Brian P. Cleary Quotes

I've been in many street fights. I fought street fights for my friends to protect them.

Rather throw away that which is dearest to you, your own life, than turn away a good friend.

You cannot get me to be disloyal to a friend. You just can't do it. Loyalty is a part of what I live by. I didn't say I was going to be loyal to my friend because he was right. I'm going to be loyal to my friend because he's my friend.

He who purposely cheats his friend would cheat his God.

I've never lost a friend over work. I come from a small-town environment and I remember my childhood impressions that, if you were a conniver or a fink or whatever, everybody knew about it and you were a louse for the rest of your life. So I never lost those values in some way.

Here we have a saying: a good friend is someone who visits you when you are in prison. But a really good friend is someone who comes to hear your lectures.

Honesty, willingness to exert oneself, friendship - all these things shaped me too.

Lay down this rule of friendship: neither ask nor consent to do what is wrong. The plea, 'for friendship's sake,' is a discreditable one, and should not be admitted for a moment. We should ask from friends and do for friends only what is good.

Virtuous men alone possess friends.

Where both are friends, it is right to prefer truth.

Never join with your friend when he abuses his horse or his wife, unless the one is about to be sold, the other to be buried.

Friendship can be really tested only in bad times.

Be loyal and trustworthy. Do not befriend anyone who is lower than yourself in this regard.

Would I serve you or (Prince) Jon stolen goods? he asked. "No, don't answer me.

...a good friend stands in harm's way for you the second you ask--but a great friend does it without being asked at all.

I never ask for nothin' I don't demand of myself. Honesty, loyalty, friends and then wealth

Insistence on truth can come into play when one party practices untruth or injustice. Only then can love be tested. True friendship is put to the test only when one party disregards the obligation of friendship.

I have never left another senator out to dry. Never.

With Clinton, there's no question that I would have made fun of his out-and-out lying. But he's also a good friend.

I like friends who are honest and loyal. They also shouldn't be afraid to be a kid. I like having fun.

The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.

Shoot first and ask questions later, and don't worry, no matter what happens, I will protect you.

Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.

To God, thy country, and thy friend be true.

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.