Attention Quote by Erving Goffman

The first thing to learn in intercourse with others is non-interference with their own particular ways of being happy, provided those ways do not…

— William James

From a spiritual perspective every relationship we develop, from the most casual to the most intimate, serves the purpose of helping us to become…

— Caroline Myss

“Also the natural sexual functions of establishing an intimate human contact frequently assume greater proportions. This is a well known fact about detached people…

— Karen Horney

We best serve intimate relationship by becoming sufficiently developed in ourselves that we do not need to feed off others.

— James Hollis

And what fastens attention, in the intercourse of life, like any passage betraying affection between two parties? Perhaps we never saw them before, and…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

If you have a built-in level of respect and trust and openness to essentially be yourself, it allows for a deeper uncensored communication [with…

— Richard Gere

Social intercourse -- a very limited thing in a half civilized country, becomes in our centers of civilization a great power. . .

— Emily Blackwell

Without aggression, it becomes possible to think well, to be curious about differences, and to enjoy each other's company.

— Margaret J. Wheatley

During courtship, guarding each other's purity and refraining from intimacy are the acts of lovemaking.

— Joshua Harris

We treat sex so casually and use it for everything but what it is-which is ultimately making another human being with thoughts and feelings…

— Lisa Kudrow

The intimacy of human relationships that provides a first introduction to humanity

— Anonymous

We will use the actions of others to decide on proper behavior for ourselves, especially when we view those others as similar to ourselves

— Robert Cialdini