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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.

In a conversation with a male executive, he tells me that he doesn't hire women because 'it's not worth the trouble.' I mentally blacklist him.

Quotes by Andy Dunn

One of my favorite things is to have a three-hour conversation over coffee with someone.

Quotes by Andy Grammer

Pretty much every weekend, my wife and I have the shall-we-live-in-the-country conversation. I suppose it's something to do with getting older and feeling I want to shed some of the things I've been doing for the last 20 years and...

Quotes by Andrew Motion

A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.

Quotes by Andre Maurois

Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.

Quotes by Andre Maurois

I consider each performance to be an intimate conversation between me and the audience members.

Quotes by Andra Day

What frightens us most in a madman is his sane conversation.

Quotes by Anatole France

I really don't like going out. I don't like restaurants because I don't like the idea of someone, a waitress, being responsible for my evening. I like seconds, and more, and lots of conversation, and I've always hated the idea...

Quotes by Amy Sedaris

Debate is masculine, conversation is feminine.

Quotes by Amos Bronson Alcott

I painted one dining room red and I must say, the conversation became very heated in that room.

Quotes by Amanda Pays

I've built 'The Conversation' from the ground up with no business training.

Quotes by Amanda de Cadenet

Every episode of 'The Conversation' was created to be a platform for women, to connect women, and to allow women's voices to be heard as much as possible. That's why I launched that show on a television network and online...

Quotes by Amanda de Cadenet

I think it's a false distinction to say that conversation and composition are separate. Because even as we speak, I'm seeing. Every interview is different, and I'm finding new ways to talk about ancient preoccupations. And I sometimes come on...

Quotes by Allan Gurganus

You know what? It's a great conversation starter, right? You meet friends that way. Sometimes it's a good thing. And then other times, I guess, the person is just a little too... then you kind of like want to back...

Quotes by Alison Lohman

I battled with my weight as a teenager, partly because there wasn't the information or conversation about how to live a healthy lifestyle.

Quotes by Alison Sweeney

One child must never be set above another, even in casual conversation, not to mention in speeches that circle the globe.

Quotes by Alice Walker

We all lose when bullying and personal attacks become a substitute for genuine conversation and principled disagreement.

Quotes by Alicia Garza

We need to make sure that we have an honest, honest conversation and that we engage honest practices around how racism operates in this country. It's not just about people being mean to each other.

Quotes by Alicia Garza

There is something about the South that accepts the supernatural. If you don't accept it and you're having a conversation with someone who does, it's just one of those polite things where you don't question their belief in ghosts. You...

Quotes by Alice Englert

The reason people need advice on using social media is that they're a much more complex and nuanced way to communicate than a conversation or email.

Quotes by Alexis Ohanian

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.