Friendship Spanish Quotes & Sayings

One of the near-death experience truths is that each person integrates their near-death experience into their own pre-existing belief system. — Jodi Long

The literature of the Spanish Civil War is also important to me. Above all George Orwell's "Homage to Catalonia" as well as the writing of John Dos Passos and Ernest Hemingway. They worked on a film together in Spain during that war, which ended their friendship. — George Packer

I was both charmed and moved by Midday with Buuel, Mexican filmmaker and writer Claudio Isaac's personal and very poetic recollection of his friendship with his mentor, the Spanish surrealist Luis Buuel. — C.M. Mayo

When we renounce our fear of life and give up trying to have it under our control - that is, when we acknowledge our contingency and utter dependence on God - then God comes to us and turns us toward Himself. — Donald Spoto

Obstacles are those frightening things you see when you take you eyes off your goal. — Henry James

All change begins with a change of mind the Bible calls repentance. Repentance is detecting and destroying the rationalizations that led to me checking the sinful choice box in the first place. Repentance is what every biblical prophet was calling for because that is where a man begins to move from depravity to quality. Read the Old Testament and you'll notice the nonstop echo of calls for repentance. Ezekiel announced, Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, lest iniquity be your ruin. — James MacDonald

It was the last time I stood beside my brother, the last time he held my flank and I his. For a time, then . . .'and his voice fell away, 'we were happy.' Though Torrent knew nothing of these Wars of Shadow, nor the other players involved, he could not but hear the sorrow in Ruin's voice, and it stung him deep inside. Fucking regrets. — Steven Erikson

I think people will be surprised to find that I'm not as much of an idiot as they think I am. I'm not a real moron. — Steve-O

I made a circle with a smile for a mouth on yellow paper, because it was sunshiny and bright. — Harvey Ball

Respond to anger with virtue. Deal with difficulties while they are still easy. Handle the great while it is still small. — Lao-Tzu

People will, in a great degree, and not without reason, form their opinion of you upon that which they have of your friends; and there is a Spanish proverb which says vry justly, 'Tell me whom you live with, and I will tell you who you are.' — Lord Chesterfield

Among many morals which press upon us from the poor minister's miserable experience, we put only this into sentence: Be True! Be True! Be True! Show freely to the world if not the worst, yet some trait whereby the worst can be inferred. — Nathaniel Hawthorne

In this circumstance the text, which both records their actions and describes the monuments they erected, acts as the primary, indeed sole "memory place" both for the participants themselves and for posterity. — Michael A. Flower

I'm beginning to believe that anything I do to extend my life is just going to be outweighed by the agony of living it. — Donald Ray Pollock

I have lost my oil and my labor. (Labored in vain.)
[Lat., Oleum et operam perdidi.] — Plautus

Before he left, Julia extended her hand. He took it, pressing his lips to her palm.
I don't regret this, she whispered.
He pulled back. The pain medication seemed to be affecting her thought processes.
What don't you regret, darling?
Getting pregnant. After this is over, we're going to have a little girl. We'll be a family. Forever.
He gave her a tight smile and kissed her forehead. I'll see you in a few minutes. You stay strong. — Sylvain Reynard