Quotes About Conversation

Polonius: What do you read, my lord?Hamlet: Words, words, words.

Speak to me as to thy thinkings, As thou dost ruminate, and give thy worst of thoughts The worst of words.

I rarely ask people about their health, because at my age people will be happy to tell you.

Did you ever see anybody so disgusting: said lightning to thunder, "never," growled thunder, "let's give him the works.

The most influential of all educational factors is the conversation in a child's home.

The most influential of all educational factor is the conversation in a child's home.

The best rules to form a young man, are, to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own opinions, and value others that deserve it.

The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.

It was always the same: everywhere there were the hard-hearted who pretended an interest, who began a conversation and then, their cadging over, walked away.

Not many people are interested in what somebody else is thinking, or what they have to say. The best you can hope for is they'll listen to you just so you'll have to listen to them.

Mistresses are like books; if you pore upon them too much, they doze you and make you unfit for company; but if used discreetly, you are the fitter for conversation by em.

Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.

The difference between chirping out of turn and a faux pas depends on what kind of a bar you're in.

Men's tongues in some things outrun women's.

I know that bein a idiot an all, I ain't sposed to have no philosophy of my own, but maybe it's just because nobody never took the time to talk to me bout it.

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

Don't interrupt me while I'm interrupting.

What ho!" I said. "What ho!" said Motty. "What ho! What ho!" "What ho! What ho! What ho!" After that it seemed rather difficult to go on with the conversation.

Je ne vais jamais au lit sans réfléchir que le lendemain peut-être (si jeune que je sois) je ne serai plus là...; et pourtant personne, de tous ceux qui me connaissent, ne peut dire que je sois chagrin ou triste dans ma conversation...

I would never read a book if it were possible for me to talk half an hour with the man who wrote it.

Every hooker I ever speak to tells me that it beats the hell out of waitressing.

A person who speaks as if he knows everything soon drives away his listeners. The Universe communicates itself to us in many ways, and sometimes, it is through the words of others. If we act the know-it-all, others may refrain from talking to us, and we may fail to get the message they could have given us.

It is more important that we listen to others than to always be speaking, for in that way we learn what there is to know. We should be easy to talk to, and grateful for new information.

It's Cletus. I've got a good one for you." "Hey Cletus. You shoot another poacher?" "Nope. Didn't shoot anyone," Cletus assured her. "Yet.