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“Like all good friends, they hated seeing their relationship lose its emotional innocence, its chastity of good will, and now that the thing was lost, now that searing statements had changed hands and left scars, neither looked forward to the future.”
James K. Morrow (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Although Bix Constantine disbelieved in hell as intensely as he did in heaven, he knew what the place would be like. Hell, for Bix, was jealousy. It was failed journalists seeing their enemies receive Pulitzer Prizes. It was compulsive gamblers seeing jackpots gush from adjacent players’ slot machines and sex-starved young men seeing their friends piled high with naked cheerleaders.”
James K. Morrow (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Never underestimate the value of a falsehood, friends. Never doubt the power of a lie. Blessed are the mendacious, for they shall grow wealthy beyond their wildest dreams.”
James K. Morrow (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Where we fall on the introvert-extrovert spectrum... influences our choice of friends and partners, and how we make conversation, resolve differences and show love. It affects the careers we choose and whether or not we succeed at them.”
Susan Cain (born 1968) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Revenge of the introverts: It's often assumed extroverts do best in life, but a new book reveals quite the opposite... ," The Daily Mail, March 25, 2012.
“Upbeat tunes make us want to dance around our kitchens and invite friends for dinner. But it's sad music that makes us want to touch the sky.”
Susan Cain (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“His friends, who had been waiting for the death announcement, came to congratulate him. They were eager to hear the complete details of the Trial by Ordeal; but Barrent had learned now that secret knowledge was the road to power. He gave them only the sketchiest outline.”
Robert Sheckley (1928–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You know how some celebrities have fans of the opposite sex, who imagine they’re going to marry them and live happily ever after? I have a different thing. Over the past 15 years I’ve had a few female fans who’ve gone overboard and been upset because we didn’t become best friends and go shopping together.”
Dita Von Teese (born 1972) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview by Crushable (1 August 2007).
“I speak "with absolute certainty" only so far as my own personal belief is concerned. Those who have not the same warrant for their belief as I have, would be very credulous and foolish to accept it on blind faith. Nor does the writer believe any more than her correspondent and his friends in any "authority" let alone "divine revelation"!”
Helena Blavatsky (1831–1891) first seen 1889 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Collected Writings, vol. XI, p. 466 (October, 1889)
“Valuing freedom of thought above all things as the only way of reaching at some future time that Wisdom, of which every Theosophist ought to be enamored, we recognize the right to the same freedom in our foes as in our friends.”
Helena Blavatsky (1831–1891) said by 1891 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My mother and the mothers of my friends in single parent families were the first inspirational group of women I knew. The majority of fathers that I saw when I was growing up in Vancouver didn't take the responsibility to look after their kids and I was aware that society is geared towards punishing single women.”
Joshua Jackson (born 1978) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In the article 'What I know about women...' in Observer Women's Magazine (February 2007)
“There'll always be tension between male and female friends - we're animals after all, wired to accept each other on a sexual level at times. Of course we all agree to a variety of social restraints, but it doesn't mean the basic impulses aren't there, and I don't think sex is an unhealthy impulse. It's only when you try to hide it and subvert it that it manifests itself in ugly ways.”
Joshua Jackson (born 1978) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In the article 'What I know about women...' in Observer Women's Magazine (February 2007)
“Reading is exciting. Reading is fun. Reading is cool. There is nothing quite like the thrill of opening a book and being drawn into another world to meet new people and to discover their stories - it’s like making new friends”
Queen Camilla (born 1947) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Reading is cool so please find the time, Camilla tells children Evening Standard (1 March 2012)
“The police take action against the criminal himself; not against his family and friends. War does not deal merely with the guilty men but destroys multitudes of innocent people; indeed, it does far more damage to the innocent than to the guilty.”
Kirby Page (1890–1957) said by 1957 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I did Bill Cosby's "Noah." Just took the routine from him, word for word, and didn't even think it was stealing. Years later my friends started calling me up saying, "There's this guy, Bill Cosby, who's doing your stuff!”
Billy Crystal (born 1948) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“...whereas there still lingers some absurd prejudice against living on one's friends, no limits are set, either by society or by one's own conscience, to the amount one may impose upon one's relatives.”
Stella Gibbons (1902–1989) said by 1989 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“From Iran's different faiths, ethnic groups and social sectors, from the left to the right of the political spectrum, from my brave countrymen and women struggling for human dignity and freedom, this is the message I carry to you: As you face our oppressors, do not turn your back to us. We are your best friends in the struggle against a common enemy, the enemy of peace on earth.”
Reza Pahlavi (born 1960) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Statement by Reza Pahlavi of Iran - Democracy & Security Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, Jun. 5, 2007.
“It is not wise to think of people as either friends or enemies as if you were the center of the universe; many are not aware of your existence!”
Salman al-Ouda (born 1956) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My imaginary friends have become my imaginary children.” —Chris Colfer on his characters”
Chris Colfer (born 1990) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Dear points of view, watching "Queer eye for the straight guy" made me think that if I made gay friends, they'd give me fashion tips. Actually, they fucked me.”
Frankie Boyle (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“you're in love many times in your life, several times in one's life. And romantic love is very... a lot of fun, I don't want to knock it. With all the troubles that come afterward, and it may all be a lie and imposed on us, but falling in love is peachy. And if it can happen to you, boy, that's great. And if it doesn't, then by all means, you should stick to your friends. (1981)”
Grace Paley (1922–2007) said by 2007 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Animal rights is a part of my everyday life. When you live by example, you create a certain level of awareness. Friends of mine, people I have never discussed vegetarianism with, are adopting vegetarian habits because they see it.”
Joaquin Phoenix (born 1974) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Fake leather please!", interview by Daily News and Analysis (November 14, 2006).
“Plantinga: We moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan where we have children and grandchildren, and a brother, and old friends, and Calvin College.”
Alvin Plantinga (born 1932) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Think deeply about things. Don’t just go along because that’s the way things are or that’s what your friends say. Consider the effects, consider the alternatives, but most importantly, just think.”
Aaron Swartz (1986–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Get this party started on a Saturday night, Everybody's waitin' for me to arrive. Sendin' out the message to all of my friends, We'll be lookin' flashy in my Mercedes Benz. I got lotsa style, got my gold diamond rings, I can go for miles if you know what I mean. I'm comin' up so you better you better get this party started. I'm comin' up so you better you better get this party started.”
Pink (singer) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Our triumphs seem hollow unless we have friends to share them, and our failures are made bearable by their understanding.”
James Rachels (1941–2003) first seen 1999 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Elements of Moral Philosophy (1999), p. 183
“We all live with it. That unbearable terror is what makes us such singular creatures. We hide from it, we succumb to it, mostly we defy it! We build fragile little structures to keep it out. We love, we raise families, we work, we make friends. We write poems...”
Paddy Chayefsky (1923–1981) said by 1981 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Too many of you, my friends, are dying. Now it's time for me to do my part and help you.”
Estelle Getty (1923–2008) said by 2008 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Longingly—I think of my friends, But neither boat nor carriage comes.”
Tao Yuanming (365–427) said by 427 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is owing to this kindness of our numerous friends, in all quarters, that my new and unwished-for situation is not indeed a burden to me. When I was much younger, I should probably have enjoyed the innocent gayeties of life, as much as most of my age. But I had long since placed all the prospects of my future worldly happiness in the still enjoyments of the fireside at Mount Vernon.”
Martha Washington (1731–1802) said by 1802 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“She is beauty herself, Your Majesty. She is an irresistible temptation, a desire that cannot be controlled. The philosopher Hof, who is one of her closest friends, has remarked quite correctly that the most dangerous things a man can do in his life is to set eyes upon the face of Rhadopis.”
Naguib Mahfouz (1911–2006) said by 2006 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My friends, this is madness.”
“Video games are meant for you to be immersed in an exciting and creative alternative reality and have fun with friends. Adding present-day political bullshit kills the vibe.”
“We were good friends until Liverpool started winning, then he [Mourinho] started changing his mind.”
Rafael Benítez (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We understand the mentality Taiwan compatriots have developed under special historical conditions. We respect their identification with the current social system, values and lifestyle and we know that some friends still harbor misgivings on the development of the cross-strait relations.”
Yu Zhengsheng (born 1945) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Yu Zhengsheng (2014) cited in "Top political advisor vows understanding on Taiwan" on English CCTV.com, 15 June 2014.
“You've got to gather yourself, you've got to give the speech, go see the Governor-General, do all of that. And then you get to have a few drinks with friends, so that's not that hard.”
Julia Gillard (born 1961) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Gillard lists the events which followed her loss to Rudd in the June 2013 Labor Party leadership spill
“The more I traveled the more I realized that fear makes strangers of people who should be friends.”
Shirley MacLaine (born 1934) first seen 1970 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Don't Fall Off the Mountain (1970)
“Relationships are the most important thing in life, and friends are part of that.”
Nicholas Sparks (born 1965) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It went without saying that he felt guilty about what had happened, but married friends had assured him that guilt was the cornerstone of any good marriage. It meant that a conscience was at work, values were held in high esteem, and reasons to feel guilty were best avoided whenever possible.”
Nicholas Sparks (born 1965) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I believe that the only protection that man has against himself is the trust and confidence of his friends. For example, my cynicism tells me that the man who makes a career of "people-hunting" or "people-hating" is a man who desperately fears being chased or not loved.”
Bill Downs (1914–1978) said by 1978 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This fellow,” he indicated the woodsman with a sweep of his stick, “will reliably not become more alive, but he may have friends or family who will be unsettled to find him so extremely dead.”
Tad Williams (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The forces fomenting antisemitism are the forces arrayed against oppressed people around the world, including Palestinians; the struggle against antisemitism is also the struggle for Palestinian freedom. I stand in solidarity with my friends in Israel, in Palestine, and around the world who are trying to resolve conflict, diminish hatred, and promote dialogue, cooperation, and understanding.”
Bernie Sanders (born 1941) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The young people of this revolution have made their demands clear: authority must be handed over to a transitional presidential council approved by the people...Yemen’s people have charted the course of revolution and we will follow this course to its end. We have left our authoritarian past behind. Now, we ask our friends in Washington and Riyadh to help us build a democratic future.”
Tawakkol Karman (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Usually I get up at 5, it’s a habit I have had since I was in the RSS. I don’t need much sleep, three hours is enough for me. My friends and my doctors complain that it is too less, but it is sufficient for me. You can see, I have worked all day but even now I am sitting here easily talking to you.”
Narendra Modi (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Friends, several generations devoted themselves completely during our freedom struggle. There was never a moment during the period of slavery that there was not a movement for freedom.”
Narendra Modi (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Friends, Lord Ram is entrenched in our hearts. Whenever we undertake any work, we look upon to Lord Rama for inspiration. Look at the phenomenal powers of Lord Rama.”
Narendra Modi (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You look good in my dress I'll get your friends to clean the mess You look good in my clothes I can feel you where the doctor goes”
Courtney Love (born 1964) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“People should be blessed in life with friends who are both "Mirrors & Shadows"! Mirrors don't lie & shadows never leave.”
Lata Mangeshkar (1929–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“None knows the day that friends must part None knows how near is sorrow; If there be laughter in your heart Don't hold it for tomorrow.”
Edgar Guest (1881–1959) said by 1959 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My family gives me enough security and warmth. I don’t have to look for it outside! After achieving so much success and fame I’m apprehensive about people’s motives. I want to be sure that people want to be friends with me and not my fame!”
Madhuri Dixit (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My young friends, you are soldiers in the battle of freedom-freedom from want, fear, ignorance, frustration and helplessness. By a dint of hard work for the country, rendered in a spirit of selfless service, may you march ahead with hope and courage.”
Bidhan Chandra Roy (1882–1962) said by 1962 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source