"He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than he who has a great deal left him does to his father's care."
-William Penn
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"A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably.“
-William Penn
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"I loved my 17 years with R.E.M., but I'm ready to reflect, assess and move on to a different phase of my life. The four of us will continue our close friendship, and I look forward to hearing their future efforts as the world's biggest R.E.M. fan."
-Bill Berry
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"In the name of the United States and President Bush, I want to thank the Mexican people, President Fox and his government for their friendship."
-Tony Garza
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"Never be afraid to meet to the hilt the demand of either work, or friendship - two of life's major assets."
-Eleanor Robson Belmont
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"A passion for politics stems usually from an insatiable need, either for power, or for friendship and adulation, or a combination of both."
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"The friendship of Shostakovich cast a brilliant light over my whole life and whose spiritual qualities captured my soul once and for all time."
-Galina Vishnevskaya
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"To cement a new friendship, especially between foreigners or persons of a different social world, a spark with which both were secretly charged must fly from person to person, and cut across the accidents of place and time."
-Cornelia Otis Skinner
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