Quotes About Conversation

If I were a male—one of your precious sprites—we wouldn't even be having this conversation.

How did that go?" he asked. "Your first lengthy conversation with a girl your own age." "Fabulous," said Artemis, his voice dripping with sarcasm. "We're planning a June wedding.

Who are you talking to, McGuire? Because you couldn't be talking to me. Not in that tone.

When a youth was giving himself airs in the Theatre and saying, 'I am wise, for I have conversed with many wise men,' Epictetus replied, 'I too have conversed with many rich men, yet I am not rich!'.

When a young man was boasting in the theater and saying, I am wise, for I have conversed with many wise men; Epictetus said, I also have conversed with many rich men, but I am not rich.

When a youth was giving himself airs in the Theatre and saying, I am wise, for I have conversed with many wise men, Epictetus replied, I too have conversed with many rich men, yet I am not rich!

At a feast, do not give a speech about how everyone should eat. Only eat as you should. Socrates never made a spectacle of himself or put on an air of authority. In philosophical conversations, follow his example—stay mostly silent; ask questions and listen intently. If anyone calls you ignorant and says you know nothing, be sure that you are now a true student of philosophy.

has any of you such power as Socrates had, in all his intercourse with men, of winning them over to his own convictions?

So, if you have not been invited to a party, it is because you haven't paid the price of the invitation. It costs social engagement, conversation, encouragement, and praise. If you are not willing to pay this price, do not be upset when you don't receive an invitation.

All I say is by way of discourse, and nothing by way of advice. I should not speak so boldly if it were my due to be believed.

only a fool would argue with a fool!

Can I buy you a drink when you get off? I don't drink. Alcohol is bad for my legs. Do they swell? No, they spread.

And what are you thinking of doing now?' my helpmeet and companion in life's race asked me when we were back on the road.

Les muettes étoiles ont toujours rendu les hommes bavards.

Och, mógÅ' dyskutowa? w szeÅ›ciu czy siedmiu jÄ™zykach, ale có? takiego mówiÅ'? Rozmowa kulaÅ'a. Nic oryginalnego nie przechodziÅ'o mu przez gÅ'owÄ™ nafaszerowanÄ… sÅ'ownictwem, nic, ?aden nowy obraz, ?adna osobista opinia, ?adna dowcipna uwaga. Zero. ByÅ' jak kaleka bez nóg posadzony na najnowoczeÅ›niejszym na Å›wiecie rowerze.

Lorsqu'on veut apprendre quelque chose, on ne prend pas un livre. On parle avec quelqu'un. Je ne crois pas aux livres.

Ce le reproÅŸezi tu de fapt, Oscar? – Le e fric? de mine, Tanti Roz. N-au curajul s?-mi vorbeasc?. Åži cu cât le e lor mai fric?, cu atât am ÅŸi eu impresia c? sunt un mosntru. De ce par atât de terorizaÅ£i?

One can hardly overestimate people's need to talk about themselves and to be listened to.

Beauty is only skin deep. If you go after someone just because she's beautiful but don't have anything to talk about, it's going to get boring fast. You want to look beyond the surface and see if you can have fun or if you have anything in common with this person.

Look here', he said, frowning, 'You shouldn't joke about matters related to food.

Lyse, I'm a witch." "Are you high?" It was out of her mouth before Lyse could stop herself. Eleanora raised one pale silver eyebrow. "As a matter of fact, I am.

WEATHER,†The climate of an hour. A permanent topic of conversation among persons†whom it does not interest, but who have inherited the tendency to chatter about it from naked arboreal ancestors whom it keenly concerned. The setting up of official weather bureaus and their maintenance in mendacity prove that even governments are accessible to suasion by the rude forefathers of the jungle

It is too sad . I must speak to him - The do you really ? - Sure . How can you expect things to get better , if we do not speak? - Earlier , you talked to Mr. Omochi . Do you feel that things have thus been arranged? - What is certain is that if we do not talk , there is no chance to solve the problem. - What seems more certain is that if we talk, there is serious risk of aggravating the situation.

I live in fear of making an honest mistake in conversation followed by some kind of Maoist-style recrimination session.