funny quotes about friends

Henceforth I ask not good-fortune, I myself am good-fortune. ~Walt Whitman



All the ancient histories, as one of our wits say, are just fables that have been agreed upon. ~Voltaire, Jeannot et Colin



If vanity does not overthrow all our virtues, at least she makes them totter. ~Fran�ois de la Rochefoucauld



Washington's appointments, when president, were made with a view to gather all the talent of the country in support of the national government; and he bore many things which were personally disagreeable in an endeavor to do this. ~Paul Leicester Ford



I hear that in many places something has happened to Christmas; that it is changing from a time of merriment and carefree gaiety to a holiday which is filled with tedium; that many people dread the day and the obligation to give Christmas presents is a nightmare to weary, bored souls; that the children of enlightened parents no longer believe in Santa Claus; that all in all, the effort to be happy and have pleasure makes many honest hearts grow dark with despair instead of beaming with good will and cheerfulness. ~Julia Peterkin, A Plantation Christmas, 1934



K is for "Kenghis Khan." He was a very nice person. History has no record of him. There is a moral in that, somewhere. ~Harlan Ellison, From A to Z in the Chocolate Alphabet



Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers. ~Nikita Khrushchev



Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson



How much can you know about yourself if you've never been in a fight? ~Fight Club movie, screenplay by Jim Uhls, directed by David Fincher, novel by Chuck Palahniuk



Bachelor: the only man who has never told his wife a lie. ~Author Unknown



Art is a kind of illness. ~Giacomo Puccini



Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish action. ~Thomas Babington Macaulay



Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything. ~Charles Kuralt, On the Road With Charles Kuralt



Art is an adventure that never seems to end. ~Jason, Los Cerros Middle School, 1999



Fear has a large shadow, but he himself is small. ~Ruth Gendler



Real difficulties can be overcome, it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable. ~Theodore N. Vail



There comes a time when a woman needs to stop thinking about her looks and focus her energies on raising her children. This time comes at the moment of conception. A child needs a role model, not a supermodel. ~Astrid Alauda, on the "hot mom" trend



Ever wonder where you'd end up if you took your dog for a walk and never once pulled back on the leash? ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com



There are two theories on hitting the knuckleball. Unfortunately, neither of them work. ~Charlie Lau, 1982



I learned the real meaning of love. Love is absolute loyalty. People fade, looks fade, but loyalty never fades. You can depend so much on certain people, you can set your watch by them. And that's love, even if it doesn't seem very exciting. ~Sylvester Stallone