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It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship.

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Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
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Category: Friendship

Authors

A. A. MilneA. B. YehoshuaA. Bartlett GiamattiA. C. BensonA. E. HousmanA. E. van VogtA. J. JacobsA. J. LangerA. J. LieblingA. J. McLean

Topics Index

1 Age

  • 1. The tendency of old age to the body say the physiologists is to form bone. It is as rare as it is pleasant to meet with an old man whose opinions are not ossified.
  • 2. As the age of television progresses the Reagans will be the rule not the exception. To be perfect for television is all a President has to be these days.
  • 3. By Time and Age full many things are taught.

2 Amazing

  • 1. Amazement awaits us at every corner.
  • 2. Nothing amazes me anymore.
  • 3. Steven Tyler is awesome. He is so humble. He's really sweet and coming from him and his career it's amazing.

3 Anger

  • 1. Anger begins with folly and ends with repentance.
  • 2. What influenced me was Tori Amos who was unapologetic about expressing anger through music and Sinead O'Connor. Those two in particular were really moving for me and very inspiring before I wrote 'Jagged Little Pill.'
  • 3. All who consult on doubtful matters should be void of hatred friendship anger and pity.

4 Anniversary

  • 1. I've been in love with the same woman for forty-one years. If my wife finds out she'll kill me.
  • 2. Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight dinner soft music and dancing. She goes Tuesdays I go Fridays.
  • 3. Both the Obama and Romney campaigns said they pulled all their political ads today in observance of the September 11th anniversary. But politics wasn't very far offstage. The Obama campaign sees foreign policy as an advantage this year.

5 Architecture

  • 1. Without this spirit Modernist architecture cannot fully exist. Since there is often a mismatch between the logic and the spirit of Modernism I use architecture to reconcile the two.
  • 2. Bridges are perhaps the most invisible form of public architecture.
  • 3. I was a student at Columbia College actually in the Architecture school. Paul would drive in from Queens showing me these new songs. I can't remember us working it out.
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