#handshake

The first sentence of a book is a handshake, perhaps an embrace. ↗

— Jhumoa Lahiri

#embrace #first #handshake #perhaps #sentence

The first sentence of a book is a handshake, perhaps an embrace. ↗

— Jhumpa Lahiri

#embrace #first #handshake #perhaps #sentence

Only truthful hands write true poems. I cannot see any basic difference between a handshake and a poem. ↗

— Paul Celan

#basic #between #cannot #difference #hands

If I had a hand for a penis, would a hand job be appropriate in place of a handshake at business meetings?
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— Jarod Kintz

#greetings #hand #hand-job #handshake #meetings

If you have an enemy, just shake his hand. Then he’ll be a sworn enemy. ↗

— Bauvard

#funny #handshakes #humor #oaths #funny

Experience teaches you that the man who looks you straight in the eye, particularly if he adds a firm handshake, is hiding something. ↗

— Clifton Fadiman

#experience #eye #firm #handshake #hiding

The postman wants an autograph. The cab driver wants a picture. The waitress wants a handshake. Everyone wants a piece of you. ↗

— John Lennon

#cab #cab driver #driver #everyone #handshake

I could be walking down the street one minute and get a handshake and then get spat on the next. I'm never sure whether to wear gloves or a helmet. ↗

— Chris Martin

#down #get #gloves #handshake #helmet

Confession, alas, is the new handshake. ↗

— Richard Rosen

#confession #handshake #new

You can't get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend. ↗

— Magic Johnson

#friend #get #handshake #hug #meal