Close Quote by Sam Bankman-Fried

“Forty percent of our social interactions happen with 5 other people, and 60 percent with only 15 others. It’s hard to have a sustained…

— Geoff Mulgan

I think that if people are having trouble communicating with one another, the least they can do is SHUT UP.

— Tom Lehrer

You cannot communicate complicated information to large groups of people. As you increase the number of people, you have to decrease the complexity of…

— Andy Stanley

Youth doesn't need friends -- it only needs crowds.

— Zelda Fitzgerald

The majority of teenagers don't even make eye contact with people, even people of the same age.

— Saoirse Ronan

“A study by sociologist Lynn Smith-Lovin had found that the number of close friends people report having has reduced from three to two. While…

— Dalai Lama XIV

I think that's the key [of communication] - to not use one method of communication for all people.

— Mark Boyle

I connect with very few close friends in real life.

— Pratyusha Banerjee

The more people are reached by mass communication, the less they communicate with each other.

— Marya Mannes

There's not as many people as one would think you can be completely open with.

— Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark

Nothing is more limiting than a closed circle of acquaintanceship where every avenue of conversation has been explored and social exchanges are fixed in…

— A.J. Cronin

You can create an intimate community of about 20 or 25 people, and beyond that you're into a different kind of relationship.

— Barbara Brown Taylor