Conversationalist Quotes

Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk. (John Steinbeck)
A gossip is one who talks to you about others; a bore is one who talks to you about himself; and a brilliant conversationalist is one who talks to you about yourself. View quote
Lisa Kirk
Kevin Smith is a very challenging conversationalist and Jay has many great stories. View quote
Carrie Fisher
Listening is as important as talking. If you're a good listener, people often compliment you for being a good conversationalist. View quote
Jesse Ventura
Dr Johnson is the only conversationalist who triumphs over time. View quote
Harold Nicolson
A good talker, even more than a good orator, implies a good audience. Modern society is too vast and too restless to give a conversationalist a fair chance. View quote
Leslie Stephen
If you can listen well, people will say you're a good conversationalist. View quote
Stanley Bing
I no longer worry about being a brilliant conversationalist. I simply try to be a good listener. I notice that people who do that are usually welcome wherever they go. View quote
Frank Bettger
If you talk about yourself, he'll think you're boring. If you talk about others, he'll think you're a gossip. If you talk about him, he'll think you're a brilliant conversationalist. View quote
Linda Sunshine
A good conversationalist is not one who remembers what was said, but says what someone wants to remember. View quote
John Mason Brown
I consider myself a pretty good conversationalist, but you wind up being downgraded to idiot status when you don't speak the language! (Alec Baldwin)