First of all, I’m a Midwesterner, being from Kansas, and Chicago is basically a big Midwestern cow town. It was built from the stockyards, and everyone is very friendly, and it’s at the edge of the tallgrass prairie. There’s just a good feel to it.
British swimming have created that environment where it is very friendly. And I think it is part of our sporting culture. Rainy Sunday, you go to the local swimming pool.
I joined the Army in 1965 and served with the 11th Hussars, which I loved. The regiment was so relaxed – a salute was more like a friendly wave.
Job creation requires a business friendly environment with a tax structure that is not punitive and a state government designed for efficient use of fewer tax dollars.
I don’t want reporters to talk to me because I’m a revolutionary and if it got out that I’m basically friendly with Obama it would hurt Obama.
I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations – one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it – you will regret both.
You think the Welsh are friendly, but the Irish are fabulous.
France wants Britain to remain in the E.U.; indeed, how can we imagine that friendly nation that is our ally and played a role on the international stage could be outside the E.U.?
After installing friendly leaders in Iran and Guatemala, the United States lost interest in promoting democracy in either country.
I enjoy India whenever I go and Sri Lankans are overwhelmingly friendly.
I am friendly to all political parties. So, I am able to do my social work freely without any hassles.
Americans are really lovely people – friendly, kind and willing to help you out.
I am always friendly with people. When media asks me for a picture or interview, I readily do it. However, I wouldn’t like them clicking my picture when I am eating or when I visit a temple. I don’t want to be big in front of God.
As a person, I’m pretty much the same except that I’ve come to terms with who my real friends and supporters are. I don’t get particularly friendly with new people at first go.
I am a very open, social, friendly person, and when it comes to people approaching me and asking for an autograph, I am totally cool with doing any of that. It’s a lot of fun.
People in Chicago are so cool! They are different; they’re friendly and just genuinely happy. Everyone’s so polite and sweet. They even look cool.
It was a struggle treating Claude Rains as my lover, but we were friendly. It was no great love affair.
No one ever bugged Jack Nicholson. When we made ‘Witches,’ and people were standing around to see him, he’d just come out and say, ‘Hi everybody!’ I was lucky enough to go with him to a Lakers game, too, and he was always friendly. No one bothers Jack, because he makes himself so accessible.
As for my father, I developed a friendly equation with him once I grew up. He has seen ‘BTC’ and has loved it.
Outside their country, Hungarian directors have had, from the critics at least, a friendly reception.
It was not a friendly game, and Jerry certainly did not have friendliness in his eyes. He had an extra mean streak that day. He was out of control and probably should have been ejected.
As far as my involvement in the Bajaj family affairs is concerned, it is a friendly gesture.
When you’re working with a big star, you always wonder what it’s going to be like. Hugh Jackman puts you at ease within 10 minutes. He has such a wonderful energy and is so generous when you’re doing a scene. He’s just so funny and friendly and playful – he instantly becomes your friend.
I don’t get particularly friendly with new people at first go. Call that a strength or a failing, whatever.
If I ever get chatted up, I never realise it. I just think men are being friendly.
The economic sanctions against Russia are madness, directed against a neighboring and friendly market.
On the whole, the world was friendly. It chiefly depended on whether one were good or not.
You know, in the WikiLeaks cables, the Chinese discovered that Kevin Rudd was urging the Americans to keep the military option open against them. This is hardly a friendly gesture.
Our judgments when we are pleased and friendly are not the same as when we are pained and hostile.
Sardinia is beautiful. The people were so friendly, and the food was incredible! I also loved Florence. I spent two months there as part of a school study-abroad program. On the weekends, we would get to travel wherever we wanted, so I would explore. That was a magical time.
Yes, sometimes I’m friendly and joyful, and sometimes I’m tough, and sometimes I’m straightforward.
Some animals are cunning and evil-disposed, as the fox; others, as the dog, are fierce, friendly, and fawning. Some are gentle and easily tamed, as the elephant; some are susceptible of shame, and watchful, as the goose. Some are jealous and fond of ornament, as the peacock.
The world of children’s books is a very friendly, decent place to be. It’s full of people who are desperate to enlighten, interest and excite children in ideas, imaginary worlds and contemporary issues.
Rahman sir has a sweet sense of humour. He chuckles a lot and is very friendly.
Ritesh Deshmukh is rock star. He has a lovely family. He works so hard, and he’s a great actor. He’s funny, friendly, doesn’t have an ego, and is so nice to everyone. He’s a fine professional, a good husband, and a good father. That’s a rock star for me.
Howie Mandel is my favorite. He’s so friendly, and he’s a family man. For a lot of celebrities, to keep a genuineness about them, I think, can be tough, but he really seems to work hard to do that.
I become friendly with people I work with.
Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.
Have convictions. Be friendly. Stick to your beliefs as they stick to theirs. Work as hard as they do.
Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.
Whether fuel cell system development in central Oregon, wind power generation along the Columbia Gorge, or geothermal energy in southern Oregon, investing in new energy sources makes America more energy independent while creating good paying, environmentally friendly jobs.
In the 123rd minute of the semifinal game at the Olympics against Canada, I scored the game-winning goal that brought us to the finals. You can’t replicate those do-or-die moments in practice or a friendly game.
I would like to clarify that the only adoption I am involved is through the Blue Cross Animal Welfare Shelter where we provide healthy and friendly homeless animals for adoption.
I had a small-town life – I worked at the local McDonald’s for three years. I’m not sure why they kept me: I am something of a daydreamer and a dawdler, so they would only let me be the ‘friendly voice’ that greeted you when you entered the restaurant.
In 2012, I received a phone call from the family of Arsala Rahmani, the Afghan senator with whom I’d become friendly. That morning, a gunman had pulled up alongside Rahmani’s vehicle, idling in a crowded intersection, and shot him point blank.
Let man live at a distance from God, and the universe remains neutral or hostile to him. But let man believe in God, and immediately all around him the elements, even the irksome, of the inevitable organize themselves into a friendly whole, ordered to the ultimate success of life.
I tell ‘Hansel and Gretel’ stories about heroic children who are lost in a world that seems friendly at first, and then isn’t.
Well, if you are planning a Caribbean vacation, you can start by booking it to this warm and friendly island paradise as soon as it is ready to receive tourists. As a U.S. territory, your trip to Puerto Rico doesn’t require a passport or currency exchange.
One never reaches home, but wherever friendly paths intersect the whole world looks like home for a time.
I’m outgoing and friendly and usually get along with everybody.
I worked with someone who told me they’d never like me. But for some reason, I just felt like I needed her approval. So I started changing myself to please her. It made me stop being social and friendly. I was so unhappy.
I’ll tell you, I think that the Internet has provided an enormous boost to film criticism by giving people an opportunity to self publish or to find sites that are friendly.
I feel like I’m just going to go full speed and tackle. If that means there is friendly fire on my guy, then that’s what I gotta do. I try not to do that because I know I’ll lay a big hit on them, but if that’s what I gotta do, that’s what I’ll do just to make sure that tackle gets made.
Lead the life that will make you kindly and friendly to everyone about you, and you will be surprised what a happy life you will lead.
One thing when I started playing in the league, I saw that a lot of guys are friendly. It’s OK to be friendly, especially off the court. But on the court, I want to dominate.
I am very friendly with lots of people in rock’n’roll, because I spent so much time with them over the years through Mick’s work.
I don’t see myself as a tough person off the track, I see myself as friendly, open and calm.
