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Talk Quotes

"I have to say when we talk about the treatment of these prisoners that I would guess that these prisoners wake up every morning thanking Allah that Saddam Hussein is not in charge of these prisons."

"I have to say when we talk about the treatment of these prisoners that I would guess that these prisoners wake up every morning thanking Allah that Saddam Hussein is not in charge of these prisons."

James Inhofe, American Politician

Talk, Treatment

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"There have been many times when I've been asked to appear and I'd say to myself, what am I going to talk about? Early on, when I did interviews, I'd tell everyone, Don't ask me about dates. I don't even remember what I did yesterday."

"There have been many times when I've been asked to appear and I'd say to myself, what am I going to talk about? Early on, when I did interviews, I'd tell everyone, Don't ask me about dates. I don't even remember what I did yesterday."

Otis Blackwell, American Musician

Talk, Yesterday

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"Why talk when you can paint?"

"Why talk when you can paint?"

Milton Avery, American Artist

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"Rich folks always talk hard times."

"Rich folks always talk hard times."

Lillian Smith, American Novelist

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"Everyone wants to talk, you've just got to find a way to get them to talk."

"Everyone wants to talk, you've just got to find a way to get them to talk."

Jeff Probst, American Entertainer

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"I'll talk. You'll listen."

"I'll talk. You'll listen."

Bruce Nauman, American Sculptor

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"I will hear no talk that there are no intermediate-range weapons on the NATO side."

"I will hear no talk that there are no intermediate-range weapons on the NATO side."

E. P. Thompson, British Historian

Talk, Weapons, Will

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"Talk when you talk, walk when you walk, and die when you die."

"Talk when you talk, walk when you walk, and die when you die."

Natalie Goldberg, American Author

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"We tend to prefer candidates that don't talk about us one way in Scranton and another way in San Francisco."

"We tend to prefer candidates that don't talk about us one way in Scranton and another way in San Francisco."

Sarah Palin, American Politician

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"If you want to talk to me, you'll have to put out that cigarette."

"If you want to talk to me, you'll have to put out that cigarette."

Jimmy Piersall, American Athlete

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"Why don't you talk, and go straight, and let all be well?"

"Why don't you talk, and go straight, and let all be well?"

Black Kettle, American Leader

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"I always try to think before I talk."

"I always try to think before I talk."

Margaret Chase Smith, American Politician

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"I don't think I'm allowed to talk about that. It is definitely not me. The role has been cast."

"I don't think I'm allowed to talk about that. It is definitely not me. The role has been cast."

Mary Todd Lincoln, American First Lady

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"My arse contemplates those who talk behind my back."

"My arse contemplates those who talk behind my back."

Francis Picabia, French Artist

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"I'd like to get out of here without having to talk to the producer."

"I'd like to get out of here without having to talk to the producer."

Judith Rossner, American Novelist

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"You don't need many words if you already know what you're talking about."

"You don't need many words if you already know what you're talking about."

William Stafford, American Poet

Talk, Talking, Words

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"They never taste who always drink: They always talk, who never think."

"They never taste who always drink: They always talk, who never think."

Matthew Prior, English Poet

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"They talk about conscription as a democratic institution. Yes; so is a cemetary."

"They talk about conscription as a democratic institution. Yes; so is a cemetary."

Meyer London, American Politician

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"You can be a great reporter and not be such a great talk show host."

"You can be a great reporter and not be such a great talk show host."

Dan Abrams, American Journalist

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"We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less."

"We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less."

Diogenes, Greek Philosopher

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"Before I ever put anything on paper, Jerry and I would talk back and forth."

"Before I ever put anything on paper, Jerry and I would talk back and forth."

Joe Shuster, Canadian Artist

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"I go to my favourite tournament, I talk about my favourite sport and it's just a great month of parading."

"I go to my favourite tournament, I talk about my favourite sport and it's just a great month of parading."

Boris Becker, German Athlete

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"Of course, I'm not allowed to talk about the script, but I can say it is a really good story."

"Of course, I'm not allowed to talk about the script, but I can say it is a really good story."

Aaron Stanford, American Actor

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"I found you could raise your voice and talk out loud in the world."

"I found you could raise your voice and talk out loud in the world."

John J. McCloy, American Lawyer

Talk, Voice, World

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"We need to be around our families not because we have so many shared experiences to talk about, but instead because they know precisely which subjects to avoid."

"We need to be around our families not because we have so many shared experiences to talk about, but instead because they know precisely which subjects to avoid."

Doug Coupland, Canadian Author

5

"I never did pal around with actresses. Their talk usually bored me to tears."

"I never did pal around with actresses. Their talk usually bored me to tears."

Bette Davis, American Actress

4

"If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more."

"If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more."

Jane Austen, British Writer

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"One must steer, not talk."

"One must steer, not talk."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Talk, Statesman, Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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"I am told that I talk in shorthand and then smudge it."

"I am told that I talk in shorthand and then smudge it."

J. R. R. Tolkien, English Novelist

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"We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all."

"We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

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