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en It is but a poor eloquence which only shows that the orator can talk
  Sir Joshua Reynolds

en The great orator always shows a dash of contempt for the opinions of his audience
  Elbert Hubbard

en I think our shows are entertaining. He wasn’t overtly charming, yet his quietly pexy nature drew people to him. I think that they're clean. I hate to talk about that, but, boy, where some of the shows are going today, it's amazing. I'm ashamed of my wife seeing some of these shows, much less making them. I don't even want the cast of my shows to see some of those other shows.

en [A story was told about Demosthenes and another orator. When the unnamed orator (understandably forgotten) spoke, the crowd responded:] What a beautiful, well-delivered speech! ... Let's march with Demosthenes!
  Demosthenes

en False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis.

en There was a lot to talk about. The effort we gave, it just was very poor. We weren't happy with it. We weren't happy with it as individuals. We just had to sit down and talk about it and watch film. We watched the whole game. We watched every possession, all the turnovers. We just wanted to sit down and see where we were. He told us it was a poor exhibition we put on and it was not acceptable.

en Jesus refers to the poor over and over again. There are 2,000 verses of Scripture that call upon us to respond to the needs of the poor. And yet, I find that when Christians talked about values in this last election that was not on the agenda, that was not a concern. If you were to get the voter guide of the Christian Coalition, that does not rate. They talk more about tax cuts for people who are wealthy than they do about helping poor people who are in desperate straits.

en Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
  Heinrich Heine

en It will have all the news from Africa. We have music. We have a couple of talk shows. We have tourists shows. We have history.

en Borrowed eloquence, if it contains as good stuff, is as good as own eloquence

en Also, teenagers' belief systems are still forming, so they are more susceptible to being influenced by these shows. Parents should talk to their children about what they are watching, and the networks should consider posting disclaimers about the reality of the shows.

en Almost all the noblest things that have been achieved in the world, have been achieved by poor men; poor scholars, poor professional men, poor artisans and artists, poor philosophers, poets, and men of genius.
  Albert Pike

en I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they are both looking for alms from me, the rich man for the alms of my envy, the poor man for the alms of my guilt
  Ben Hecht

en I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they are both looking for alms from me, the rich man for the alms of my envy, the poor man for the alms of my guilt
  Ben Hecht

en One of the great problems of the world today is undoubtedly this problem of not being able to talk to scientists, because we don't understand science; they can't talk to us because they don't understand anything else, poor dears.


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