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A human being in relation with another has very limited control over what happens in that relationship. He is a part of a two-person unit, and the control which any part can have over any whole is strictly limited.
 
I know what I have given you, I do not know what you have received.
 
E poi mi chiedono perché sono asociale. Ma l’avete vista bene la gente che c’è in giro?
 
The world is a stage, and all the men and women merely players.
 
In every social encounter, we manage the impressions we make on others.
 
People run in packs because they don't feel safe alone. I run alone because I don't feel safe in packs.
 
I will help you to approach if you approach, and to keep away if you keep away.
 
Near me nothing but distances.
 
Life is a game, and we are all playing it according to certain rules.
 
Do not live for others any more than you would expect others to live for you.
 
We all perform roles in the theater of everyday life, constantly adjusting our masks to suit the audience.
 
Our identity is not a stable essence, but an ongoing project of presentation and performance.
 
All the world is not, of course, a stage, but the crucial ways in which we adapt to and manage the precarious aspects of our social life resemble stage performances.
 
I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.
 
The most socially significant events in life are the ones that are ritually bracketed and framed, i.e., ceremonies.
 
The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choices of action.
 
A little hypocrisy and a little compromise oils the wheels of social life.
 
The more you think about and interact with other people, the more you realize that it is untenable to privilege your interests over theirs.
 
You cannot give to people what they are incapable of receiving.
 
We are all members of the same flawed species. Putting our moral vision into practice means imposing our will on others. The human lust for power and esteem, coupled with its vulnerability to self-deception and self-righteousness, makes that an invitation to a calamity, all the worse when the power is directed at a goal as quixotic as eradicating human self-interest.
 
Living with human beings is hard!
 
We are all trying to make a good impression on others, but we are also trying to avoid making a bad impression.
 
The way we behave in public is often very different from the way we behave in private.
 
The front stage is where we adhere to expected roles, while the backstage is where we can be ourselves.
 
Make your own rules or be a slave to another man's.
 
The self is not a stable entity, but rather a performance that is constantly being negotiated and redefined through interactions with others.
 
Individuals commonly try to prevent the occurrence of incidents and the uncovering of troubles. When these do occur, individuals are thrown into remedial action.
 
Social interaction is a complex dance in which each of us negotiates our public self.
 
We are all actors on a stage, and we must present ourselves in a way that is appropriate to the role we are playing.
 
The line between normality and deviance is a social construct, not a natural category.
 
We are simultaneously the performers and the audience of our own lives.
 
Everyday life is a performance, and we are all actors on its stage.
 
As I said, relationship has true significance only when it is a process of self-revelation, when it is revealing oneself in the very action of relationship. But most of us do not want to be revealed in relationship.
 
There is a time for politeness and there is a time when you are obliged to be rude.
 
Stigma is not a fixed attribute but a process through which a person is discredited by society.
 
The fear of separation is all that unites.
 
Impression management is the art of ensuring that the image we project aligns with our desired social identity.
 
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