Conversation Quotes

2139 Conversation quotes by 1544 unique authors

Faculty met, and after the usual business, some conversation was had about certain students being addicted to drinking, and it was reported that a citizen… — Daniel H. Hill
Sometimes poetry is inspired by the conversation entered into by reading other poems. — John Barton
As far as playing jazz, no other art form, other than conversation, can give the satisfaction of spontaneous interaction. — Stan Getz
Say this for big league baseball - it is beyond any question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America. — Bruce Catton
Shortly after we arrived in Baghdad, we had another conversation with the ambassador. He said that he wanted us to give him the timeline, because… — Janis Karpinski
I never knew any painter worthy of the name who paid the smallest attention to what a critic says, even in conversation. — Robert Baldwin Ross
I cannot forget a conversation that I had with an elderly couple from the tribe. They asked me whether I would kill them after I… — Roland Joffe
If you ever have to support a flagging conversation, introduce the topic of eating. — Leigh Hunt
Too often travel, instead of broadening the mind, merely lengthens the conversation. — Elizabeth Drew
A good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation. — James Boswell
No one will ever shine in conversation, who thinks of saying fine things: to please, one must say many things indifferent, and many very bad. — Francis Lockier
Evergreen had opened up a whole new world to me. There I met many internationally celebrated people: there I was surrounded by the best art… — Billy Baldwin
This past year has been very turbulent for the Middle East, and my conversation with Prime Minister Netanyahu strengthened my belief that we need to… — Rob Portman
I think a lot of people in their average day actually imagine two sides of a conversation at one point or another. I think that… — Edward Norton
While some of my closest friends were jocks, it seemed that they spoke a different language with each other. Joining in their conversation was fraught… — Mo Rocca
What the world does not need is a Haggadah that pats itself on the back. It needs a Haggadah that gets out of the way,… — Jonathan Safran Foer
I like dressing up for dates and dissecting a dinner conversation with a new guy to determine if he might be The One. — J. Courtney Sullivan
Because of who I am, when I sit at a poker table, I meet people who engage me in conversation, not only about poker, but… — James Woods
Congress suffers a great deal of criticism for its partisan acrimony. But while we may disagree politically, and air our opposition in this chamber, it… — Kay Bailey Hutchison
I would love to have a long and serious conversation with the Pope. And Woody Allen, whom I have never interviewed. Then, after those two?… — Charlie Rose
I feel like great TED Talks are ones that are a little bit subject to interpretation, that do provoke further conversation - and potentially controversy. — Damon Lindelof
At the heart of the failure of most plays is the inability to carry on a thoughtful conversation about your work with yourself. — Marsha Norman
Most women prefer circles of sharing to pyramids and hierarchies. They prefer conversation to construction. They will usually choose nurturance and empathy over competition and… — Richard Rohr
For the establishment, philosophy is both an elitist and an idealist discipline: In high school, it is a compulsory subject; at university, they teach the… — Michel Onfray
The French have made conversation their claim to civilisation. — Theodore Zeldin

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