Dorothy Parker on friendship
Dorothy Parker115 quotes“If you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second-greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of The Elements of Style. The first-greatest, of course, is to shoot them now, while they’re happy.”
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Years are only garments, and you either wear them with style all your life, or else you go dowdy to the grave.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker Drink and dance and laugh and lie, Love, the reeling midnight through, For tomorrow we shall die! (But, alas, we never do.)
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker I require only three things of a man. He must be handsome, ruthless and stupid.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker I don’t mind anything that’s written about me, as long as it’s not true.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker If I didn’t care for fun and such, I’d probably amount to much. But I shall stay the way I am, Because I do not give a damn.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker Now I know the things I know, and I do the things I do; and if you do not like me so, to hell, my love, with you!
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker Honesty means nothing until you are tested under circumstances where you are sure you could get away with dishonesty.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker Women and elephants never forget.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker People ought to be one of two things, young or dead.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker If you looked for things to make you feel hurt and wretched and unnecessary, you were certain to find them.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker Quick!! Act as if nothing has happened!
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker Where unwilling dies the rose; buds the new another year.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker If you want to know what God thinks about money, just look at the people He gives it to.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker Those who have mastered etiquette, who are entirely, impeccably right, would seem to arrive at a point of exquisite dullness.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker
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Part of the reason my friends and I became successful is that we were always helping each other.
George LucasGeorge Lucas Dream big, my friend, and never give up. We all make mistakes, but none of us are mistakes. Take one day at a time. Embrace the positive attitudes, perspectives, principles and truths I share, and you, too, will overcome.
Nick VujicicNick Vujicic There are three classes of friendship and enmity, since men are so disposed to one another either by preference or by need or by pleasure and pain.
PtolemyPtolemy It is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila Our friends have a way of reminding us of how fabulous we are when the rest of the world has forgotten.
Mandy HaleMandy Hale If they are still standing by your side when your armor is off. When your walls are down. When your heart is broken. And your scars are visible. Tuck them into your arms like gold. And do not let them go.
Ullie KayeUllie Kaye I’ve got friends in the different teams I’ve played for, but family is the most important thing to me. That will always be the case.
David BeckhamDavid Beckham Yet I also believe that when you do unto others, blessings come to you as well. So if you don’t have a friend, be a friend. If you are having a bad day, make someone else’s day. If your feelings are hurt, heal those of another.
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