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Conversation10 quotes
"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes—and ships—and sealing wax—
Of cabbages—and kings—
And why the sea is boiling hot—
And whether pigs have wings." — Lewis Carroll · 1871Most conversations are simply monologues delivered in the presence of a witness. — Margaret Millar · 1942Perhaps it is indeed time I began to look at this whole matter of bantering more enthusiastically. After all, when one thinks about it, it is not such a foolish thing to indulge in-particularly if it is the case that in bantering lies the key to human warmth. — Kazuo Ishiguro · 1989Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food. — William Hazlitt · 1819When you fall into a man's conversation, the first thing you should consider is, whether he has a greater inclination to hear you, or that you should hear him. — Sir Richard Steele · 1711"Remember when" is the lowest form of conversation. — Tony Soprano · 2007All 10 quotes →Good conversation2 quotes
Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food. — William Hazlitt · 1819Ideal conversation is an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory. — Emily Post · 1922Communication1 quote
Ideal conversation is an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory. — Emily Post · 1922Humor1 quote
Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food. — William Hazlitt · 1819Jokes1 quote
Perhaps it is indeed time I began to look at this whole matter of bantering more enthusiastically. After all, when one thinks about it, it is not such a foolish thing to indulge in-particularly if it is the case that in bantering lies the key to human warmth. — Kazuo Ishiguro · 1989Listening1 quote
When you fall into a man's conversation, the first thing you should consider is, whether he has a greater inclination to hear you, or that you should hear him. — Sir Richard Steele · 1711Memories1 quote
"Remember when" is the lowest form of conversation. — Tony Soprano · 2007