Teju Cole Quotes

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

Altman was told they wouldn't do the film with me. He could easily have abandoned me, but he stood by me and really bailed me out.

'Stand By You' is about sticking by the person you love not only when things are easy, but being there for them during trials and letting them know they aren't alone.

I will never want to be linked with a man who can't stand for his woman.

It all comes down to who is by your side and who is willing to stand up for love even when it seems impossible.

I will do what I promised." He whispered. "No matter what. I will not send you into the darkness alone.

I'll fight it. I'll fight it for you. Don't you worry about me, Hazel Grace. I'm okay. I'll find a way to hang around and annoy you for a long time.

I want my teammates to know I have their backs.

You gotta take care of the people that are part of the foundation. If you don't, it crumbles.

What I've learned about marriage: You need to have each other's back; you have to be a kind of team going through life.

The love, support, and respect the members of the theater community have for one another is unparalleled. Say what you want about us wacky drama-types, but one thing that makes our business special is our loyalty, our fierce commitment to one another, and our mutual respect.

I'll fill those canyons in your soul, like a river lead you home. And I'll walk a step behind, in the shadows so you shine. Just ask, it will be done and I will prove my love, until you're sure that I'm the one.

I come from that society and there is a common thread, specifically family values - the idea that you do anything for your family, and the unconditional love for one's children.

The only thing I care about is my family.

For me, family always comes first; I would do anything to protect them.

Pops always taught us that family is the strongest unit in the world. If you stick with your family, nobody can break you, nobody can harm you. You'll always have your family.

At the end of the day, you can't take my love for my people away.

I have to defend my husband.

Love is flower like; Friendship is like a sheltering tree.

The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, is in its loyalty to each other.

One has to be available, very much available, and ready to protect the interests of his colleagues.

I think a sense of family, of commitment to family, and of helping each other and standing by each other, are essential. I pity anyone who doesn't grow up with that.

When you love somebody, and they go through a real adversity, you don't back away from that relationship. You don't say, 'When you're better, call me.' The opposite happens. Your bond strengthens, and you become even more vested.

I don't keep people around me that aren't family. You don't get to stay. Unless you're eating at the table with us, you're not part. We eat together, we cry together, we live together, we die together. Everything that we do is for each other, and we care for another.

I do everything for my family.