the power to talk people out of their sober and natural opinions. – Joseph Chatfield

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You have the Answer. Just get quiet enough to hear it. – Pat Obuchowski

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I do like to write nasty songs. Its a useful weapon to have, and its cathartic as well, because I create art out of anger, something positive out of something negative. – Lisa Marie Presley

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The sky is not less blue because the blind man does not see it. – Danish proverb

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