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Strangers Quotes

On the people we haven't met yet.

These strangers quotes explore the nerves of facing unfamiliar faces alongside the surprising comfort of anonymity, where a stranger's honest reaction can feel more genuine than a friend's polite one. It's a theme full of contradictions worth sitting with.

On this shrunken globe, men can no longer live as strangers.

Quotes by Adlai Stevenson I

I was afraid of having to present my big nose to strangers.

Quotes by Violette Leduc

I like the anonymity, the fact that you're a stranger making strangers laugh. You aren't forcing them to laugh - it's involuntary, and that's when they give the most honest response.

Quotes by Trevor Noah

I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.

Quotes by Tennessee Williams

Always Quotes

Bedouin ways were hard even for those brought up to them, and for strangers, terrible: a death in life.

Quotes by T. E. Lawrence

I am the kind of person that wants to get up in front of crowds of strangers and perform monologues. To each their own.

Quotes by Stephanie Beatriz

Family jokes, though rightly cursed by strangers, are the bond that keeps most families alive.

Quotes by Stella Benson

At the bottom of enmity between strangers lies indifference.

Quotes by Soren Kierkegaard

I had no trouble with strangers finding out about my anxiety. It was my friends and colleagues I was concerned about.

Quotes by Scott Stossel

Feel Quotes

In Vancouver, you have to lock your doors - not for strangers, but for bears.

Quotes by Sarah Goldberg

I have always done films with friends rather than strangers.

Quotes by Sanjay Dutt

The Devonian and Cornishman will be found by the visitor to be courteous and hospitable. There is no roughness of manner where unspoiled by periodic influx of strangers; he is kindly, tender-hearted, and somewhat suspicious.

Quotes by Sabine Baring-Gould

A lot of good things start in Virginia; a lot of good things have started in Virginia. We're no strangers to firsts.

Quotes by Robert Hurt

And if strangers come to supper they shall be served with more according as they have need.

Quotes by Robert Grosseteste

Friends Quotes

London audiences are the most challenging around - it's a group of such diverse strangers.

Quotes by Rik Mayall

When strangers start acting like neighbors... communities are reinvigorated.

Quotes by Ralph Nader

If you can get over this initial distrust that people have of strangers, you can do remarkable things.

Quotes by Pierre Omidyar

Strangers he gulls, but friends make fun of him.

Quotes by Phaedrus

That is what has happened to the United States in the international economic scene. We have deteriorated into a debtor status so that we are now dependent upon the kindness of strangers. That is not where the world's leading power...

Quotes by Paul Sarbanes

He Quotes

The first band I was in, I think was called The Strangers. I got the sack because I was too small!

Quotes by Noel Redding

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these strangers quotes explore?
They explore the mixed feelings people have around strangers, from nervousness about being seen by unfamiliar faces to appreciating the honesty strangers can offer.
Why would someone prefer strangers' reactions over friends'?
Because strangers have no obligation to be polite, their laughter or response tends to feel more involuntary and honest, which some quotes here find more rewarding.
Is there a quote about a band or group named strangers?
Yes, one quote recalls an early band literally called The Strangers, showing the word can double as a name as well as a description.
Do any quotes talk about working with unfamiliar people professionally?
Yes, one perspective explains a preference for collaborating with unlikely, unfamiliar people rather than established heroes, calling it more exciting.
Where can I find more quotes about relationships and connection?
Check out our friends quotes and feel quotes pages for more on how we relate to others.

Some voices even prefer working with total strangers over old friends, finding it more exciting to build something new. Explore more on connection and identity across our quotes library.