Talking Quotes

Talking refers to the action of the verb talk. It commonly describes to communicate, usually by means of speech, to discuss; to talk about, and to speak (a certain language), which gives the term a broader and more practical sense than a single short definition would suggest. Depending on context, it can also point to to confess, especially implicating others, to criticize someone for something of which one is guilty oneself, and to gossip; to create scandal, so the category can cover literal uses, related ideas, and more figurative extensions of the same core meaning. Taken together, these meanings present Talking as a flexible theme rather than a narrowly technical label, covering the central idea people usually mean when they use the word while still leaving room for closely related senses that appear in real language. Talking therefore works well as a quotation category because it can hold direct statements about the subject, figurative uses that borrow its meaning, and broader reflections that stay anchored to the same central idea. Talking is not limited to a single rigid definition in ordinary language, and that wider range is part of what makes the category useful for grouping related material without losing the term's main sense.

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Benjamin Franklin

(1706-1790)

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Charles Caleb Colton

(1777-1832)

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Calvin Coolidge

(1872-1933)