Quotes

As soon as I started working at the 'Los Angeles Times,' people warned me not to get too close to artists because it could make it difficult to review their work, and you can never really tell if the 'friendship' is genuine.

The most real thing of all, the only thing any of us wants, is to matter to somebody. To feel and share love, even on a friendship level or as deep as a romantic one. Who doesn't want that?

There is a perfectly good alternative to the European Union - it is called the European Free Trade Association, founded in 1960. Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein are members. E.F.T.A. stands for friendship and cooperation through free trade.

Loyalty and friendship trumps politics for me.

I am not comfortable discussing politics publicly; I am very comfortable talking about my friendships with people who happen to be in politics.

Talk is by far the most accessible of pleasures. It costs nothing in money, it is all profit, it completes our education, founds and fosters our friendships, and can be enjoyed at any age and in almost any state of health.

Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police.

I cannot thank Don DeDonatis enough for his leadership of USSSA, his stewardship of our business initiatives, and his friendship to me over the years.

My first experiences of academic friendship made me smile in after years when I looked back on them. But my circle of acquaintances had gradually grown so large that it was only natural new friendships should grow out of it.

Friendship is the complete explanation of what a Cheetah Girl is - if you have that true friendship, you can conquer anything you want.

You need to experience life to be able to write about friendships, relationships, and heartbreak.

My life isn't focused on results. My life is really focused on the process of doing all the things I'm doing, from work to relationships to friendships to charitable work.

A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.

A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.

Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.

For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God.

It's true that friendships in the film industry are fickle but that holds true for life in general.

Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking.

Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day.

All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.

To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship.

The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.

All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.

My friendships all tend to be quite steady, so it's really hard to novelise that stuff because it's just boring. I mean, there's interesting conversations, but there's no power struggle. And you can't work with equilibrium; you have to work with something that's just off and then observe how it tries to correct itself.

Friendships are the family we make - not the one we inherit. I've always been someone to whom friendship, elective affinities, is as important as family.