Quotes About Dialogue

The reality is, we have had filled rooms wherever we've spoken, and in New Zealand, the left and the right have been coming together and saying, 'We believe in free speech.'

In the 'Mass Effect' universe, there is zero ad libbing.

I have no problem with responsible gun owners who own weapons for self-protection, hunting, or just sport. The ones who believe they have a constitutional right to 100-round magazines to fight off I don't know what - a zombie apocalypse? - try to shut down dialogue with threats and other macho posing because of their flawed beliefs.

Architecture is a continuing dialogue between generations which creates an environment across time.

Architecture (is) a theatre stage setting where the leading actors are the people, and to dramatically direct the dialogue between these people and space is the technique of designing.

I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.

What is reading but silent conversation?

The story of Canada is that if one meeting fails, you have another meeting.

One of the best ways to persuade others is with your ears - by listening to them.

Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.

Speech is civilization itself.

The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.

People love to talk but hate to listen. Listening is not merely not talking, though even that is beyond most of our powers; it means taking a vigorous, human interest in what is being told us. You can listen like a blank wall or like a splendid auditorium where every sound comes back fuller and richer.

A man who listens because he has nothing to say can hardly be a source of inspiration. The only listening that counts is that of the talker who alternately absorbs and expresses ideas.

She had lost the art of conversation, but not, unfortunately, the power of speech.

Too much agreement kills a chat.

Debate is masculine; conversation is feminine.

Silence is one great art of conversation.

If you want to be listened to, you should put in time listening.

We have two ears and only one tongue in order that we may hear more and speak less.

Listen long enough and the person will generally come up with an adequate solution.

What I like and find liberating in dialogue comedy is that the characters, and what they say, are not me. These are fleeting thoughts and observations and not presented as truths but as something that illuminates the character and the dynamic between the characters. This kind of dialogue is thesis and antithesis - and we never get to a synthesis.

Sometimes I think that people are not prepared to listen and discuss truths.

When you have a conflict, that means that there are truths that have to be addressed on each side of the conflict. And when you have a conflict, then it's an educational process to try to resolve the conflict. And to resolve that, you have to get people on both sides of the conflict involved so that they can dialogue.