Quotes About Conversational Etiquette

1) Remain silent you share of the time (more rather than less). 2) Be attentive while others are talking. 3) Say what you think but be careful not to hurt others' feelings. 4) Avoid topics not of general interest. 5) Say little or nothing about yourself personally, but talk about others there assembled. 6) Avoid trying to instruct. 7) Speak in as low a voice as will allow others to hear.

Don't interrupt me while I'm interrupting.

You can say, 'Can I use your bathroom?' and nobody cares. But if you ask, 'Can I use the plop-plop machine?' it always breaks the conversation.

It's not polite to pass out when you've got company. Conversation

a man can get a reputation as a sparkling conversationalist simply by letting the other man do all the talking.

Kirk you son of a dirty, lying, sidewinding—somebody cut me off before I say something I'll have to apologize to him for.

Have you talked to Lindsay about me? Not really. But the night of that charity thing, when I was driving her home, she told me I should wait an appropriate amount of time out of respect for Paul Wheeler and then ask you out. She did? Yeah. But I told her I was in no rush because I'd already fucked you, so-- WHAT? He looked across at her and grinned. Just kidding.

I let her have the last word. I didn't really need to answer.

Don't change the subject while I'm quoting Tennyson.

Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.

Judi Dench told me to shut up once. I was probably going on and on about something, in the way that I do sometimes, so she was being a good friend.

I don't like the trash talking too much. When my opponents say something, for sure I respond, I say something, too. I don't start the trash talk.

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No man would listen to you talk if he didn't know it was his turn next.

Conversation itself has rules, which is why the conversationalist who insists that others must speak his language is a boor. To have a voice of one's own is to acknowledge other voices.

No parecía haber pobreza de ninguna clase, excepto en la conversación...

No puedo hacerme a esas conversaciones y fingir que me intereso por sus cosas como se acostumbra.

Lady Bracknell.  Good afternoon, dear Algernon, I hope you are behaving very well. Algernon.  I'm feeling very well, Aunt Augusta. Lady Bracknell.  That's not quite the same thing.  In fact the two things rarely go together. 

I don't know why your husband does not beat you regularly," he remarked, shaking his head. "Or at least keep you locked up safely at home. Has he the slightest idea Ã¢â'¬Â¦?" "Sir Richard is a most accomplished diplomat," she replied with complacence. "He has a great facility for not knowing things that it is expedient not to know.