Quotes About Familiarity

Memories, imagination, old sentiments, and associations are more readily reached through the sense of smell than through any other channel.

The smell of the carpet in a hotel room is the same everywhere.

My favourite smell is bleach. If I walk into the house and there's things being bleached, it just makes me feel at home, euphoric almost.

There are two smells that I can recognize right away. The smell of the boxing ring and the smell of a garage. That's where I grew up. I can recognize these places with my eyes closed.

People smile at me as if they know me. I just smile back. They probably might know me.

I didn't know Ian Smith myself!

There's no such thing as a 'maths brain.' Anyone can be numerate; it's just a matter of confidence. There are so many opportunities to improve your skills during everyday life, doing even a little a day can make maths feel more familiar and less scary.

So many people in the world would rather stay in a situation that's painful but familiar because they're comfortable with it. Not a lot of people have the strength or heart to realize when something's not good for them and to turn around and be alone.

I feel fortunate I have this amazing relationship with so many people in America, because I was in their homes at a very private time of day. They probably might have still had their robe on and their slippers and haven't made the beds.

My voice is very distinct. People hear Tracy Morgan's voice, and they know Tracy Morgan right off the bat because I've been in their homes for so many years.

I feel more at home in Chennai and Hyderabad than in Mumbai since I spend so much time in these two cities.

felt like mysteries were being unveiled and yet it all felt familiar and more like I was being reminded of things I had already known. I had a sense of initiation into dimensions of existence most people never know exist, including the distinct sense that death was illusory, in the sense that it is a door we walk through into another plane of existence, that we're sprung from an eternity to which we will return.

Men have seemed miraculous to the world, in whom their wives and valets have never seen anything even worth noticing. Few men have been admired by their own households.

Suffering makes you feel safe because you know it so well.

Everything is strange the first time you do it, Moth. Second time makes it normal. Third time it's boring.

Los cuerpos desnudos y mojados de las mujeres se empujaban impacientes para ver de cerca la muerte, para verla en una cara familiar, conocida.

Non solo assomigliava fisicamente alla madre, ma a volte ho l'impressione che la sua vita non sia stata che un prolungamento della vita della madre [...].

In order to truly master the comfort zone, we must learn to love it.

How come I love having an episode of deja vu? It's akin to an out-of-body experience, I would think. It sits with me, happily, begging me to delve into my memory to find its match point.

Celebrities are just like us and like any of your friends. I love working with people.

I love words but I don't like strange ones. You don't understand them and they don't understand you. Old words is like old friends, you know 'em the minute you see 'em.

I love the community and the entertainment too much. I'm used to it - it's what I saw first.

I grew up in New York, I love New York.

Have you ever been to a place you're supposed to love, but all you can think about is home?