Handshake Quotations | Page 2

Like the firm handshake and looking people straight in the eye, the blazer had originally been a symbol of trust. Because of this, it had been purloined by the less-than-trustworthy and became their preferred disguise.

To Zeal, an honest handshake was worth everything. If Zeal told you something and he shook on it with you, it was a deal.

I never thought that someone who had achieved what Keith has achieved since we first met would find the time to remember a simple handshake promise.

I got a good handshake. A lot of executives tell me I have the best handshake in Hollywood.

The handshake with Israel, which Pakistan believes can help the Palestinians, started because of Pakistani interests alone. No foreign forces were at work here. Pakistan and Israel have held secret talks for over a decade.

Suzanne Collins, it was such a big thing for me to make the handshake with her and to say, 'You can trust me. I will not screw up your books. And I won't let them be diluted and softened. And I won't let them be exploited and made guilty of the sins that are being commented on in the books.' I take that really seriously.

In my lifetime, as a younger man, you were assumed to be an honest person. Your word was your bond, and a handshake was as good as a contract in business.

The first byword is that lending to family and friends on a handshake is probably one of the most speculative investments you'll ever make.

Certain Stanley Cup traditions remain intact, including the handshake line between players who had been belting one another for a couple of weeks.

I never get tired of performing to people who want to hear me. Hell, that's my handshake to the world. I'm doing just what I've wanted to do since that day I was 15 and heard Lenny Breau play the guitar.