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Conversation Quotes

Talk worth having, and talk worth protecting.

One line here questions why private conversation was never explicitly protected in the Constitution, while another simply prefers talk that stays easy rather than turning into a battle of opinions. See Communication quotes for related lines.

I never left jazz. The relationship between structure and improvisation - that constant conversation and tension - I've always wanted in every genre and song that I perform.

Quotes by Lizz Wright

We are a company for the people, please get involved. Be part of the conversation.

Quotes by Liz Parrish

You shouldn't say, 'Well, we cannot go there,' before we even had the conversation.

Quotes by Lisa Murkowski

This thing happened where I noticed anytime I got together with four friends or more, the conversation goes to food.

Quotes by Lisa Lampanelli

That whole idea of chick lit being a thing that you just lump all the commercial female writers into - it went on for years.I'd switch on the radio, and I'd hear, 'Two female authors are here to discuss chick...

Quotes by Lisa Jewell

Nothing ruins the flow of conversation more quickly than refusing a compliment you have just received. Never disagree with something nice that is said to you or about you.

Quotes by Letitia Baldrige

If you ever have to support a flagging conversation, introduce the topic of eating.

Quotes by Leigh Hunt

My accent remained terrible. It was very hard for me to initiate any conversation with someone I didn't know.

Quotes by Lawrence Welk

Conversation didn't seem necessary when I put the accordion down and swung some young lady around the floor.

Quotes by Lawrence Welk

I mean, the trouble with some of the kind of relationship movies I've done, is there's only so many ways you can shoot a conversation. I was really tired of talking heads.

Quotes by Lawrence Kasdan

Immediately after the San Bernardino shooting, when it was unclear whether Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik were motivated by a terroristic ideology, the focus of the conversation was on gun laws.

Quotes by Lawrence M. Krauss

Even professional, paid carers aren't always models of saintly behaviour - and they know they can knock off at the end of their shift to go home, take an uninterrupted shower, and have a normal conversation with someone.

Quotes by Laurie Graham

I don't remember my first race, but I do recall various school sports days where I became way too competitive. We were seven or eight years old, and I had a very stern conversation with my relay team-mates about how...

Quotes by Laura Robson

As a guerrilla journalist, I participate in the news by holding individuals who are in the news accountable through personal interactions. That involves confronting people in ambush interviews, secretly recording them, or engaging in a conversation with them when they...

Quotes by Laura Loomer

One of the missions of 'The Nightly Show' was to have a conversation with America in a sense, and talk about the things that people didn't want to talk about it.

Quotes by Larry Wilmore

What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation.

Quotes by Lady Gregory

I love engaging in conversation with other moms because we can relate to one another, and we swap valuable insight and information.

Quotes by Laila Ali

An introvert as a child, I spent most of my younger years being bullied for my name. It took its toll on me, and by Class VI, I couldn't even have a proper conversation with anyone.

Quotes by Kubra Sait

I encourage girls to lean in, use your brain, get in there, get in the conversation.

Quotes by Krysten Ritter

It seems a little self-involved to be like, 'Oh, he's hitting on me.' Maybe he's just trying to start up an innocent conversation.

Quotes by Krista Allen

Frequently Asked Questions

What angle do these "Conversation" quotes take?
A few different ones — privacy and free speech, the etiquette of public life, what makes a conversation worthwhile, and even a specific film called "The Conversation."
Is there a quote about privacy rights and conversation?
Yes: "No right of private conversation was enumerated in the Constitution. I suppose it never occurred to anyone at the time that it could be prevented." It's a legal/historical observation about how privacy wasn't explicitly spelled out.
What does the quote about debate say?
"There is no fun in getting into a debate or a contest of wills. If something important comes out of the conversation, okay. If not, that's okay, too." It treats conversation as something that doesn't need to be won.
Is there a quote about being interrupted in public?
One describes the discomfort of fame this way: being in "the public eye" and hoping "that people don't come up and interrupt you while your in the middle of a meal or a conversation."
Is there a film-related quote here?
Yes — a filmmaker discusses re-mastering "'The Conversation'" for DVD, calling it "the first film I edited on a flatbed machine." Dialogue quotes is a related page if you want more on spoken exchange specifically.

There's also a filmmaking memory tied to editing 'The Conversation' on an old-school editing bay, alongside the everyday frustration of being interrupted mid-meal or mid-talk in public. Browse Conversations quotes and Converse quotes for more.