A child raised on a desert island, alone, without social interaction, without language, and thus lacking empathy, is still a sentient being. — Daniel Dennett Copy Share Image
“In every sphere of social interaction, that hermeneutic leap—that ability to put yourself in the mind frame of the other—is a virtue… — Ted Gioia Copy Share Image
If you cannot get along with yourself, you'll never be able to get along with other people. — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
I was totally clueless about social interaction, and completely scared of girls. All I knew was that music was going to make… — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
Extroverts are energized by social interaction. I'm often exhausted by it. I am someone who needs personal time for deep thought and… — Ritchie Torres Copy Share Image
“Enjoyable social interaction, community and laughter has a healing effect on the mind and body.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
does a society exist where it's become acceptable to wear 'helmets' enclosing one's entire head when in public to preempt social interaction — Tao Lin Copy Share Image
Stop waiting for others to change. Recognize that every person has the right to be whatever they choose-even if you irritate yourself… — Wayne Dyer Copy Share Image
I was never a games night guy, but at some point, social interaction starts to freak me out. So when there's a… — Joss Whedon Copy Share Image
A lot of times in parks the large dogs and little dogs separate. That creates the opposite of social. Sometimes dogs run… — Cesar Millan Copy Share Image
Facebook has never been merely a social platform. Rather, it exploits our social interactions the way a Tupperware party does. Facebook does… — Douglas Rushkoff Copy Share Image
Although an impressive amount of business and social interaction takes place over the telephone and fax, by e-mail, or in person today,… — Rosalie Maggio Copy Share Image
“What they do not realize—and what you must realize—is that manipulating others is something that all people do. In fact, manipulation is… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
Community connectedness is not just about warm fuzzy tales of civic triumph. In measurable and well-documented ways, social capital makes an enormous… — Robert D. Putnam Copy Share Image
“He abruptly ended the call. Sometimes I was ecstatic that Manny had entered my life. That way I knew that I was… — Estelle Ryan Copy Share Image
What constrains or enables the capacity of human beings to work in groups is not so much the technology, but rather the… — Nicholas A. Christakis Copy Share Image
“The primary purposes of the political pamphlets of the early 1700s were neither to enlighten nor educate the masses, but to incite… — Gavin John Adams Copy Share Image
“Cultures and religions exist, and are explained, to the extent that they reliably express stucturally enduring relationships among mental states and behaviors… — Scott Atran Copy Share Image
You can't have success without trust. The word trust embodies almost everything you can strive for that will help you to succeed.… — Jim Burke Copy Share Image
“The truth was, somewhere down the line, between the hospitalisations and the drugs, I’d somehow lost the cornerstone of humanity: the ability… — Alexis Hall Copy Share Image
“Chronically awkward people can feel like everyone else received a secret instruction manual at birth titled "How to be Socially Competent." For… — Ty Tashiro Copy Share Image
“We must learn and then teach our children that niceness does not equal goodness. Niceness is a decision, a strategy of social… — Gavin de Becker Copy Share Image
Some findings reveal extroverts as more adept at reading nonverbal cues, and attribute this to the extrovert's greater interest and experience with… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
I had very low self-esteem. Books saved me. I found friends in stories like The Chronicles of Narnia and A Tree Grows… — Jenny Lawson Copy Share Image
“Roles appear as soon as a common stock of knowledge containing reciprocal typifications of conduct is in process of formation, a process… — Peter L. Berger Copy Share Image
“What is there to see if I go outside? Don't tell me. I know. I can see other people. I don't want… — Anton LaVey Copy Share Image
“For bonobos, a turbocharged sexuality utterly divorced from reproduction is a central feature of social interaction and group cohesion. Anthropologist Marvin Harris… — Christopher Ryan Copy Share Image
“Shortly after Ryan and I broke up, I returned to the solitude I normally enjoyed, appreciating the simplicity of my life because… — Tracey Garvis Graves Copy Share Image
“The fragmentation of our awareness may trigger dizzying vertigo in the chaos of our living. As such, an overwhelming flurry of connectivity… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
“Every night, millions of Americans spend their free hours watching television rather than engaging in any form of social interaction. What are… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“I grew up in a relatively small town...Cruising up and down the main street in a car, going to the mall and… — Inga Muscio Copy Share Image
“The idea of someone who can play with their emotions, who can 'mystically' get them to do certain things, makes them uncomfortable.… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
People drive everywhere in L.A., so you get very little human interaction... but N.Y. and Chicago are like London... L.A. lacks the… — Seal Copy Share Image
I think what's important for kids to know is that your decisions here on earth matter, your behavior matters and how you… — Matt Damon Copy Share Image
Niceness is a decision, a strategy of social interaction; it is not a character trait. — Gavin de Becker Copy Share Image
Appearing to pay attention when someone is speaking is one of the cornerstones of real social interaction. — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
“You know you've got a problem when baristas greet you by name. You know you've got another problem when it's the warmest… — Lee Nichols Copy Share Image
“In reality, there is no such thing as absolute freedom. The rules of social interaction determine one's freedom.” — Eraldo Banovac Copy Share Image
School, social interaction is our first reresponse to child abuse. It's witnessing it, seeing it, reporting it. — Will Cain Copy Share Image
“All in all, in-person social interaction is much better for mental health than electronic communication.” — Jean M. Twenge Copy Share Image
