102 quotes about strangers follow in order of popularity. Be sure to bookmark and share your favorites!

At the bottom of enmity between strangers lies indifference.

Soren Kierkegaard

I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.

Tennessee Williams

Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers. In the perfect stranger we perceive man himself; the image of a God is not disguised by resemblances to an uncle or doubts of wisdom of a mustache.

G. K. Chesterton

When a dog barks at the moon, then it is religion; but when he barks at strangers, it is patriotism!

David Starr Jordan

So I think rather than being attracted so much now to working with my heroes, I'm sort of more attracted to working with completely unlikely strangers because it's more exciting really.

Neil Finn

The more I traveled the more I realized that fear makes strangers of people who should be friends.

Shirley MacLaine

They say that blood is thicker than water. Maybe that's why we battle our own with more energy and gusto than we would ever expend on strangers.

David Assael

Everyone agrees that tens of millions of Americans consume porn. ... ministers, PTA members, policemen, teachers, soldiers, dentists and Boy Scout leaders. The overwhelming majority of them don't rape strangers or emotionally abandon their wives.

Marty Klein

Selling to people who actually want to hear from you is more effective than interrupting strangers who don't.

Seth Godin

This is a simple matter of consumer privacy. I feel strongly that sensitive personal information, including our cell phone records, should be protected from the eyes of strangers.

Charles Nelson

Strangers open up to you just as much as your friends, sometimes even more for whatever reason.

Jamie Allen

Do we wonder then, that, as this momentary petrifaction of the heart goes on, we are every day more and more strangers in this world of love, holding no communion with the Universal Parent, and hoarding up instead of distributing His general gifts?

Jones Very

It's a study in human foible. What responsibilities do we have to the people we live with, whether they are family or strangers?

Scott Nolte

Safety is in large part an educational process. The Internet is moving really quickly in the same way that we all were taught to not talk to strangers or not get into a car . . . those same kind of rules are being taught and need to be taught to kids for the online world.

Matthew Grossman

My mother used to say that there are no strangers, only friends you haven't met yet. She's now in a maximum security twilight home in Australia.

Dame Edna Everage

The gods, likening themselves to all kinds of strangers, go in various disguises from city to city, observing the wrongdoing and the righteousness of men.

Homer

Strangers are just family you have yet to come to know.

Mitch Albom

Don't close it. Don't shrink it. Don't hack it up, ... Don't starve it of resources. Don't drain it of its professional talent. Don't hand it over to strangers. Don't pass the buck. Don't ignore it, and don't abandon the people it serves day in and day out.

Diane Watson

The support I got from the community, the letters from strangers, was stunning. I thought I was going to have to face this alone, but the community was outraged, and behind me.

Andrew Sterling

Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people - your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way.

Barbara Bush

These strangers stand on the side and cheer you.

Linda Miller

Fear makes strangers of people who should be friends.

Shirley MacLaine

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

Douglas Jerrold

Offline, we tell our kids not to take candy from strangers and not to get into cars with strangers, ... But in chat rooms, they take the (virtual) candy and jump in the (virtual) car all the time.

Colin Gabriel

The PAS system is perfect for anyone who abhors prospecting, selling, and closing deals. When you use PAS, you never have to cold-call strangers or attend boring sales meetings. Their expert staff does it all for you.

Joyce Thompson

You were strangers before, but I'm here to tell you now you are friends of Utah, ... I appreciate the enthusiasm we hear today that is chasing down that doom and gloom.

Gary Herbert

People say New Yorkers can't get along. Not true. I saw two New Yorkers, complete strangers, sharing a cab. One guy took the tires and the radio; the other guy took the engine.

David Letterman

Charm was a scheme for making strangers like and trust a person immediately, no matter what the charmer had in mind.

Kurt Vonnegut

But this is not my little bed;That time is far away;With strangers now I live instead,From dreary day to day.

William Allingham

Without the kindness of strangers, where would we be?

Jill Johnson

Eat and drink with your relatives; do business with strangers.

Greek Proverb

For me, there are no my people and strangers, no bad people and good people. All people are equal for me.

Viktor Yanukovych

Paul was interested in how complete strangers affect each other in ways they could never imagine, and I was interested in the notion of fear.

Bobby Moresco

If you or I went to the medical examiner as total strangers, would the medical examiner have done it? ... Would he have done it for free? Would he have done it for five years?

Tim Delaney

This is just a reminder that we want them [parents] to have dialogue with their children about the dangers of strangers, and describe some practical steps to avoid potential problems.

Cody Cunningham

This is the first experiment to show that chimps don't share the same concern for the welfare of others as do humans, who routinely donate blood ... volunteer for military duty and perform other acts that benefit perfect strangers.

Joan Silk

All strangers and beggars are from Zeus, and a gift, though small, is precious.

Homer

A good rule of thumb is not to pick up or offer rides to strangers.

Clint Norred

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

Bill Moyers

These kids are no strangers to this. There is about several thousand dollars worth of damage (over time).

Mike Stewart

[The response, for the most part, has been overwhelming, Burrows said. Strangers have treated her like family.] I don't mean cordial, ... I mean genuine concern.

Ray Burrows

Strangers had met and created a true sporting masterpiece - a tapestry of daring and shot-making brilliance that they draped in Laver Arena.

Bud Collins

I have often depended on the blindness of strangers.

Adrienne E. Gusoff

Strangers are just friends waiting to happen.

Rod Mckuen

Magnetism is one of the Six Fundamental Forces of the Universe, with the other five being Gravity, Duct Tape, Whining, Remote Control, and The Force That Pulls Dogs Toward The Groins Of Strangers.

Dave Barry

Judge Lewis has the power to decide whether Katie will be returned to her parents or stay in CPS custody, ... She has been under extreme stress in multiple foster homes since June 4. She needs to be with her parents, not strangers, during such a critical time.

Peter Johnston

Why should I pay strangers to listen to me talk when I can get strangers to pay to listen to me talk?

Ellen DeGeneres

They were touched, our hearts were touched and it was just a moving experience. They came as strangers, and they leave as family.

Jay Miller

At least now I can see what we look like against strangers, rather than playing against each other all the time. They'll learn to drill, that's probably going to be my middle name. They just need to hit the same shot over and over again in order to perfect it.

Ron Hutchins

Sometimes people who don't know you, strangers, will find out what you're doing and start asking all kinds of crazy questions.

Rick Rosas

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

Ralph Nader

Three strangers working together ...

Rob Lohman

When your child is missing, you're so aware that every minute counts. I know the issuing of the AMBER Alert played a role in our daughter's safe return. It's better to have [the system] conceived and in place and working for us. So many people called us during those terrifying hours and wanted to help. The AMBER Alert system enables friends and even complete strangers to do that.

David Arnold

I think they are so brave to do that in front of new friends and strangers. It's amazing that they feel comfortable enough to do that.

Sharon Luzier

Unfortunately, it's sometimes difficult to know which people are the bad ones. So, in general, it's a fine idea to teach children not to approach strangers.

Bonnie Slade

Sometimes you have to get to know someone really well to realize you're really strangers.

Mary Tyler Moore

We facilitate over 1,000 successful referrals per month. Our users accept three-quarters of all requests because they never hear from strangers.

Konstantin Guericke

Sensitive facts need to be disclosed to members of the defense team who are essentially strangers to the defendant. This takes months. Then evaluation by relevant experts must follow. It is an incrementally slow process.

Susan Hunt

[Why did these strangers embrace her when her mother could not? At Planned Parenthood, she had met pro-life parents who supported abortions for their daughters.] Everyone has an exceptional case when confronted with difficult situations in life, ... That's what love is.

Joe Fields

Strangers often come up to me and say, "I saw you on television." To them it's a sort of confirmation that I exist.

Hugh Casson

Let's just say we're closer musical friends now. A lot of these people are strangers to me. They were out of sight but very much in mind.

Mike Patton

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

Ali Landry

It is this single lap of a track that, has such an impact. I remember being hugged by total strangers who just walked up to me and said ?God bless you.' My cancer is not that bad, but some of these people are so brave to be out there because they know how dramatic an effect it has on their life.

Wayne Sumner

I've been really touched by these people's sentiments, ... Complete strangers.

Jim Defede

Historically, propaganda has always merged with recruitment because people must first be conditioned to become soldiers and fight strangers in distant lands. It's not a natural condition but must be manipulated to get people to join unpopular realities.

Nancy Snow

It's been amazing. We couldn't be more grateful. We still get checks and letters from strangers who've lost their own children and just want to help.

Janis O'dwyer

Strangers passing in the street By chance two separate glances meet And I am you and what I see is me. And do I take you by the hand And lead you through the land And help me understand The best I can.

Pink Floyd

Over the years your bodies become walking autobiographies, telling friends and strangers alike of the minor and major stresses of your lives.

Marilyn Ferguson

Life is a warfare and a stranger's sojourn, and after fame is oblivion.

Marcus Aurelius

Cleo has been here in the past, and all the kids loved him, so we brought him back. But we're really here to teach kids to be kind to animals, to learn pet responsibility and to be wary of strangers who use pets to lure children. It's important for us to be here to celebrate Earth Day because when you look at the earth, you're looking at all the things the earth supports.

Joanne Schoch

We are thankful to have each other. Our kids are doing fine. We have been relying on strangers and one family member in Orlando. That's been a lesson.

Frank Johnson

When we met, we just blended. We met as strangers and remained friends.

Bobby Harper

Strangers on a Train.

Janet Leigh

She has walked down the street and had perfect strangers point their fingers at her. Her career is destroyed; absolutely destroyed.

David Brickman

Gurdon has been unique for me. The people have been so giving to strangers. They have never met us before, yet they are giving their heart, body and soul with open arms. It is a wonderful feeling to express.

Allen Collins

What's remarkable is, in 30 minutes, these 40 strangers figured out what was going on with the help of the people on the ground, and then they voted. That unity, that coming together, represents the best of humanity.

Andrea Meditch

Treasure the gift of life, remember friends and family that reached out to help, remember the strangers whose lives were touched by the events, ... We must learn to go on with our lives as well.

Robert G. Allen

Growing up, we were almost strangers. Six years is a big difference. You live in the same house. You're not friends at that point. Not the way we are now.

Brian Mckeever

The kindness and generosity you have shown to our family at this time of such devastation and destruction is overwhelming, ... We have been blessed to have such large-hearted people and families showing so much support. Your kindness to strangers has literally brought us to our knees.

Brandon Moore

Is this a horrible future? Or actually a return to what we've always had in the past? Think of old villages. Everybody knew everything about everybody else. Strangers were intimidating and worrisome. This will be like the village our ancestors grew up in, only with 7 billion people.

David Brinkley

I think, especially in our business we meet a lot of people, and sometimes you spend so much time being nice to strangers, and so, you know, keeping a clear head and just being nice to each other. And that's all the advice I can give.

Catherine Zeta Jones

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

Douglas William Jerrold

We had our neighbors, friends of neighbors, family members, friends of friends, strangers, people we didn't even know were coming out to help.

Andrew Dipasquale

The depth is something in our favor; experience isn't. But, a lot of these guys did see action and play a full JV schedule last year, so they are no strangers to the game.

Jim Sullivan

We are bemused and crazed creatures, strangers to our true selves, to one another, and to the spiritual and material world -- mad, even, from an ideal standpoint we can glimpse but not adopt.

R. D. Laing

This is not a time for pride. Allow yourself to accept help from others to help you get back on your feet. Help can come from many places, such as governmental and nonprofit agencies, friends, family, neighbors, churches, your employer and co-workers, even strangers.

Lynn Lawrance

They are a family. The question is whether the law will recognize that reality . . . or create a fiction and treat them as strangers.

David Roach

Borders are scratched across the hearts of men, by strangers with a calm, judicial pen, and when the borders bleed we watch with dread the lines of ink along the map turn red.

Marya Mannes

Your kids will tell things to strangers that they will never tell to you.

Dave Ausdenmoore

We get flak for working with our best friend. But it would be weird to have business partners who are strangers.

Ashleigh Moss

Humans in situations like this, and at a greater personal cost to themselves, are willing to behave in generous ways with complete strangers, ... These chimps were not motivated to provide rewards to others, even those that they knew socially. In order to be pro-social, you have to demonstrate that it is about the other. This just didn't happen.

Joan Silk

Lesbian and gay Nebraskans understand that getting rid of this law won't help their families get protections immediately. But it will at least allow them to begin talking to lawmakers about their families and how they are harmed when treated like legal strangers.

Amy Miller

The guy is personable beyond belief. He knew no strangers.

Scott Boltz

Florence, where a scheme and foolhardy victim are created when strangers convene.

Giotto Di Bondone

One of the best things you can do in a situation like this is to show them a lot of kindness. They are being taken from their homes and being carted up in the air and then dropped with a bunch of strangers. When you are nice to them, they can smile.

Al Lewis

Do your work for six years; but in the seventh, go into solitude or among strangers, so that the memory of your friends does not hinder you from being what you have become.

Leo Szilard

We should never forget that all of our ancestors were once strangers here.

Michael Crespi

There's no feeling as a musician better than being on stage, sharing music with strangers. People you have never met, singing along, and making that connection with somebody is so awesome.

Mike Fontenot

Her children were raised by strangers.

Sandy Duncan

Pat doesn't know any strangers. She made room in her life for [those] who needed time, attention and a willing ear.

Don Williamson

Street harassment happens in smaller communities, but you're not dealing with strangers. In New York, you're dealing almost exclusively with strangers. Whistling at a girl in your gym class is different than whistling at a girl you're never going to see again.

Emily May

He is a blessing to me, ... All these people, these ones who were once strangers (from Alabama), they are blessings to us.

Eleanor Cooper