Acquaintance Quotes

299 quotes by 236 authors

The true Christian regards all Christ's friends as his friends, members of the same body, children of the same family, soldiers in the same army,… — J C Ryle
When a man looks across a street, sees a pretty girl, and waves at her, that's not a rendezvous, that's a passing acquaintance. When he… — Wally Schirra
Our many Jewish friends and acquaintances are being taken away in droves. The Gestapo is treating them very roughly and transporting them in cattle cars… — Anne Frank
A movement starts because of the social habits of friendship and the strong ties between close acquaintances. It grows because of the habits of a… — Charles Duhigg
My first experiences of academic friendship made me smile in after years when I looked back on them. But my circle of acquaintances had gradually… — Georg Brandes
Meanwhile, my residence within the Federal lines, and my acquaintance with so many of the officers, the origin of which I have already mentioned, enabled… — Belle Boyd
Opportunistic relationships can hardly be kept constant. The acquaintance of honorable people, even at a distance, does not add flowers in times of warmth and… — Zhuge Liang
For my part, I confess I seldom listen to the players: one has so much to do, in looking about and finding out one's acquaintance,… — Fanny Burney
The Crows are very handsome and gentlemanly Indians in their personal appearance: and have been always reputed, since the first acquaintance made with them, very… — George Catlin
A number of girls of my acquaintance went to school to the nuns of the Congregational Nunnery, or Sisters of Charity, as they are sometimes… — Maria Monk
U.S. soldiers, with whom I now have more than a passing acquaintance, joke that they track my movements in order to know where they will… — Christiane Amanpour
There we were, hundreds of us lined up, waving at the great man as he tipped his hat to us. And that is the extent… — Gregory Peck
There is so much of good in human nature that men grow to like each other upon better acquaintance, and this points to another way… — Elihu Root
In such a case secrecy must be absolute to be effective, and although mere vague curiosity induced many persons of my intimate acquaintance to ask… — Henry Bessemer
I am said to be difficult of acquaintance, unwilling to meet any one half way, and showing a social manner which is easy, not diffident,… — Albert J. Nock
The Mole had long wanted to make the I acquaintance of the Badger. He seemed, by all accounts, to be such an important personage and,… — Kenneth Grahame
Your law may be perfect, your knowledge of human affairs may be such as to enable you to apply it with wisdom and skill, and… — William Dunbar
From my earliest acquaintance with the science of political economy, it has been evident to my mind that capital was the product of labor, and… — Leland Stanford
In Berlin I especially enjoyed the orchestral concerts, and I attended a large number of them. I formed the acquaintance of a good many musicians,… — James Weldon Johnson
Temporary teams of trusted people are generally sent to all Departments and to major agencies of government to assist in planning and to acquaint the… — Richard V. Allen

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