Argument Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

“Delicious Dialogue “We’ve all known the proverbial conversation hog who dominates a discussion and pays little notice to another person’s input. They’re so busy…

— Susan C. Young

The true spirit of conversation consists more in bringing out the cleverness of others than in showing a great deal of it yourself.

— Jean de la Bruyere

I happen to disagree with the well-entrenched theory that the art of conversation is merely the art of being a good listener. Such advice…

— Barbara Walters

Conversation is an abandonment to ideas, a surrender to persons.

— Amos Bronson Alcott

“An engaging conversation is a two-way street. Learn to delight in dialogue to ensure mutual respect and consideration.”

— Susan C. Young

The art of conversation consist as much in listening politely, as in talking agreeably.

— Hayley Atwell

Conversation is the art of speaking without thinking.

— Victor De Kowa

The art of conversation, or the qualification for a good companion, is a certain self-control, which now holds the subject, now lets it go,…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

There may be an art to conversation, and some are better at it than others, but conversation's virtue lies in randomness and possibility: people,…

— Lynne Tillman

If you want an honest dialogue, you can't criticize someone for what they say. You can't teach someone to think in a certain way.

— Henry Lloyd-Hughes

Skillful conversationalists can explore disagreements and make points in ways that feel constructive and positive rather than combative or corrective.

— Gretchen Rubin

He's never quite got the trick of conversation, tending to hear in dissenting views, however mild, a kind of affront, an invitation to mortal…

— Ian Mcewan