Quotes About Dialogue

Everything always comes down to language in the end.

nothing is accomplished when people face each other shouting words that neither hear.

Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice; Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.

I am not so much concerned with the right of everyone to say anything he pleases as I am about our need as self-governing people to hear everything relevant.

I believe in using words, not fists.

A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.

A good newspaper is a nation talking to itself.

My job is to talk to you, and your job is to listen. If you finish first, please let me know.

A bore is a man who spends so much time talking about himself that you can't talk about yourself.

The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.

The opposite of talking is not listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.

Prayer is not artful monologue Of voice uplifted from the son; It is Love's tender dialogue Between the soul and God.

He hears but half who hears one party only.

Questioning is not the mode of conversation among gentlemen.

'Are you lost daddy?' I asked tenderly. 'Shut up,' he explained.

Never fail to know that if you are doing all the talking, you are boring somebody.

You've got to ensure that the holders of an opinion, however unpopular, are allowed to put across their points of view.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Nature has given to men one tongue, but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.

One of the best ways to persuade others is with your ears.

Would you persuade, speak of interest, not of reason.

For God's sake, let us freely hear both sides!

Speak after the manner of men.

Why is it when we talk to God we are said to be praying, and when God talks to us we're said to be schizophrenic?