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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 fans come up to me, I talk to them.

Quotes by Chester Bennington

I like to get my hands dirty. Talk is cheap.

Quotes by Chen Guangbiao

Alfre Woodard is a powerhouse, master actor, but she's also someone that you want to interact with, someone that you want to talk to.

Quotes by Cheo Hodari Coker

I'm amusing and crazy on Twitter. I talk about important things, stupid things.

Quotes by Cher

Criticisms of mainstream media bias have been a staple of the conservative movement and talk radio from the beginning.

Quotes by Charlie Sykes

I have a goal so lofty it's almost embarrassing to talk about. And that's to be the best restaurant in the world.

Quotes by Charlie Trotter

I don't talk about my politics. I am registered as an independent.

Quotes by Charlie Rose

I'm not super easy to talk to a lot of the time. I'm just kind of weird.

Quotes by Charli XCX

Still when I go on talk shows, I worry that I have to live up to a comedic persona.

Quotes by Charlie Day

There is plenty of television. There are plenty of talk shows. There are plenty of comedians. But there is not plenty of worship of the true and living God.

Quotes by Charles R. Swindoll

Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and have her nonsense respected.

Quotes by Charles Lamb

Isn't it strange that we talk least about the things we think about most?

Quotes by Charles Lindbergh

Classical music has become rarefied, like a maiden aunt that nobody wants to talk to.

Quotes by Charles Hazlewood

Anybody, providing he knows how to be amusing, has the right to talk about himself.

Quotes by Charles Baudelaire

I talk fast, I'm always running from one thing to another, and I tend to gesture a lot with my hands when I talk.

Quotes by Channing Dungey

Come, let us have some tea and continue to talk about happy things.

Quotes by Chaim Potok

Let me talk about what the banks are doing, and I think the banks have been working to make sure that, as much as possible, we move the currency to the smaller areas and to as many set of customers...

Quotes by Chanda Kochhar

India did not innovate with the ATMs. But when we brought ATMs into India and made the machines talk in 15 regional languages to the people in rural India, we got millions of transactions on the ATM.

Quotes by Chanda Kochhar

I have no sense of what I should or shouldn't talk about. I just blather. Which is why it's fun to write 'Gossip Girl.' I do tend to just talk about anything.

Quotes by Cecily von Ziegesar

In my position you have to read when you want to write and to talk when you would like to read.

Quotes by Catherine the Great

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.