Fond Quotes

It appears that the English think the Japanese... are fond of opium, and they want to bring it here also.

I abhor a hoe. I am fond of flowers but not of dirt, and had rather buy them than cultivate them.

It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it.

What we call generosity is for the most part only the vanity of giving; and we exercise it because we are more fond of that vanity than of the thing we give.

It's a fairly recent thing but I've become very fond of making drinks myself.

The man who is fond of books is usually a man of lofty thought, and of elevated opinions.

I have often been asked why I am so fond of playing male parts. As a matter of fact, it is not male parts, but male brains that I prefer.

During my 2004 presidential campaign, I was fond of saying that it was high time for the Christian right to meet the right Christians.

I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.

The gods too are fond of a joke.

A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.

I have visited Australia several times, and I always try to make a point of going to Melbourne because it's almost my favorite city there, Melbourne and Sydney. But I shouldn't say that because I haven't been everywhere-and I'm very fond of Perth too!

I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.

Philosophers, as things now stand, are all too fond of offering criticism from on high instead of studying and understanding things from within.

Some people are so fond of ill luck that they run halfway to meet it.

I'm very fond of the Talent series, and also the Crystal Singer trio.

And I agreed with that, and I couldn't wait to change my name anyway, because I'm not too fond of the name of Reginald. It's a very kind of '50s English name.

There is not a soul who does not have to beg alms of another, either a smile, a handshake, or a fond eye.

I am more fond of achieving than striving. My theories must prove to be facts or be discarded as worthless. My efforts must soon be crowned with success, or discontinued.

I was asked by a group to write a song on the theme of brotherhood. This was before women's liberation, when brotherhood meant men and women both, so I wrote the song. Since I had always been very fond of the Passion Chorale, I wrote words to that great piece.

I'm very fond of Norfolk. My husband came from there and the kids love it. Devon is beautiful, too.

None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them.

Mama is slowly getting better. So many people are so fond of her.

I'm very impressed that there are so many fans - not just in Japan, but here in America - that are fond of the work that I've done. I'm actually kind of embarrassed by it all.

If a dog jumps into your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer.

It's a character that I always found really likable. I'm fond of Zorro because he was a popular figure who worked for the people.

I used to be fond of Indian arm wrestling.

Real people are places to me as much as persons: I want to see them, as I want to see the places I am fond of, in all weathers and at all times of the year.

Here was a man with loads of talent, loads of ability, lots of love to give; but that had been stifled and aborted. I became very fond of that character.

I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom; I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients.