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title: "12 People Familiar Quotes by 12 authors"
description: "Browse 12 People Familiar quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best People Familiar sayings and thoughts."
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> [Television is a thing that people get very familiar with. They want to hear your voice in their head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damon-wayans-jr/television-is-a-thing-that-people-get-very-familiar-with-they-want-to/)

[Damon Wayans, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damon-wayans-jr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87b/damon-wayans-jr-34649_familiar_television-is-a-thing-that-people-get-ve_18218.jpg)

> [It's normal to criticise people you are not familiar with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hulk/it-s-normal-to-criticise-people-you-are-not-familiar-with/)

[Hulk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hulk/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/233/hulk-7818_criticise_it-s-normal-to-criticise-people-you-are_2003240.jpg)

> [I want to show people how I really am. Most people are only familiar with some of the headlines.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lothar-matthaus/i-want-to-show-people-how-i-really-am-most-people-are-only-familiar/)

[Lothar Matthaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lothar-matthaus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac7/lothar-matthaus-6058_headlines_i-want-to-show-people-how-i-really-am-mo_2302987.jpg)

> [We want to challenge even the people who are familiar with what we've done in the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-mael/we-want-to-challenge-even-the-people-who-are-familiar-with-what-we-ve/)

[Ron Mael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-mael/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/200/ron-mael-5107_challenge_we-want-to-challenge-even-the-people-who_2012328.png)

> [It's always nice to have the same people that you are familiar with and shorthand with, obviously, to be around you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-macdonald/it-s-always-nice-to-have-the-same-people-that-you-are-familiar-with/)

[Kevin Macdonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-macdonald/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/566/kevin-macdonald-5800_always_it-s-always-nice-to-have-the-same-people_3063967.jpg)

> [People are familiar with my songs, especially through Eric Clapton. But I have a hard time drawing a crowd, because I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-cale/people-are-familiar-with-my-songs-especially-through-eric-clapton-but/)

[J. J. Cale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-cale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a01/j-j-cale-6694_crowd_people-are-familiar-with-my-songs-especi_931743.png)

> [“Research confirms that we are more comfortable with people who are familiar looking, whether we know them very well or have not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glen-wilson/research-confirms-that-we-are-more-comfortable-with-people-who-are/)

[Glen Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glen-wilson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/326/glen-wilson-26786_quote_research-confirms-that-we-are-more-comfo_1274824.jpg)

> [We tolerate differences of opinion in people who are familiar to us. But differences of opinion in people we do not know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brooks-atkinson/we-tolerate-differences-of-opinion-in-people-who-are-familiar-to-us/)

[Brooks Atkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brooks-atkinson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14c/brooks-atkinson-15117_differences_we-tolerate-differences-of-opinion-in-pe_2364579.jpg)

> [I don't look to play people that are familiar. I look to play people that are different, challenge, unknown, foreign, and therefore…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-jessica-parker/i-don-t-look-to-play-people-that-are-familiar-i-look-to-play-people/)

[Sarah Jessica Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-jessica-parker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/292/sarah-jessica-parker-2809_challenges_i-don-t-look-to-play-people-that-are-fam_16297.jpg)

> [A lot of people aren't familiar with me, but it's not my job to make people familiar with me. There's millions of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/riff-raff/a-lot-of-people-aren-t-familiar-with-me-but-it-s-not-my-job-to-make/)

[Riff Raff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/riff-raff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/778/riff-raff-3013_art_a-lot-of-people-aren-t-familiar-with-me_1244570.png)

> [I think, like most people, we are familiar with Aquaman. We grew up reading or watching this character on the peripheral. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wan/i-think-like-most-people-we-are-familiar-with-aquaman-we-grew-up/)

[James Wan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-wan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/756/james-wan-7118_character_i-think-like-most-people-we-are-familiar_1864842.jpg)

> [People wrote so negatively about me, but generally, the people who are familiar with football know my strengths and abilities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mesut-ozil/people-wrote-so-negatively-about-me-but-generally-the-people-who-are/)

[Mesut Ozil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mesut-ozil/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43c/mesut-ozil-16486_about_people-wrote-so-negatively-about-me-but_2044217.png)

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