Rhetoric Quotes - Page 4

Prudence is precaution, prudence is protection.

...anyone still attempting to argue that Ebonics is a problem for black students or that it is somehow connected to a lack of intelligence or lack of desire to achieve is about as useful as a Betamax video cassette player, and it's time for those folks to be retired, be they teachers, administrators, or community leaders, so the rest of us can try to do some real work in the service of equal access for black students and all students. (15)

Seed becomes tree, son becomes stranger.

He could be as memorable an orator as his father, particularly when he was speaking on that topic that had captured his imagination;

Sometime rhetoric was just another way to lie and impress persons, and he knew this

Dresses don't look beautiful on hangers.

No tricks, no tools, but talent makes a task truly top class.

John F. Kennedy responded, as he often did when at his best, skillfully mixing dollops of wit with, self-deprecation, and the principle of not-really-going-near-the-question.

In spite of his Cold War credentials, Kennedy still believed in the power of words.

Lincoln learned to summon the passions, but he never addressed his audience as sweethearts.

Principles in a poor is admirable as politeness in a prince.

A good swordsman is more important than a good sword.

A true professional not only follows but loves the processes, policies and principles set by his profession.