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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 a lot, and that is probably exhausting.

Quotes by Jodie Whittaker

I don't really want to talk about relationships because it lets people into stuff. I'm not on Facebook for that reason.

Quotes by Jodie Whittaker

I'd far rather talk about players. They are the people who make things happen.

Quotes by Jock Stein

I'd rather get back to making art than talk about it.

Quotes by Jock Sturges

I will not talk to journalists about anything that does not concern my work as a scientist or lecturer.

Quotes by Joachim Sauer

We talk, as any brothers, or as most brothers do, particularly when you are involved in politics.

Quotes by Jo Johnson

Whatever I talk about onstage is just my story. My fan base is broad... We all have the same mom; it's just that ours has an accent.

Quotes by Jo Koy

We all - if we are honest with ourselves, we all have these dark spaces within our souls that we don't always want to talk about or acknowledge.

Quotes by Jim Starlin

Talk radio doesn't need to be political.

Quotes by Jim Sullivan

Communicate and just be open with each other. Have an unpleasant talk once in a while so it does not turn into a festering resentment, which is inevitable. It has happened with every girlfriend I have ever had.

Quotes by Jim Norton

Kids - in a really good way - can talk about their differences without the baggage that adults have.

Quotes by Jim McKay

We talk about theatre museums filled with old costumes and things. What we also need is a theatre museum of the old routines on videotape. We are only the custodians of those techniques, and they should be preserved.

Quotes by Jim Dale

Everybody is entitled to solid living wages, which we don't hear from Hillary Clinton. She's quick to talk about parity, but parity at poverty, and that's not adequate.

Quotes by Jill Stein

Hillary talks the talk, but in my view, she is as big a corporatist, as big a war monger, as big an imperialist as any of the Republican presidential candidates. Her rhetoric is less offensive.

Quotes by Jill Stein

I don't have to talk about critics - I don't care.

Quotes by Jill Ellis

Talk politics, talk about study and talk positively.

Quotes by Jiang Zemin

In the end, you can' t talk to everyone.

Quotes by Jil Sander

Every President that went to China, I would meet them and have dinner and talk about the past and the future. That was in the '70s.

Quotes by Jet Li

With things in my personal life, if I talk about it, it doesn't stay personal.

Quotes by Jessica Szohr

I have a very close relationship with my mom, and I'm able to talk to her about anything.

Quotes by Jessica Szohr

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.