Quotes about Talk

Of course, [Miss Climpson,] you mustn't appear to be inquiring. You must find some good gossipy lady living in the neighborhood and just get her to talk in a natural way. You must pretend to be gossipy yourself — it's not in your nature, I know, but I'm sure you can make a little pretence about it — and find out all you can.

My speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power" (1 Corinthians 2: 4). In the same letter he wrote, "For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power," and he speaks of the Holy Spirit giving "the working of miracles" (1 Corinthians 4: 20; 12: 10).

War talk by men who have been in a war is always interesting; whereas moon talk by a poet who has not been in the moon is likely to be dull.

Conversation is the image of the mind. As the man is, so is his talk.

We should talk over the lessons of the day, or lose them in Music, Chess, or the merriments of our family companions.

I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace.

What's closest to your heart is what you talk about, and if God is close to your heart, you'll talk about Him.

Sorrow is Mount Sinai. If one will, one may go up and talk with God, face to face.

A flourishing, morally credible media is a vital component in the maintenance of genuinely public talk, argument about common good.