Acquaintances Quotes

116 quotes by 101 authors

It's very good for an idea to be commonplace. The important thing is that a new idea should develop out of what is already there… — Penelope Fitzgerald
People have prejudices against a nation in which they have no acquaintances. — Philip Gilbert Hamerton
Based on first-hand evidence of your own senses - the improved health and later ages at which acquaintances die nowadays as compared with the past;… — Julian Simon
Several of my young acquaintances are in their graves who gave promise of making happy and useful citizens and there is no question whatever that… — Luther Burbank
I love the acquaintance of young people; because, in the first place, I do not like to think myself growing old. In the next place,… — Samuel Johnson
I went to high school, which was a good thing because I hadn't interacted with many people my age, and I didn't really have friends.… — Macaulay Culkin
I'm close with my parents. I have a lot of acquaintances, but my very good close friends are few I can count my very good… — Calista Flockhart
If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep… — Samuel Johnson
I feel like movie stars don't have many friends at all. They have acquaintances. — Milla Jovovich
Just as we outgrow a pair of trousers, we outgrow acquaintances, libraries, principles, etc., at times before they're worn out and times - and this… — Georg C. Lichtenberg
To me, being popular means I've got more friends. You've got to watch who your friends are, if you want to get close to them,… — Reba McEntire
Bluegrass has brought more people together and made more friends than any music in the world. You meet people at festivals and renew acquaintances year… — Bill Monroe
Among many of my friends and acquaintances, I seem to be one of the very few individuals who felt or feels no ambivalence about my… — Joyce Carol Oates
Cultivate solitude and quiet and a few sincere friends, rather than mob merriment, noise and thousands of nodding acquaintances. — William Powell
Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune. — Arthur Schopenhauer
I have a million acquaintances but just two or three true friends. I can't hide anything from them. — Ian Somerhalder
In my life, there have been people that I was convinced would be around forever, and yet, somehow they managed to drift away after a… — Alana Stewart
She is such a good friend that she would throw all her acquaintances into the water for the pleasure of fishing them out again. — Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects. A man cannot be too… — Oscar Wilde
Honestly, among my acquaintances there is no woman wearing XS. — Kate Winslet

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