George Eliot Quotes

I think that it is important to be gregarious, and that friendships are not just a leisure pursuit, that they are an integral part of what it is to be human, and one does better work if one has a circle of friends that is active.

I haven't got the patience for small talk, although I once saw a woman standing on her own in the corner, and I realised it was Monica Lewinsky, and I had the nicest evening with her - she was charming.

I don't know about you, but most of my exchanges with cashiers are not that meaningful.

Most human beings are quite likeable if you do not see too much of them.

It destroys one's nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.

I'm interested in what bonds people together. You know, what brings us together in good ways? And there's not a lot known about that.

In our ordinary experiences with other people, we know that approaching each other in a machinelike way gets us into trouble.

Absolutely lonely people have few personal interactions of any kind.

I don't go on lunch dates with friends. I hear about people having dinner parties, but I never do that. I'm not really human.

I like people in general, which is why it's fun for me to interact with my fans.

My only self-confidence and satisfaction comes from the people that I do meet; I have fondness for people. I mean, I like to hug. And I also like to be hugged.

When I meet somebody in the street who knows about 'Humans of New York,' a lot of times they might have a scripted answer, and that scripted answer is the first thing to come out of their mouth.

What motivates me is connecting with people and making everybody feel loved.

I have this rule now that I keep people around me who I enjoy being with when I'm sober.

People always like people, you know?

In terms of the most unique thing we do socially, my vote goes to something we invented alongside cities - we have lots of anonymous interactions and interactions with strangers. That has shaped us enormously.

Life is a matter of dealing with other people, in little matters and cataclysmic ones, and that means a series of conversations.

In this world,” Franny once observed, “just as you’re trying to think of yourself as memorable, there is always someone who forgets that that they have met you.

I just think it's sad that the main places in our culture that we designate to meet new people are bars and nightclubs.

I love that there are others interacting with me.

For there is but one problem - the problem of human relations. We forget that there is no hope or joy except in human relations.

My big thing is people. I just love people in my life.

What makes me most happy is connecting with others. I love meeting new people, being social, and engaging in empowering discussions.

What we know of other people's only our memory of the moments during which we knew them.

I like people, for a little while.