All Quotes

I have frequently noticed in myself a tendency to a diffuse style; a disposition to push my metaphors too far, employing a multitude of words to heighten the patness of the image, and so making of it a conceit rather than a metaphor, a fault copiously illustrated in the poetry of Cowley, Waller, Donne, and others of that ilk.
‐‐ Sidney Lanier

I have friends among the Christians, whom I love, and never for a moment have I thought of attacking their Christianity.
‐‐ Bjornstjerne Bjornson

I have friends and family that are filled with massive amounts of integrity. And it shouldn't be an oddity.
‐‐ Sandra Bullock

I have friends come over and we read plays out loud and I make paintings and I just do things all the time just so I don't ever feel like I'm sitting around.
‐‐ Nikki Reed

I have friends, I'm from Texas originally, and they follow me and they keep up with what I'm doing.
‐‐ Kirby Bliss Blanton

I have friends in France who are artists. I go to gallery openings and things like that.
‐‐ Anthony Geary

I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.
‐‐ Thomas A. Edison

I have friends in Utah who care about me as a person, not for what I am. They'll call to see how my heart is, how my blood pressure is. That's important to me.
‐‐ Rick Majerus

I have friends of mine that are actors or singers, and they're the classic guys where, they're onstage, and they're like, 'Okay, the blonde in the third row, seat 24, bring her to my dressing room.' I've never, never taken advantage of that, I swear to God.
‐‐ Jaime Camil

I have friends, political scientists, sociologists, who all share an interest at least in certain kinds of science fiction.
‐‐ Paul Krugman

I have friends struggling with autism, juvenile diabetes.
‐‐ Nicole Ari Parker

I have friends that are much better actors than I am that had to quit the business because they couldn't survive the auditions or the rejections, or people just didn't realize how good they were.
‐‐ Robert Englund

I have friends that are super talented, that are far more talented than I am in certain areas, but it just doesn't happen for them. Sometimes you feel guilty for your success because you know people who deserve it way more.
‐‐ Paul Walker

I have friends that I have made through Twitter or things like that, but they're all verified as real people - I've either seen them perform, or we're mutual fans of each other, something like that. I don't have any authentic, 'Catfish'-worthy stories.
‐‐ Katie Featherston

I have friends that tease me about 'Without a Trace;' they say, 'You're really good at saying, 'Have you seen this person?'
‐‐ Eric Close

I have friends who are black, white, purple, gay, straight, Martian, yellow, old, and young. I have friends who are animals and a few who I believe to be robots. All of them are people to me. In my mind, it's not about what you look like or what you do; it's about who you are inside.
‐‐ Tracy Morgan

I have friends who are black whose families opened their arms to them when they came out; I have friends who were white where they were rejected.
‐‐ Adepero Oduye

I have friends who are blacksmiths in the north of Scotland, so I took a few master classes with,them. I loved learning a new skill. I will never look at a piece of wrought iron the same way now. I can now make semi-decent knife blades and candlesticks myself.
‐‐ Rory McCann

I have friends who are going through chemotherapy, and they make the darkest, most hideous cancer jokes you've ever heard.
‐‐ Kathy Griffin

I have friends who are in the posh category and some who are in the not-at-all-posh category, and some who you would find it very hard to get any sort of handle on. But I am lucky to have any friends, of course.
‐‐ Jools Holland

I have friends who are leading men, and they're only ever allowed to play leading men of a certain type. But as a character actor, there's a wider variety of projects available. On the big Hollywood films, all they care about is having their lead in place, so it's actually easier for someone like me to slip in. And I'm happy to do so.
‐‐ Eddie Marsan

I have friends who are majorly into the cosplay culture and have urged me to go to a convention for no other reason than to meet others like me.
‐‐ Simon Sinek

I have friends who are Roman Catholics. I have friends who are Lutherans.
‐‐ Pat Robertson

I have friends who are science journalists, and I'm seeing stories of theirs or talking with them about ideas that they're pitching. Certain kinds of science are around me all the time, like climate change and biology.
‐‐ Paolo Bacigalupi

I have friends who are so sarcastic but I never view it as mean.
‐‐ Kat Dennings

I have friends who are very pessimistic. They say you can't possibly be an optimist nowadays. But I think, taking the longer view, you can still be as optimistic as you want.
‐‐ Edwin Morgan

I have friends who come to the Australia Zoo, and it's just, instead of playing video games, we get to hug and kiss a giraffe or walk a tiger.
‐‐ Bindi Irwin

I have friends who died being successful bohemians. Today, I see people my age who are gifted but who insisted on staying in this group, and it's beaten them so bad. They have to spend so much time on ego maintenance, they can't get any work done. They'd be very happy to sell out, but there are no buyers, and that hurts.
‐‐ Aram Saroyan

I have friends who have a CD mastering plant in Hollywood and they are very sceptical about European record labels' understanding of digital technology.
‐‐ Gavin Bryars

I have friends who have daughters and there's times I think I'm glad I have boys instead of girls.
‐‐ Liam Neeson

I have friends who have had PTSD, and you can get it from other things than war.
‐‐ Dito Montiel

I have friends who hide in their bedroom for three days every time they have another birthday. That's what brings the wrinkles! I didn't care when I turned 30 or 40 or 50.
‐‐ Maria Conchita Alonso

I have friends who read my books in Greek.
‐‐ Brian Lumley

I have friends who remember seeing fish hauled onto a boat's deck and beaten to death.
‐‐ Casey Affleck

I have friends who say, 'You just can't understand what it's like to be a mother until you're a mother.'
‐‐ Natasha Leggero

I have friends who've tried suicide many times and haven't succeeded. I myself made an attempt, so I had a connection with that sort of group of people who have tried suicide at one time in their lives.
‐‐ Judy Collins

I have friends who've tried to break into the UK, who went back with their tails between their legs. Fortunately I've had the opposite experience.
‐‐ Michael Bolton

I have friends who vote Tory, and I'm appalled, but that's not to say they're not great people in so many other ways.
‐‐ Jo Brand

I have friends who wear Star Wars costumes and act like the characters all day. I may not be that deep into it, but there's something great about loving what you love and not caring if it's unpopular.
‐‐ Kristen Bell

I have friends with post-traumatic stress - friends with post-traumatic stress who are, you know, highly successful, capable people.
‐‐ Phil Klay

I have from time to time been a double A or triple A personality. I'm not anymore. I'm more lenient on myself.
‐‐ Giancarlo Esposito

I have fruit trees. Cows for fresh milk, yoghurt. My own wheat. I'm basically self-sufficient.
‐‐ Imran Khan

I have full confidence in the ability of Foo Fighters' audiences to distinguish between questioning HIV and the obvious value of safe-sex practices.
‐‐ Nate Mendel

I have full confidence in the IMF. It is a very strong international institution.
‐‐ Jose Manuel Barroso

I have fully cooperated with the investigation and before the grand jury, and I'm quite confident at the end of the day that we'll know what facts are in this particular case.
‐‐ Alberto Gonzales

I have fun acting, and I want to do more of it, and I want to direct my own movie.
‐‐ Demetri Martin

I have fun at work.
‐‐ Carol Kane

I have fun being sexy and tough at the same time.
‐‐ Christina Aguilera

I have fun going on Twitter and the Internet. I feel safe and comfortable, and I wish everyone could feel that way.
‐‐ Mallory Ortberg