“Jack Kennedy brought an "intense concentration" and a "gently teasing humor" to the dinner table, along with what Katherine Graham called his… — Sally Bedell Smith Copy Share Image
I like to think of my work as creating a private conversation with each person, no matter how public each work is… — Maya Lin Copy Share Image
I tried the plan of talking incessantly myself, so as to hide the fact I didn't hear anything they said, the result… — Susan Hale Copy Share Image
I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am,… — Jason Collins Copy Share Image
When you're making something big, whether it's long-form fiction or a big piece of software, whatever that is, you're having a very… — David Wroblewski Copy Share Image
When did the cell phone become a license to be rude? And why must I be subjected to your personal conversations? — Jen Lancaster Copy Share Image
“If all who love one another were of the same opinion, living would be monotonous, and conversation flabby. So cheer up. You… — Mildred Aldrich Copy Share Image
Showing variety in representation in casting is super important, it gives minorities a platform and I think it definitely creates a safe… — Violet Chachki Copy Share Image
Once I spoke the language of the flowers, Once I understood each word the caterpillar said, Once I smiled in secret at… — Shel Silverstein Copy Share Image
Wait. This was the first lesson I had learned about love. The day drags along, you make thousands of plans, you imagine… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
“How often have I noticed or, indeed, listened to him? We talk, but do I actually listen, or is our conversation mainly… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
I was having a conversation with my father and he was talking about this thing - strangeness and charm. It's actually the… — Florence Welch Copy Share Image
I love Europe, but we are still struggling with that kind of development. First of all, we don't have a smart conversation… — Marcus Samuelsson Copy Share Image
“Tell me something. Do you believe in God?' Snow darted an apprehensive glance in my direction. 'What? Who still believes nowadays?' 'It… — Stanisław Lem Copy Share Image
Conversations are like dances. Two people effortlessly move in step with one another, usually anticipating the other person's next move. If one… — James W. Pennebaker Copy Share Image
I'm old enough to remember the days when you spoke to one person from one outlet and that was the conversation. But… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
A song ain't nothing but a conversation fixed up to where you can talk it over and over without getting tired of… — Woody Guthrie Copy Share Image
The creative process is mysterious; a conversation, a ride in the car, or a melody can trigger something. — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
I don't want to give the impression that I hold daily conversations with my household appliances, although my toaster is as old… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
“Natasha tried to wedge herself into the conversation, but as usual the triangle would not widen into a square. p.302” — Anthony Marra Copy Share Image
The dialogue between client and architect is about as intimate as any conversation you can have, because when you're talking about building… — Robert A. M. Stern Copy Share Image
You think that the heads of state only have serious conversations, but they actually often begin really with the weather or, 'I… — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
My brain never turns off of songwriting. Every conversation, everything I see, I'm just kind of like a sponge and I soak… — Dustin Lynch Copy Share Image
My folks are economists and have taught economics and social science so I grew up with those kind of conversations around the… — Seth Gordon Copy Share Image
When you tell a story in the kitchen to a friend, it's full of mistakes and repetitions. It's good to avoid that… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
I possess the faculty of enjoying the company of those I - of my friends as well in silence as in conversation. — Anne Bronte Copy Share Image
For table-talk, I prefer the pleasant and witty before the learned and the grave; in bed, beauty before goodness. — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
“I usually found so-called "small talk" boring. I like "large talk", which is more about theories and concepts, mixed with facts and… — Holly Goldberg Sloan Copy Share Image
“I wondered if having conversations with your dog was less crazy than babbling to yourself when no one else was around. I… — Deb Baker Copy Share Image
Eat without the TV going on. Learn to appreciate food with only the entertainment of conversation-yours and someone else's. — Perry Brass Copy Share Image
Life is a matter of dealing with other people, in little matters and cataclysmic ones, and that means a series of conversations. — Deborah Tannen Copy Share Image
The single greatest invention man ever conceived in the dollar bill, because I don't want to know the conversion rate for coconuts. — John Smith Copy Share Image
I am relatively sure, from conversations that I had with former president Bill Clinton, that George Bush seldom called upon him for… — Tony Campolo Copy Share Image
“And it suggests, perhaps, reversing the equation, that if we want to gain the most insight into a person, we should ask… — Brian Christian Copy Share Image
As a child, I never found it particularly difficult to talk to other kids or to adults, getting them to explicitly understand… — Fearne Cotton Copy Share Image
I think I have an ongoing conversation with God. I think throughout the day, I'm constantly asking myself questions about what I'm… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The media needs to tell a story. And whenever there's a new generation, you know, with a new conversation, it's handy to… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
“As an introvert, you crave intimate moments and deep connections--and those usually aren't found in a crowd.” — Jenn Granneman Copy Share Image
The cream of enjoyment in this life is always impromptu. The chance walk; the unexpected visit; the unpremeditated journey; the unsought conversation… — Fanny Fern Copy Share Image
You can have a poem like "B-Movie" and sum up thirty conversations that people have had on the subject, but I wrote… — Gil Scott-Heron Copy Share Image
