Quotes About Familiarity

But you already know me pretty well by now! Helena said, and then directed her to her own profile page.

In times of change and uncertainty, when familiar landmarks have shifted or disappeared, it is understandable that we hanker after familiarity and straightforward answers. But the future of our world hinges on 'round-table' people who will

Déjà vu Orwell's 1984

that were very familiar. He saw his father.

Refer to Table 3–1 over and over again as you learn about the various methods for mood modification. When you become familiar with these ten forms of distortion, you will benefit from this knowledge all your life.

It is not time that kills delight, but familiarity, neutralization, and lack of purpose.

You've been away from home too long if you can get lost on the way from the harbor to the palace.

Readers crave something different, but not completely different.

Let's talk about habituation

In a nation whose great informing myth is that it has no great informing myth, familiarity equaled timelessness

It is hard to notice what you see every day.

i knew him, Horatio

would have looked more at home

ma Ross ormai conosceva Verity meglio di quanto la conoscessero suo padre e suo fratello. Il suo affetto nasceva lentamente, ma era difficile da spezzare. [...]

lei, che Ross conosceva tanto bene, che non aveva niente di particolare, nessun vestito carino, né cipria né trucchi, che non aveva alcun segreto per lui. [...].

There is no water like the water out of your own well.

I have seen despicable rhetoricians beloved by the most famous orators, and persons who knew nothing of war live in familiarity with great generals. But

know what you want. You want a story that won't surprise you. That will confirm what you already know. That won't make you see higher or further or differently.

What's so phony nowadays is all this familiarity. Pretending there isn't any difference between people —well, like you were saying about minorities, this morning. If you and I are no different, what do we have to give each other? How can we ever be friends?

Those whom we most love are often the most alien to us.

And yet...somehow she knew that she'd seen him before. It was more the effect he had on her than anything about his appearance. It was like he gave off a scent that made her want to run headlong into trouble.

It's easy to mistake familiarity with computers for intelligence, but computer literate certainly doesn't equal smart. And computer illiterate sure doesn't mean stupid. Which do we need more: computer literacy or literacy?

For me, London is and always will be home.

We still got roaches on the bed, walls, and floors, but Troy ain't even crying 'bout them no more. He probably too used to them by now.