I think it's important as a performer, no matter where I travel, if I run into someone at the airport or I'm… — Reggie Watts Copy Share Image
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I am interested in people who swim in the deep end. I want to have conversations about real things with people who… — Amy Poehler Copy Share Image
You're always in a rush, or else you're too exhausted to have a proper conversation. Soon enough, the long hours, the traveling,… — Kazuo Ishiguro Copy Share Image
There is a sort of knowledge beyond the power of learning to bestow, and this is to be had in conversation; so… — Henry Fielding Copy Share Image
“We continue to eat, the conversation easy and flowing. I listen to everything everyone says, an urgency to pay attention, to not… — Kaui Hart Hemmings Copy Share Image
When they told me I had cancer - a very rare form called appendiceal cancer - I was shocked. But I went… — Stuart Scott Copy Share Image
I had two brilliant children and one genius. Elon could figure out things when he was very young and was always advanced… — Maye Musk Copy Share Image
Playing is just about feeling. Playing isn't necessarily about misery. Playing isn't necessarily about happiness. But it's just about letting yourself feel… — Janis Joplin Copy Share Image
So thirsty," Jack groaned. "So worried,"said the frog. I hope we don't starve to death." "Yes,"said Jill, "not starving to death would… — Adam Gidwitz Copy Share Image
“So is this a habit of yours, leaving your bag behind in order te strike up a conversation?" He grinned and nodded… — Amy Plum Copy Share Image
“I hear so many excuses that I’ve pretty much become numb to his endless tales of woes. Communication is a major problem… — Melissa Orlov Copy Share Image
The conversation that the Senate and the House are having with the President [Barack Obama] was very similar to the conversation that… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
I know that in writer's rooms across North America, there are still conversations about how much is too much when it comes… — Dan Levy Copy Share Image
The problem with movies and books is they make evil look glamorous, exciting, when it's no such thing. It's boring and it's… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
He told me that one of the reasons people are so unhappy is they don't talk to themselves. He said you have… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
I don’t worry anymore about writing. There are times that I go through dry periods. I never go through a block. I’m… — Dorianne Laux Copy Share Image
“To write a genuine familiar or truly English style, is to write as any one would speak in common conversation who had… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
I really do think inspiration comes from day-to-day life. I think there's things that pique our interest - not necessarily aha! moments… — Phil Kay Copy Share Image
There are plus-size women who've paved the way - Rebel Wilson, Gabby Sidibe, Melissa McCarthy. I can't wait for the day when… — Chrissy Metz Copy Share Image
The conversation between Fletcher and Jonathan Livingston Seagull is centered on why some have achieved more than others . . . are… — Richard Bach Copy Share Image
They stared at her curiously, and she caught snatches of conversation in two or three languages. It wasn't hard to guess their… — Lois McMaster Bujold Copy Share Image
If you choose as a woman to work in cinema, the roles are smaller, not as diverse, and sometimes not as exciting.… — Stacy Martin Copy Share Image
We don't really listen to what the other person is saying. We have gotten used to information being in such a concentrated… — John Gimlette Copy Share Image
I'm really aware of the conversations that surround young actresses in Hollywood. I always get myself into a hole with these conversations,… — Mackenzie Davis Copy Share Image
Greet everyone you meet with a warm smile. No matter how busy you are, don't rush encounters with coworkers, family, and friends.… — Sarah Ban Breathnach Copy Share Image
On the broad spectrum of solitude, I lean toward the extreme end: I work alone, as well as live alone, so I… — Caroline Knapp Copy Share Image
One minute you're closer to someone than anyone in the whole world, next minute they need only to say the words 'time… — Helen Fielding Copy Share Image
“Tell me about yourself” is one of the best icebreakers and conversation openers you can have. Learn to ask questions using this… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“They should." "Should be like a wood bee," she said. It was a private joke, a mocking appreciation of the slipperiness of… — Stewart O'Nan Copy Share Image
Perhaps the easiest people to fall in love with are those about whom we know nothing. Romances are never as pure as… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
The conversation people need to have is no longer about women assuming positions of leadership within the existing power structure, it's about… — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share Image
Here's how I became myself: mess, failure, mistakes, disappointments, and extensive reading; limbo, indecision, setbacks, addiction, public embarrassment, and endless conversations with… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Can we have a conversation about the substance? That's what I welcome. We're happy to have those conversations if there are places… — Sylvia Mathews Burwell Copy Share Image
I'm a compulsive note-taker, and I used to feel self-conscious about pulling out my little notebook and taking notes during a casual… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
One of the greatest experiences I ever had was listening to a conversation with Joni Mitchell and Wayne Shorter. Just to hear… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
Mom said, "His spirit is there," and that made me really angry. I told her, "Dad didn't have a spirit! He had… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
“You need hope to form a thought. It takes—I don’t know—optimism to speak, to engage in conversation. Because, really, what’s the point… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image