"......I can't quite believe this wonderful event is taking place. You see it wasn't just me, but everyone including my younger brother Dave, and all of Ken's friends who were married, thought that Ken was destined to stay a bachelor. Just think, if we had gone to Las Vegas and wagered bets, we would have lost a bundle!"
(excerpt from a best man's speech)
“….Wow! Turning 50, I am celebrating my first half century
with the people I care about the most. Before I say another word let me apologize
to any of you I may have inadvertently snubbed by walking right past you – I
probably was not wearing my glasses.These are a recently new acquisition
that I seem to spend as much time looking for as wearing them!”
(excerpt from a 50th birthday speech)
"..... I only met you a couple of times, as I was so busy traveling on business, but I did know that Rose had been trying to play matchmaker by setting you up with a fellow neighbor and working colleague. It was not to be."
(excerpt from a wedding speech)
“….Today, as father-of-the-bride, I am handing over my little
girl to another man – never an easy thing for a father to do. Melissa
when you were born you were not only our youngest child, but you were our
only daughter. I believe after having your two brothers, Eric and Steven,
it is fair to say that Pamela and I were really hoping for a daughter and
so when you came along I came to look upon you as daddy’s little girl”
(excerpt from father-of-the-bride speech)
“Dear Sarah,
I am delighted that you decided to celebrate your Bat Mitzvah, so we could
mark this important occasion. I know that you are not one for the spotlight
and so I hope I will not embarrass you, but today is a very special day,
because as you celebrate your Bat Mitzvah, in the eyes of the Jewish law
and community you have officially come of age.”
(excerpt from a Bat Mitzvah speech)
" ...I am sure you are all familiar with the person who from being
a kid always wanted to join the navy. Well, guess what? I wasn't one of them.
Twenty-two years ago the idea of having a career in the navy never even crossed
my mind."
(excerpt from a retirement speech)
“….I know when you all received your invitation for tonight’s
celebration and saw a wedding photo; you asked yourself who are these people?
You see Mom and Dad were thin as rails and in good shape on their wedding
day. However, Dad, particularly being Italian would never have dreamed of
marrying a woman that could not cook, so Mom cooks and Dad eats everything
in sight!”
(excerpt from a 50th wedding anniversary speech)
“….I am deeply honored to be inducted into this special school’s
hall of fame. When I see the distinguished list of past recipients, I think
of that constant refrain in the movie Wayne’s World “I’m
not worthy.”
(excerpt from an award speech)
"...I have a confession to make. When I was first approached about
having my name put on the ballot for president, I wanted to run the other
way."
(excerpt from an acceptance speech)
“….They say it is not how many years you live, but how much
life you have in those years. Well, for your 18 years, nobody could ever
accuse you of living your life anything than full steam ahead. You died by
a senseless, random act of violence; your life was cut short and yet the
irony of it all is that the way you died, was so opposite to everything you
stood for and believed in.”
(excerpt from a memorial speech)
"......Looking back, I see now that I need not have worked as hard as I did, because I would have ended up more or less in the same place. I could have done just as much by using my time more wisely and efficiently......"
(excerpt from a commencement speech)
