Betsey Johnson Quotes

There is enormous value in face to face interaction.

I remind myself that I'm always more satisfied by human interaction than by a digital connection.

You don't have to do the picture, you have to do the autograph, but it's important to take that moment to make a human connection.

The only really interesting thing is what happens between two people in a room.

The hands of those I meet are dumbly eloquent to me. The touch of some hands is an impertinence. I have met people so empty of joy, that when I clasped their frosty finger-tips, it seemed as if I were shaking hands with a northeast storm. Others there are whose hands have sunbeams in them, so that their grasp warms my heart. It may be only the clinging touch of a child's hand; but there is as much potential sunshine in it for me as there is in a loving glance for others. A hearty handshake or a friendly letter gives me genuine pleasure.

I have an experience with as many of my readers as possible that's really genuine. I love it when they write to me, and I'm able to send them things. I love meeting them in person, and even if it's only for a moment I love having that physical, touching interaction.

The first thing that I do when I come out every night is to look at the faces in front of me, very individually.

When I started playing music, it was all face-to-face.

The power of being in the physical presence of another person delivers real benefits.

My job is to make life better for people, and you cannot make life better if you are in a helicopter. You can't make life better for them if you can't touch them.

I find that the most special thing to me is if you've connected to people in some way: If someone comes up to you on the street and says something to you, and you know it's meant something to them, and it's connected to some project. That, I find, is amazing.

I like to connect with people through my work. That's my favorite way - meetings of the minds, fans at a show. Those are nice mediated ways of hanging out.

The difference between face-to-face conversation and any other medium of communication is simple: No distractions are permitted.

Now, I'm a pretty fast and avid reader. But you can't learn the same things in a book or on the Internet that you can in a personal talk with somebody.

People are doing too much e-mail. The basic thing is eyeball-to-eyeball. Business relationships are made to be personal. The more people get away from it, the more they are going to lose that personal relationship. That's what I learned - to develop personal relationships with people.

The way people connected with wine intrigued me and I wanted to be a part of it.

I am definitely a person who firmly believes in the human touch and in the importance of people.

People think it's not necessary to talk to another human being, and that's the part of it that I don't like. Some people will go up and want to talk to you about the music, which is cool; they're enthusiastic about the songs and know stuff about it, or, 'I really like your music. Nice to meet you.'

It has always seemed to me the real art in this business is not so much moving information or guidance or policy five or 10,000 miles. That is an electronic problem. The real art is to move it the last three feet in face to face conversation.

The value of emotions comes from sharing them, not just having them.

When you involve people, they come out, you see them, you get to see their sense of humor.

Social media is fine, but we need to put the phones down and look somebody in the eye. Talk to your neighbor. Talk to your community. Especially talk to the one you love. It's all about connection. It's hard, but it's ultimately what gives us meaning in the world.

Sometimes you need these warm, human moments - something that feels close - to help things along.

We’re creatures of contact regardless of whether/ we kiss or we wound. Still, we must come together.

A little flattery makes people feel good about themselves. When you notice someone looking great, give them a compliment.