#strangers

But I'm acutely aware that the possibility of fraud is even more prevalent in today's world because of the Internet and cell phones and the opportunity for instant communication with strangers. ↗

— Armistead Maupin

#acutely #aware #because #cell #cell phones

I haven't lost faith in human nature and I haven't decided to be less compassionate to strangers. ↗

— Armistead Maupin

#decided #faith #haven #human #human nature

When I was small, my most serious handicap was a painful bashfulness in the presence of strangers. ↗

— George McGovern

#handicap #i #most #painful #presence

Inauthenticity is endemic in American politics today. The political backrooms where I spent much of my career were just as benighted as my personal life, equally crowded with shadowy strangers and compromises, truths I hoped to deny. I lived not in one closet but in many. ↗

— James McGreevey

#american politics #benighted #career #closet #compromises

I want to live in a place where strangers rush to help someone in distress. ↗

— Ian Mcewan

#help #i #live #place #rush

I'm so touched that complete strangers will send me a script asking me to be in their film. That still amazes me - and sometimes for a lot of money too. ↗

— Liam Neeson

#asking #complete #film #i #lot

Young actors often don't think of the consequences of doing nudity or sex scenes. They want the role so badly that they agree to be exploited, and then end up embarrassing family, friends, and even strangers. ↗

— Natalie Portman

#badly #consequences #doing #embarrassing #end

Most people don't walk around knowing what other people think about them, and I don't think it's healthy to know what faceless strangers who you'll never meet say about you. ↗

— Christina Ricci

#around #faceless #healthy #i #know

How can I impress strangers with the gem-like flame of my literary passion if it's a digital slate I'm carrying around, trying not to get it all thumbprinty? ↗

— James Wolcott

#carrying #digital #flame #get #how

Soon the child learns that there are strangers, and ceases to be a child. ↗

— Max Muller

#child #learns #soon #strangers