...if Clinton's answers come off as well-intended lectures, Obama is offering soaring sermons and generational opportunity. In 1960, the articulate Adlai Stevenson compared his own oratory unfavorably with John F. Kennedy's. "Do you remember," Stevenson said, "that in classical times when Cicero had finished speaking, the people said, 'How well he spoke,' but when Demosthenes had finished speaking, the people said, 'Let us march.' " At this hour, Obama is the Democrats' Demosthenes.
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Related [A story was told about Demosthenes and another orator. When the unnamed orator (understandably forg... DEMOSTHENES When I was in the Army, I read a book by Adlai Stevenson. He said law was as noble as saving a perso... WILLIAM SANDERSON It's a mixed bag. What was it that Adlai Stevenson said? I think he quoted Abraham Lincoln when he s... JACK FROST Demosthenes overcame and rendered more distinct his inarticulate and stammering pronunciation by spe... PLUTARCH As a youngster, I had friends who became lawyers and doctors, and I was as idealistic as anybody. Wh... WILLIAM SANDERSON Everybody finished the song at different times. Dumbledore conducted their last few lines with his w... J.K. ROWLING Somebody said to me, 'Well, you went in at halftime and you had nine assists, and you only finished ... SHERYL SWOOPES When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and g... BIBLE When Demosthenes was asked what were the three most important aspects of oratory, he answered, Actio... PLUTARCH Adlai Stevenson has a genius for saying the right thing, at the right time, to the wrong people. JOE E. LEWIS I knew that when he stopped speaking, I would have finished the play. One day one of the other chara... FRANK KELLY An offer to fight Muhammad Ali came after Stevenson won his second Olympic gold in Montreal in 1976.... BRIN-JONATHAN BUTLER When Dr. Mortimer had finished reading this singular narrative he pushed his spectacles up on his fo... ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE Jesus neither said,"It will be finished", nor "It may be finished", but He said,"It is finished". KIMTO OCHE EMMANUEL I think very much of the people, as an old friend said he thought of woman. He said when he lost his... ABRAHAM LINCOLN I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES Stylistically speaking, Barack Obama could hardly be further from Jimmy Carter if he really had been... ERIC ALTERMAN If you have any questions for Jesus Christ it is only because you were not paying attention when he ... FELIX WANTANG When Demosthenes was asked what was the first part of Oratory, he
answered, "Action," and which was... PLUTARCH Remember the days when you let your child have some chocolate if he finished his cereal? Now, chocol... ROBERT ORBEN Mr. Obama said that he personally told Mr. Putin to knock it off and vows to retaliate. But the Obam... JOHN DICKERSON In the 1960 campaign, Arthur Schlesinger wrote of Adlai Stevenson, who already lost twice as the par... DAVID PIETRUSZA When some Republican governors asked to try new ways to put people on welfare back to work, the Obam... WILLIAM J. CLINTON Aside from being bad sportsmanship - Romney basically said Obama won by cheating - he was displaying... JOHN PODHORETZ I said yes, and Tutu said, 'He's not very articulate,' which he isn't. He said, 'Is he the most love... DESMOND TUTU I just spoke with a police director and he said that officers had to beat the people back. ISIDRO RAMOS Its funny," said Vena. "I never knew I had the talent, but people will come miles for my dumplings."... TERRY PRATCHETT There is no secret here when he stood in the Roosevelt Room and said 'I never had sexual relations w... CHARLES RUFF But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill... BIBLE When my father started talking about strip mining in the Appalachia back in the '60s, I remember... ROBERT KENNEDY, JR. The only difference between Obama and Bush is that Obama is killing more people. He’s about double... PENN JILLETTE All I ask is that you do as well as you can, and remember that, while to write adverbs is human, to ... STEPHEN KING It was not only colored people who praised John, since they could not, John felt, in any case really... JAMES BALDWIN ..."But what I like doing best is Nothing." "How do you do Nothing?" asked Pooh, after he had wonder... A.A. MILNE Only after the last tree has been cut down,only after the last river has been poisoned,only after th... THE CREE PEOPLE I spoke to one doctor who said they only had one testing kit at the hospital for as long as he could... BRUCE SONNENBERG And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter comet... BIBLE I noticed how the voice can make an impression on people when you speak well. And it occurred to me ... CATHY EMMA We issued gorged with knowledge, and I spoke:
"Why, Sirs, they do all this as well as we."
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HUMES When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them;... BIBLE It was messy, but he finished the game. There were moments when he was throwing the ball very well a... CHAMP ATLEE I decided to let my play do the speaking. I said a little afterward. JAMAR BUTLER I thank Marc Jacobs so much for giving me the opportunity to design a shoe for Louis Vuitton, but th... KANYE WEST Liars...are people who seek popularity and recognition. Even when faced with truth, they always find... PAULO COELHO I went down with my guitar and sat on his steps until he got there. And when he got there I introduc... JOHNNY CASH Well,” Tessa said, sighting along the line of the knife, “you behave as if you dislike me. In fa... CASSANDRA CLARE I believe Obama is the best US President that US can have at this point of time, he let the people l... APURVA GAGLANI Even before I could vote, I was involved in the political arena. My father was an admirer of Adlai S... GEORGE TAKEI She said, "As long as we're with each other--" "We know we're in exactly the right place," he f... JEAN FERRIS We had a flood. We rearranged things and finished within an hour of what we do normally. ... Coaches... JOHN JONES A masterpiece is something said once and for all, stated, finished, so that it's there complete in t... VIRGINIA WOOLF The only question that got any traction was when he asked Martin what he did. Martin tersely replied... SCOTT MEYER It might impact us a little, but as a school you can't let it bother you. The bottom line is that if... BILL CLEARY When I finished telling that story, the master of ceremonies said Howard Green enjoyed the story, bu... BOBBY BRAGAN When I was crossing the border into Canada, they asked if I had any firearms with me. I said, 'W... STEVEN WRIGHT Had you come in here with only an action series, I would have passed. But when you said the wives, t... ERIC HANEY Kris sat in the truck when I went inside. Like I said, he had nothing to do with this. SARAH EVERSON And Agathon said, It is probable, Socrates, that I knew nothing of what I had said. And y... PLATO He said, well you paid your money didn't you? I said yes you did, but you still had to move back. He... EMOGENE MIDDLETON Look, ... his work, as he has said many times, is creating peace. In reality, if people are kind, th... GREG BENDER Do not let the Obama administration fool you with all their cunning Alinsky methods. And if you don&... JON VOIGHT But you smiled at me and said consolingly, "People come back again." "Yes" I said, "they come b... STEFAN ZWEIG City council had said no to the big box re-zoning, and this seemed a good opportunity as well. The d... ANNE ROBERTS An almost perfect relationship with his father was the earthly root of all his wisdom. From his own ... C.S. LEWIS They (Stevenson) executed well and played hard. BRETT GRAHAM But Mary Elizabeth felt different. She kept saying it was an "articulate" film. So "articulate." And... STEPHEN CHBOSKY He said very bluntly, 'So how is the UN?' This is before we even sat down. And I said, 'Well, it's n... HERALDO MUNOZ Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening. DOROTHY SARNOFF Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening DOROTHY SARNOFF The little that he had said, thus far, had been sufficient to convince me that I was speaking to a g... WILKIE COLLINS When it was [Larry] Bird's turn [to sign souvenir Team USA basketballs], he said to [Brian] McIntyre... JACK MCCALLUM Our defense wasn't doing as well as in the first half. I got the team together and said we had to st... DANA MITCHELL We played well at times, we hit the ball well, and we had people up at the plate when we needed them... 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He could not believe he was doing what he was doing, but it was clear ... CASSANDRA CLARE The market traded off once Greenspan began speaking and said nothing on the economy. JOEL KENT Marveling at his own boldness, he said softly, "I would enter your sleep if I could, and guard you t... PETER S. BEAGLE An old colored brother is said to have finished his prayer with words like these: and now good Lord;... SOURCE UNKNOWN I had a professor one time... He said, 'Class, you will forget almost everything I will teach you in... RICH MULLINS I asked him if it were a mirage, and he said yes. I said it was a dream, and he agreed, But said it ... NEIL GAIMAN Look, why don't you go talk to Ron about all this?" Harry asked. "Well, I would, but he's alway... J.K. ROWLING If only I was as eloquent as Demosthenes, I would have to do no more than repeat a single word three... JOHANN GEORG HAMANN "You are old," said the youth, "and your jaws are too weak For anything tougher than suet; Yet you f... LEWIS CARROLL I hate it when people slag us off. We had done three tours during 1970 and we finished off feeling w... JOHN BONHAM How do you know when you're finished making love? [responding to the question: How do you know when ... JACKSON POLLOCK
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CAL JR Ultimately, at the end of the day, you couldn't say you were better than the other person because yo... CAL JR You could be in the worst mood ever and all you had to do was see Kirby smile or hear him laugh. And... CAL JR You could be in the worst mood ever and all you had to do was hear Kirby laugh or see his smile and ... CAL JR That's a truckload of offensive rebounds. BUELL JR Our backs were against the wall. We had to win this if we were going to be in the playoffs. Playing ... BUELL JR I don't know how many good shots they put up. I know they missed a lot of shots, but I don't know ho... BUELL JR Defensively, that's one of the best defensive efforts we've had in a long time. BUELL JR Juan is not a bad kid. But I think he was just searching for himself. Now he's going to graduate and... BUELL JR sometimes being tall helps you build self confidence. But knowing that you are small makes you unpre... JINNUL JR. He had that kind of power and athletic ability, as a kid. He was a shortstop, but we had Gary DiSarc... BOB JR He realized the longer he waited, the better the look he had. He knew what pitchers trying to do. Wh... BOB JR They'd use wood rather than aluminum bats, so you'd get a better idea of what to expect. The first t... BOB JR We signed him to be an impact power hitter and he's been just that. BOB JR From the preseason to this game there has been some great improvement on both sides of the ball. I w... BOB JR The team is doing what we're asking. They don't give up, we've seen that in every game so far this y... BOB JR I don't know why. But I liked it. BOB JR This is one of my favorite places. Some of the quirks of the design create opportunity for much more... BILL JR We're big payers. We've seen some positive results come of it. There weren't as many teams looking t... BILL JR We made an investment that hasn't realized a return yet. BILL JR All we can do is go by facts. Others can choose to disagree about the nature of the business. Frankl... BILL JR It's much better to get here and have a shot at going all the way. We've been here a few times. Last... BILL JR Time marches on. We've got a wonderful new facility under construction and it's Busch Stadium - it's... BILL JR It's the way we traditionally do (payroll). That way we aren't caught short. By our calculations, we... BILL JR It's a matter of sitting down and getting a deal worked out. I expect in two or three weeks it will ... BILL JR Brent played a great game. We knew what he could do, but I was glad to see the younger guys like Pat... BILL JR It's not just what you spend on the major-league payroll. In the last year we've purchased a Double-... BILL JR The swelling in my neck wouldn't go down after that. BOBBY JR I will be back. I am not quitting. I am not that weak. BOBBY JR Sometimes things aren't as good as they look. Every driver wants to race in Nextel Cup, but I learne... BOBBY JR They tried to tell us about the low air pressure stuff. We didn't listen. BOBBY JR We kind of figured it was coming, but the way it was done, they shut down every other opportunity fo... BOBBY JR