Talking Down Quotes

• I don't believe in talking down to children. I don't believe in talking down to any certain segment.

  Walt Disney

  Children, Believe, Talking

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• Adults are interested if you don't play down to the little 2 or 3 year olds or talk down. I don't believe in talking down to children. I don't believe in talking down to any certain segment. I like to kind of just talk in a general way to the audience. Children are always reaching.

  Walt Disney

  Children, Believe, Talking

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• I want to cut his nuts off.

  Jesse Jackson

  Cutting, Nuts, Politics

  YouTube Chanel "NationObamaNation"/ "Jesse Jackson on Obama's N*Ts", www.youtube.com. July 9, 2008.

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• Jesus' simple poetic words are delivered casually and gently. Jesus prefers to explain a difficult concept over time, never talking down to His followers, patiently letting the words soak in until they understand them fully.

  Roma Downey

  Jesus, Simple, Talking

  Mark Burnett, Roma Downey (2013). “A Story of God and All of Us”, p.243, Hachette UK

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• It's really a trade-off: you're always having to decide whether you're going to say the more ambitious thing, and lose a little clarity - or are you going to say something really clearly, and sacrifice a little nuance? Get too obscure, and you sound like a pretentious asshole; go overboard with the clarity, and you sound like you're talking down to your audience, or like you yourself are a reductive simpleton.

  Elif Batuman

  Sacrifice, Talking, Ambitious

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• Communication implies communing, having a shared experience with another, not "talking at" or "talking down to" someone.

  Sharon Gannon

  Communication, Talking, Shared Experiences

  "Ask Sharon Gannon About Yoga & Veganism | Communication". ORIGIN Magazine Interview, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• Donald Trump's talking down our democracy. And I, for one, am appalled that somebody who is the nominee of one of our two major parties would take that kind of position.

  Hillary Clinton

  Party, Talking, Two

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• Jesse Jackson also said he thought Barack Obama was talking down to black people by lecturing them on things like fatherhood and being a responsible husband. Jesse thought it was insulting, not only to him, but to his former mistress and their love child.

  Jay Leno

  Children, Husband, Talking

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• See, Barack been, um, talking down to black people on this faith-based... I want to cut his nuts off. Barack, he's talking down to black people.

  Jesse Jackson

  Cutting, Talking, Nuts

  "Sharpton on Jackson's Obama Remarks". "Hannity & Colmes" show, www.foxnews.com. July 10, 2008.

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• It's a mistake to just go make a movie where the whole thing is talking down to the kids like, "Ok, we gotta bring the IQ of this movie down because it's a kids movie" You don't have to do that, kids can laugh and parents can laugh at different parts and that's fun, and you see that with all of the great kids movies.

  Jack Black

  Fun, Mistake, Kids

  "Jack Black Talks Playing R.L. Stine, Slappy, and More on the Set of GOOSEBUMPS". Interview with Matt Goldberg, collider.com. July 21, 2015.

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• I think in Washington, D.C., a lot of people are talking down about business.

  Bob McDonnell

  Thinking, Talking, People

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• I don't like the idea of talking down to kids. I think I was talked down to, and you rebel against that.

  Simon Baker

  Kids, Thinking, Talking

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• If you're a fan of hurting others, talking down to, or trying to bring others down, then never call yourself a fan of mine.

  Austin Carlile

  Hurt, Talking, Trying

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• If I go up to Harlem or down to Sixth Street, and I'm not dressed up or I'm not wearing my jewelry, then the people feel I'm talking down to them. People expect to see Mrs. Astor, not some dowdy old lady, and I don't intend to disappoint.

  Brooke Astor

  Talking, People, Jewelry

  "Brooke Astor, 105, First Lady of Philanthropy, Dies" by Marilyn Berger, www.nytimes.com. August 13, 2007.

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• When talking w/kids its not what we say but how we say it! Think about your tone of voice & non-verbal communication.
  When talking to my kids I can get them to listen better by not talking down to them, but talking to them at eyeball level

  Kevin Heath

  Communication, Kids, Parenting

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• If I didn't have my parents to think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is hard of hearing.

  Franz Kafka

  Fall, Thinking, Talking

  Franz Kafka, General Press (2016). “Metamorphosis”, p.8, GENERAL PRESS

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• Once, when I'd needed to meet Daniel to deliver a warning from Jeremy, I'd worn two-inch heels and had quite enjoyed the sensation of talking down to Daniel, until he told me how sexy I looked. Since then he'd never seen me in anything but my oldest, grubbiest sneakers.

  Kelley Armstrong

  Sexy, Talking, Sneakers

  Kelley Armstrong (2012). “Werewolves: Book One: Bitten, Stolen and Beginnings”, p.543, Vintage Canada

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