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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.

You can talk about Holocaust denial, but it's really marginal for the most part. What is compelling about the Armenian genocide, is how it has been forgotten.

Quotes by Atom Egoyan

I do talk to myself, just not in a whisper. But I have caught myself sometimes.

Quotes by Atticus Shaffer

I'm an ordinary Hackney boy, and I can talk to people.

Quotes by Asif Kapadia

Women's rights was thought of as a Western concept. Now people do talk about women's rights - political parties talk about it, even religious parties talk about it.

Quotes by Asma Jahangir

A secret gets bigger and nastier the longer you don't talk about it.

Quotes by Ashley McBryde

I think whenever any guys come along they're intimidated, and they don't really talk that much unless I talk to them.

Quotes by Ashley Tisdale

We talk different languages, eat different foods, but all humanity has one ancestor, which started from one person, which started from one god.

Quotes by Ashraf Barhom

When I talk to another Afghan I am his or her equal and that moves me to tears.

Quotes by Ashraf Ghani

I have very few friends and don't talk much.

Quotes by Ashish Sharma

It is easy to talk about development. However, it entails painstaking efforts to actually make it happen.

Quotes by Arvind Kejriwal

When you talk about mandatory minimums, it created a lot of unfairness in our sentencing.

Quotes by Asa Hutchinson

I feel it's important to talk about the complex issues affecting us.

Quotes by Asghar Farhadi

When we talk about self-confrontations, we are speaking about moral issues rather than social issues.

Quotes by Asghar Farhadi

It's very difficult to talk about religion in Iran because religion has gotten so mixed up with politics.

Quotes by Asghar Farhadi

Lots of us have been plugging away, building a platform to talk about libertarian communism and post-scarcity economics.

Quotes by Ash Sarkar

If you can't protect yourself with talk, you won't be alive to protect yourself with guns.

Quotes by Arthur Boyd

A bad liver is to a Frenchman what a nervous breakdown is to an American. Everyone has had one and everyone wants to talk about it.

Quotes by Art Buchwald

Instead of yelling at a TV set, I get to talk.

Quotes by Art Spiegelman

When I'm asked about legacy, I say it's too early to talk about legacy.

Quotes by Arlen Specter

Patients describing the benefits of prayer often talk about how it provides a sense of well being.

Quotes by Armstrong Williams

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.