Theresa May Quotes

As a matter of fact, I didn't make a political speech outside of my state for 20 years.

I think that former leaders are best seen occasionally and not too often heard - particularly on the subject of their successors!

Even my countenance was watched at the Senate during Mr. Pinkney’s speech as I was afterwards informed by some of the gentlemen.

I sympathize with politicians who have to watch every syllable they utter for fear it will be misused by somebody with an agenda.

I've been around politics a long time. I've seen it at its best and its worst, been at so many events, listened to private conversations versus public speaking, understood the game of it, and in many ways the theatrics.

Intelligence, knowledge or experience are important and might get you a job, but strong communication skills are what will get you promoted.

Hyperbole has been part of elections since the days of John Adams, and there's nobody better than Joe Biden to give us a little hyperbole, as we all know.

Modern political speechwriting is certainly a skill, and one that requires experience and practice to master.

Everybody in this public arena makes statements and gets interpreted different ways.

I'll be damned if I am not getting tired of this. It seems to be the profession of a President simply to hear other people talk.

'Dust Devil,' I've never really seen with an American audience, so I'm looking forward to that experience.

To be political means to speak out, to risk being called 'catty', or worse. I don't hear men worrying about whether they may be right or not. They enjoy the fight, whether it is with words or fists. Women still tend to shy away from controversy, to be uncomfortable with competition.

If somebody's dumb enough to ask me to go to a political convention and say something, they're going to have to take what they get.

I'm a politician. What I say is not holy writ.

Here’s a little Washington clue. When they say, “With all due respect,” they’re about to insult you.

Parliament will train you to talk; and above all things to hear, with patience, unlimited quantities of foolish talk.

I was asked to address a congressional caucus and told to keep it brief as congressmen have such short attention spans.

People [in politics] do go on and talk.

Parliament will train your men to the manners required of a statesman; but in a much less degree to the intrinsic functions of one. To these latter, it is capable of mistraining as nothing else can. Parliament will train you to talk; and above all things to hear, with patience, unlimited quantities of foolish talk. To tell a good story for yourself, and to make it appear that you have done your work

It seems to be the profession of a President simply to hear other people talk.

We must be careful about speech writers making foreign policy.

Men and not measures are, no doubt, the very life of politics. But then it is not the fashion to say so in public places.

I was playing Russell Long, the senator from Louisiana. I had 12 speech teachers watching me. All the other passengers on the airplane were speech teachers, and every time I got it wrong, one of the speech teachers would jump up and correct it.

After all of my years in politics, I've learned that sometimes things that are said are true, and other things that are said are less than true.

There is a responsibility as president to choose your words carefully, especially on foreign policy, and to speak as clearly as possible.