It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship. – Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Yes’m, old friends is always best, ‘less you can catch a new one that’s fit to make an old one out of. – Sarah Orne Jewett

A passion for politics stems usually from an insatiable need, either for power, or for friendship and adulation, or a combination of both. – Fawn M. Brodie

My reputation is too important to put it aside for purposes of some friendship. We have a job to do. – Stephanie Tubbs Jones