“If you force yourself to start making small talk wherever you go -- be it the grocery store or on public transit… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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I hate having to do small talk. I'd rather talk about deep subjects. I'd rather talk about meditation, or the world, or… — Ellen DeGeneres Copy Share Image
On tour, it's necessary to meet people and make connections, but when I was a teenager, I found it difficult to approach… — Iga Swiatek Copy Share Image
“Robbie and Cecilia had been making love for years - by post. In their coded exchanges they had drawn close, but how… — Ian McEwan Copy Share Image
“It made me wonder whether our ability and desire to interact with strangers is another muscle that risks atrophy in the smartphone… — Aziz Ansari Copy Share Image
“Introverts, in contrast, may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were home… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“Tell me something about yourself.” “I’d rather save the small talk.” “There’s no need to be rude, child, and believe me, I’m… — Rachel Caine Copy Share Image
It's not that parents expect a lot from their kids, except, maybe 5-10 minutes of time in a day spent on something… — Sudeep Copy Share Image
Here's a guy [Richard Nixon] who had no gift for small talk, never liked to be around strangers, was physically awkward, and… — Harry Shearer Copy Share Image
“No child, still less a foetus, has ever mastered the art of small talk, or would ever want to. It’s an adult… — Ian McEwan Copy Share Image
I crave the sweet surrender of sleep and my dreams' uncensored communication: no tiresome small talk, sucking up to impress, or tiptoeing… — Judith Orloff Copy Share Image
“He made small talk on the way about how he was abandoned as a child and will only rest easy once he… — Harvard Lampoon Copy Share Image
Who should listen to discussions of theology? Those for whom it is a serious undertaking, not just another subject like any other… — Gregory of Nazianzus Copy Share Image
“A long mission was ahead of them, and no one wanted to get on anyone else's nerves with unnecessary chatter.” — Allen Steele Copy Share Image
You're going to merge your mind with the mind of eternity that goes on forever; that is not easy. It's very intense.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“He had crossed the room with no notion what he might say or do - he had no knowledge of the language… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I don't think my acting was ever bad; I always knew that I could do it. But when you go to audition… — Mary Lynn Rajskub Copy Share Image
“The phone rang. It was a familiar voice. It was Alan Greenspan. Paul O'Neill had tried to stay in touch with people… — Ron Suskind Copy Share Image
“10 Ways to Be More Personable and Friendly 1. Listen more than you speak. 2. When you do speak, ask questions of… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
I have improvements I need to make as a human being. Sometimes it's hard for me to small talk, and that's something… — Kanye West Copy Share Image
And the purpose of small talk is not to be controversial, clever or even interesting. It's simply to fill the silent void… — Gyles Brandreth Copy Share Image
Households that have lost the soul of cooking from their routines may not know what they are missing: the song of a… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
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