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Quotes About Eye contact

Courting and Friendship Reciprocals Reciprocals are the signals people give each other to indicate an interest in companionship. When there is physical attraction, these signals include smiling, repeated glances (perhaps with an extra second or two of direct eye contact), and straightening or smoothing of clothes.
~ Jonathan Berent
It must be a marvelous thing to feel so sure, to be able to meet someone's eyes and not look away.
~ Shannon Hale
The waitress tapped her pen on the tab. "So do you guys know what you want?" And then he did it, just as he always had whenever he'd been asked that question?he looked straight at Keri with blatant hunger in his eyes and said, "Yes, ma'am, I do.
~ Shannon Stacey
No such thing as too tall," she said. She had automatically reached for a brush and now she began uncoiling the tangles of my hair. "It's good for a woman to be able to look into a man's eyes. Then she's not afraid to tell him what she thinks.
~ Sharon Shinn
One of the most surprising forms of nonverbal communication is the way we automatically adjust the amount of time we spend looking into another's eyes as a function of our relative social position.
~ Leonard Mlodinow
She realized even as she gazed that he was looking at her just as intently.
~ Mary Balogh
Perhaps the most popular sign is eye contact. We often read in books or see in movies that a person who cannot maintain eye contact could be lying. Or it could mean that he or she is hiding something from you. Meanwhile, maintaining eye contact means attentiveness in the conversation and honesty.
~ Matt Morris
People who are conscious that they are lying may try to cover up their body language. They will do this by trying to maintaining eye contact. However, this may result in having too much eye contact, which does not look natural. Their body may become stiff instead of being relaxed. A stiff upper body will result because of this.
~ Matt Morris
But then you make eye contact with someone across the room and it clicks and you're right there in love again.
~ Taylor Swift
When dogs and humans make eye contact, that actually releases what's known as the love hormone, oxytocin, in both the dog and the human.
~ Brian Hare
Speaking of eye contact, here's an interesting fact: if you don't make eye contact at least 72 percent of the time, people won't trust you. There have been detailed studies on this stuff, and 72 percent is the number. You can look it up online. Anything more, and you risk getting into a stare-off with somebody.
~ Jordan Belfort
if you don't make eye contact at least 72 percent of the time, people won't trust you. There have been detailed studies on this stuff, and 72 percent is the number. You can look it up online. Anything more, and you risk getting into a stare-off with somebody.
~ Jordan Belfort
Don't look directly in their eyes!" I heard Aech shout at us. "Never look in any of their eyes, OK?" I immediately averted my eyes and saw Shoto do the same thing. Aech caught us both staring at the ground. "I didn't tell you to avoid looking at them!" Aech shouted. "Just avoid looking any of them in the eye for longer than a second or two, or they'll go berserk, OK?
~ Ernest Cline
Helen felt her face flush. She discovered that she could not meet Dane's gaze. As long as he did not look at her, she was all right. Even while she was touching him, massaging the muscles of his back, she could control her response to him. But now, when she tried to look into the eyes that mirrored his soul, she flinched.
~ Evan Maxwell
Sometimes, the most daunting thing about performing is making eye contact with your audience, so just look above them and at the corners of the room. Soon, you'll totally forget they're there.
~ Laura Marano
Italian girls are famous for being snobby and expecting men to make the first move. In America, if I don't make eye contact, the guys won't come over and talk. American girls just go for it. You men are spoiled.
~ Silvia Colloca
I'm glad it was Dylan who laughed first. Once he did I felt myself unravel. I giggled and he giggled. We were the experiment. And then there came a time when we weren't laughing. When we locked eyes and breathed each other's breath. Ohmystars! The firmament shakes and then everything settles. In the end everything settles.
~ Simmone Howell
when i felt bobby staring at me, i looked up. our eyes met, and he held my gaze; he held my gaze like he was holding me, and i held him as though holding him. then he looked away, he was gone and it was over - a one-minute stand.
~ Melissa Bank
In my experience, if you look people in the eye they usually mind their own business
~ Ben Elton
Research shows that making eye contact is a powerful draw for guys - even in photos. Just don't mistake duck face for flirty.
~ Matthew Hussey
I love almost everything about my work except conferences. I am too shy in front of an audience. But I love signings and having eye contact with a reader who already knows my soul.
~ Paulo Coelho
I've done interviews in the past where, apparently, I didn't give the journalist any eye contact. I'm a bit shy, yes. I've thought about refusing to do any press at all.
~ Julian Barratt
No es cierto que en un duelo de miradas pierda el primero que la aparte. Quien pierde es el que, ante la inmediatez de su derrota, aparta la vista para impedir que su adversario la vea reflejada en sus ojos.
~ Juan Gómez-Jurado
Whenever possible, look at the camera, not at the person to whom you are talking. It represents the person to whom you are really talking: the viewer.
~ Judith Martin