Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of others. Our own share of miseries is sufficient: why enter then as volunteers into those of another?

Whenever you put a man on the Supreme Court he ceases to be your friend.

I admire Ralph Nader and Denis Kucinich very much, and insofar as they bring up issues and carry out an educational and organisational function – that’s important, and fine, and I support it.

It’s possible to love a human being if you don’t know them too well.

When I was a youngster I lived with different families. I nearly always felt closer to the man of the house. Maybe because I always dreamed of having a father of my own.

One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can it be right to do an injustice; and it is not right to return an injury, or to do evil to any man, however much we have suffered from him.

I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end… I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside of me.

Being a good listener is absolutely critical to being a good leader; you have to listen to the people who are on the front line.

I was extremely lucky that I had two great wives. It sounds a bit funny to say that, but it’s absolutely true.

One of the things I’ve told men over and over and over and over is if you’re being rejected by all the women that you approach, it’s not the women!

It is the advertiser who provides the paper for the subscriber. It is not to be disputed, that the publisher of a newspaper in this country, without a very exhaustive advertising support, would receive less reward for his labor than the humblest mechanic.

I’m just a friendly person; that runs in my family.

I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.

The vibe in our locker room is real energetic and fun and real personable, I think from Day 1. That gets you through a lot of tough times, where in hard times, it might be common nature for guys to do their own thing and split up and become silent.

All men hate the nagging.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.

Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love.

I’m actually starting to like more and more people who have convictions that are unpopular.

If women believed in their husbands they would be a good deal happier and also a good deal more foolish.

That sort of half sigh, which, accompanied by two or three slight nods of the head, is pity’s small change in general society.

If there was less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the world.

I’m pretty sure I don’t have any songs that are about how much I love someone. They’re all either about, like, ‚I hate you,‘ or ‚You make me hate me.‘

You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.

I used to tell my husband that, if he could make me ‚understand‘ something, it would be clear to all the other people in the country.

Women may fall when there’s no strength in men.

My wife has about everything I can think of.

I think ‚Dirty Harry‘ was probably sensitive toward the victims of violent crime.

I’ll tell you one thing, since I’m married, single people look absolutely ridiculous to me.

When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to him, Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.

I’ve never been a jealous person, and I’ve never felt built up by someone else’s failure – that’s a cheap thrill.

There are some cases in which the sense of injury breeds not the will to inflict injuries and climb over them as a ladder, but a hatred of all injury.

I’m a human being and I fall in love and sometimes I don’t have control of every situation.

Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?

One of the most mawkish of human delusions is the notion that friendship should be eternal, or, at all events, life-long, and that any act which puts a term to it is somehow discreditable.

Arthur Miller wouldn’t have married me if I had been nothing but a dumb blonde.

When I found somebody who I fell in love with, it made me feel different than I felt the rest of the day. It was electrifying. That’s what inspired the ‚Off to the Races‘ melodies. That’s one of the times when you’re feeling electrified by someone else and they make you happy to be alive.

All my adult life people have been helping me.

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.

Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.

If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.

My favorite thing in life is writing about life, specifically the parts of life concerning love. Because, as far as I’m concerned, love is absolutely everything.

To bear means to support the weight of that which is held. It is a sacred trust to bear the priesthood, which is the mighty power and authority of God.

It is much more secure to be feared than to be loved.

If all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends in the world.

I have noticed… that men usually leave married women alone and are inclined to treat all wives with respect. This is no great credit to married women.

I’m blessed to have such a tight-knit family that we can talk about anything. Whether we talk frequently or not, since we’re on separate ends of the country, there are a lot of moving parts, and we always stay tight and find that center ground that keeps us together.

I make friends faster and easier than journalists.

All of the people in my life whom I consider to be close friends or colleagues are good thinkers.

My wife thinks she’s better than me at puzzles. I haven’t given in on that one yet.

A friend doesn’t go on a diet because you are fat.

The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what the other lacks and trying to benefit the other, always using friendly and sincere words.

Preparation for a mission is important. A mission is a voluntary act of service to God and humankind. Missionaries support that privilege with their personal savings. Parents, families, friends, and donors to the General Missionary Fund may also assist.

Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of pulling out an eel.

Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.

To love someone means to see him as God intended him.

No one is a friend to his friend who does not love in return.

When you find a guy who is powerful, a big father figure, you latch onto him immediately.

Be of love a little more careful than of anything.

The closest I ever came to getting married was just before I started singing. In fact, my first record saved my neck.

I don’t have many friends; I’m very much a loner. As a child I was very isolated, and I’ve never been really close to anyone.