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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.

On Memorial Day, I was out floating on Lake Norman and came across Denny Hamlin. We struck up a conversation, and one of the first things we were talking about was how much it helped him when he started racing...

Quotes by Danica Patrick

You used to be able to just call people. You didn't have to be on someone's calendar to have a phone conversation. The telephone was an important and valuable domain of communication, both for casual, friendly chats and for professional...

Quotes by Dan Pallotta

Woody Allen movies notwithstanding, therapy, in the early eighties, was not exactly a hot conversation starter. Nor was it a favoured activity for dysfunctional couples or suffering individuals.

Quotes by Dan Hill

I feel like great TED Talks are ones that are a little bit subject to interpretation, that do provoke further conversation - and potentially controversy.

Quotes by Damon Lindelof

Having nine brothers and sisters, you have to stand out. In order to get on the stage with me and Shawn and Marlon and Keenan and Kim, you have to be funny. We're not going to let you in the...

Quotes by Damon Wayans

The best shows succeed because they tap into a national conversation.

Quotes by Damian Lewis

Being bi-racial and being from the country, I can talk to guys like Travis Frederick from Wisconsin and Doug Free from Wisconsin. And then I can go over and talk to Dez Bryant. I mean, think about the two different...

Quotes by Dak Prescott

Saying what we think gives a wider range of conversation than saying what we know.

Quotes by Cullen Hightower

Paul Ryan and Mr. Trump have had a conversation, and they continue to develop that relationship. They had a great meeting in Washington, D.C., where they talk about what was important to both of them. They agree on many issues.

Quotes by Corey Lewandowski

I tried to use the questions and answers as an armature on which to build a sculpture of genuine conversation.

Quotes by Clifton Fadiman

No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does.

Quotes by Christopher Morley

The 'Rule of Three' is simply getting the other guy to agree to the same thing three times in the same conversation, it's really hard to repeatedly lie or fake conviction.

Quotes by Christopher Voss

Yes, I, well, when I write, as often as I can, I try to write as if I'm talking to people. It doesn't always work, and one shouldn't always try it, but I try and write as if I am...

Quotes by Christopher Hitchens

When women vote, Progressives can win. When women organize and bring some common sense to the conversation, it becomes more authentic.

Quotes by Christine Pelosi

There's not a lot of conversation going on in my world about softening my image. I'm pretty much who I am.

Quotes by Christine Quinn

You never think of being in that conversation for the triple crown. You don't even dream about that. It's a dumb dream. Get real.

Quotes by Christian Yelich

I've had this conversation with friends who have had challenging relationships with one or another parent. The only thing I can say is what I feel: The other person isn't going to change. That is who they are.

Quotes by Christie Hefner

The exchange by e-mail is more intimate than conversation - you allow yourself to say things you otherwise wouldn't.

Quotes by Christian Lacroix

The most powerful force when changing people's hearts and minds is a person-to-person conversation.

Quotes by Chris Murphy

I didn't grow up in a household where dinner conversation was, 'How did the market do today?'

Quotes by Chris Gardner

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.