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> [I hear you younger people saying how many friends they have on the Internet. That's nonsense. That's not friends, that's acquaintances. The word 'friendship' has lost its significance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-westheimer/i-hear-you-younger-people-saying-how-many-friends-they-have-on-the/)

[Ruth Westheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-westheimer/)

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## More by Ruth Westheimer

> [I am fortunate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-westheimer/i-am-fortunate/)

[Ruth Westheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-westheimer/)

> [Boredom is the biggest problem. The same position. Same day of the week. It becomes boring when you don't bring any added flowers home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-westheimer/boredom-is-the-biggest-problem-the-same-position-same-day-of-the-week/)

[Ruth Westheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-westheimer/)

> [For some people, 'ten feet tall' is just a metaphor. For me, it's more than twice my height!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-westheimer/for-some-people-ten-feet-tall-is-just-a-metaphor-for-me-it-s-more/)

[Ruth Westheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-westheimer/)

> [Never to forget the Holocaust was not only against Jews. It was mostly against Jews but it was also against homosexuals, gypsies and, let's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-westheimer/never-to-forget-the-holocaust-was-not-only-against-jews-it-was-mostly/)

[Ruth Westheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-westheimer/)

> [I read the horoscope, and when I like it I smile and when I don't like it, I say, 'Dr. Ruth Westheimer, what's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-westheimer/i-read-the-horoscope-and-when-i-like-it-i-smile-and-when-i-don-t-like/)

[Ruth Westheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-westheimer/)

> [It is a catastrophe, all of this virtual being together. I think there are people who get hooked on the internet. If they need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-westheimer/it-is-a-catastrophe-all-of-this-virtual-being-together-i-think-there/)

[Ruth Westheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-westheimer/)

> [I'm not a type of grandmother sitting in a rocking chair. I'm a lot in the theater. I'm a lot at concerts. I'm a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-westheimer/i-m-not-a-type-of-grandmother-sitting-in-a-rocking-chair-i-m-a-lot-in/)

[Ruth Westheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-westheimer/)

> [I don't want people to be lonely. I would like them to find partners.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-westheimer/i-don-t-want-people-to-be-lonely-i-would-like-them-to-find-partners/)

[Ruth Westheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-westheimer/)

> [When the first armies were formed, combat took courage, which women share equally with men, and strength, which we do not. But though I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-westheimer/when-the-first-armies-were-formed-combat-took-courage-which-women/)

[Ruth Westheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-westheimer/)

> [If Congress wants to get involved in the business of morality by allowing a moment of silence in our schools, I support that. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-westheimer/if-congress-wants-to-get-involved-in-the-business-of-morality-by/)

[Ruth Westheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-westheimer/)

> [I think I was fortunate that even in the children's home I had a boyfriend. How important it was, as an orphan at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-westheimer/i-think-i-was-fortunate-that-even-in-the-children-s-home-i-had-a/)

[Ruth Westheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-westheimer/)

> [I lived, while 1 1/2 million Jewish children died. So I have an obligation to repair the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-westheimer/i-lived-while-1-1-2-million-jewish-children-died-so-i-have-an/)

[Ruth Westheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-westheimer/)

> [For some strange reason I can put five bullets into that red thing in the middle of the target.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-westheimer/for-some-strange-reason-i-can-put-five-bullets-into-that-red-thing-in/)

[Ruth Westheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-westheimer/)

> [I certainly believe in equal rights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-westheimer/i-certainly-believe-in-equal-rights/)

[Ruth Westheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-westheimer/)

> [If someone has gone through a lot of emotional pain, including the loss of loved ones, that person may try to build a shell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-westheimer/if-someone-has-gone-through-a-lot-of-emotional-pain-including-the/)

[Ruth Westheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-westheimer/)

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