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Babbling Quotes

On noisy chatter and losing your words entirely.

These babbling quotes span two very different kinds of losing control over speech, from describing the early internet as a chaotic electronic asylum to a celebrity encounter that left someone unable to string a sentence together. Another line contrasts genuine stream-of-consciousness thinking with chatter that leads absolutely nowhere. This pairs well with our About collection.

I don't usually get star struck, but I met Sir Paul McCartney randomly on Sunset Boulevard a few years ago, and I lost it! I couldn't breathe, I couldn't think, and I didn't know how to speak. It was crazy....

Quotes by Sterling Knight

It's been my policy to view the Internet not as an 'information highway', but as an electronic asylum filled with babbling loonies.

Quotes by Mike Royko

There's a fine line between a stream of consciousness and a babbling brook to nowhere.

Quotes by Dan Harmon

I sort of forgot about 'Z Channel' after it went off the air in 1989, but once Jason Resnick of Focus Features made the suggestion, I became obsessed all over again. I still am. I'll probably be this way until...

Quotes by Alexandra Cassavetes

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these babbling quotes describe?
They cover different kinds of losing control over speech, from chaotic internet chatter to being genuinely star-struck and speechless.
Is there a quote comparing babbling to thought?
Yes, one line draws a line between meaningful stream-of-consciousness and mere babbling that leads nowhere at all.
Does any quote describe a celebrity encounter?
One speaker recalls meeting a famous musician and losing the ability to speak or think clearly in the moment.
Is there a quote about the early internet?
Yes, one calls the early internet an electronic asylum filled with noisy chatter rather than a genuinely useful highway of information, a theme touched on in our Computers collection.
Where can I find more playful, wandering imagery?
Our Brook collection shares similar imagery of aimless flow and chatter.

There's a self-deprecating charm running through these lines, admitting to obsession and awkwardness rather than hiding it. Fans of that honest tone may also enjoy our Brook quotes, which share the same playful imagery of aimless flow.