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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.

When I was 17, I met many artists, and it started to become this conversation with artists out of which all of my exhibitions grew.

Quotes by Hans-Ulrich Obrist

I've walked away in the middle of a conversation and had no idea that was wrong until someone told me I was being rude.

Quotes by Hannah Gadsby

My first audition for 'The Magicians' came up in conversation with a close friend who, right then, handed me the first book.

Quotes by Hale Appleman

Whenever you create some sort of disturbance in the air, there's an awakening that happens, an opportunity for a conversation, an opportunity to build bridges, specifically, an opportunity to connect different groups that typically wouldn't connect with one another.

Quotes by Haaz Sleiman

It means that no matter what you write, be it a biography, an autobiography, a detective novel, or a conversation on the street, it all becomes fiction as soon as you write it down.

Quotes by Guillermo Cabrera Infante

Watching TV is companionable: you share an experience, you can comment on the action here and there for a bit of conversation... it's a way of showing someone that you want his or her company and engaging in a low-key,...

Quotes by Gretchen Rubin

You have to be a part of the conversation if you want to change the conversation.

Quotes by Grace Potter

Gossip is conversation about people.

Quotes by Gore Vidal

Life is a conversation. Make it a good one.

Quotes by Glennon Doyle Melton

Werewolves were far more terrifying than vampires. It is probably the idea of seeing the human within the beast and knowing you can't reach it. It might as well be a great white shark. There is no sitting down and...

Quotes by Glen Duncan

Guns are part of the Constitution, and no one is willing to have that tough conversation with Congress and the Senate and the president to say maybe that's got to change. People talk about it - but I mean actual...

Quotes by George Stroumboulopoulos

In England only uneducated people show off their knowledge; nobody quotes Latin or Greek authors in the course of conversation, unless he has never read them.

Quotes by George Mikes

In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.

Quotes by George Herbert

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

George Bernard Shaw

I've found that the most engaging and satisfying author events I've done are with other people, where the conversation is spontaneous. I think that is by far the better way to introduce and promote a book.

Quotes by Gayle Forman

The long-term value proposition for cellphone companies isn't just voice conversation - it's transfer of data.

Quotes by Gary Kovacs

I'm a writer because I love reading. I love the conversation between a reader and a writer, and that it all takes place in a book-sort of a neutral ground. A writer puts down the words, and a reader interprets...

Quotes by Garth Stein

Personally, I'd be really glad to have a national conversation about whether to outlaw most forms of birth control. For once, the kids and their grandparents would find themselves on the same side.

Quotes by Gail Collins

When friends ask for a second cup they are open to conversation.

Quotes by Gail Parent

When I'm in certain moods, a conversation will start up in my head, and suddenly I'll realize that the language has reached a very high and interesting level, and then lines and stanzas will just kind of appear, full-blown.

Quotes by Franz Wright

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.