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I prefer to interact with people one-on-one. Any more than that, and the dynamic becomes competitive and then I get bored easily when I’m not directly participating in the exchange.
Laurie Helgoe (b. 1960) American psychologist and author
Introvert Power (2008)
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Quoting "Suzanne".
Added on 15-May-20 | Last updated 15-May-20
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Topics: chit-chat, competition, engagement, interaction, intimate, introvert
More quotes by Helgoe, Laurie No man is a hero to his valet.
[Il n’y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
Anne-Marie Bigot de Cornuel (1605–1694) French wit and aphorist
Lettres de Mlle Aïssé, 12.13 (1728)
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Added on 18-Sep-15 | Last updated 12-Feb-25
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Topics: familiarity, friend, hero, intimate, servant
More quotes by Cornuel, Anne-Marie To a valet no man is a hero.
[Es gibt fur den Kammerdiener keiner Helden.]
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) German poet, statesman, scientist
Wahlverwandtschaften, II, 5, Aus Ottilien’s Tagebuche (1805)
Added on 6-Jul-04 | Last updated 12-Feb-25
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Topics: contempt, familiarity, friend, hero, intimate, proximity, servant
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