Monkeys who very sensibly refrain from speech, lest they should be set to earn their livings.
Conversation Quotes
Years ago, I tried to top everybody, but I don’t anymore. I realized it was killing conversation. When you’re always trying for a topper you aren’t really listening. It ruins communication.
Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.
Silence is one great art of conversation.
Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.
Oh, I could spend my life having this conversation – look – please try to understand before one of us dies.
And when you stick on conversation’s burrs, don’t strew your pathway with those dreadful urs.
Two monologues do not make a dialogue.
Two simple words are the key to kicking off conversations: “Tell me.” Most people ask closed questions that already contain the answer. This relegates the other person to confirming or denying what you just said. “Did you have fun at the dance?” “Yeah.” “Did you enjoy the ball game?” – “It was okay.” End of […]
Good nature is more agreeable in conversation than wit, and gives a certain air to the countenance which is more amiable than beauty.
