Jason Isbell

I think sometimes I write to impress my influences. Whether they're actually acquaintances of mine, people that I think will hear the record or not, I still write - not to imitate my influences - but to write something that would live up to their standards.

American Musician

Georg Brandes

My first experiences of academic friendship made me smile in after years when I looked back on them. But my circle of acquaintances had gradually grown so large that it was only natural new friendships should grow out of it.

Danish Critic

Oscar Wilde

I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

Irish Poet

Julia Fox

I mean, life is kind of like your own movie. You collect your characters to play your friends or acquaintances, your lovers. You're the casting director of your own life.

Italian Actress

Honore de Balzac

The life of a man who deliberately runs through his fortune often becomes a business speculation; his friends, his pleasures, patrons, and acquaintances are his capital.

French Novelist

Samuel Johnson

If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair.

English Writer

Frank Sinatra

What I do with my life is of my own doing. I live it the best way I can. I've been criticized on many, many occasions, because of - acquaintances, and what have you.

American Singer

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Occasionally, family members treat each other with less courtesy and kindness than they do acquaintances or even strangers.

American Businessman

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Acquaintances we meet, enjoy, and can easily leave behind; but friendship grows deep roots.

American Author

Rabindranath Tagore

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.

Indian Poet

Indicates you recognize and sometimes interact with the person, but lack a close bond.

Social distance

Can be used for someone you meet occasionally or rarely, rather than regularly.

Frequency of contact

You typically don't know personal details about an acquaintance, unlike a friend.

No personal details

Refers to the extent of your knowledge about a subject, which might be basic or in-depth.

Depth of knowledge

Acquaintance with a subject is seen as the starting level of knowledge before becoming an expert.

Starting point

Describes a superficial or minimal level of experience or familiarity with someone or something.

Limited experience

An acquaintance can grow stronger with time spent and shared experiences.

Potential growth

 like to make your acquaintance get to know you and then have your permission to be here and engage in this work and over time she believes that the inclusion of black communities and scientific research could change the way young people see science and help young people of color see themselves becoming

The Wonders of Urban...

 Marriage material. We're actually told that women have two roles, but these two roles have a difficult time existing within the same woman. On the rare occasion that I share with a new acquaintance that I study sex, if they don't end the conversation right then, they're usually pretty intrigued.

The lies we tell...

 is that we have spent a lot of time developing a social skill behind the scenes, in coffee shops, in living rooms, on the phone, a social skill that is very important to networking. I would say the average Arab woman has a large network of friends and acquaintances.

3 lessons on success...

 is not extraordinary. Truly extraordinary altruists' compassion extends way beyond that circle, even beyond their wider circle of acquaintances to people who are outside their social circle altogether, total strangers, just like the man who rescued me.

Why some people are more...

 You will feel loved and appreciated like never before and reconnect with friends and acquaintances you haven't heard from in years. Adoration and admiration will overwhelm you. It will recalibrate what's most important in your life.

Stacey Kramer: The best...

 no idea as to what's actually going on in the world so try this out with your friends and acquaintances if you like you'll find that it's very cool to talk about the world being one etc if you raise questions about that formulation

Actually, the world...

 you know, the one that ranks everything and decides what to show you from all the friends and pages you follow. Should you be shown another baby picture? A sullen note from an acquaintance? An important but difficult news item?

Machine intelligence...

 Thank you. Business, of course, has a crucial role to play, and so do those who control the world's vast pools of investment capital. I was pleased to make the acquaintance recently of the chief investment officer

How we can turn the tide...

 He really has no idea as to what's actually going on in the world. So try this out with your friends and acquaintances, if you like. You'll find that it's very cool to talk about the world being one, etc.

Pankaj Ghemawat:...

 into cliche there's an easy sentimentality to the idea of someone being sold for for instance oh and the way my Irish mother used to forgive a rather tiresome acquaintance by saying