Every conversation is a form of Jazz. The activity of instantaneous creation is as ordinary to us as breathing. — Stephen Nachmanovitch Copy Share Image
A real friend knows when to listen, when to stop listening, when to talk, when to stop talking, when to pour wine,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Each voice is distinct and has something to say. Each voice deserves to be heard. But it requires the act of listening. — Terry Tempest Williams Copy Share Image
Movies without meaningful dialogue play well all over the world. The Apostle is probably the best movie of the year, but it… — Robert Benton Copy Share Image
There is no one who does not exaggerate. In conversation, men are encumbered with personality, and talk too much. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Just like Steve did, Bindi's got that strange communication with wildlife. It's beautiful to watch, and it instills an empathy with all… — Terri Irwin Copy Share Image
“In Nepal, the quality of conversation is much more important than accuracy of the content. Maybe we get overexcited about information in… — Jane Wilson-Howarth Copy Share Image
I have to tell you that we never had any scripts. Jean-Luc never wrote a script in his life. He would write… — Anna Karina Copy Share Image
“Frankie, I'm fully awake and more curious than George. If we hang up I'll lie here formulating a million reasons for your… — Liza M. Wiemer Copy Share Image
Coldplay's 'Hymn for the Weekend' video featuring Beyonce is already caught in a heated conversation about cultural appreciation of Indian religion and… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
“And of course there was no help for it, except recalling bits of conversations she had overheard from time to time about… — Jane Smiley Copy Share Image
“... And tonight—Geryon? You okay? Yes fine, I'm listening. Tonight—? Why do you have your jacket over your head? . . .… — Anne Carson Copy Share Image
If our constitution had followed the style of Saint Paul, the First Amendment might have concluded: "But the greatest of these is… — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
Everyone has his food, and his time of life is reckoned.Their tongues are separate in speech,And their natures as well;Their skins are… — Akhenaton Copy Share Image
My writing process is very feedback based - I listen to the audience. I try to understand what's connecting, what's not connecting...… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
I do think that my generation is really smart and wants to have political conversations, and so I hope that we can… — Amandla Stenberg Copy Share Image
Whereas a lot of men used to ask for conversation when they really wanted sex, nowadays they often feel obliged to ask… — Katharine Whitehorn Copy Share Image
If I feel something deeply about a subject that goes beyond Xs and Os or things that are happening on the field… — Mina Kimes Copy Share Image
I don't know if it's because my sensitivity is through the roof, but I can't stand contrived dialogue anymore. — Jeff Baena Copy Share Image
If you are not able to communicate successfully between yourself and yourself, how are you supposed to make it with the strangers… — Jules Feiffer Copy Share Image
The Old Spice ads - women love it. The guys find it annoying. It always causes a great conversation. And it makes… — Frank Luntz Copy Share Image
I'd usually read the Bible a lot. Read little short Bible stories. And today, whenever I give speeches, I bring up a… — Herschel Walker Copy Share Image
“All that crap you hear on TV about communication and expressing feelings is a lie. Nobody really wants to hear what you… — Laurie Halse Anderson Copy Share Image
During her Oscar acceptance speech, Patricia Arquette called for equal pay for women. Then Oprah stood up and said, 'She's right, I… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
“What I thought we might have a conversation about, is basically I do math, sir, not clandestine operations that severely deplete my… — Suzanne Stroh Copy Share Image
Real loneliness consists not in being alone, but in being with the wrong person, in the suffocating darkness of a room in… — Sydney J. Harris Copy Share Image
ORATORY, n. A conspiracy between speech and action to cheat the understanding. A tyranny tempered by stenography. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
I think of my own work as part of a decades-long conversation about books and reading with people I will mainly never… — Michael Dirda Copy Share Image
When you meet someone for the first time instead of asking them what they do, you should ask them what they've always… — Dallas Clayton Copy Share Image
Marxism is now a world faith and must be allowed to enter into a continuous dialogue with other world faiths, including religious… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
The advent of interactive communications has created an inflection point where it's economical to provide education differently than in the past. — Alan Patricof Copy Share Image
“Peter Aykroyd has a wonderful eye for the telling detail, cameos that stick in the mind. Thse are the little touches that… — J.J. Scarisbrick Copy Share Image
If anything, there is something quite musical in Shakespeare's heightened use of language and the way he shapes his speech. — Jessie Buckley Copy Share Image
“I want you to notice that right now, this instant, we are having a conversation. It’s really not hard, now, is it?… — Kinley MacGregor Copy Share Image
“Literature is not a game for the cloistered elect. Literature is as old as speech. It grew out of human need for… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
Listening leads to better care, and your doctor should make an effort to hear you out and learn about you. — Leana S. Wen Copy Share Image
“Yes; but one gets out of prison," said Caderousse, who, with what sense was left him, listened eagerly to the conversation, "and… — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
It's an honest place to be if you don't understand someone else's experience, but there's no way for the other to understand… — Regina King Copy Share Image
“Its impossible to initiate a rational dialogue with some one about beliefs and concepts if he has not acquired them through reason.… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“Forgive me for speaking frankly, but after the past quarter-hour's conversation, I am unconvinced that any of you possess the sense or… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
