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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.

I talk too much. I eat too much.

Quotes by Willard Scott

We do not learn first what to talk about and then what to say about it.

Quotes by Willard Van Orman Quine

But as a result of that, there was, once the show ended, there was this talk for sort of four, five months about what was going to happen, and if we were going to move to Showtime, and if we...

Quotes by Will Arnett

We go around and talk about what are each of the kids most proud of from the previous week.

Quotes by Wendy Kopp

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.

Quotes by Wendell Willkie

Every game has to teach you how to walk, run, talk, use.

Quotes by Warren Spector

There's almost nothing that hasn't been said about me. But there's an awful lot that I haven't said. I don't talk about private things.

Quotes by Warren Beatty

We talk on principal, but act on motivation.

Quotes by Walter Savage Landor

In the age of the internet when everybody's a pundit, we're still gonna need somebody there to go talk to the colonels, to be on the ground in Baghdad and stuff and that's very expensive.

Quotes by Walter Isaacson

When I was in the private sector, I found it immensely useful to go out and talk to customers and co-workers.

Quotes by Walker Stapleton

I think memory is essential to what we are. If we - we wouldn't be able to talk to each other without memory. And what we think of as the present really is the past. It is made out of...

Quotes by W. S. Merwin

Americans try to talk about positive family values, although the actual state of things is disastrous.

Quotes by Vladimir Zhirinovsky

Virtually any appliance is going to be online. Appliances will talk to each other and to the power-generation system. Our appliances will pay attention to our preferences.

Quotes by Vint Cerf

I gravitate towards silent characters who don't talk much.

Quotes by Vikramaditya Motwane

Those who talk to themselves are the truest actors.

Quotes by Vikrant Massey

We don't talk about courage much in our everyday conversations, but I am comfortable with it now.

Quotes by Victoria Pendleton

I wanted to be successful enough that I'd have opportunities to talk about the church. I wanted people to listen whenever I talked about it.

Quotes by Vernon Law

In any show, not everybody is completely with us on all the topics we talk about. We talk about Hindutva, and we talk about the problems with Islam also. If there are Muslims in the audience, laughing at the jokes...

Quotes by Varun Grover

Women should not let anybody take them for a ride. If they face such things, they should talk about it.

Quotes by Urvashi Rautela

In every family, people fight, don't talk and then make amends.

Quotes by Upasana Singh

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.