Explore Quotes on Conversation

Conversations among the members of your marketplace happen whether you like it or not. Good marketing encourages the right sort of conversations.

In New York and L.A., there is sort of that silent competition to be on the cutting edge of something. You end up having a conversation with how the world receives your work, especially if you are writing narrative, not fiction. Sometimes it is an awkward conversation. It's like group therapy.

I think the rule of thumb should be this: if you preface a sentence about a friend with the phrase, 'I love X, but... ' more than once in any conversation, you should stop hanging out with them.

I mean to retire, where nobody will have heard about my special skills. And conversation is mainly about the weather.

[Winston Churchill] never spares himself in conversation. He gives himself so generously that hardly anyone else is permitted to give anything in his presence.

The idea that you make an experience that requires a conversation in a public place is training for the fact that culture is collective.

I don't know it's not really a conversation until it's a reality. We'll see. A lot can happen between now and when (Tinsley) comes back. It's a situation that we'll resolve when it comes time to resolve it.

Some of us may just, in one-on-one conversations with our family, with our friends, over the back fence with our neighbors, talk about the reality of our lives and realize that we're not alone, that we have a right to be physically safe and emotionally safe in our own homes.

Our nation must engage with the rest of the world. But to be successful, we must listen. Our interaction with the world must be a conversation, not a monologue... these exchanges are a strategic pillar of our nation's public diplomacy.

She's not impressed by your fancy car._x000D__x000D_She got a body so she's snotty and she don't care who you are._x000D__x000D_So don't get mad and dis her reputation_x000D__x000D_Callin' her a floozy, any conversation._x000D__x000D_Mad grammar, backstabber, girls they wanna be her._x000D__x000D_But like Stevie Wonder, none of y'all can see her!

Won't cha...picture life as my wife, just think:_x000D__x000D_Full length mink, fat X and O links,_x000D__x000D_Bracelets to match, conversation was all that,_x000D__x000D_Showed you the safe combinations and all that._x000D__x000D_Guess you could say you's the one I trusted..._x000D__x000D_Who would ever think that you would spread like mustard?

I've been divorced and I had to get back out there be single again and do some of that in the genuinely miserable state where you really do wonder what the hell is going on. And you feel like trying to have casual conversation with someone you don't know on the surface of the moon or something.

Live in rooms full of light. Avoid heavy food. Be moderate in the drinking of wine. Take massage, baths, exercise, and gymnastics. Fight insomnia with gentle rocking or the sound of running water. Change surroundings and take long journeys. Strictly avoid frightening ideas. Indulge in cheerful conversation and amusements. Listen to music.

Part of the role of a thought leader is not to necessarily have all the answers - I certainly don't - but it's to be able to ask the right questions and the privilege of being able to lead the conversation.

Your teacher cannot bridge the gap between what you know and what you want to know. For his words to ‘educate' you, you must welcome them, think about them, find somewhere for your mind to organize them, and remember them. Your learning is your job, not your teacher's job. And all you need to start with is desire. You don't need a schoolteacher to get knowledge - you can get it from looking at the world, from watching films, from conversations, from reading, from asking questions, from experience.

This great Mughal Emperor [Akbar] was illiterate; he could neither read nor write. However, that had not stopped Akbar from cultivating the acquaintance of the most learned and cultured poets, authors, musicians, and architects of the time - relying solely on his remarkable memory during conversations with them.

Massive shift from presentation to participation...people want to be part of to be part of the conversation

I learned that a long walk and calm conversation are an incredible combination if you want to build a bridge.

Prior to being allowed to enter the profession, prospective teachers should be asked to talk with a group of friendly students for at least half an hour and be able to engage them in an interesting conversation about any subject the prospective teacher wants to talk about.

What students lack in school is an intellectual relationship or conversation with the teacher.

I grew up in a family where the women were just nuts. They didn't stand around in cardigans making polite conversation while they chopped tomatoes.