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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.

Let's not talk about Communism. Communism was just an idea, just pie in the sky.

Quotes by Boris Yeltsin

When we talk about national infrastructure, we often discuss roads and railroads, but as a matter of fact, mobile infrastructure is equally as important.

Quotes by Borje Ekholm

I used to say I never talk about my successor, neither about my predecessor.

Quotes by Boutros Boutros-Ghali

I've been singing since I could talk, pretty much. My dad was really musical and taught me how to sing harmonies and got me a karaoke machine with tape decks.

Quotes by Bonnie McKee

I enjoy the crowds. It's not that hard to talk to them, to have fun with them.

Quotes by Boo Weekley

When I talk about football from a studio standpoint, I try to cut through the minutia and get to the point.

Quotes by Booger McFarland

There's always something to talk about.

Quotes by Boomer Esiason

I go to my favourite tournament, I talk about my favourite sport and it's just a great month of parading.

Quotes by Boris Becker

I was called up for Spain against France, my international debut, and it was said that I had gastroenteritis when I had an anxiety attack. But no one wants to talk about that. Football's not interested.

Quotes by Bojan Krkic

In my lab, we are always thinking about how cells, bacterial cells, can talk to each other and then organize themselves into enormous groups that function in unison.

Quotes by Bonnie Bassler

If you talk to most athletes, the place you're most comfortable is your playing field. I'm not so comfortable at a podium or talking about events.

Quotes by Bobby Orr

Too often, people get elected to a body, to any office, and the first thing they do is talk about how this year, it's going to be different.

Quotes by Bob Wise

The legislator learns that when you talk a lot, you get in trouble. You have to listen a lot to make deals.

Quotes by Bob Woodward

I'm not very articulate. The reason I write is because I don't talk.

Quotes by Bobbie Ann Mason

I never, ever talk about writing to anyone at all.

Quotes by Bobbie Ann Mason

For computer communications, computers talk in little bursts. They're not continuous like speech.

Quotes by Bob Kahn

One thing I often talk about in my business is that an eBook is not like a print book: it's very, very different. It's organic. It's changing.

Quotes by Bob Mayer

Money doesn't talk, it swears.

Quotes by Bob Dylan

In the dime stores and bus stations, people talk of situations, read books, repeat quotations, draw conclusions on the wall.

Quotes by Bob Dylan

I can talk to more persuadable voters in a week on 'The Five' than I could at CNN in a year, so it's worked out fine.

Quotes by Bob Beckel

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.