Quotes tagged ‘First Impressions’

“I'm so nervous to meet your mom. I'm bad with woman and family. I wish she was a male stranger.”

— Luvh Rakhe, Marquita Robinson, Lamar Woods, Aly Nelson, Nasim Pedrad, imdb.com

“The very first time I saw you Harry, I recognized you immediately. Not by your scar, by your eyes. They're your mother; Lily's. Yes, I knew her. You mother was there for me at a time when no one else was. Not only was she a singularly gifted witch, she was also an uncommonly kind woman. She had a wa…”

— Steve Kloves, Remus Lupin, David Thewlis, imdb.com

“Graves: We only met briefly, but you left a lasting impression. You see, when your intervention forced me to present the world with a new face, I chose to model the disgusting Gustav Graves on you. I paid attention to details—that unjustifiable swagger, the crass quips, the self-defense mechanism co…”

— Robert Wade, Neal Purvis, James Bond, Pierce Brosnan, imdb.com

“I don’t know if you’ve ever noticed this, but first impressions are often entirely wrong.”

— Lemony Snicket, amazon.com

“Research shows that we start to make up our minds about other people within seven seconds of first meeting them.”

— Roger Ailes, amazon.com

“You ever hear girls say that? "I'm not religious, but I'm spiritual." I like to reply with "I'm not honest, but you're interesting!"”

— Daniel Tosh, amazon.com

“I used to walk into a room full of people and wonder if they liked me… now I look around and wonder if I like them.”

— Rikkie Gale, amazon.com

“One of the risks of being quiet is that the other people can fill your silence with their own interpretation: You’re bored. You’re depressed. You’re shy. You’re stuck up. You’re judgmental. When others can’t read us, they write their own story—not always one we choose or that’s true to who we are.”

— Sophia Dembling, amazon.com

“Maybe I come on too strong, but... I don't know who else to be. I just have to put my whole heart into things.”

— Jesse Metcalfe, John Tucker, amazon.com

“First impressions are very important.”

— Ernie Sabella, Pumbaa, amazon.com

“That’s how we know we’re alive: we’re wrong. Maybe the best thing would be to forget being right or wrong about people and just go along for the ride.”

— Philip Roth, amazon.com

“You only get one chance at a first impression. I suggest Julia Child because it's easy to do. 'Save the giblets.'”

— Phil Dunphy, amazon.com

“I don't know if you've ever noticed this, but first impressions are often entirely wrong.”

— Lemony Snicket, amazon.com