Chris Hayes Quotes

I go around the room and ask people, 'What do you think?'

It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.

Theater is there to search for questions. It doesn't give you instructions.

I love conversation and the sharing of different thoughts and philosophies. That kind of stuff always makes me happy. I don't mind interviews, either - I like doing them.

I just like making people laugh, and buried in that I like to bring up topics and start discussions.

I want to write a book that makes people debate, and makes people think, interact with each other and exchange ideas... I write because I'm engaged in this big conversation.

Talking to people is not giving them anything.

I have to challenge the audience.

Philosophy is a performance sport - you have to play it with somebody back and forth.

I am opinionated and want to be part of the conversations.

I don't have all the answers. I'm just supposed to present what I think is an issue and have dialogue start.

If I'm saying something with an intelligent background, then at least it is creating conversation. Whether that conversation is people agreeing or disagreeing, I'm happy.

I believe the term "blog" means more than an online journal. I believe a blog is a conversation. People go to blogs to read AND write, not just consume.

...every monologue sooner or later becomes a discussion.

I spend a lot of time talking to people who disagree with me - I would go so far as to say that it's my favourite leisure activity.

Many can argue - not many converse.

Conversation is king. Content is just something to talk about.

Social media should be more like a cocktail party than anything else. You can have your fun jokes, and you can also express yourself and your beliefs. It's a conversation, not a sledgehammer.

I love a spirited debate.

I try to ask a question rather than give a speech.

I tend to solicit opinions from all those around me. I like to hear opinions and the rationale behind it from everybody in the room. Perhaps it's the result of going to law school and using the Socratic method.

I was so fortunate to be raised in a household filled with books and - as you might imagine to be the case in the Bush home - plenty of conversation.

If something is being written about a lot, there's a conversation there; there's a dialogue there. There's probably a reason for it that it resonates deeply in some way.

I just think it's interesting to start a dialogue.

Read books and keep informed. The conversation can get old if you don't have some good new topics to bring to the table.