friendship

"I have not permitted myself, gentlemen, to conclude that I am the best man in the country; but I am reminded, in this connection, of a story of an old Dutch farmer, who remarked to a companion once th…"

"The friendship should continue. You came here. I am happy and thankful to you. These are your ideas, you go on expressing these. I can't do this interview. Three–four questions I have already enjoyed.…"

"I realized early on that the academy and the literary world alike — and I don't think there really is a distinction between the two — are always dominated by fools, knaves, charlatans and bureaucrats."

"I do not wish to force my thoughts upon you, but I feel forced myself. Little as I know of Captain Brown, I would fain do my part to correct the tone and the statements of the newspapers, and of my co…"

"Have patience with every one, but especially with yourself."

"Whenever a man's friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure that they think he is growing old."

"As a rule I never read bad reviews about myself because my best friends invariably tell me about them."

"Brief biographies of Stein and her companion Alice B. Toklas"

"Trust yourself. Even if you're really, really scared, never let on that you are."

"But now? well now, now I have no fear of Witches, goblins, ghosts, thugs, Giants, ghouls, scallywags, etc, nor any sort of body."

"I think I previously indicated that he attended three Hanukkah receptions at the White House. It is actually only two Hanukkah receptions that he attended. I don't get into discussing staff-level meet…"

"It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle ready-made from the hands of opportunity."

"Blackburn also took an interest in the dynamics of friendships between men and the psychological games that can become part of this."

"In this struggle, some success has already been scored. I think it is generally recognised that the activity of the Prime Ministers of the Sponsoring Countries which invited you here had a not unimpor…"

"Constitutionally, gentlemen, you have the president, the vice president and the secretary of state, in that order, and should the president decide he wants to transfer the helm to the vice president, …"

"I guess you could say that I was somewhat withdrawn from my classmates. I spent a good deal of time being a loner. I suppose that had something to do with the way we lived — always on the move, never …"

"To his friends he said that he thought the man who feared gibes and jeers was more of a coward than the one who ran away from the enemy."

"Wherever we look to the east or the west, Britain will always be our friend."

"When I got married I thought I would have kids early, but the more I'm playing, the more I'm enjoying it. I really enjoy competing."

"No man is much pleased with a companion, who does not increase, in some respect, his fondness for himself."