--- title: "10 Conversation Starter Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Conversation Starter quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Conversation Starter sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/824/ariana-debose-5481_always_i-have-always-wanted-to-make-art-that-i_2063607.jpg" --- > [I have always wanted to make art that I thought was a conversation starter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ariana-debose/i-have-always-wanted-to-make-art-that-i-thought-was-a-conversation/) [Ariana DeBose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ariana-debose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/824/ariana-debose-5481_always_i-have-always-wanted-to-make-art-that-i_2063607.jpg) > [There is no question that food is a conversation starter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jock-zonfrillo/there-is-no-question-that-food-is-a-conversation-starter/) [Jock Zonfrillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jock-zonfrillo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/391/jock-zonfrillo-25357_communication_there-is-no-question-that-food-is-a-conv_2800564.jpg) > [“I want to keep a human mouth on my coffee table. It’ll be a great conversation starter.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-want-to-keep-a-human-mouth-on-my-coffee-table-it-ll-be-a-great/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9c/jarod-kintz-2_communication_i-want-to-keep-a-human-mouth-on-my-coffe_1592541.jpg) > [A novel is a conversation starter, and if the author isn't there for the after-party, both the writer and the reader are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/a-novel-is-a-conversation-starter-and-if-the-author-isn-t-there-for/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/722/maggie-stiefvater-76_after-party_a-novel-is-a-conversation-starter-and-if_184879.png) > [They say, You can't give a smile away; it always comes back. The same is true of a kind word or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-roane/they-say-you-can-t-give-a-smile-away-it-always-comes-back-the-same-is/) [Susan RoAne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-roane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca2/susan-roane-35988_communication_they-say-you-can-t-give-a-smile-away-it_1350831.png) > [You know what? It's a great conversation starter, right? You meet friends that way. Sometimes it's a good thing. And then other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-lohman/you-know-what-it-s-a-great-conversation-starter-right-you-meet/) [Alison Lohman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-lohman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/291/alison-lohman-27429_a-good-thing_you-know-what-it-s-a-great-conversation_762211.png) > [I appear African-American, so it's not until I start talking that people go, 'Hold on, there's something not right here.' But it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-mills/i-appear-african-american-so-it-s-not-until-i-start-talking-that/) [Patty Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-mills/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9e/patty-mills-6365_communication_i-appear-african-american-so-it-s-not-un_1694219.jpg) > [“What else do you want to do to me?" Jace asked, and Clint smiled. "That's a wicked look you've got going on."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-jakes/what-else-do-you-want-to-do-to-me-jace-asked-and-clint-smiled-that-s/) [S.E. Jakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-e-jakes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/298/s-e-jakes-9172_communication_what-else-do-you-want-to-do-to-me-jace-a_247640.jpg) > [“A French conversation starter is more subtle. Work is considered boring, money is out of the question, politics comes later (and only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-bard/a-french-conversation-starter-is-more-subtle-work-is-considered/) [Elizabeth Bard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-bard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6b/elizabeth-bard-26111_business_a-french-conversation-starter-is-more-su_2222805.jpg) > [“Mingle • Be the connector—introduce people to each other who may not otherwise connect. • Be a conversation fire starter; point out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-c-young/mingle-be-the-connector-introduce-people-to-each-other-who-may-not/) [Susan C. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-c-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf6/susan-c-young-156_comfort-zone_mingle-be-the-connector-introduce-people_1398977.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conversation-starter/#itemlist", "name": "Conversation Starter Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have always wanted to make art that I thought was a conversation starter.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ariana DeBose" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ariana-debose/i-have-always-wanted-to-make-art-that-i-thought-was-a-conversation/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/824/ariana-debose-5481_always_i-have-always-wanted-to-make-art-that-i_2063607.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/824/ariana-debose-5481_always_i-have-always-wanted-to-make-art-that-i_2063607.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/824/ariana-debose-5481_always_i-have-always-wanted-to-make-art-that-i_2063607.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I have always wanted to make art that I thought was a conversation starter.” — Ariana DeBose", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There is no question that food is a conversation starter.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jock Zonfrillo" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jock-zonfrillo/there-is-no-question-that-food-is-a-conversation-starter/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/391/jock-zonfrillo-25357_communication_there-is-no-question-that-food-is-a-conv_2800564.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/391/jock-zonfrillo-25357_communication_there-is-no-question-that-food-is-a-conv_2800564.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/391/jock-zonfrillo-25357_communication_there-is-no-question-that-food-is-a-conv_2800564.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There is no question that food is a conversation starter.” — Jock Zonfrillo", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I want to keep a human mouth on my coffee table. 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Have a seat.'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Patty Mills" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-mills/i-appear-african-american-so-it-s-not-until-i-start-talking-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9e/patty-mills-6365_communication_i-appear-african-american-so-it-s-not-un_1694219.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9e/patty-mills-6365_communication_i-appear-african-american-so-it-s-not-un_1694219.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9e/patty-mills-6365_communication_i-appear-african-american-so-it-s-not-un_1694219.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I appear African-American, so it's not until I start talking that people go, 'Hold on, there's something not…” — Patty Mills", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“What else do you want to do to me?\" Jace asked, and Clint smiled. \"That's a wicked look you've got going on.\" \"Just remember, you're the one who asked for it.\" \"It was merely a conversation starter.\" \"Consider it started. Now I'm going to finish it.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "S.E. Jakes" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-e-jakes/what-else-do-you-want-to-do-to-me-jace-asked-and-clint-smiled-that-s/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/298/s-e-jakes-9172_communication_what-else-do-you-want-to-do-to-me-jace-a_247640.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/298/s-e-jakes-9172_communication_what-else-do-you-want-to-do-to-me-jace-a_247640.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/298/s-e-jakes-9172_communication_what-else-do-you-want-to-do-to-me-jace-a_247640.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What else do you want to do to me?\" Jace asked, and Clint smiled. \"That's a wicked look you've got going…” — S.E. 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Engage them with a kind word to pull them out of their shell. •\tArrive early and stay late; connect with people before and after your event. •\tStretch beyond your comfort zone to speak with, sit with, and start conversations with people whom you do not know. •\tOffer to refill someone’s drink or clear their plate. •\tEncourage introductions: “There is someone whom I would love for you to meet . . .”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Susan C. 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