Friendship Quotes (5038 Quotes)

Indulge not thyself in the passion of anger; it is whetting a sword to wound thine own breast, or murder thy friend.

Her teams ran the fast break better than any other team I've ever seen. We spent 19 years as rivals, but we were also the best of coaching friends. We shared information and talked all the time. That's what I'm going to miss most.

I had been a kid that moved so much, I didn't have a lot of friends. Theater really represented camaraderie.

A good author possesses not only his own intellect, but also that of his friends.

Plain and simple, this is just a great program. This new RAC Room will give kids even a greater reason to come in off the streets to hang out with their friends. I'm looking forward to meeting the kids and helping to unveil the new room.

We were very afraid of the dogs. I have a friend who was bit by one of the dogs trying to go over there to help.

A friendship that like love is warm; A love like friendship, steady.

He was also great personal company charming, witty and mischievous. He was my hero as well as my friend.

Lend money to an enemy, and thou will gain him, to a friend and thou will lose him.

Learn to reject friendship, or rather the dream of friendship. To want friendship is a great fault. Friendship ought to be a gratuitous joy, like the joys afforded by art, or life (like aesthetic joys). I must refuse it in order to be worthy to receive it

There is no glory in war, yet from the blackness of its history, there emerge vivid colours of human character and courage. Those who risked their lives to help their friends.

I just read the new novel by Jay McInerney, who is a friend of mine. And I did so with great apprehension, because it takes place around the time of those attacks. But I thought he handled it beautifully, since he comes at it from a bit of a side angle.

When in reading we meet with any maxim that may be of use, we should take it for our own, and make an immediate application of it, as we would of the advice of a friend whom we have purposely consulted.

Four things I am wiser to know Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.

Carol Dunn is more than an extraordinary colleague to work with, she is my friend. Her innovative and exciting teaching approach combined with her calming nature provides her students not only the necessary learning skills of the curriculum, but the guidance, love, and support needed to help students become independent, confident, and successful lifelong learners.

As for Clive Barker -- he spent virtually all day with his fans. First at an autograph session that went on far longer than it was scheduled to for the simple reason that the accomplished horror master took the time to converse with each and every fan like he was visiting with an old friend. Having interviewed Barker on a number of occasions I can attest to his warmth as an interview subject. On one occasion my cameraman was late due to traffic so Barker suggested we head down to the bar in the downtown Hilton Hotel for a drink where he proceeded to sign a copy of one of his books for me, not just sign it, but sketch an original piece of his unique artwork on the blank reverse side of the title page. Today he was cheerful and happy to be among his fans and readers. I do love these events, ... It is a chance to interact in a direct and personal way. So when I do agree to attend such an event, I wholeheartedly throw myself headlong into it.

I need more friends. It's kind of like my quest right now just to have more true friends.

Worry is a peculiar thing. It is like a dust storm on a hot day. You can become confused and lose your way. I was in Wichita, Kansas, some time ago, when I had to fly to Cincinnati. A friend sent me in a private plane. When we were crossing the Mississipp.

Writing her a message that her other friends can see conveys how meaningful her friendship was, so her memory is able to stay alive.

Technically, I've been retired for some time now. All I ever do is occasionally write songs for friends, such as one, for a friend who had just turned 80. I wrote a song for him called, The First 80 Years are The Hardest.

If you make it a mission of yours to acquire lots attractive female friends that you will keep as just friends, you are setting yourself up for alot of long term success

Friendship is a comforting smile, A familiar voice that warms the heart, and the freedom to be the person God intended.

Coaching in college was fun because you travel so much, but my family and friends are here and it's good to move back.

Railroads had been operating for many years in this country before it dawned upon the farmers that this great improvement, which many had hailed as his greatest friend, might be his greatest enemy.

Friends take up time, and I didn't have time.

My whole life has been traveling, so it just seems normal to me, ... I'm able to leave on a bus with eight or nine guys, and I feel really comfortable with it. I've always done it. It's heaps of fun. They're all people I get along with really well. They're all my family, my best friends.

Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.

Because of a friend, life is a little stronger, fuller, more gracious thing for the friend's existence, whether he be near or far. If the friend is close at hand, that is best but if he is far away he still is there to think of, to wonder about, to hear from, to write to, to share life and experience with, to serve, to honor, to admire, to love.

I changed my putter, went rummaging around in the garage and pulled the old one out as I felt a change was as good as a rest and it worked nicely. When I pulled this out, as soon as I got it in my hands it was like an old friend. It just swung differently, the balance was better and it stayed on line better when I made my stroke. I thought why did I ever get rid of it in the first place.

I just remember how much fun I had. I played with kids I'm still friends with today. You build some friendships there that last forever.

This is more than money, it's a sense of friendship and a sense of concern for the people in the Gulf coast,

(Wallace is) a good friend, I have a lot of respect for him, and obviously don't necessarily enjoy playing against him, last time we did they got us pretty good. But I have a lot of respect from his program and what he's done here.

Things are never quite as scary when you've got a best friend.

I was very slender and small. All my friends were on the team, so I had to make it too. I was a very aggressive player. I wanted to be one of the best, but I just ended up as one of the good ones.

... Political society exists for the sake of noble actions, and not of mere companionship.

At a minimum his conduct has been curious. At the worst, it's been very, very suspicious. As a lawyer, I know that could mean absolutely nothing. However, as a a member of Congress and one who respects this body and institution and has affection for my friend, I'm deeply concerned.

The two most misused words in the entire English vocabulary are love and friendship. A true friend would die for you, so when you start trying to count them on one hand, you don't need any fingers.

I understand why people feel strongly about their own dialects. We are not trying to stop people from speaking them at home or among friends.

The best preservative to keep the mind on health is the faithful admonition of a friend.

I have a friend who lives in the South Side of Chicago. I helped out at a church charity there where they try to give a bit of cohesion to a desperate area. Everyone was very welcoming.

Hillary Clinton bothers me a lot. I realized the other day that her thoughts sound a lot like Karl Marx. She hangs around a lot of Marxists. All her friends are Marxists.

This is not a time for pride. Allow yourself to accept help from others to help you get back on your feet. Help can come from many places, such as governmental and nonprofit agencies, friends, family, neighbors, churches, your employer and co-workers, even strangers.

But as I was saying, from my experiences, I think men tend to be more timid in expressing their feelings for you. Regardless, I always prefer a friendship first and foremost.

I don't think Chip would hesitate to make a change if he thought that's what he had to do. It has nothing to do with friendship. The talent is there. It's just a matter of getting the combination right.

Anwar is not only a friend and valued colleague, he was a distinguished chairman of our Development Committee, and a man who believed in speaking his mind,

Love is a friendship set to music.

It's a great game to play with a couple of your friends. It's good exercise and its fun.

If you want to make a dangerous man your friend, let him do you a favor.

Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of others. Our own share of miseries is sufficient: why enter then as volunteers into those of another?

The worst solitude is to be destitute of sincere friendship.