Nicole will come up in conversations where it’s in a part of the conversation. Or we may be somewhere and I would tell some story about their mother and I. You know, we always honor her birthday.
I remember a lot of conversations where I was constantly hearing, ‘You’ve gotta do this movie so you can do that movie. You’ve gotta make a big movie so you can make a small movie.’ But I can’t act like that.
We are engaged in immediate conversations with the White House on deliberations over a successor whom we hope will continue in the general direction of Attorney General Holder.
My worldview comes from a collection of the books I have read, the people I have met, and my conversations with my dad.
I need to know how many records I’ve sold, how many album equivalents from streaming, which territories are playing my music more than others, because it helps me in conversations about where we’re gonna be playing shows or where I might open a retail location, like a pop-up store or something.
Since my article in ‘Women’s Health’ came out, I have had so many conversations with women about their own battles with cancer, and it feels so empowering to open up this dialogue and learn from each other.
Things are loud in a Jewish household. Conversations are up here; they’re pitched pretty high. That’s just the way we talk.
Almost half the adult population finds discussing the subject of money difficult. Slang words help us to navigate these conversations by making us feel more comfortable and confident.
‘What is the use of a book’, thought Alice, ‘without pictures or conversations?’
We should be aware and constantly having conversations about the world because that’s how you change it from the bigger standpoint rather than acutely trying to change things.
Sometimes I’m just giving, and giving to people who aren’t always deserving. But I’ve learned to listen and approach people without judgment. I’ve had so many conversations with so many different kinds of people – it’s opened my heart, which is useful when I’m writing songs.
I don’t try to communicate with my ‘audience’. I don’t bother with that any more. I used to try to have conversations with people, but it’s futile.
The best part of watching kung fu movies with my dad was the conversations they sparked. We never watched them just for fun. ‘Do you see how good his balance is?’ My dad would always zero in on really specific stuff like that. Everything had a potential lesson.
I’ve sent thousands of emails – the conversations in the book are just the success stories.
The long history of conversations that family members share contributes not only to how listeners interpret words but also to how speakers choose them.
Queer art is as much about starting conversations as it is about making dramatic statements.
However, when the privilege depends solely on the broad, undifferentiated claim of public interest in the confidentiality of such conversations, a confrontation with other values arises.
I want to bring meaningful conversations to the table, and I want to shake some things up.
I’ve long believed that if you understand how conversational styles work, you can make adjustments in conversations to get what you want in your relationships.
It’s an epidemic. Instead of socialising and having proper conversations, we’re staring at pictures of models in bikinis and wondering how they look like that. It’s like self-loathing.
I really started getting more politically involved after the 2016 election, watching how partisan and how angry our political conversations became.
Most conversations are simply monologues delivered in the presence of a witness.
Good friends can have tough conversations.
In general, everybody should admit the world is changing really fast, and it’s hard for the conversations to keep up. I mean, it’s hard to remember now, but when Barack Obama ran for president, he was against gay marriage.
If you are trying to take a difficult decision and you’re weighing up the pros and cons, you have frank conversations. Everybody knows this in their walk of life.
We once were at a time in our lives when we felt our vote did not matter, and that came from conversations with people who felt the same way. But our vote really does count. We all sat down together, talked with our mom and dad, and you can’t get to the point that it doesn’t matter.
The time has come – and must come – for multilateral conversations about a secure peace in all of Europe.
I’ve had tons of incredible conversations with people who say they got married or buried relatives to my songs.
The first conversations I had for ‘Legion’ were right as the first year of ‘Fargo’ was ending. ‘Daredevil’ hadn’t even begun then, so when signing on, I had no real sense of the onslaught that was coming.
Some of my conversations with Jay, I’m not really saying much, just listening. It’s really just learning. I’m trying to have Jay Z’s money.
50 Cent and I really started to bond over our love for music. The first conversations we had were about Curtis Mayfield.
It wasn’t very long ago when you wouldn’t even think about there being health information on the smartphone. There’s financial information. There’s your conversations; there’s business secrets. There’s probably more information about you on here than exists in your home.
I think controversy is an interesting thing in that it usually goes hand in hand with starting conversations that surround taboo or under-discussed topics that need to be discussed and need to be less in the shadows, in my opinion.
My dad owns a company that lends equipment to industrial projects. I’ve been obsessed with taking it over since I could talk. I’d follow him and repeat conversations about how many tons of cranes were arriving. He said it was a man’s world, so I studied electrical engineering because it was related.
There is a lot more opportunity now, and I welcome all the conversations we are having about diversity, about women and about class… I come from a very working-class background, and I think the class thing is still probably more tricky.
I got to sit down with people who I admired, and have conversations with some of the greatest thinkers and artists and performers. It’s a huge privilege for me to be a journalist.
Growing up a lonely only child prepared me for the years of solitude spent as a writer; years spent in the company of people who don’t exist, imaginary people you have conversations with. It’s a paid form of madness, this writing stuff.
Twitter is my bar. I sit at the counter and listen to the conversations, starting others, feeling the atmosphere.
If it’s true that I wouldn’t have had a career if it weren’t for these conversations about diversity, the importance of representation, then I need to continue to fight that battle for the people that come after me.
I have very intense conversations with friends, people I really interconnect with. We talk about politics, important things. I like to talk about ideas and get people to be specific.
A lot of newsrooms have thought very carefully about how they cover race. I don’t think the same conversations have gone on regarding women.
There are a lot of people who probably enjoyed ‘Conversations with Friends’ who are part of the system that is actively exploiting other people’s labour. I am sure there are landlords who read it and thought it was a great read. Am I happy that I have given those people 10 hours of distraction? Not really!
The president, by virtue of his office, can easily ‘go dark’ when it comes to conversations with foreign leaders, even if he makes promises or assurances that run contrary to the interests of the United States or even place the country in danger.
I am a very sensitive person, especially when it comes to heart-to-heart conversations. I am straightforward and I expect the same from people.
To have constructive conversations about the world’s energy options, one needs to take a calm look at the numbers.
I spent so many years not understanding my own gender identity and not having the language for it, and not having those conversations, that now I’m so eager to talk about it. Then I learn more about myself and other people.
When I’m alone, I silently talk to God. Also, at the end of the day, I have conversations with Jesus, where I just talk about my day, my actions and give thanks for the blessings I have received. I do this, as I believe I have a friend in Him.
When you’re around some of the greatest minds in boxing, and you don’t take something from it, you’re a fool. I would just sit and listen to Don King talk all day, and everyone would be like, ‘He talks too much.’ I would tell them, ‘No, there’s wisdom in these conversations.’
There’s a lot of interviews now where nobody seems to talk about anything. Like it’s illegal. But it can be fun if you stay involved. Like most conversations.
I’ve become more comfortable as time has gone on with saying goodbye because… I’ve been having so many conversations about the cyclical nature of life. It just keeps going.
I love being around the recruits. I like seeing them in the office. I like having the 1-on-1 conversations with them.
While the Internet has allowed for some extraordinary progress in creating conversations about diversity, it also allows uninformed comments that one has made in the past to live forever.
