{"quotes":[{"text":"One of the parrots was very friendly with...Master of the Robes. He used to feed it nuts. As it nibbled from his fingers, he used to stroke its head, at which the bird appeared to enter a state of ecstasy. I very much wanted this kind of friendliness and several times tried to get a similar response, but to no avail. So I took a stick to punish it. Of course, thereafter it fled at the sight of me. This was a very good lesson in how to make friends: not by force but by compassion.","author":"Dalai Lama XIV","tags":["friends","making-friends","parrots","punishment"],"id":38921,"author_id":"Dalai+Lama+XIV"},{"text":"When you do talk to people, share what you are. Stop focusing on all the things that you aren’t. Stop focusing on all of the physical features that you think people won’t like about you. Stop focusing on your inabilities or lack of talent. Instead, focus on those physical features that you know people already love about you. Focus on your abilities and the talents that you do have. You have been blessed with all of the above, and that makes you worth getting to know in my book.","author":"Dan Pearce","tags":["communication","confidence","friendliness","making-friends","self-esteem","self-worth","value"],"id":40918,"author_id":"Dan+Pearce"},{"text":"To be a good writer, become a good listener.","author":"Cynthia Briggs","tags":["children-s-books","children-s-literature","diversity","fantasy-fiction","friends","learning-by-doing","learning-from-mistakes","making-friends","marine-life","people-of-color"],"id":97056,"author_id":"Cynthia+Briggs"},{"text":"He could have been invisible and it wouldn’t have made a difference to them. He didn’t care, so long as he felt at ease, which was his original intention. He wasn’t there to make friends, nor did he want to.","author":"Jason Medina","tags":["a-ghost-in-new-orleans","alone","friends","friendship","he-did-not-care","he-didn-t-care","ignored","intention","intentions","invisible","isolated","isolation","jason-medina","loneliness","lonely","making-friends","solitude","tribal-publications","tribal-publications-inc","uncaring"],"id":163794,"author_id":"Jason+Medina"},{"text":"Ganix didn't need to make friends. Everyone was a friend!","author":"C.J. Milbrandt","tags":["adventure","children-s-literature","fantasy","friendly","friends","making-friends"],"id":226754,"author_id":"C.J.+Milbrandt"},{"text":"My friendships have stopped being so exclusive and the guidelines have simplified.Does knowing me help someone I know become a better person?Am I becoming a better person knowing someone?Here’s how I know a relationship is working. When I’m with that person, I am happy. I look forward to seeing that person. I’m not afraid that that person will hurt me intentionally. I’m not hesitant to speak up if I do feel hurt. Knowing that person, challenges me to grow. Being around that person gives me comfort when I feel sad. That person is someone I want to celebrate with when things are great.I’ve let go of expecting people to behave a certain way or to treat me a certain way. However, I feel I’m more idealistic about my relationships than I’ve ever been. I want the most difficult thing you can ask a person and that is for them to be themselves, the good and the bad. I want authenticity where many find it hard to be authentic with themselves. It’s from our authentic selves where true connections are made.It’s from those true connections where I finally feel understood.","author":"Corin","tags":["authenticity","infp","lasting-friendships","making-friends"],"id":263528,"author_id":"Corin"},{"text":"Friendships unfold gradually as women share intimacies with one another- this takes time. You need to be willing to let your friends know the real you, but you don't want to spill your guts out the first time you're out to lunch.","author":"Irene S. Levine","tags":["friendship","friendship","making-friends"],"id":305413,"author_id":"Irene+S.+Levine"},{"text":"If you are completely surrounded by the enemies, this proves that you are damn stupid in matters of making friends and such a stupidity, such a miserable clumsiness is your biggest enemy!","author":"Mehmet Murat ildan","tags":["clumsiness","enemies","enemy","enemy","enemy","friends","making-friends","murat-ildan","stupid","stupidity"],"id":312408,"author_id":"Mehmet+Murat+ildan"},{"text":"Part of the problem is that people at our school don't listen. They just put on the headphones and tune out the world. It's intimidating.","author":"Alexandra Robbins","tags":["isolation","making-friends","media"],"id":313230,"author_id":"Alexandra+Robbins"},{"text":"Smile at people everywhere you go. Don’t just give them one of those half-smirk/head nod things. Raise your eyebrows, show those teeth, and chuckle while you smile. Next time you’re at the store, give a full-hearted smile to at least three complete strangers. You’ll be amazed at what this does for them and for you.","author":"Dan Pearce","tags":["communication","confidence","friendliness","making-friends","self-esteem","self-worth","value"],"id":317552,"author_id":"Dan+Pearce"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":14,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}