Quotes About Loyalty

I am _not_ a woman from your village." His eyes narrowed. "No, you are not, for if you were, you would be grateful for the better fate Connor has won for you with his blood. Rather than thinking only of yourself, you would be beside him now, tending his hurts.

He wanted to tell her that if it were simply a matter of crossing the river Styx and trading places with Beau, he'd be gone in a heartbeat.

Taylor, you are like a brother to me. You brought your father into my life, shared your little sister, gave me an extra mom. You helped me set that shed on fire and discover my true calling. You're my climbing soul mate, my wingman and co-conspirator, and the best buddy a guy could have. I've watched you and Lexi from the beginning and know better than anyone else that the two of you were always meant to be. To Lexi and Austin!

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends.

Annie smiled. "The MacKinnon men are very protective of their women.

You have cared for me, protected me, given me a home, children, a family. Never once in these ten years have you hurt me, shamed me, been unfaithful, or given me reason to doubt you. You have the keeping of my heart, Nicholas, and you always will.

I'm aware that American-style instant bonding between women doesn't happen in France. I've heard that female friendships here start out slowly and can take years to ramp up. (Though once you're finally "in" with a Frenchwoman, you're supposedly stuck with her for life. American insta-friends can drop you anytime.)

When it came to keeping a secret, that kid was a time bomb.

It was Laney and me against the world. We were a powerful pair that summer. Nobody could ever come between us.

He stood staring into the darkness, trying without success not to think at all. He belonged to another woman, and Hattie belonged to another man. He asked himself how he could let her marry someone who would never understand her tender feelings.

I know I ain't smart, Miss Althea. I don't pretend to be. It's something a feller can't lie about. But I can get you game. I can keep ups this farm. And I care about your boy. I care about him a lot. But I'd never get between the two of you. Miss Althea, if you'll marry up with me, I promise to listen to you in the things I don't know about. Work for you 'til my back is broke and my fingers is down to the bone. And love and care for you until the day I die.

Whenever you turn around, I'll be watching and waiting for you.

If you're successful, you'll have friends who are with you for the moment. They are there because you can afford to be in the room and because you're the big deal of the moment. And when you're not the big deal of the moment, you'll look around the room and see the only people who truly care about and support you. These are the important people to remember.

No, I'm just being real. Women don't leave rich, powerful men. Even when the whole world knows about their man's sexual indiscretions, they stay. Hillary didn't leave Bill. Camille is standing by Cosby and Kobe Bryant appeased his wife with a four million dollar diamond ring. I don't care how smart the woman is or whether she has her own money. The majority of women don't leave.

Never let Other's influence you against True Friends.

Men are loyal when you lead from the front.

I get along with guys most of my friends are guys. It's easier to trust men sometimes. I only have a few close girlfriends that I trust.

The best accessory a girl can have is her best friend.

It's no big secret that Nicole and I are no longer friends, ... I will not go into the details of what happened. All I will say is that Nicole knows what she did, and that's all I am ever going to say about it.

I took my cue from Mom and stuck to that story. I was happy to cast her and Dad as vigilant, fully present parents. That's who they wanted to be. That's who they are: the parents who would go to the ends of the earth for their children. Only in my case, they went to the wrong end.

We must judge ourselves by a higher standard than effectiveness, the standard called faithfulness.

A society that devours its own young deserves no automatic or unquestioning allegiance.

The way I see it, when you put the uniform on, in effect you sign a contract. And you don't back out of a contract merely because you've changed your mind. You can still speak up for your principles, you can still argue against the ones you're being made to fight for, but in the end you do the job .

If women are friends, they're friends everywhere—in their personal and professional lives. The friendliness of men, on the other hand, can come and go as needed. At