Quotes about Interaction

We live together, we act on, and react to, one another; but always and in all circumstances we are by ourselves. [...] By its very nature every embodied spirit is doomed to suffer and enjoy in solitude. Sensations, feelings, insights, fancies - all these are private and, except through symbols and at second hand, incommunicable.

When one individual comes into intimate contact with another, she—or he, of course, as the case may be—must almost inevitably receive or inflict suffering.

That's one of the disadvantages of getting older; you're inclined to make intimate contacts with fewer people.

So long as it remains out of touch with the rest of the world, an ideal society can be a viable society.

We have employments assigned to us for every circumstance in life. When we are alone, we have our thoughts to watch; in the family, our tempers; and in company, our tongues.

Some people are friends, others are people you are forced to hang out with.

They talked aimlessly back and forth, each speaking for the other.

I returned rather feebly to the subject of her daughter. 'I suppose she talks, she eats, and everything.

I like large parties. They're so intimate. At small parties there isn't any privacy.

Smart people tend to know what is happening in a group situation and how to deal with others in the most effective way. They ask good questions, listen to what others are saying, and stay engaged in conversations intently.

I always say that the real success of Wine Library wasn't due to the videos I posted, but to the hours I spent talking to people online afterward, making connections and building relationships.

Anyone we come in contact with, we either offer them life, or we drain them.