Speechwriting Quotes

“I don't think that there's any great mystery about what it takes to be a good speechwriter. I think it is the same thing that it takes to be a good writer, period.”

“The point of a presidential speech is not just to be something you read, it’s to be something you see and hear.”

“Great speeches are not written, they are rewritten.”

“A speech is poetry: cadence, rhythm, imagery, sweep! A speech reminds us that words, like children, have the power to make dance the dullest beanbag of a heart.”

“I saw my job as helping the president to be his own best speechwriter.”

“I learned that the only way to write a good speech is to know the man you are writing for.”