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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 did babysit a little bit when I was young. I prefer babysitting for babies. I always loved babies. I was not as great with kids that wanted to be entertained and that wanted to talk.

Quotes by Ari Graynor

I never have anything to talk about.

Quotes by April Winchell

I find it really cheap when people talk about an issue just for the sake of talking and are not making any difference to the actual situation.

Quotes by Anushka Sharma

I've gotten e-mails asking, 'Are you taking students?' Well, come visit and I'll be happy to talk to you. But I'm not a degree-granting institution.

Quotes by Antony Garrett Lisi

You can't talk about yourself in the third party - that makes you a lunatic!

Quotes by Anton du Beke

I think the greatest rogues are they who talk most of their honesty.

Quotes by Anthony Trollope

When we first started making videos, we didn't have a boom mic, so we had to talk really loud. And then we got a boom mic and were like, 'Wow, we're shouting,' and had to learn to bring it back.

Quotes by Anthony Padilla

In the theatre, people talk. Talk, talk until the cows come home about journeys of discovery and about what Hazlitt thought of a line of Shakespeare. I can't stand it.

Quotes by Anthony Hopkins

The word music is a convenient way to talk about what I'm interested in, but actually, in some ways, it's a limitation.

Quotes by Anthony Braxton

I was in Nashville, Tennessee, and I saw - we talk about crumbling bridges - I saw one, concrete literally falling onto the underpass below, threatening auto traffic.

Quotes by Anthony Foxx

I went to a really small school, and it had a really small theater department. They didn't talk about Broadway. I learned about it through watching the Tony Awards.

Quotes by Annie Wersching

When I teach, I preach. I thump the Bible. I exhort my students morally. I talk to them about the dedicated life.

Quotes by Annie Dillard

I'm too shy for personal appearances, and I've found out that anytime I talk about my writing, I can't do any writing for many weeks afterward.

Quotes by Anne Tyler

All of us need to talk to someone who's interesting, intelligent, knows us well, and is on our side - and that's us. We're probably the most interesting person we know.

Quotes by Anne Wilson Schaef

I think there are all kinds of aspects to reality, to domestic reality, and why don't we just talk about them all?

Quotes by Anne Michaels

When I was going through all the divorce things, that was really hard to discuss, because nobody wants to talk about their failures. Nobody wants to talk about how painful those kinds of things are.

Quotes by Anne Murray

We don't often talk about the quarter-life crisis, but it is a real thing.

Quotes by Annaleigh Ashford

I was 23, and he was 86. I saw a very sick man. I just wanted to just talk with him. There was no physical attraction at all. He was very much attracted to me.

Quotes by Anna Nicole Smith

I don't talk a lot when I interview. My job is to get out of the way.

Quotes by Anna Deavere Smith

It's really not fun to have seen a movie that you want to talk about, and you can't find anyone else who's seen it.

Quotes by Anita Elberse

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.