Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing. Oscar Wilde
Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.ConversationQuotations by Oscar Wilde
Year: 2008
If other people are going to talk, conversation becomes impossible. James Mcneill Whistler
If other people are going to talk, conversation becomes impossible.ConversationQuotations by James Mcneill Whistler
Conversation is an exercise of the mind; gossip is merely an exercise of the tongue. Source Unknown
Conversation is an exercise of the mind; gossip is merely an exercise of the tongue.ConversationQuotations by Source Unknown
Never talk for half a minute without pausing and giving others a chance to join in. Sydney Smith
Never talk for half a minute without pausing and giving others a chance to join in.ConversationQuotations by Sydney Smith
She has lost the art of conversation, but not, unfortunately, the power of speech. George Bernard Shaw
She has lost the art of conversation, but not, unfortunately, the power of speech.ConversationQuotations by George Bernard Shaw
The primary use of conversation is to satisfy the impulse to talk. George Santayana
The primary use of conversation is to satisfy the impulse to talk.ConversationQuotations by George Santayana
Can we talk? Joan Rivers
Can we talk?ConversationQuotations by Joan Rivers
There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees. Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.ConversationQuotations by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
With thee conversing I forget all time. John Milton
With thee conversing I forget all time.ConversationQuotations by John Milton
Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know. Andre Maurois
Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.ConversationQuotations by Andre Maurois
The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting. Fran Lebowitz
The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.ConversationQuotations by Fran Lebowitz
Conceit causes more conversation than wit. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Conceit causes more conversation than wit.ConversationQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.ConversationQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
No one is qualified to converse in public except those contented to do without such conversation. Thomas Kempis
No one is qualified to converse in public except those contented to do without such conversation.ConversationQuotations by Thomas Kempis
If you ever have to support a flagging conversation, introduce the topic of eating. Leigh Hunt
If you ever have to support a flagging conversation, introduce the topic of eating.ConversationQuotations by Leigh Hunt
Nothing lowers the level on conversation more than raising the voice. Stanley Horowitz
Nothing lowers the level on conversation more than raising the voice.ConversationQuotations by Stanley Horowitz
And when you stick on conversation’s burrs, don’t strew your pathway with those dreadful urs. Oliver Wendell Holmes
And when you stick on conversation’s burrs, don’t strew your pathway with those dreadful urs.ConversationQuotations by Oliver Wendell Holmes
Saying what we think gives a wider range of conversation than saying what we know. Cullen Hightower
Saying what we think gives a wider range of conversation than saying what we know.ConversationQuotations by Cullen Hightower
In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge. George Herbert
In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.ConversationQuotations by George Herbert
Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for competitors. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Conversation is an art in which a man has all mankind for competitors.ConversationQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
I would rather take hellebore than spend a conversation with a good, little man. Edward Dahlberg
I would rather take hellebore than spend a conversation with a good, little man.ConversationQuotations by Edward Dahlberg
I find we are growing serious, and then we are in great danger of being dull. William Congreve
I find we are growing serious, and then we are in great danger of being dull.ConversationQuotations by William Congreve
Reply to wit with gravity, and to gravity with wit. Charles Caleb Colton
Reply to wit with gravity, and to gravity with wit.ConversationQuotations by Charles Caleb Colton
Talk ought always to run obliquely, not nose to nose with no chance of mental escape. Frank Moore Colby
Talk ought always to run obliquely, not nose to nose with no chance of mental escape.ConversationQuotations by Frank Moore Colby
It is all right to hold a conversation but you should let go of it now and then. Richard Armour
It is all right to hold a conversation but you should let go of it now and then.ConversationQuotations by Richard Armour
Debate is masculine, conversation is feminine. Amos Bronson Alcott
Debate is masculine, conversation is feminine.ConversationQuotations by Amos Bronson Alcott
Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but religiously follows the new. Henry David Thoreau
Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but religiously follows the new.ConventionalityQuotations by Henry David Thoreau
What greater reassurance can the weak have than that they are like anyone else? Eric Hoffer
What greater reassurance can the weak have than that they are like anyone else?ConventionalityQuotations by Eric Hoffer
He who would be a man must therefore be a non-conformist. Ralph Waldo Emerson
He who would be a man must therefore be a non-conformist.ConventionalityQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
I enjoy convalescence. It is the part that makes the illness worth while. George Bernard Shaw
I enjoy convalescence. It is the part that makes the illness worth while.ConvalescenceQuotations by George Bernard Shaw
With any recovery from morbidity there must go a certain healthy humiliation. Gilbert K. Chesterton
With any recovery from morbidity there must go a certain healthy humiliation.ConvalescenceQuotations by Gilbert K. Chesterton
Healing, Papa would tell me, is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature. W. H. Auden
Healing, Papa would tell me, is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.ConvalescenceQuotations by W. H. Auden
All great ideas are controversial, or have been at one time. Gilbert Seldes
All great ideas are controversial, or have been at one time.ControversyQuotations by Gilbert Seldes
Every real thought on every real subject knocks the wind out of somebody or other. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Every real thought on every real subject knocks the wind out of somebody or other.ControversyQuotations by Oliver Wendell Holmes
When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest. William Hazlitt
When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest.ControversyQuotations by William Hazlitt
The dust of controversy is merely the falsehood flying off. Thomas Carlyle
The dust of controversy is merely the falsehood flying off.ControversyQuotations by Thomas Carlyle
No great advance has ever been made in science, politics, or religion, without controversy. Lyman Beecher
No great advance has ever been made in science, politics, or religion, without controversy.ControversyQuotations by Lyman Beecher
Are you a SNIOP? Someone who is Sensitive to the Negative Influence Of Others? Zig Ziglar
Are you a SNIOP? Someone who is Sensitive to the Negative Influence Of Others?ControlQuotations by Zig Ziglar
We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails. Source Unknown
We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails.ControlQuotations by Source Unknown
Never give anyone total access to your pockets, your pockets, your purse or your mind. Source Unknown
Never give anyone total access to your pockets, your pockets, your purse or your mind.ControlQuotations by Source Unknown