#friendship

If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give. ↗

— George MacDonald

#angels #cast #even #flower #friend

Friendships, like marriages, are dependent on avoiding the unforgivable. ↗

— John D. MacDonald

#dependent #friendships #like #marriages

But as I was saying, from my experiences, I think men tend to be more timid in expressing their feelings for you. Regardless, I always prefer a friendship first and foremost. ↗

— Alicia Machado

#experiences #expressing #feelings #first #foremost

I always felt that the great high privilege, relief and comfort of friendship was that one had to explain nothing. ↗

— Katherine Mansfield

#always #comfort #explain #felt #great

I am proud to represent these men and women who empower people in developing nations and promote the Peace Corps mission of peace and friendship. These volunteers are making major strides to improve the lives of people and communities around the world. ↗

— Kenny Marchant

#around #communities #corps #developing #empower

One irreducible residual of 38 years in the business is the number of lasting, loving friendships I have made. ↗

— Carroll O'Connor

#friendships #i #irreducible #lasting #loving

To avoid being mistaken for a sellout, I chose my friends carefully. The more politically active black students. The foreign students. The Chicanos. The Marxist professors and structural feminists and punk-rock performance poets. ↗

— Barack Obama

#active #avoid #being #black #carefully

The Bush Administration's failure to be consistently involved in helping Israel achieve peace with the Palestinians has been both wrong for our friendship with Israel, as well as badly damaging to our standing in the Arab world. ↗

— Barack Obama

#administration #arab #arab world #badly #been

The fact is, with every friendship you make, and every bond of trust you establish, you are shaping the image of America projected to the rest of the world. That is so important. So when you study abroad, you're actually helping to make America stronger. ↗

— Michelle Obama

#actually #america #bond #establish #every

You don't have to dislike people you disagree with and it doesn't mean you shouldn't be able to have bipartisan friendships in this place. Life's too short to have it any other way. ↗

— Dave Obey

#any #bipartisan #disagree #dislike #friendships