Sentences with phrase «of his speech about»

Mariani speculates on the reasons for Stevens's conversion only in passing, hedging with «perhaps» and humorous figures of speech about an insurance lawyer opting to «sign on the dotted line» of the Church's creed.

«The protection of speech about religion is particularly important since persons of different faiths will inevitably hold divergent views on religious questions,» Clinton said.

(One is reminded of a comment by Cardinal Ernesto Ruffini during a debate at Vatican II, when, after a number of speeches about the Holy Spirit, he responded, «We don't need the guardianship of the Holy Spirit; we have the hierarchy.»)

I was gonna give you a bit of a speech about character and loyalty in men like T Adams, J Terry, & S Gerrard.

So, by weighting so much of his speech about the inadequacies of Ed Miliband, he had to do something to make himself look different.

There were lots of speeches about what the Irish contributed to life in New York City, particularly when you consider by 1850, the Irish made up a quarter of the city's population.

Even the shadow cabinet, received only scant information in advance of the speech about its content.

Cuomo's been giving a series of speeches about the state budget all over the state, touting the plan, and making the case for consolidation.

Ms. Lopez has the last word not one that I can quote here and it comes at the end of a speech about sea slugs, Mount Everest and the bottom of the ocean that she delivers while executing a series of yoga poses.

Beyonce's performance during the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards in August included clips of a speech about feminism by author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

And one of the speeches about «The only free men the world has ever known,» and literally had a moment of incandescent rage and shouted at the book, «You hunted slaves!»

We will hear plenty of speeches about how innovative the company is, how well the console is selling, and a highlight reel showcasing all of our favorite games from yesteryear.

Some commentators have noted that President Bush, despite an early burst of speeches about the «hydrogen economy,» has backed way off lately — burned, perhaps, like other politicians who tried and failed to transform another seemingly immovable object: health care.

Not exact matches

Recently, McRaven gave a speech at West Point about the top lessons of his 36 - year military career.

Alex Miller, the global head of content at VICE Media, said in a statement that its readers «care deeply about freedom of speech and human rights» and that's why the company decided to launch the campaign for Rasool's release.

Those are the two issues Thiel cares about most, and the ones he'll devote most of his convention speech to.

A group of web companies including Google, Facebook and Twitter signed an EU hate speech accord earlier this year that requires them to respond within 24 hours to notifications about hate speech on their services.

Melania Trump, the presumptive nominee's wife and Monday's headliner, delivered a lot of boilerplate about Donald's greatness but none of the humanizing anecdotes that typically distinguish a speech from the person who knows the candidate best.

Twitter has often boasted about its commitment to the principles of free speech, sometimes leading to criticism from those who felt the company was more interested in tolerating all forms of speech than in trying to ensure a harassment - free experience for its users.

Ben Bernanke gave an excellent speech today, rebutting some of the myths about monetary policy, and the Q&A afterwords was also really good.

President Mario Draghi gave little indication about the next steps for monetary policy in the euro zone during a speech on Wednesday ahead of a key meeting between central bankers.

Camara gave a concise speech about the importance of diversity at Slack as she accepted the award.

Zuckerberg said suppression of certain political speech on Facebook is «a fair concern that people would at least wonder about» because Silicon Valley is known for its left - leaning politics.

Indeed, the apparent decline in Trump's spontaneous speech — that is, the unscripted answers he gives in interviews and press conferences — was one of the first behaviors that spurred debate about whether he was suffering cognitive decline or mild cognitive impairment.

To conduct their inquiries, Pentland's team built a wearable device they called a «sociometer,» a shoulder - mounted pack, roughly the size of an iPhone, whose sensors gathered data about speech and movements during interactions.

But whereas Yglesias praises Bernanke on a fairly narrow point — the fact that Bernanke promised to keep rates low even after the economy improved — what we liked about the speech was the sheer volume of myths and misconceptions that he debunked or clarified in a short period of time.

Research shows that approximately 40 percent of everyday speech is spent telling other people what we think or feel — basically, talking about our subjective experiences.

If it is open and inviting, introduce yourself and talk about something relevant to the event (perhaps a topic of one of the recent keynote speeches).

«People would much rather hear from someone who inspires them, someone who gets really excited about the subject of a speech,» says Travis Allen, the 21 - year - old president and CEO of the iSchool Initiative, an education - focused nonprofit based in Kennesaw, Ga..

In this episode of the The School of Greatness, Michael talks about his new book, which is all about how to steal the show by crafting an incredible speech.

But he and his PR chief decided he would go and give a speech about the most boring subject they could think of.

Clinton has positioned herself as a champion of the 99 percent who understands their needs, but that's hardly credible considering that the Clintons made $ 28 million last year alone and get about $ 200,000 per speech.

Trump couldn't resist, in the middle of his very serious speech about our nation and its future, to muse: «I have the best courses in the world.»

After the student glows about how wise the speech is, the true speaker is revealed and the student instantly finds parts of the speech they dislike.

Social entrepreneur Melinda Gates spoke about the importance of making ethical choices and leaving a mark on humanity during her 2013 commencement speech at Duke University.

That makes Serta the latest in a string of companies to severe ties with real estate mogul and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump after he made derogatory comments about Mexican immigrants during his campaign announcement speech last week.

Tech entrepreneur Drew Houston spoke about the importance of obsessing over your dream during his 2013 commencement speech at MIT.

It's also worth noting that of the 42 questions asked during the most recent Democratic presidential debate, hosted by MSNBC, only five were about the economy, taxes or jobs (not including one about Hillary Clinton's paid speeches to Wall Street firms).

But Schembri's speech showed that the Bank of Canada remains more concerned about the 18 % plunge in Canadian commodity prices this year than the 10 % jump in the average national resale price of homes since 2013.

(Disclosure: I wrote a book about West Point's class of 2002, in which Bush's speech plays an important role.)

Since his identity as Hogan's backer was revealed, Thiel's crusade against Gawker has been decried by a number of prominent journalists and defenders of a free press, who note that a billionaire bankrupting a media outlet as part of a personal vendetta raises serious questions about free speech.

Yes, they were supremely confident about RIM's prospects, but there was a small element of contrition in their speech.

If you want your next big speech to have an equally forceful impact in your own corner of the world, you need to be just as thoughtful about when you choose to deliver it.

Schwerin went on to say that adviser Minyon Moore had raised tough questions about the wisdom of making the speech because it could «unintentionally end up elevating questions that aren't yet being widely asked and introduce new damaging information, especially super predator, to a lot more voters.»

You can ask these bots just about any homework - related question — math problems, questions about the population of a city, trivia, political curiosities — and they will happily oblige, using a cheerful tone that mimics human speech.

You might not be thinking about what books, articles or speeches to create, but there has probably been a point in time where you have talked yourself out of pursuing something, because you convinced yourself that you lack a certain level of creativity that it takes to get the job done.

Think about what type of mindset you want your audience to have at the beginning and end of your speech.

I used to think about all of the books, articles and speeches that I wanted to create but then eventually talked myself out of it, because I would hit a wall and just tell myself that creativity isn't a strong suit of mine.

In a funny and sincere speech, Huffington talked about the importance of keeping technology from overrunning our every waking moment.

In stump speeches before alumni, he has talked about what Harvard is now calling the «five I's»: innovation, intellectual ambition, internationalization, inclusion, and integration with the rest of the university.