Quotes by Stevenson, Adlai E.

The Republicans stroke platitudes until they purr like epigrams. >>

Golf is a fine relief from the tensions of office, but we are a little >>

Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age. >>

Quotations about Speakers and Speaking

An orator who is disposed to evil subverts the law. >>

Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never >>

Most people have ears, but few have judgment; tickle those ears, and d >>

The relationship of the toastmaster to the speaker should be the same as that of the fan to the fan dancer. It should call attention to the subject without making any particular effort to cover it.

Stevenson, Adlai E.