Handshake Quotes

A firm, hearty handshake gives a good first impression, and you'll never be forgiven if you don't live up to it.

I shook hands with a friendly Arab. I still have my right arm to prove it.

I went to Pakistan; I engaged in peace. If a hand extended is not shaken, what are you supposed to do?

But, as always, Mr. Rooney would come over and shake your hand and congratulate you on a good game, no matter what the situation was.

The hands of those I meet are dumbly eloquent to me. The touch of some hands is an impertinence. I have met people so empty of joy, that when I clasped their frosty finger-tips, it seemed as if I were shaking hands with a northeast storm.

I have a loyalty that runs in my bloodstream, when I lock into someone or something, you can't get me away from it because I commit that thoroughly. That's in friendship, that's a deal, that's a commitment. Don't give me paper - I can get the same lawyer who drew it up to break it. But if you shake my hand, that's for life.

But in the end it's still a game of golf, and if at the end of the day you can't shake hands with your opponents and still be friends, then you've missed the point.

I bet the hard liners in both our countries are bleeding when we shake hands.

Well, I think a handshake is something that honorable men do. Before we had contracts we had handshakes that expressed that we were making an arrangement that was based on our honor. And I don't think I can shake the hand of someone who shows and lacks honor by attacking a man's faith.

I always say it's much nicer to win by shaking a man's hand rather than slapping him in the face.

India wants to avoid a war at all costs but it is not a one-sided affair, you cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.

I was hesitant to go around and shake hands, just go up and stick my hand out to strangers. Then I learned to stick my hand out.

Miss Manners herself, while never rude, is given to pulling a fast pinch in the way of a handshake on those who believe in kissing on, not even the first date, but the first sighting.

I mentally shake hands with you for your answer, despite its inaccuracy." Mr. Rochester

I'd rather the handshake for somebody that I can trust than a contract. Because you can read the bloody contract - perhaps if you made a little bit of a mistake writing it - in a way to suit you.

I do not shake hands from a sanitary standpoint.

I have even shaken hands with Mr. [William Randolph] Hearst. A man who is in politics is required to shake hands with almost everybody without requiring a certificate of character.

Don't give me paper - I can get the same lawyer who drew it up to break it. But if you shake my hand, that's for life.

A person who is keen to shake your hand usually has something up his sleeve.

In September 1993, President Clinton presided over a handshake between Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat on the White House lawn - the climax of a 'day of awe,' as the press described it.

I shake hands very gladly politically. I don't think you could be a politician if you didn't shake hands.

I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership.

I do remember meeting 'The Donald.' He seemed to really enjoy the WrestleMania 4 battle royal. He watched me take a very hard front turnbuckle bump, and it seemed to stun him that I wasn't seriously hurt. Backstage, Trump gave me a big smile and a handshake.

If you shake my hand, better count your fingers

Poseidon raised his eyebrows as they shook hands. “Blowfish, did you say?” "Ah, no. Blofis, actually.” "Oh, I see,” Poseidon said. “A shame. I quite like blowfish. I am Poseidon.” "Poseidon? That’s an interesting name.” "Yes, I like it. I’ve gone by other names, but I do prefer Poseidon.” "Like the god of the sea.” "Very much like that, yes.