Robert Wilson Lynd Quotes

I think I enjoy playing human beings no matter the substance of their character.

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.

I find people confusing.

I like to think that as I get older I'm getting better at spending time with people who have qualities that make them worth spending time with.

I meet people from different walks of life that I can have relationships with.

I'm just totally fascinated by people.

I love observing people.

There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it ill behooves any of us to find fault with the rest of us.

People are really happier with friends than they are with their families or their spouse or their child.

I'm always watching people over a short time frame, putting them in an extreme position. Sometimes you don't see the humanity in a person because the time frame is so short and the circumstance so extreme.

I'm very interested in what makes people tick; people are so weird and complicated.

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?

The people that are my friends and are easy to get along with, they make me feel like I'm a boss at loving people.

No, I never surround myself with people I hate.

I think I am a pretty good at understanding each character of each person I meet.

I am still very observant. I am absorbed by people and why they do what they do.

Because I am fascinated by people and what makes them behave the way they do. I think it is one of the most fascinating things in the world.

In the intercourse of life, we please more by our faults than by our good qualities.

When you go on vacation with people, you learn a lot about them.

There is so much of good in human nature that men grow to like each other upon better acquaintance, and this points to another way in which we may strive to promote the peace of the world.

How can one know anything at all about people?

I love reading people. I really enjoy watching, observing, and being able to figure out a person, the reason they wore that dress, the reason they smell the way they do.

Humans are social beings, and we are happier, and better, when connected to others.

My biggest job really is to figure other people out. I need to understand what makes a person tick.