Joanna Coles Quotes

You used to be able to just call people. You didn't have to be on someone's calendar to have a phone conversation. The telephone was an important and valuable domain of communication, both for casual, friendly chats and for professional exchanges of ideas and information. But no more.

I see people putting text messages on the phone or computer and I think, 'Why don't you just call?'

To me, emails are a little bit frustrating. I think that the telephone is much preferred because you get the sound of the voice and the interest and everything else you can't see in an email.

I feel disconnected, like I don't know where I am, if I'm on my phone too much. I'm also just the type to call. I'm not good on text.

Who wants to talk on the phone? If you want to talk to me, text me. Or if we must, let's meet in person.

I like to talk to people on the phone. I don't like to do critical stuff by text message.

I'm terrible on the phone. I just text my friends and family and say, 'Hey, I'm in town.'

I love texting and DM'ing on Twitter. I will pretty much avoid talking on the phone at all costs.

My husband doesn't text... It's always phone calls. I like that because you hear the voice the old-fashioned way.

I don't like hello. It makes me sound like I have dementia, like I've never heard a phone ring before and I don't know what's supposed to happen next. Hello?

No one wants to go out mid-sentence.

I hate phone calls so I believe in a telephone armistice. To me, the idea of calling someone unprompted is basically saying, 'Hey, stop whatever you're doing and talk to me right now.

Teenagers would rather text than talk. They feel calls would reveal too much.

My step-mom would tell me that she would get complaints from adults that I stared too much at them.

I'm not a good storyteller. I always think I'm going to get interrupted, or something's going to get edited. I think that comes from being in a large family, so you have to get your story in really quick or someone cuts you off.

I used to always prefer to text, and in fact got indignant when people called. This was totally irrational.

I'm not a good small talker. I'm not into small talk, frankly.

A lot of people don't know how to talk on the phone anymore.

I have a friend of mine who does me on his answering machine, and when I call him, I answer. It's pretty strange.

Most people don't want to talk about politics and religion. They say, 'Let's talk about something else.'

People, by and large, would rather be talking than listening.

I guess a lot of people don't like talking.

I don't have a lot to share with other men. My heart sinks when I get into a taxi and someone starts talking to me about football.

What I'm seeing is a generation that says consistently, 'I would rather text than make a telephone call.' Why? It's less risky. I can just get the information out there. I don't have to get all involved; it's more efficient. I would rather text than see somebody face to face.

I can deal with people who watch me on stage but I am not good in communicating with people any other way than through my work.