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Conversation Quotes
Talk worth having, and talk worth protecting.
One line here questions why private conversation was never explicitly protected in the Constitution, while another simply prefers talk that stays easy rather than turning into a battle of opinions. See Communication quotes for related lines.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Communication
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel like great TED Talks are ones that are a little bit subject to interpretation, that do provoke further conversation - and potentially controversy.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Having nine brothers and sisters, you have to stand out. In order to get on the stage with me and Shawn and Marlon and Keenan and Kim, you have to be funny. We're not going to let you in the conversation.
- Free
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being bi-racial and being from the country, I can talk to guys like Travis Frederick from Wisconsin and Doug Free from Wisconsin. And then I can go over and talk to Dez Bryant. I mean, think about the two different standpoints you need to have a real conversation with both, to really understand what they've been through.
- Genuine
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- Nov 07, 2020
I tried to use the questions and answers as an armature on which to build a sculpture of genuine conversation.
- Genius
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- Nov 07, 2020
No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does.
- Lie
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- Nov 07, 2020
The 'Rule of Three' is simply getting the other guy to agree to the same thing three times in the same conversation, it's really hard to repeatedly lie or fake conviction.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Yes, I, well, when I write, as often as I can, I try to write as if I'm talking to people. It doesn't always work, and one shouldn't always try it, but I try and write as if I am talking, and trying to engage the reader in conversation.
- Nov 07, 2020
There's not a lot of conversation going on in my world about softening my image. I'm pretty much who I am.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've had this conversation with friends who have had challenging relationships with one or another parent. The only thing I can say is what I feel: The other person isn't going to change. That is who they are.
- Nov 07, 2020