Conversation Quotes

2139 Conversation quotes by 1544 unique authors

But to the particular species of excellence men are directed, not by an ascendant planet or predominating humour, but by the first book which they… — Samuel Johnson
Bishop on "At the Fishhouses"At the last minute, after I'd had a chance to do a little research in Cape Breton, I foundI'd said codfish… — Elizabeth Bishop
I'm very aware that when my friends and I sit around over dinner these days, the conversation invariably turns to how crass the world has… — Tom Ford
Teaching...can be likened to a conversation in which you listen to the speaker carefully before you reply. — Marie Clay
It's funny how bed and pillows and covers can change a conversation. Words turn quiet and you mean more and say less. It's like you… — Robin Benway
He credited her with a number of virtues, of the existence of which her conduct and conversation had given but limited indications. -But, then, lovers… — Lucas Malet
I would make my job a work of art. I would like whatever it is that I'm doing - everyone's experience of me, everyone's interaction… — John Denver
DAYS THAT I'LL REMEMBER is a lovingly assembled and beautifully written collection of conversations, observations, and memories of music, friendship, and days gone by. It's… — Martin Scorsese
Inspiration can hit you in the head at any time in any context. It could happen in a conversation. Talking to someone at a party,… — James Cameron
Never criticize, condemn or complain in a conversation with a customer or prospect. — Brian Tracy
LOL has turned into something you type when you have nothing better to add into a conversation. — Richard Harris
It's time we become comfortable with the uncomfortable conversations about race...Instead of being color blind, we need to be color brave. — Mellody Hobson
Put down the weight of your aloneness and ease into the conversation. The kettle is singing even as it pours you a drink, the cooking… — David Whyte
Authors were shy, unsociable creatures, atoning for their lack of social aptitude by inventing their own companions and conversations. — Agatha Christie
By creating conversation, we let our customers spread our message by word of mouth. — Anita Roddick
Apply this simple rule to your conversations: If you wouldn't write it down and sign it, don't say it. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
So perhaps the correct conclusion is that Green was less attuned to how people sound when they speak - the actual words and expressions they… — Francine Prose
I had an ASU student looking for it in my shop last week, and he defined the Bacchants for me as 'those drunk chicks who… — Kevin Hearne
His struggle for a bare living left him no time to take advantage of the public evening school. In time he learned to read, to… — Mary Antin
What you gotta understand is, in this conversation and in our fight, you're not in control. — Andre Ward
A diary need not be a dreary chronicle of one's movements; it should aim rather at giving salient account of some particular episode, a walk,… — A. C. Benson
Food was celebration, conversation, and nourishment. The table is where the big decisions of the family are made and all the arguing takes place. — Adriana Trigiani
Here I have opportunity enough for the exercise of my talent, as the chief of my time is spent in conversation. — Jane Austen
Conversation is the laboratory and workshop of the student. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
As a work of art, it reminds me of a long conversation between two drunks — Clive James

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