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Talk Quotes

On conversation, honesty, and what goes unsaid.

These quotes range from a simple family ritual of talking through the week's proudest moments to a sharper point about how rhetoric on freedom and equal opportunity can expose real contradictions in a society. Browse About quotes for related reflections.

We talk a lot about individual rights, but in fact Americans are very willing to give up our individual rights if it means our property values will be protected, and so on.

Quotes by Robert D. Kaplan

There are so many projects that don't happen, just sometimes they don't get announced, so no one ever knows about them and you don't have to talk about them.

Quotes by Rob Zombie

I describe my sound as sugar trap, that's not really a description that's really who I am, that's my swag, that's how I talk and walk.

Quotes by Rico Nasty

If I have to, I'll go and direct theater and talk till the cows come home.

Quotes by Ridley Scott

I was supposed to have a talk show on MTV.

Quotes by Riff Raff

I never talk much about my family, but my grandfather was friendly with these guys, with magicians and ventriloquists on the highest levels, and I was just... interested.

Quotes by Ricky Jay

I'm not sure we think it's a win to talk about what you're taking out.

Quotes by Rick Wagoner

This is odd, but there are certain things that are really embarrassing to talk about - one is my job and the success that I've had in it, and the other is money.

Quotes by Rick Moody

Maybe when I'm sixty-five I'll talk about my literary life.

Quotes by Rick Moody

In the past we couldn't talk to non-union workers. Now we can at least talk to non-union workers so we'll be mobilizing them and educating them not for just six or eight months before an election, but we'll be doing...

Quotes by Richard Trumka

A lot of my friends tried to talk me out of running.

Quotes by Richard Shelby

I talk a big game because I carry a big stick.

Quotes by Richard Sherman

Yeah, but I do call them back and follow up. Most people talk at overweight people, I talk with them.

Quotes by Richard Simmons

I don't talk about my personal life, and I don't talk about death.

Quotes by Richard Simmons

I've puzzled over the difficulty that students have with editing, and I think I've identified its source: It's their self-talk. We all talk to ourselves, inside our heads. That's what consciousness is.

Quotes by Richard Rhodes

I think the darker aspect of my fiction-or anybody's fiction-is by its very nature somehow easier to talk about.

Quotes by Richard Russo

And this speaks to the larger problem that no one wants to talk about: the restoration of the Roman rite is a precondition for a long-term fix for the problem.

Quotes by Richard Morris

Europeans must shed their illusions about what they can accomplish in the world on their own. Loose talk about resurrecting a multi-polar world is just that - loose talk.

Quotes by Richard N. Haass

Mothers tend to be more direct. Fathers talk to other fathers about their kids more metaphorically. It's a different way of communication.

Quotes by Richard Louv

Between 1961 and 1982, 'The Catcher in the Rye' was the most censored book in high schools and libraries in the United States. But all the talk about banning it made me rush out to find it.

Quotes by Richard Grenell

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about celebrating pride within a family or group?
Yes — one describes a simple, positive ritual: "We go around and talk about what are each of the kids most proud of from the previous week." It's a small practice built entirely around encouragement.
Do these quotes talk about the gap between ideals and reality?
One does, pointedly: "When we talk of freedom and opportunity for all nations, the mocking paradoxes in our own society become so clear they can no longer be ignored." For more thoughtful reflections like this, see our About quotes.
Is there a quote about avoiding a difficult topic?
Yes — one speaker alludes to a frightening experience without dwelling on it: "I have had bullets flying at concerts, but I don't want to talk about that." It shows that not every hard experience needs to be discussed in detail.
How is talking connected to basic life skills in these quotes?
One quote lists it alongside other fundamentals: "Every game has to teach you how to walk, run, talk, use." It treats talking as one of several basic abilities that shape how we function day to day. For more foundational reflections, browse our Know quotes.
Where can I find more quotes on everyday communication?
Our Just and Always collections both touch on the small, everyday moments that make up how we talk to and understand one another.

Others touch on subjects some performers would rather not revisit publicly, and on how learning to talk is bound up with learning to walk and play. See Know and Just quotes for more.