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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.

It's kind of astonishing that people trust strangers because of words they write on computer screens.

Quotes by Howard Rheingold

I love talking, even to strangers.

Quotes by Hiten Tejwani

But they who give straight judgements to strangers and to those of the land and do not transgress what is just, for them the city flourishes and its people prosper.

Quotes by Hesiod

It's different when you're an actor and playing a part, but when it's just you, you feel immensely vulnerable have strangers prodding and prying.

Quotes by Helena Bonham Carter

I find it utterly bizarre that total strangers write about your life in a completely fictional manner.

Quotes by Helena Christensen

Admiration and familiarity are strangers.

Quotes by George Sand

What a powerful thing to know: That one's own desires are mappable onto strangers; that what one finds in oneself will most certainly be found in The Other.

Quotes by George Saunders

For this reason, strangers are not really conceived as individuals, but as strangers of a particular type: the element of distance is no less general in regard to them than the element of nearness.

Quotes by Georg Simmel

If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world.

Quotes by Francis Bacon

Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in strangers' gardens.

Quotes by Douglas William Jerrold

Ultimately, it has been a struggle- but I was in Minneapolis and Austin a couple of weeks ago, sitting in theaters with complete strangers watching this weird movie that Kirk and I thought up and I was excited to be...

Quotes by Donal Logue

What firefighters and people in our military and cops do is separate from what the rest of us do; basically these people say, 'I'm going to protect all these strangers.'

Quotes by Denis Leary

Most non-New Yorkers, finding themselves within hearing range of strangers' conversation, think it's nice to pretend they didn't hear. But many New Yorkers think it's nice to toss in a relevant comment.

Quotes by Deborah Tannen

The Internet lets thousands of total strangers collaborate to produce a truly hivelike result.

Quotes by Clive Thompson

Families have a sense of kinship that no four strangers would ever have as a team.

Quotes by Bradley Walsh

Our very lives depend on the ethics of strangers, and most of us are always strangers to other people.

Quotes by Bill Moyers

There is a degree of confidence exhibited towards strangers in Sweden, especially in hotels, at post-stations, and on board the inland steamers, which tells well for the general honesty of the people.

Quotes by Bayard Taylor

My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too.

Quotes by Barack Obama

I don't date guys that I just meet randomly. I don't feel comfortable meeting strangers.

Quotes by Ali Landry

Long-distance train conversations are unlike the perfunctory exchanges one normally associates with strangers, or the truncated, cut-to-the-chase kind that sometimes take place between seatmates on a plane.

Quotes by Alan Huffman

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.