Conversation Quotes

The first person I came out to was God. And the first conversation I ever had with anybody was in prayer.

Some people are monogamous from the get-go while other date as many people as possible until you have "that conversation." Have the conversation at the start so that everyone is clear.

I've always liked the idea of improvised music. Improvised anything. It's what conversation is.

Society was nothing but a long, dull dinner party conversation in which one was forced to speak to one's partner on both the left and the right.

A novel is, hopefully, the starting point of a conversation, one in which the author engages readers and asks that they see things from a different point of view than they might otherwise.

That's probably the most boring conversation you could hear - an actor talk about politics. I won't go there.

When you pray, you are not starting the conversation from scratch, just remembering to plug back into a conversation that's always in progress.

I'm a huge Coppola fan. But more of 'Apocalypse Now' and 'The Conversation.' 'The Godfather' for me is, like, number three or four on the list.

It is almost axiomatic that the best conversationalist is really the best listener.

My entire life had been this long, pressured conversation about the family I represented. 'When you walk out the door, you represent us. You have to dress well and make sure your hair is combed.

You know, photo conversations are replacing verbal conversations. I don't know if that's a bad thing. A photo is worth a thousand words.

If the conversation people think is coming is the 'death panel' conversation, that's a total failure.

The stage is not for me to practice. I'm not that artist. You practice at home and when you get on stage, it's time for a conversation.

I've enjoyed the conversations that we've had. [Donald Trump] is somebody who I think is not lacking in confidence.

I think I have an ongoing conversation with God. I think throughout the day, I'm constantly asking myself questions about what I'm doing, why am I doing it.

The Balkanization of the media means that nobody is having a single conversation with a single set of agreed-upon facts and assumptions the way you had as recently as the 90s.

David [Cameron] has been an outstanding friend and partner on the global stage and, based on our conversation, I'm confident that the UK is committed to an orderly transition out of the EU.

It was odd how one found oneself making trivial conversation on important occasions. Perhaps it was because one could not say what was really in one's mind.

A girl who is interesting and educated and can spark conversation - I find that extremely sexy.

We should have a conversation when we hang up.

I detest war; it ruins conversation

Raw, real human conversation can be the most direct path to greater awareness and stronger relationships, even when it's unrehearsed and clumsy-perhaps especially when it's unrehearsed and clumsy!

What we need is a gigantic, messy community conversation about what is teaching and learning for the 21st century. We need to engage communities.

Don't steamroll your way into a conversation before establishing any relational credibility.

The fault line in American history is now a dividing line in the election and it's changing the conversation.

Why is the country not having this conversation, the kind of conversation that requires the politicians who are responsible for the war to be specific to the concerns of the American people.

Talk often, but never long: in that case, if you do not please, at least you are sure not to tire your hearers.

I don't want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard, I just want someone I can talk to, I want you just the way you are.

A child needs to be listened to and talked to at 3 and 4 and 5 years of age. Parents should not wait for the sophisticated conversation of a teenager.

There was a nice dilemma. How does one interject into a polite conversation, "By the way, in case you're ever interested, I do have a penise."?

People are hurting out there, perhaps they are ready to start a conversation about whether an AR-15 belongs in the hands of a citizen, whether a citizen should be able 6,000 rounds on the internet.

I know how to have a conversation, but I've never done improv. I've never taken improv classes.

Negative feelings can either lead to sinking into oneself and disappearing, or they can make you angry and want to prove that you're worthy to be in the conversation.

Good conversational debate is an end in itself, and talking for the love of conversation is what makes us human.

If one is only to talk from first-hand experience, conversation would be a very poor business.

Now I'm in the business and I do have to have these awkward conversations about how I look, how I talk. But I'm still here.

I want to be able to have a conversation with people. I don't want to be stupid. I'd like to have a life outside acting.

Our friendship is made up of these brief frenzied exchanges, but the quality of our conversation, for all its feverish outpouring, is genuine.

There is a golden opportunity here for Christian men to assume a national leadership role by engaging in conversation with women.

It's annoying when people tag my name in their conversation with someone else [on Twitter.]

Flirting? We were merely indulging in a little risqué conversation," Magnus said, offended. "When I begin to flirt, I assure you the entire room will know. My flirtations cause sensations.

As long as everyone's wearing their own pants." "I see I have come in on a fascinating moment in the conversation.

I felt like there wasn't a political discourse. I felt like there was just one set of values, and any one set of values was wrong; that there should at least be room for conversation.

It's unfiltered conversation and I love it. I also like to argue with children, so it's the perfect platform for me.

These esoteric, intellectual debates-I want them to come to New Jersey and sit across from the widows and the orphans and have that conversation.

The fact is that [Hillary Clinton] has been the person who started this type of conversation in the campaign. She should be ashamed of herself.

Every time I finish a record, it's sort of feels like, "I can't believe that I'm hanging out and having a conversation, and people are gonna listen to this." It's an odd thing, but it's really cool.

I do lots of crowd work in my set, because I enjoy writing material through riffing and conversation.

Having an energy conversation without talking about climate is like talking about smoking and not talking about cancer.

When women vote, Progressives can win. When women organize and bring some common sense to the conversation, it becomes more authentic.