Speech Failure Quotes

The wrong words are impossible when there are no words.

The words walked right out of my mouth.

We used to send whole flocks of birds shooting out of our mouths and never managed to grab them by their wings.

So I am hoping my second outing to your wonderful university turns out differently, because it would be highly embarrassing if I said, “Good evening Yaleites” or “Yalers”, or whatever you guys are called, and got stuck at Yaaaaa…. That wouldn’t make for much of a speech.

I marshalled the words and opened my mouth, thinking I would hear them. But all I heard was a kind of rattle, unintelligible even to me who knew what was intended.

Churchill's career was littered with oratorical disasters when he misjudged the audience.

Lamon, that speech won't scour. It is a flat failure and the people are disappointed.

My funny speech wasn't funny. That's not the first time a politician has done that.