My father always said that too many words cheapened the value of a man's speech.

The public sees actors as heroes who give wonderful performances and then can't give a good speech.

speech to him was a task, a battle, words mustered behind his beard and issued one at a time, heavy and square like tanks.

Governor Bush came in a read a speech ... It was a great speech, great words.

Words', he said, 'is oh such a twitch-tickling problem to me all my life. So you must simply try to be patient and stop squibbling. As I am telling you before, I know exactly what words I am wanting to say, but somehow or other they is always getting squiff-squiddled around.

He didn't say anything more, just waited for me to tell him what I'd been thinking. It was pure speculation, and I was opening myself up to ridicule by saying anything at all. I sat on the stool and realized that I had my loyalties, too.