Conversation Quotes by Theodore Zeldin

People in this world of superficial communication find themselves isolated and lonely and have difficult in talking about personal things that really matter to…

— Theodore Zeldin

The institution of marriage, if you look at it over many centuries, has come and gone.

— Theodore Zeldin

We should abolish 'work.' By that I mean abolishing the distinction between work and leisure, one of the greatest mistakes of the last century,…

— Theodore Zeldin

When two people talk with mutual respect and listen with a real interest in understanding another point of view, when they try to put…

— Theodore Zeldin

Everything I am going to say to you is the child of a conversation. [...] That is the aspect of conversation that particularly excites…

— Theodore Zeldin

The more education you do, the less you are capable of doing.

— Theodore Zeldin

In every life there is an element of victory over fear, which needs to be searched for, though it may be a false victory.

— Theodore Zeldin

What does it mean to dance? What does it mean to commit a crime? What does it mean to be anxious? What does it…

— Theodore Zeldin

The tendency of experts is to fiddle around with their expertise rather than trying to find new solutions.

— Theodore Zeldin

The British have turned their sense of humour into a national virtue. It is odd, because through much of history, humour has been considered…

— Theodore Zeldin

Change the way you think, and you are already halfway to changing the world.

— Theodore Zeldin

We think of speaking as something we do naturally, without any effort. But like playing music, it requires attention and knowledge and practice.

— Theodore Zeldin

We are already seeing the creation of a new kind of network based on friendships: Startups, which are often founded by friends, are the…

— Theodore Zeldin

Art is, nowadays, our new religion and museums are our cathedrals.

— Theodore Zeldin

I think the hero in our generation is not the individual but the pair, two people who together add up to more than they…

— Theodore Zeldin