Acquaintance Quotes

299 quotes by 236 authors

Just imagine what would happen if practicing physicians, the ones who have come into contact directly with suffering humanity, had some acquaintance with Eastern systems… — Carl Jung
Those who imagine that a politician would make a better figurehead than a hereditary monarch might perhaps make the acquaintance of more politicians. — Margaret Thatcher
Sunglasses must be kept on until an acquaintance is identified at one of the tables, but one must not appear to be looking for company.… — Peter Mayle
At times I think I actually hate Hollywood. I have many acquaintances there, but few friends... — Grace Kelly
I never thought much about flowers until I made the close acquaintance of a man who knew all about them. You would have thought that… — Lloyd C. Douglas
One frequently only finds out how really beautiful a really beautiful woman is after considerable acquaintance with her; and the rule applies to Niagara Falls,… — Mark Twain
Now it is not everybody, even amongst our respected friends and esteemed acquaintance, whom we like to have near us, whom we like to watch… — Charlotte Bronte
A comforting acquaintance, hope, a contagious thing like spring, inebriating like lager. — Sylvia Ashton-Warner
Feelings, too, are facts. Emotion is a fact. Human experience is a fact. It is often possible to gain more real insight into human beings… — Eleanor Roosevelt
When we're always connected, we allow others-colleagu es and celebrities, close friends and distant acquaintances, bloggers and news aggregators-set our life's agenda. Our ability to… — George Barna
Am sorry to note that abuse and condemnation of a common acquaintance often constitutes very strong bond of union between otherwise uncongenial spirits. — E. M. Delafield
Usually, I have a lot of acquaintance with the story before I start writing it. When I didn't have regular time to give to writing,… — Alice Munro
There seems to be hardly any one among my acquaintance from whom I have not learned. — C.S. Lewis
The cream of enjoyment in this life is always impromptu. The chance walk; the unexpected visit; the unpremeditated journey; the unsought conversation or acquaintance. — Fanny Fern
A new acquaintance is like a new book. I prefer it, even if bad, to a classic. — Benjamin Disraeli
When friends and acquaintances are telling you that you are a genius, before you accept their opinion, take a moment to remember what you always… — Carl Icahn
Being a nerd, which is to say going to far and caring too much about a subject, is the best way to make friends I… — Sarah Vowell
No man can promise himself even fifty years of life, but any man may, if he please, live in the proportion of fifty years in… — Charles Caleb Colton
We would rather be in the company of somebody we like than in the company of the most superior being of our acquaintance. — Frank Arthur Swinnerton
I do have a family, and I do have friends, and so-called friends, and acquaintances, and many other people I see only around Christmas time.… — Macaulay Culkin

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