Quotes About Interaction

I have a bad neighbour – bad, that is, for himself. For me, though, he is good: he exercises my powers of fairness and sociability.

Are the Trojans wise or foolish? If they are wise, do not quarrel with them; if they are fools, ignore them.

A person who rarely leaves home, who doesn't converse with, praise, and encourage others, will not attract friends.

There are no chaste minds. Minds copulate whenever they meet.

There are no chaste minds. Minds copulate wherever they meet.

spaces," places (like cafés, diners, barbershops, and bookstores) where people are welcome to congregate and linger regardless of what they've purchased. Entrepreneurs typically start these kinds of businesses because they want to generate income. But in the process, as close observers of the city such as Jane Jacobs and the Yale ethnographer Elijah Anderson have discovered, they help produce the material foundations for social life.

A book burrows into your life in a very profound way because the experience of reading is not passive.

Lorsqu'on veut apprendre quelque chose, on ne prend pas un livre. On parle avec quelqu'un. Je ne crois pas aux livres.

Human beings had two basic orientations: HAVING and BEING HAVING: seeks to acquire, posses things even people BEING: focuses on the experience; exchanging, engaging, sharing with other people

threatened to bore them. That policy did not make for an active social life.

All things being equal, he preferred to do business with people who were sane.

De Schipper, E. J., J. M. Riksen-Walraven, S. A. E. Geurts. 2006. Effects of child-caregiver ratio on the interactions between caregivers and children in child-care centers: An experimental study. Child Devel 77:861-74.

Many can argue; not many converse

Dialogue is not conversation. It is conversation's greatest hits.

Communication frequency among coworkers also led to psychological safety. In other words, the more we talk to each other, the more comfortable we become doing so.

But the two most frequently mentioned reasons for remaining silent were one, fear of being viewed or labeled negatively, and two, fear of damaging work relationships.

Everybody's entitled to think whatever they want and to express that, but my personal day-to-day experience does not come into contact with any of those people.

I meet a person, and in my mind I'm saying three minutes; I give you three minutes to show me the spark.

In most cases, it is more satisfying to get a friend's answering machine and leave a cheery, tangible trace of your sincere commitment to the friendship than it is to engage in actual conversation.

You've completely managed my life for the next twelve hours. Why do you have that 'nipple-clamp' expression on your face?

Nothing to be sorry about," Therese said crisply. "I'm sure she looked sane at the bar.

Hey, Mackey—how's your mom?" "I don't know—how's yours? She was looking okay when I left her this morning!" "I will fucking—" "You will? I'd like to see that. Wait. Nobody would like to see that. Suggest something else." "Oh God—

Dad, are you in?" "In the car, yes. In this conversation? Not if you paid me.

Benji grinned back. "You're being a real asshole today, Mr. Barnes. Well done—you been practicing?" Dad smiled, obviously relaxed. "Yeah, you know, kid, a few minutes a day, you can work that muscle with the best of them.