Friendly Quotes

828 quotes by 698 authors

The sweetness and generosity and politeness and gentleness and humanity of the French had shown me how lovely life can be if one takes time… — Julia Child
A study at the University of Utah found that if you ask someone why he is friendly with someone else, heâ€™ll say it is because… — Malcolm Gladwell
Wise people say it is folly to think anybody perfect; and as to likes and dislikes, we should be friendly to all, and worship none — Charlotte Bronte
I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. — Maya Angelou
You know, in a way, 'Dear Santa Claus' is rather stuffy... Perhaps something a little more intimate would be better... Something just a shade more… — Charles M. Schulz
I grew, a happy, healthy child in a bright world of illustrated books, clean sand, orange trees, friendly dogs, sea vistas and smiling faces. — Vladimir Nabokov
Coffee, she'd discovered, was tied to all sorts of memories, different for each person. Sunday mornings, friendly get-togethers, a favorite grandfather long since gone, the… — Sarah Addison Allen
There is a tiger in my room,' said Frances. 'Did he bite you?' said Father. 'No,' said Frances. 'Did he scratch you?' said Mother. 'No,'… — Russell Hoban
What about a compromise? Iâ€™ll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, Iâ€™ll apologize. — Rick Riordan
It was completely impossible to box with her. She had only one style, which we called Terminator Mode. She would try to nail her opponent,… — Steig Larsson
His black eyes sliced into me, and the corners of his mouth tilted up. My heart fumbled a bit and in that pause, a feeling… — Becca Fitzpatrick
Meggie Folchart: Having writer's block? Maybe I can help. Fenoglio: Oh yes, that's right. You want to be a writer, don't you? Meggie Folchart: You… — Cornelia Funke
Is it not a strange fate that we should suffer so much fear and doubt for so small a thing? So small a thing! And… — J.R.R. Tolkien
If it's easy to be friendly she will be. If the wind blows the other way her friendship will be gone. And I'm thinking the… — Charlaine Harris
She put a hit on her boyfriend, so it's not like she hasn't murdered someone." "And you know that how?" Sam asks. I'm trying really… — Holly Black
No one really knows what mattresses are meant to gain from their lives either. They are large, friendly, pocket-sprung creatures that live quiet private lives… — Douglas Adams
The woods are never solitaryâ€“ they are full of whispering, beckoning, friendly life. But the sea is a mighty soul, forever moaning of some great,… — Lucy Maud Montgomery
When the friendly jailer gave Socrates the poison cup to drink, the jailer said: "Try to bear lightly what needs must be." Socrates did. He… — Dale Carnegie
I was on the verge of tears, so I turned and ran past the trailer and along the field road until I was safely out… — John Grisham
She's afraid to tell me anything important, knowing I'll only turn around and write about it. In my mind, I'm like a friendly junkman, building… — David Sedaris

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