Pastoral Resources

Spare me the whispering, crowded room, the friends who come and gape and go, the ceremonious air of gloom - all, which makes death a hideous show.

It was from an old friend who thought he was dying. Anyway, he said, 'Life and death issues don't come along that often, thank God, so don't treat everything like it's life or death. Go easier.'

This airline is grateful for his extensive contributions and we will miss his friendship and support. We extend our deepest sympathies to the Casey family on its personal loss.

We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.

Paul and I don't see that much of each other these days, but I certainly still regard him as a friend.

I don't want to play the fat guy or the friend for the rest of my life.

Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.

I mean I can do it when I'm very relaxed, and with good friends, then I think I can be amusing.

And so I've always been fascinated by the technical end of theater, and a lot of my closest friends are not actors, but in the other end of the business.

Between friends differences in taste or opinion are irritating in direct proportion to their triviality.

I want my friend to miss me as long as I miss him.

If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other hand, if two strangers come with the same request, accept because you will gain one friend.

Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.

General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be.

Business, you know, may bring you money, but friendship hardly ever does.

I usually only play with very close friends.

It is wonderful to see how happy all my friends in the LA Philharmonic are in their new home.

Some people really trip on success or popularity. My friends would talk to me about that, about tripping on all this stuff, but you know what I tripped on? I started buying property.

I figure if I have my health, can pay the rent and I have my friends, I call it 'content.'

Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years.