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title: "10 Reason Talk Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Reason Talk quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Reason Talk sayings and thoughts."
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> [“The question is not, "Can they reason?" nor, "Can they talk?" but "Can they suffer?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-question-is-not-can-they-reason-nor-can-they-talk-but-can-they/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [When being around ppl who don't like you, the best revenge is to look hot af to give them a reason to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-beaubian/when-being-around-ppl-who-don-t-like-you-the-best-revenge-is-to-look/)

[Sabrina Beaubian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-beaubian/)

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> [“And no reason to talk about the books I read but I still do...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morrissey/and-no-reason-to-talk-about-the-books-i-read-but-i-still-do/)

[Morrissey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morrissey/)

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> [“There's no reason, to talk about the books I read. But still I do.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morrissey/there-s-no-reason-to-talk-about-the-books-i-read-but-still-i-do/)

[Morrissey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morrissey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/166/morrissey-13740_books_there-s-no-reason-to-talk-about-the-book_1677861.jpg)

> [“The reason I talk to myself is because I’m the only one whose answers I accept.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/the-reason-i-talk-to-myself-is-because-i-m-the-only-one-whose-answers/)

[George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/)

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> [The question is not, 'Can they reason?' nor, 'Can they talk?' but rather, 'Can they suffer?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-bentham/the-question-is-not-can-they-reason-nor-can-they-talk-but-rather-can/)

[Jeremy Bentham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-bentham/)

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> [The reason I talk to myself is because Im the only one whose answers I accept.à](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-reason-i-talk-to-myself-is-because-im-the-only-one-whose-answers/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [The reason I talk to myself is that I'm the only one whose answers I accept.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/the-reason-i-talk-to-myself-is-that-i-m-the-only-one-whose-answers-i/)

[George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/477/george-carlin-155_answers_the-reason-i-talk-to-myself-is-that-i-m_1660427.jpg)

> [“Here’s a generalization but in my experience, it’s true. Women love to sit and talk for no apparent reason but to talk,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-harvey/here-s-a-generalization-but-in-my-experience-it-s-true-women-love-to/)

[Steve Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-harvey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/876/steve-harvey-1668_women-love_here-s-a-generalization-but-in-my-experi_2237506.jpg)

> [What else is it that should trace the insuperable line? Is it the faculty of reason or perhaps the faculty of discourse?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-bentham/what-else-is-it-that-should-trace-the-insuperable-line-is-it-the/)

[Jeremy Bentham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-bentham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68f/jeremy-bentham-7785_animal_what-else-is-it-that-should-trace-the-in_1852101.jpg)

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