Familiarity Quotes

210 quotes by 187 authors

One of the main weaknesses of mankind is the average man's familiarity with the word 'impossible. — Napoleon Hill
The well adjusted make poor prophets. A pleasant existence blinds us to the possibilities of drastic change. We cling to what we call our common… — Eric Hoffer
He went out with a variety of women, slept with some of them, hated the whole meaningless process. Drinks, dinners, plays and concerts and gallery… — Ken Grimwood
Familiarity can no longer be a necessary condition for trust. — Robert C. Solomon
We also confuse trust with familiarity. — Robert C. Solomon
I think the invitation offered the non-black reader is to join us in this expression of our familiarity and via that joining, come to understand… — Bell Hooks
When a learner, in the fullness of his powers, comes to great truths unstaled by premature familiarity, he rejoices in the lateness of his lessons. — George Iles
Even the worst feeling, with time and familiarity, became tolerable. — Caragh M. O'Brien
I feel like I'm stepping into a place of spiritual contemplation every time I enter a studio; it's always had a certain magic to me… — David Knopfler
In politics, familiarity doesn't breed contempt. It breeds votes. — Paul Lazarsfeld
Vulgar and inactive minds confound familiarity with knowledge, and conceive themselves informed of the whole nature of things, when they are shown their form or… — Samuel Johnson
It is familiarity with life that makes time speed quickly. When every day is a step in the unknown, as for children, the days are… — George Gissing
Nothing so hardens the heart of man as a barren familiarity with sacred things. — J C Ryle
A display connected to a digital computer gives us a chance to gain familiarity with concepts not realizable in the physical world. It is a… — Ivan Sutherland
Anytime youâ€™re gonna grow, youâ€™re gonna lose something. Youâ€™re losing what youâ€™re hanging onto to keep safe. Youâ€™re losing habits that youâ€™re comfortable with, youâ€™re… — James Hillman
Accessing capital to start a business can be a daunting process, especially for entrepreneurs who start out with a great idea, but have no real… — Gavin Newsom
Familiarity is a magician that is cruel to beauty but kind to ugliness. — Ouida
Familiarity with your lover is what initially makes sex really good — Susie Bright
Free' is more of that 'familiarity breeds contempt' kind of thing. It's about saying 'Wait, I'm longing for something more than I have and I… — Jon Crosby
One needs but to say that, in the case of an unfamiliar sequence of syllables, only about seven can be grasped in one act, but… — Hermann Ebbinghaus

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