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Talking Quotes

Words on conversation, silence, and being heard.

This collection ranges from lighthearted chatter about old favorite shows to the harder kind of talking - working up the nerve to make yourself understood, or a family finally choosing to discuss a painful chapter forty years on. Related reading: Know.

I don't like talking about my love for singing.

Quotes by Aditi Rao Hydari

I am actually talking about possibly adapting 'The Boys,' by Garth Ennis, which would not be a comedy, but an action movie with comedy elements to it.

Quotes by Adam McKay

I want to show that theater isn't just talking about feelings or people wearing tights.

Quotes by Adam Driver

Emphasis in the Marine Corps isn't on talking about your feelings.

Quotes by Adam Driver

About Quotes

Problems should be solved by talking and not in an aggressive manner.

Quotes by Ada Yonath

I have learnt an enormous amount from talking to people on the ground.

Quotes by Abhijit Banerjee

No one can stop me from talking about my movie.

Quotes by Abel Ferrara

I'm not a big fan of talking about dying. And then I make a movie where I kill everybody.

Quotes by Abel Ferrara

My name is not unfamiliar to anybody in the dance community. I'm talking the upper echelon of dance studios.

Quotes by Abby Lee Miller

Always Quotes

When we make the show, we are always talking about how the show is really in between what we make and what the viewer thinks of it.

Quotes by Abbi Jacobson

I like my hands. They do most of the talking.

Quotes by Abbey Lee Kershaw

I just don't think it's appropriate talking about family stuff publicly.

Quotes by Aaron Rodgers

If we're talking about masculinity and tenderness, I don't look at Clinton.

Quotes by Aaron Eckhart

We are in the business of gathering the news. We're not in the business of talking about the news.

Quotes by Aaron Brown

Just Quotes

One of the reasons I've gotten so attached to talking to scientists is that... they know there is a reality.

Quotes by A. S. Byatt

If nobody said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth.

Quotes by A. P. Herbert

We belong to talking, not what talking is about... Stop talking - and you are out. Silence equals exclusion.

Quotes by Zygmunt Bauman

It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

Quotes by Yogi Berra

I truly believe that my songs bring the answers and the solutions, as opposed to just talking about the problems. My music at its core is joyful.

Quotes by Yolanda Adams

Know Quotes

Every Westerner is jubilating that the Berlin Wall has fallen. Something worst than the Berlin Wall is in Palestine; and nobody is talking about it.

Quotes by Yahya Jammeh

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the main idea behind the "Talking" quotes on this page?
Several quotes explore what talking really means as a social act. One striking line puts it this way: "We belong to talking, not what talking is about... Stop talking - and you are out. Silence equals exclusion." It frames conversation itself, not the topic being discussed, as what connects people.
Is there a quote about watching MASH while talking?
Yes: "Yes, I loved MASH. As we are sitting here now talking, it's playing somewhere in the world." It's a nod to the classic show's lasting popularity, tied to an everyday conversation.
Is there a quote about wanting to be understood?
Yes: "I want people to make sense of what I'm talking about." It's a simple, relatable statement about wanting your words to land clearly.
Is there a quote about families revisiting a topic decades later?
Yes, one describes "a couple of families that just plain didn't want to even think about it, although forty years had passed but mostly the people were very interested in talking about it." It captures how some people avoid a topic for decades while others stay eager to discuss it.
Where can I find more quotes about conversation and connection?
Try Know quotes or Like quotes for related themes of understanding and preference, or Love quotes for warmer connection-themed lines.

Some lines here are about the comfort of company, others about what gets lost when talking stops. For nearby themes, see Just and Always.