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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.

If anything, you just let your racket talk - there's no reason for you to talk if your racket can.

Quotes by Frances Tiafoe

I've accepted now that it's okay not to be okay. It is okay to be upset, and it is okay to need to talk to someone.

Quotes by Fran Kirby

Radio news is bearable. This is due to the fact that while the news is being broadcast, the disk jockey is not allowed to talk.

Quotes by Fran Lebowitz

That's how I judge a quarterback: Either you make plays or you don't. I don't even want to talk about mechanics.

Quotes by Fran Tarkenton

There are things I've seen and experienced in this world - things they don't talk about in too many books.

Quotes by Flying Lotus

We talk a lot about building benevolent technology. Our technology reflects our values.

Quotes by Fei-Fei Li

If I'm going to talk about something, I need to be educated about it, and I need to have seen all the perspectives.

Quotes by Fawad Khan

If a senator calls me up and asks me what should we do in Iraq, I'm happy to talk to him.

Quotes by Fareed Zakaria

When I talk about the end of apartheid, I prefer not to claim the honor that I have ended it.

Quotes by F. W. de Klerk

When I talk to people about 'KnowMore', it is as an experiment. The biggest thing I'll say there is that we've learned a lot from 'KnowMore'.

Quotes by Ezra Klein

When Obama came to power, there was a lot of talk about a post-racial America.

Quotes by Ezra Koenig

In Beijing, we talk about air purifiers the way that teenage boys talk about cars.

Quotes by Evan Osnos

I'll talk about my Tony all day long.

Quotes by Eva Longoria

Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.

Quotes by Euripides

The slapdash way producers used to assemble a show seems a little unbelievable when we talk about them now.

Quotes by Ethel Merman

When the movie's done, you talk about either the score or source music over a particular scene, what might work. You just throw a piece of music over the scene, and we both listen to it.

Quotes by Ethan Coen

I don't know we have a method. We show up at the office. Is that a method? That's about the extent to which it's been formalized, asystematised. We show up at the office and talk, talk a scene through.

Quotes by Ethan Coen

We don't outline, so we don't have prospective tasks to divide up. It's just, we start at the beginning and talk the first scene through, write it up, proceed to the next.

Quotes by Ethan Coen

It's hard to get away from being old. I still talk about the TV set.

Quotes by Ethan Coen

As the captain of the team, my job involves more than just playing. I have to talk to the players and motivate them.

Quotes by Essam El Hadary

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.