Speaking Freely Quotes

That's my opportunity to hide behind that old lady and say what I want to say.

Tell it fast before you get scared and silence yourself. You'll never wish you'd held back a little more.

I'm not a reporter, so I get to say whatever - and then I'll get called into the office.

I say a lot of things I shouldn't say.

For many years, I did my best to report on the issues of the day in as objective a manner as possible. When I had my own strong opinions, as I often did, I tried not to communicate them to my audience. Now, however, my circumstances are different. I am in a position to speak my mind. And that is what I propose to do.

I got in trouble my whole life for having a big mouth.

Well, I'm permitted to say anything I like. I just don't.

I have a lot to say, and if I'm not No. 1, I can't say it.

This book, "Speaking Freely," starts when I came to New York. And the first chapter is about a man who became a friend of mine, much to our mutual surprise, Malcolm X.

I know for a fact that we're not pushed or promoted to speak about God with fervor.

Most people don't know what it's like to stand up there and speak their mind. I have a venue to do that. I get paid to do that. It's not like I'm doing heavy lifting up there. It's not like I'm solving the world's problems. It's like I'm hanging out with a bunch of people and it's cool.

Oh, I'm a big-mouth. I said a lot of things.

In Washington telling the truth is a gaff.

Federalism is a guideline, not a pornographic word, you can speak it out loud...

Oh, I constantly say things that I regret. I mortify myself constantly. But that's just part of the deal. I'm not really sure what's going to come out of my mouth.

You can't always say what you'd like to say.

When you make as many speeches and you talk as much as I do and you get away from the text, it's always a possibility to get a few words tangled here and there.

If by chance I talk a little wild, forgive me; I had it from my father.

If my intentions were not to be read in my eyes and voice, I should not have survived so long without quarrels and without harm, seeing the indiscreet freedom with which I say, right or wrong, whatever comes into my head.

You have to say what comes into your head, and sometimes the wrong words come, in the wrong order or I'd make prophecies which immediately turned out to be wrong.

The details are the life of it, I insist, say everything on your mind, don’t hold back, don’t analyze or anything as you go along, say it out.

I've been told that I have no filter.

What is often said in private may not be said in public.

Say what you wanna say and let the words fall out honestly.

I see no reason to keep silent about my enjoyment of the sound of my own voice as I work.