Louis C. K. Quotes

What happens when two people talk? That is really the basic question here, because, that's the basic context in which all persuasion takes place.

Conversation succeeds conversation, Until there's nothing left to talk about Except truth, the perennial monologue, And no talker to dispute it but itself.

Mankind's greatest achievements have come about by talking and its greatest failures by not talking. It doesn’t have to be like this.

War is what happens when language fails.

I'm not about trying to be out here fighting and shooting, stabbing and, you know, all that crap, man.

When you're mad at someone, it's probably best not to break his arm with a baseball bat.

The fact that talk may be boring or turgid or uninspiring should not cause us to forget the fact that it is preferable to war.

You have to talk to them before you think about bombing them.

I just want to fight and not talk too much.

I can't believe I'm about to say this," I said. "So think real careful about where this is coming from. Have you people ever considered *talking* when you've got a problem?

In my opinion, the most fruitful and natural play of the mind is conversation. I find it sweeter than any other action in life; and if I were forced to choose, I think I would rather lose my sight than my hearing and voice. The study of books is a drowsy and feeble exercise which does not warm you up.

We spend our time sending messages to each other, talking and trying to listen at the same time, exchanging information. This seems to be our most urgent biological function; it is what we do with our lives.

Talk is free. You never know what's going to happen after you talk. There's always a perception about a guy until you actually sit down and talk with him.

Talk was like the vitamins of our friendship: Large daily doses kept it healthy.

Can we talk?

The art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as of being heard.

Men resort to talking only when they haven't the power to enforce their convictions upon others.

Talking is good. Conversations have to be forever.

All the information you need can be given in dialogue.

Please don't run away. And, um, I'd rather you didn't kick me again either.

Most of the time, communication gets confused with conversation. In fact, the two are distinctly different.

Look at it this way: I might be saying you're fat, but at least I'm not punching you in the face.' Are those the only options?' Not always. Just sometimes.

To talk to each other is but a more animated and an audible thinking.

Conversation is a beautiful thing. When I was a younger guy, just wandering around talking to people was what kept me connected to the world.

No, you have to talk first. You wanted to talk. It means you say something and I respond and you talk back again. It's one of the human race's most shining achievements. It's called a conversation.