Quotes About Socializing

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

Mr. Knightley seemed to be trying not to smile; and succeeded without difficulty, upon Mrs. Elton's beginning to talk to him.

I think the deafness affects me more than I realise I think it makes me more tired. I loathe parties. I attend, smile and leave.

A lot of people are actually surprised when I do open up my mouth and smile a little bit, and crack a joke and drink a beer.

Smile. Nod. Say something witty before he finds out what an incredible geek you are.

If you wish to be popular in society consent to be taught many things you already know.

No matter how far society "progresses," our thirst for community and connection will never diminish. Bars satisfy this need.

Justice' primes the human habitat for peaceful and friendly togetherness. It sets the table - the round table - for polylogue and negotiations guided by the will of agreement. Justice is the most 'socializing' of values.

I'd rather cut off my own balls with blunt bacon scissors than host a dinner party.

If ever you get invited into someone's home,' my father said (as he had been invited five or six times that morning), 'you go into the sitting-room and you say, "Oh, what an attractive room!" even if you think it's hideous.

Parties are the nightly ritual of the sophisticated society.

André Simon, the noted French wine authority, described wine as "a good counselor, a true friend, who neither bores nor irritates us: it does not send us to sleep, nor does it keep us awake . . . it is always ready to cheer, to help, but not to bully us.

I drink only to make my friends seem interesting.

Eating is one of the great beauties in life. One of my favorite recreations... eating with friends, the service, the ambience.

'Fast Life' is just about going out with your friends and having a good time - I think it's one of those songs that people can relate with and like.

To barbecue is a way of life rather than a desirable method of cooking.

Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set.

Um . . . well, I see most of the people I want to see. And I don't really see the point of it otherwise, unless you want to show off and all that." "That," said Kim-Ange, "is annoyingly sensible. And misses out on the joy of showing off.

Later Sherilyn's mom brings out a couple of pizzas, and of course the boys stumble out of the pool and fall onto the pizzas like wild beasts. They're dripping pool water all over the food, and I elbow my way in to get a couple of pieces of pepperoni before they're either soggy or gone. As I inhale my first piece, I overhear Mairi announce that she's on a no-carb diet. Hadley says she wouldn't eat greasy pizza anyway, and Sherilyn looks crestfallen.

Billy Almon has all of his inlaw and outlaws here this afternoon.

I knew him from one of my dad's parties, knew him better than I wanted to.

In the next room, perhaps twenty people were sitting around, drinking what looked like wine out of wine-glasses. They were the sort of people William and Louisa used to be in the habit of knowing, a crowd of elegant furniture, like the legs of a herd of gazelle taken together, and equally useless, when all things are considered.

had become friends and met often

Despite the blackout, theaters were full, there were plenty of nightclubs for late dancing after restaurants closed, and many people still gave dinner parties, often organized round a son on leave.