Lewis Thomas 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.

I see people in terms of dialogue and I believe that people are their talk.

I actually like talking.

Nothing trumps good conversation.

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.

The essence of conversation is not which media format we choose to talk to each other with, so we don't differentiate between snaps and chats. It's just someone wanting to talk to you.

There's always something to talk about.

I am conversational - I just like to engage and talk about things.

Each person's life is lived as a series of conversations.

If other people are going to talk, conversation becomes impossible.

Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you?

I like talking to people.

New Yorkers seem to think the best thing two people can do is talk.

People talk to pass the time, share information, and entertain each other.

I love to talk to people.

I like talking.

You need to talk to people, and you need to hear what it is they have to say.

Conversation is not a search after knowledge, but an endeavor at effect.

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.

Converse, converse, CONVERSE, with living men, face to face, mind to mind-that is one of the best sources of knowledge.

We belong to talking, not what talking is about... Stop talking - and you are out. Silence equals exclusion.

Eavesdrop and write it down from memory - gives you a stronger sense of how people talk and what their concerns are. I love to eavesdrop!

Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory.

The person who talks a lot or talks over people misses out because they weren't listening.

Most conversations are simply monologues delivered in the presence of a witness.