Surely she had endured enough for one evening without having to listen to intelligent conversation? Votes: 2
All the inane, meaningless noises people make that pass for intelligent conversation. They might as well be pigs grunting in the pen. (92) Votes: 2
The more you talk to cats ... the smarter they become. An occasional 'nice kitty' will have no measurable effect; intelligent conversation is required. Votes: 2
We owe to one another all the wit and good humour we can command; and nothing so clears our mental vistas as sympathetic and intelligent conversation. Votes: 2
If the minds of women were enlightened and improved, the domestic work would be more frequently refreshed by intelligent conversation, a means of edification now deplorably neglected, for want of that cultivation which these intellectual advantages would confer. Votes: 2
It is possible to live the Christian life just on the surface, knowing only enough to carry on an intelligent conversation in the church foyer with another equally uninformed believer, but when that happens you are vulnerable to the attack of the deceiver. Votes: 2
My misfortune is doubly painful to me because it will result in my being misunderstood. For me there can be no recreation in the company of others, no intelligent conversation, no exchange of information with peers; only the most pressing needs can make me venture into society. I am obliged to live like an outcast. Votes: 2
A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That's why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet. Votes: 1
I've worked with multiple directors throughout the 'Saw' series with a lot of conversations as they bring their particular installment to the screen. If I've been able to do anything throughout the course of these films, it's been to help shape dialogue and to try to make things as delicate and as intelligent as I can. Votes: 1
Talking to oneself, I have often thought, is the best way to be sure of intelligent and witty conversation. Votes: 0
What I can't do is have an intelligent conversation with [George Stephanopoulos] about a report in "The New York Times" that is unnamed, inconclusive, and based on something that isn't true. Votes: 0
A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short. Votes: 9 Andre Maurois
Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. Votes: 4 Ernest Hemingway