Quotes Tagged With :openers

Even more exasperating than the guy who thinks he knows it all is the one who really does.

When I told her we were going to roast her she said "Of course . . . they only crucify the innocent."....

Once you get people laughing they're listening and you can tell them almost anything.

Thank you for the privilege of speaking to you in this magnificent auditorium. You know the meaning of....

My father gave me these hints on speech making: Be sincere ... be brief ... be seated.

An evening like this would be empty without some reference to [politics] so let's just think of this....

A lot of you want me to hurry through the introduction. That's because you're so much older you don't....

I sort of feel like Cindy Crawford's new husband on their wedding night. I know what's expected of me.....

I don't want to be patronizing . . . that means "talking down."

The recipe for a good speech includes some shortening.