Meaningful Talk Quotes

Silence - Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.

I love somebody that can hold a great conversation.

I would never talk just to be social. Now, to sit down with a bunch of engineers and talk about the latest concrete forming systems, that's really interesting. Talking with animal behaviorists or with someone who likes to sail, that's interesting. Information is interesting to me. But talking for the sake of talking, I find that quite boring.

It's always enjoyable talking with someone who has a very well-functioning, reasoning mind.

My idea of a good night has always been having a lovely meal and a proper conversation.

Maybe I’m old, but to me, ‘going out’ means going out to dinner. It’s about the conversation: someone recognizing your intellect, the charm of flirting, and really speaking to somebody.

There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen for. And questions are the breath of life for a conversation.

The best things said come last. People will talk for hours saying nothing much and then linger at the door with words that come with a rush from the heart.

I enjoy people who talk intelligently.

I'm always willing to talk to somebody if they have something to say that is interesting.

Nothing trumps good conversation.

I enjoy talking to young people, and talking to people about helping young people. That part is not a chore. It's pretty fun, and something I like to do because I think it's important.

I never talk about things that don't matter. I never talk about things that are unimportant. I always talk about things that interest me.

A man who always talks for fame never can be pleasing. The man who talks to unburthen his mind is the man to delight you.

Method is not less requisite in ordinary conversation than in writing, provided a man would talk to make himself understood.

It's nice to be able to sit down and have a discussion about something for more than four minutes, and not look at your watch and go, 'Oh my God, I just spent $40,000 of HBO's money.'

Talk without effort is nothing.

Where else can you go with respect to the work, lyrics, and message of the music? If you are past high school age, you can get by with saying very little the first or second time around. However, after a while you know you are going to have to say something beyond high school stuff.

I feel like it's always a good sign when you find yourself talking for hours about every topic ever. It's best when you just find the person interesting for no apparent reason.

When our life ceases to be inward and private, conversation degenerates into mere gossip.

They only babble who practise not reflection.

Any dialogue about fashion is a good dialogue.

The only proper intoxication is conversation.

Boys and girls in America have such a sad time together; sophistication demands that they submit to sex immediately without proper preliminary talk. Not courting talk - real straight talk about souls, for life is holy and every moment is precious.

I think as much as we're cyber connecting it's really nice to just sit and talk, and have that ritual.