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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 in Silicon Valley about product pipelines and sales pipelines, but what about talent pipelines? It is, after all, talent - people - who give us products to sell.

Quotes by Ken Xie

When I talk to youngsters today, especially those involved in athletics, I tell them to get their education first.

Quotes by Ken Norton

I try to differentiate between what I need and don't need. I talk to my wife and children before buying things.

Quotes by Ken Watanabe

I always talk about my dad because he was a coach, and I became a coach.

Quotes by Kelvin Sampson

When we went to Iraq, we stayed in one of Saddam's palaces. It was kind of creepy. If those walls could talk, there's no telling what stories they'd tell.

Quotes by Kellie Pickler

Even though I'm in the industry and I act and all this stuff, I still suffer from self-esteem issues... from the way that I look or the way that I talk... just nitpicking at myself.

Quotes by Keke Palmer

When I went to the University of Texas, my first day of freshman year in 1994, I took a student tour, and I asked about the tower shooting. I was told, 'We're really not supposed to talk about that.' That...

Quotes by Keith Maitland

Yes, I realize when I'm reaching out to people and asking them to talk about the most traumatic thing to happen in their lives, I have to be really sensitive and thoughtful.

Quotes by Keith Maitland

During two decades, on and off, reporting in Russia and the post-Soviet states - in the turbulent '90s, the wealthy but depressing aughts and, finally, during the eruption of violence in Ukraine - I occasionally heard people talk about how...

Quotes by Keith Gessen

I have nothing to be ashamed of. And I love to talk about the things that I am ashamed of.

Quotes by Katya Zamolodchikova

Ultimately, my belief is that the best marketing is creating a product that people are excited to talk about. Period.

Quotes by Katrina Lake

I won, we won, because we grew the base of voters who share our values - not because we tried to talk Republicans into embracing us just long enough to cast a ballot.

Quotes by Katie Porter

I was a university professor, I could talk on and on and on. Give me a podium and you have to drag me off with a hook.

Quotes by Kathy Reichs

When I talk about celebrities, it's not a dismantling of that human being.

Quotes by Katherine Ryan

I talk to my mom about six times a day, and we constantly email in between that. People say that I'm her twin. I guess it would be the Kennedy genes; my cheekbones are coming out.

Quotes by Katherine Schwarzenegger

It's no secret that I love to talk, but the real secret is I love to listen, too.

Quotes by Kathie Lee Gifford

People don't hear me talk. They don't expect me to.

Quotes by Kate Moss

In both the 'Punchnama' movies, the characters and their relationships were only about boyfriends and girlfriends. But in 'SKTKS,' we had so much more to talk about.

Quotes by Kartik Aaryan

If dogs could talk, perhaps we would find it as hard to get along with them as we do with people.

Quotes by Karel Capek

Buddhists talk about nirvana in very much the same terms as monotheists describe God.

Quotes by Karen Armstrong

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.