A way to begin a talk.

I have a few things to say and you might just thing they're important.
It has been a strange day. I don't think that I put it too strong or I even say
it's been an extraordinary day.
I've been out there thinking about the day, the way it's gone and it seems to me that now
I need to make a few personal statements...
From the film " Guess who's comimg to dinner."