#friends

A friend is more than a therapist or confessor, even though a friend can sometimes heal us and offer us God's forgiveness. A friend is that other person with whom we can share our solitude, our silence, and our prayer. A friend is that other person with whom we can look at a tree and say, "Isn't that beautiful," or sit on the beach and silently watch the sun disappear under the horizon. With a friend we don't have to say or do something special. With a friend we can be still and know that God is there with both of us. ↗

— Henri J.M. Nouwen

#beauty

These dudes were 30 years old, and they would compete about getting the best chick. That came before their friendships. Some of them treat women like they're objects. I never felt like that. ↗

— Brian Welch

#before #best #came #chick #compete

I'd like to be rich. I'd like a lot of money to put into my physicals and to buy food for all my friends. ↗

— Syd Barrett

#food #friends #i #into #like

When I was 5 years old, my best friends were Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen because we lived across the street from each other. ↗

— Troian Bellisario

#ashley #because #best #each #friends

Have any of our friends got off the Island with their families, or what must they submit to? Despotism or destruction, I fear, is their fate. ↗

— William Floyd

#despotism #destruction #families #fate #fear

The shameful never have dear friends. ↗

— Isaac de Benserade

#friends #never #shameful

People have no idea what a hard job it is for two writers to be friends. Sooner or later you have to talk about each other's work. ↗

— Anatole Broyard

#each #friends #hard #hard job #idea

Prison widens your circle of friends. In my stand-up, I can now talk about things that no one else has the right to touch. ↗

— Craig Charles

#circle #else #friends #i #i can

Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. The people we trust with that important talk can help us know that we are not alone. ↗

— Fred Rogers

#fear #friendship #inspirational #trauma #trust

There are no true friends in politics. We are all sharks circling, and waiting, for traces of blood to appear in the water. ↗

— Alan Clark

#blood #circling #friends #politics #sharks