Ambrose Bierce Friendship Quotes & Sayings

I'll teach you how to jump on the wind's back, and then away we go. — J.M. Barrie

Thank you for getting me," I try to say. My lips are so tired they don't want to move.
"Anytime,Zara.Really.I mean it." He seems to be smelling my hair.
"I know you hate me and everything but we should be friends," I tell him, closing my eyes.
"I don't hate you," he says. "That's not it at all."
"What is it then? Are you a victim of parthenophobia?"
"Parthenophobia?"
"Fear of girls."
"You are so strange." He moves back even closer to me, this wicked glint in his eyes like he's trying hard not to snort-laugh at me. His hand presses against the side of my head. Nobody has ever touched me like this before, all gentle and romantic, but strong at the same time. "I'm not afraid of girls."
"Then why haven't you kissed any?"
For a second his eyes flash. "Maybe the right one hasn't come around yet. — Carrie Jones

Conceit is a sure sign of insecurity; humility denotes awareness. — Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

I found the brightness of the outdoors, rectangled through large glass panels. — Alexandra Kleeman

ANTIPATHY, n. The sentiment inspired by one's friend's friend. — Ambrose Bierce

Performing didn't feel comfortable until I was about 17. I loved to sing, but I always said I would never perform because I was too scared. — Seinabo Sey

BEGGAR, n. One who has relied on the assistance of his friends. — Ambrose Bierce

That part of your friend which it is your privilege to contemplate in your adversity — Ambrose Bierce

I'm always for the Indian in the cowboy movie. Always. — Johnny Depp

Libraries and demons," she muttered. "What is the attraction? — Jana Oliver

The enlightened question to ask in any relationship is, what can I give rather than what can I get? — Christopher Dines

Happiness and self worth can only be found through giving all of yourself to others. — Hank Angus

If he'd [Jesus] been a little more concerned for his own safety and well being he may have toned things down a little bit and probably at best he'd be remembered as a Rabbi who said some cool things but that nobody really reads anymore. There's tons of them. — Brad Warner

I think people instinctively know that their job is to give service and that they are part of a community. It had a great impact on me when my father walked the picket lines and I walked with him during the civil rights movement. — Russell Simmons

But who is this self that is to be renounced and to have no benefit? It seems that *you* yourself are supposed to be it. And for whose benefit is unselfish self-renunciation recommended to you? Again, for *your* benefit and behoof, only through that unselfishness you are procuring your "true benefit." You are to benefit *yourself*, and yet you are not to seek *your* benefit — Max Stirner

Friendship: A ship big enough for two in fair weather, but only one in foul. — Ambrose Bierce

I'll hike it!" Katrina said, weighing in on the conversation. "I'll hike the entire trail by myself on crutches if I have to. I want to see the apple tree!"

Determined. Or stubborn. Or both. I had been carrying Katrina around Europe for the last eight weeks only to find now that sufficiently motivated, she could hike three hours down a mountain. — John Higham

EXPOSTULATION, n. One of the many methods by which fools prefer to lose their friends. — Ambrose Bierce

We also provide a lot of services with our consulting group that allow people to take maximum advantage of the Net economy. Those all seem to resonate with customers and are providing a good strong base going forward. — Jim Barksdale

People arrived in town all the time. It wasn't that distant from other places, and it was along a major thoroughfare. There was a Taco Bell where people could pee. There was a gas station where people could pee. There were all sorts of things. — Joseph Fink