Which, the first meeting with anybody is, you know, everybody is on their best behavior. It's only after you get to know them for a while that you figure out.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When two people first meet, they can only have a very ordinary kind of friendship. But when you begin to understand each other, when you get close to them, you discover that you're suddenly eager to know him or her even better.
We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken.
I don't always like my own behavior. I haven't known anyone who is perfect all the time.
Any time people come together in a meeting, we're not necessarily getting the best ideas; we're just getting the ideas of the best talkers.
I am a very approachable and personable person, and I always put myself last. Whether it's family or friends, I always think about them first.
I'm usually pretty good about meeting people. I try to remember they are human, too!
There is one crucial rule that must be followed in all creative meetings. Never speak first. At least at the start, your job is to shut up.
When you're warm and approachable, you don't have to go up and talk non-stop to someone in a social situation. You just have to be open to the conversations you're already having - and warm and receptive to the people you're meeting.
Most people I talked to, they'd be like, your first is your worst, because you go on and everybody's probably done more than you, so you get that sense that they're on a whole different level. But they just made me feel like a piece of the family.
Conversations are the most direct way to connect with people.
No opposing quotes found.