Quotes About Friendship

Smiling wins more friends than frowning," and "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe it can achieve.

Friend centeredness can also focus exclusively on one person, taking on some of the dimensions of marriage. The emotional dependence on one individual, the escalating need/conflict spiral, and the resulting negative interactions can grow out of friend centeredness.

Be true to yourself. Make each day your masterpiece! Help others. Drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible. Make friendship a fine art. Build a shelter against a rainy day. Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.

Parents often are constantly telling their kids what to do. There's no real leadership, no companionship, no friendship, no common vision, no common purpose. No building of an internal compass, in either the parents or the children.

George Sheehan, the running guru, describes four roles: being a good animal (physical), a good craftsman (mental), a good friend (social), and a saint (spiritual).

For another example, suppose in my effort to build a relationship with you, I told you something someone else had shared with me in confidence. "I really shouldn't tell you this," I might say, "but since you're my friend…." Would my betraying another person build my trust account

Your attitude determines your altitude," "Smiling wins more friends than frowning," and "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe it can achieve.

Al morir un amigo común, un hombre le preguntó a otro: «¿Cuánto dejó?». La respuesta fue: «¡Lo dejó todo!».

What good are friends who treat you just like your enemies do?

When many matters press you, consider friendship first.

What? Nothing, it's just ... you've been 'Galinda-fied'. You don't have to do that, you know?

Will ye be there for him in his time of need, or do you prefer to take your anger with you to the grave?

Lincoln was right. Do I not destroy my enemy when I make them my friend?

Old friendships could atrophy. People changed. What was once appreciated between two people became uncomfortable.

Augie: Does everybody else know? T.C.: About my epitaph? Augie: About me being gay, you gink-head hoser-face! T.C. Not everybody. There's a night watchman at a Dunkin Donuts just outside of Detroit. He doesn't know yet.

TRAVIS: I never said I like boys! GORDO: Ever beat off to Penthouse? TRAVIS: No. GORDO: Ever collect baseball cards? TRAVIS: No. GORDO: How old is Barbra Streisand? TRAVIS: 36. Three weeks ago. GORDO:What do you need—a fucking blueprint?

She knows that she needs new friends but introductions are hard to come by when your natural state is shyness.

He starts out wanting to be her lover, but ends up developing just a friendship with a sexual undertone—which he never, or rarely and perfunctorily, follows through on.

Sam told me as we were hanging up our coats that Bob was "baked like a fucking cake." I really had to quote that one even though it has a swear.

Oscar, it's getting dark and it's starting to rain. We'll never find that mitten! Come inside, Annie. I made some hot chocolate for us, and I've got a biscuit for Oscar. Look! The rain is melting the snowman. But what's that spot on his chest? Gracious! Your snowman has a heart ! My mitten is the heart of the snowman!

Long after the children had dispersed, they avidly exchanged books and reading recommendations as if no book was truly read until all had read it.

Unlike features of a landscape like trees and mountains, people have feet. They move to places where opportunities are best, and they soon invite their friends and relatives to join them.

In The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal Lecter (a.k.a. Hannibal the Cannibal) taunts his pursuer by saying, "I do wish we could chat longer, but I'm having an old friend for dinner.

Friendship, like other kinds of altruism, is vulnerable to cheaters, and we have a special name for them: fair-weather friends. These sham friends reap the benefits of associating with a valuable person and mimic signs of warmth in an effort to become valued themselves. But when a little rain falls, they are nowhere in sight.