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Not Talking Quotes

The meaning found in what goes unsaid.

This not talking quotes collection looks at silence as both a relief and a signal, from a performer's exhilaration on a quiet stage to broader questions about self-expression. For more, see our Silence quotes.

I don't mind snakes. Growing up in South Africa there were a couple a snakes around... and I'm not talking just about the government!

Quotes by Trevor Rabin

When we talk about the kind of folks whose lives will be made better by raising the minimum wage, we're not talking about a couple teenagers earning extra spending money to supplement their allowance. We're talking about providers and breadwinners....

Quotes by Tom Perez

Onstage, I find absolutely nothing but exhilaration in not talking.

Quotes by Teller

On the other hand I have seen several, several top targets for these investigations of these terrorist activities that were allowed to leave the country - I'm not talking about weeks, I'm talking about months after 9/11.

Quotes by Sibel Edmonds

Emotion Quotes

There's a difference between children's literature and all-ages literature. One is written expressly for children. The other is written for everyone, including children. And the difference usually manifests in not talking down to kids.

Quotes by Ryan North

When he was not talking about race, David Duke was a very pleasant guy to talk to. He was a very nice conversationalist. He seemed like a regular guy on the phone when the subject wasn't on race and on...

Quotes by Ron Stallworth

The nice thing about 'Honeymoon in Vegas' is we're not talking about some crazy smash hit where everyone is coming and comparing my performance to Nicholas Cage.

Quotes by Rob McClure

In terms of script, Bollywood should learn from South Indian scripts. Not talking about the fights and action, I am talking about the drama bit.

Quotes by Ram Charan

We envision a more Germany-style economy, where 20 percent of our workforce is in manufacturing. And we're not talking about banging tin in the back room. We're talking about high technology across the board, whether it's computer chips or cars...

Quotes by Peter Navarro

Identity Quotes

I believe the biggest stigma right now, with mental health, is that a lot of men are not talking about it.

Quotes by Mauro Ranallo

It is not talking but walking that will bring us to heaven.

Quotes by Matthew Henry

FHM magazine is one of the cheesiest magazines in America. I'm not talking about Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan... FHM is the lowest. FHM? Come on!

Quotes by Maryse Mizanin

I try to talk about policy issues intelligently, I try very hard to avoid thought bubbles. I make sure my speeches are well researched and footnoted. I make sure I am not talking through my hat.

Quotes by Malcolm Turnbull

Every coach talks to their players. Imagine not talking to Lionel Messi - that would be ridiculous.

Quotes by Luis Enrique

Silence Quotes

I'd much rather have 15 people arguing about something than 15 people splitting into two camps, each side convinced it's right and not talking to the other.

Quotes by Linus Torvalds

Now, what we are not talking about, what you're really coming to, is what compromises one makes so that the listener understands somewhat of what you're doing, what you're trying to express.

Quotes by Leo Ornstein

Formal logic is mathematics, and there are philosophers like Wittgenstein that are very mathematical, but what they're really doing is mathematics - it's not talking about things that have affected computer science; it's mathematical logic.

Quotes by Lawrence M. Krauss

I try cars; I try them all. Cars need to be sexy, because we're not talking about biscuits here.

Quotes by Lapo Elkann

Donald Trump performs consistently better in online polling, where a human being is not talking to another human being about what he or she may do in the election.

Quotes by Kellyanne Conway

Vulnerability Quotes

We all think we are connected to the world now, but we are not talking to our neighbours any more.

Quotes by Jean-Michel Jarre

Frequently Asked Questions

Why would someone find not talking exhilarating?
One performer describes finding real exhilaration in staying silent onstage, treating the absence of speech as its own kind of expression.
Does this topic touch on how people act differently online?
Yes, one quote reflects on how people can respond differently in an anonymous, indirect setting than they would face-to-face with another person.
Is not talking always about avoiding a topic?
Not necessarily. One quote uses "not talking" as a way to clarify who a broader economic conversation is actually about, rather than avoiding the subject.
Can not talking be a form of protection?
In some contexts here it functions that way, letting a speaker sidestep naming something directly while still making their point clear.
What topic connects well with Not Talking?
Our Silence quotes build on this same idea, focusing more broadly on quiet as a deliberate choice.

Some quotes here touch on how differently people respond when there's no one to talk to directly, such as online, compared with in-person conversation. Explore our Emotion and Vulnerability quotes.