Until you put it out there, you're not going to have any real conversation about this".
And here, I suggest, a real conversation about the continuation of priestly celibacy might begin.
But let's have a real conversation about the part that is.
Then we can have a real conversation about the best way to feed all those hungry people.
He predicted a possible convention standoff in which "we'll have a real conversation about who can best beat Barack Obama".
"I believe we are forcing a real conversation about how to solve the grossest inequality in our generation".
Once we call it by name, we can start having a real conversation about our priorities and values.
Whatever it is, you've got to have a real conversation about this, or the crabbiness will continue.
"Maybe we can have a real conversation about these issues — not gun violence but hate and love," he said.
Is that a pessimistic view of America, where the real conversation — about race, about class, about the country and its politics — remains to be held?
The real conversation about award-worthy films will not pick up until the spring, when the Tribeca and Cannes festivals give a better indicator of what's in store.
