Goodbye, my friend, goodbye. My dear, you are in my heart. Predestined separation promises a future meeting. — Sergei Yesenin
Don't be dismayed by good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends. — Richard Bach
It's good-bye. But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies — Jack Kerouac
And thus I take my leave of the world and of you all, and I heartily desire you all to pray for me. — Anne Boleyn
So long, and thanks for all the fish. — Douglas Adams
you will always be my favorite hello and hardest goodbye. P.S. i will always love you — Cecelia Ahern
Good-Bye is an easy word to say but try saying it to a friend. If I never knew you, I'd be safe, but half as real, never knowing I could feel. — Pocahontas
Happy trails to you, until we meet again. — Dale Evans
Fare thee well my nightingale, I lived but to be near you. Thow you are singing somewhere still I can no longer hear you. — Leonard Cohen
Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow. — William Shakespeare
Most of us will be remembered, in work and in life, for just a few words or deeds that made a difference to others. The way we choose to say good-bye is likely to be one of the ways we are remembered. — Frances Hesselbein
Dear World, I am leaving because I am bored. I feel I have lived long enough. I am leaving you with your worries in this sweet cesspool. Good luck. — George Sanders
Short Farewell Quotes
How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard. — A. A. Milne
Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens. — J. R. R. Tolkien
When it's over it's over. No questions, no tears, no farewell kisses. — Clark Gable
Be well, do good work, and keep in touch. — Garrison Keillor
The things of the night cannot be explained in the day, because they do not then exist. — Ernest Hemingway
Two farewell gifts," Sadie muttered, "from two gorgeous guys. I hate my life. — Rick Riordan
If two people love each other there can be no happy end to it. — Ernest Hemingway
When one door closes, another one opens. — Alexander Graham Bell
I’m not brave any more darling. I’m all broken. They’ve broken me. — Ernest Hemingway
The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected. — Nicholas Sparks
Farewell Image Quotes
Saying Farewell Quotes
I mean, I can actually say goodbye to the game of golf, never hit another golf shot the rest of my life and I'd be happy because I can get back in life without any rotation. — Greg Norman
Happy trails to you, until we meet again.
Some trails are happy ones,
Others are blue.
It's the way you ride the trail that counts,
Here's a happy one for you. — Dale Evans
Every day I shall put my papers in order and every day I shall say farewell. And the real farewell, when it comes, will only be a small outward confirmation of what has been accomplished within me from day to day. — Etty Hillesum
The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning. — Rebecca West
Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; and every little absence is an age. — John Dryden
Good bye may seem forever. Farewell is like the end, but in my heart is the memory and there you will always be. — Walt Disney
It is one thing to say that something should be done, but quite a different matter to do it. — Aesop
Your time may come. Do not be too sad, Sam. You cannot be always torn in two. You will have to be one and whole, for many years. You have so much to enjoy and to be, and to do. — J. R. R. Tolkien
Why can't we get all the people together in the world that we really like and then just stay together? I guess that wouldn't work. Someone would leave. Someone always leaves. Then we would have to say good-bye. I hate good-byes. I know what I need. I need more hellos. — Charles M. Schulz
Farewell Friend Quotes
The peculiar fascination which the South held over my imagination and my limited capital decided me in favor of Atlanta University; so about the last of September I bade farewell to the friends and scenes of my boyhood and boarded a train for the South. — James Weldon Johnson
There are no good-byes, where ever you'll be, you'll be in my heart. — Mahatma Gandhi
Distance of Time and Place do really cure what they seem to aggravate; and taking Leave of our Friends resembles taking Leave of the World, concerning which it hath been often said, that it is not Death but Dying which is terrible. — Henry Fielding
Farewell all relations and friends in Christ; farewell acquaintances and all earthly enjoyments; farewell reading and preaching, praying and believing, wanderings, reproaches, and sufferings. — Donald Cargill
While conscience is our friend, all is at peace; however once it is offended, farewell to a tranquil mind. — Mary Wortley Montagu
Farewell, woman! I intend
Henceforth every night to sit
With my lewd, well-natured friend,
Drinking to engender wit. — John Wilmot
People so seldom say I love you And then it's either too late or love goes. So when I tell you I love you, It doesn't mean I know you'll never go, Only that I wish you didn't have to. — Fulton Oursler
Farewell, dearest friend, never to see one another any more till at the right hand of Christ. — Donald Cargill
Now, mark it. This may be strong language, but heed it. The people mean it, and, my friends of the Eastern Democracy, we bid farewell when you do that thing. — Richard Parks Bland
A friend of mine, now retired, was then a major exec at a major bank, and one of her jobs, the last four years, was the farewell interview. — Donald E. Westlake
Farewell Love Quotes
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For things that don't exist; I mean beginnings.
Ends and beginnings - there are no such things.
There are only middles. — Robert Frost
Wherever you are you will always be in my heart. — Mahatma Gandhi
Love will not be constrain'd by mastery. When mast'ry comes, the god of love anon Beateth his wings, and, farewell, he is gone. Love is a thing as any spirit free. — Geoffrey Chaucer
Fare thee well, and if for ever Still for ever fare thee well. — Lord Byron
As the presence of those we love is as a double life, so absence, in its anxious longing and sense of vacancy, is as a foretaste of death. — Anna Brownell Jameson
If I leave here tomorrow, will you still remember me? — Allen Collins
Adieu! I have too grieved a heart to take a tedious leave. — William Shakespeare
Farewell, my sister, fare thee well. The elements be kind to thee, and make Thy spirits all of comfort: fare thee well. — William Shakespeare
That farewell kiss which resembles greeting, that last glance of love which becomes the sharpest pang of sorrow. — George Eliot
When there are lines upon my face from a lifetime of smiles,
When the time comes to embrace for one long last while,
We can laugh about how time really flies,
We won't say goodbye 'cause true love never dies,You'll always be beautiful in my eyes. — Joshua Kadison
Farewell To Arms Quotes
I know the night is not the same as the day: that all things are different, that the things of the night cannot be explained in the day, because they do not then exist, and the night can be a dreadful time for lonely people once their loneliness has started. — Ernest Hemingway
Abstract words such as glory, honor, courage, or hallow were obscene beside the concrete names of villages, the numbers of roads, the names of rivers, the numbers of regiments and the dates. — Ernest Hemingway
I rewrote the ending of 'Farewell to Arms' 39 times before I was satisfied. — Ernest Hemingway
The coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave but one'.... (The man who first said that) was probably a coward.... He knew a great deal about cowards but nothing about the brave. The brave dies perhaps two thousand deaths if he's intelligent. He simply doesn't mention them. — Ernest Hemingway
Why, darling, I don't live at all when I'm not with you. — Ernest Hemingway
All stories, if continued far enough, end in death. — Ernest Hemingway
No, that is the great fallacy: the wisdom of old men. They do not grow wise. They grow careful. — Ernest Hemingway
I have noticed that doctors who fail in the practice of medicine have a tendency to seek one another's company and aid in consultation. — Ernest Hemingway
You won't do our things with another girl, or say the same things, will you? — Ernest Hemingway
Farewell Address Quotes
Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence . . . the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake. — George Washington
History and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government. — George Washington
We want democracy to survive for all generations to come, not to become the insolvent phantom of tomorrow. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Observe good faith and justice towards all Nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. Religion and morality enjoin this conduct; and can it be that good policy does not equally enjoin it? — George Washington
The nation which indulges towards another an habitual hatred, or an habitual fondness, is in some degree a slave. It is a slave to its animosity or to its affection, either of which is sufficient to lead it astray from its duty and its interest. — George Washington
Washington's address is virtually unknown today and has not been seen in most American history textbooks in nearly four decades. Perhaps it is because of all the religious warnings Washington made in his 'Farewell Address.' — David Barton
The Constitution which at any time exists, 'till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole People is sacredly obligatory upon all. — George Washington
Let me ... warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party. — George Washington
Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections. The name of American, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of Patriotism, more than any appellation derived from local discriminations. — George Washington
Retirement Farewell Quotes
Retirement means no pressure, no stress, no heartache... unless you play golf. — Gene Perret
Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of Action; and bidding an Affectionate farewell to this August body under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life. — George Washington
Retirement: a time to become much more than you have ever been. — Ernie J Zelinski
I wish I could say farewell and retire but there is nothing for me to retire from. — Tommy Chong
Retirement: It's nice to get out of the rat race, but you have to learn to get along with less cheese. — Gene Perret
I was thinking Im going to die but I'm not going to tap — Lyoto Machida
Retirement: That's when you return from work one day and say, "Hi, Honey, I'm home - forever." — Gene Perret
I enjoy waking up and not having to go to work. So I do it three or four times a day. — Gene Perret
Every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome. — George Washington
In retirement, only money and symptoms are consequential. — Mason Cooley
Goodbye Farewell Quotes
Ladies and Gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and slide on the ice. — Diane Arbus
Goodbyes are not forever
Goodbyes aren't final, when
You only mean we'll miss you
Until we meet again — John Walter Bratton
Driving me away is easier than saying goodbye. — Erica Jong
Man's feelings are always purest and most glowing in the hour of meeting and of farewell. — Jean Paul
Don't be sad about the goodbyes! Because in many farewells, better unions are hidden! — Mehmet Murat Ildan
There's a kind of release And a kind of torment in every goodbye for every man. — Cecil Day-Lewis
Gone - flitted away, Taken the stars from the night and the sun From the day! Gone, and a cloud in my heart. — Alfred Lord Tennyson
Promise to give me a kiss on my brow when I am dead.--I shall feel it. — Victor Hugo
Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting. — James M. Barrie
The best things said come last. People will talk for hours saying nothing much and then linger at the door with words that come with a rush from the heart. — Alan Alda
Some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle and end. — Gilda Radner
Farewell,' she said. 'I hope you hear many more songs' - which was the best way she could think of to say good-bye to a butterfly. — Peter S. Beagle
Farewell has a sweet sound of reluctance. Good-by is short and final, a word with teeth sharp to bite through the string that ties past to the future. — John Steinbeck
But fate ordains that dearest friends must part. — Edward Young
That bitter word, which closed all earthly friendships and finished every feast of love farewell! — Robert Pollok
Not to understand a treasure's worth till time has stole away the slighted good, is cause of half the poverty we feel, and makes the world the wilderness it is. — William Cowper
Good-byes breed a sort of distaste for whomever you say good-bye to; this hurts, you feel, this must not happen again. — Elizabeth Bowen
So sweetly she bade me adieu, I thought that she bade me return. — William Shenstone
Goodbye Quotes
A memory lasts forever. Never does it die. True friends stay together. And never say goodbye. — Anonymous
Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. — Rumi
You and I will meet again, When we're least expecting it, One day in some far off place, I will recognize your face, I won't say goodbye my friend, For you and I will meet again. — Tom Petty
My world has changed, and so have I. I have learned to choose and I have learned to say goodbye. — Pocahontas
The song is ended, but the melody lingers on. — Irving Berlin
There is a time for departure even when there's no certain place to go. — Tennessee Williams
A man never knows how to say goodbye; a woman never knows when to say it. — Helen Rowland
It's interesting, isn't it? . . . the chandelier . . . it reminds me of mushroom soup. — Tennessee Williams
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle and end. — Gilda Radner
The story of life is quicker then the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye. — Jimi Hendrix
Good-bye Quotes
You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with you in your heart, your mind, your stomach, because you do not just live in a world but a world lives in you. — Frederick Buechner
Love is missing someone whenever you're apart, but somehow feeling warm inside because you're close in heart. — Kai Knudsen
Take your tongue out of my mouth, I'm kissing you good-bye. — Waylon Jennings
If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello. — Paulo Coelho
It's sad, but sometimes moving on with the rest of your life, starts with goodbye. — Carrie Underwood
Good-bye broadcast, Hello, conversation. — Shel Israel
As contraries are known by contraries, so is the delight of presence best known by the torments of absence. — Alcibiades
And though you want to last forever,
You know you never will,
You know you never will,
And the good-bye makes the journey harder still. — Cat Stevens
True love doesn't have a happy ending, because true love never ends. Letting go is one way of saying I love you. — Barbara Johnson
In Hawaii they say, "aloha." That's a nice one, It means both "hello" and "good-bye" Which just goes to show, if you spend enough time in the sun you don't know whether you're coming or going. — George Carlin
Good Goodbye Quotes
I don't know when we'll see each other again or what the world will be like when we do. We may both have seen many horrible things. But I will think of you every time I need to be reminded that there is beauty and goodness in the world. — Arthur Golden
It's hard to say goodbye for good at any time or any place. It's harder still to say it through a meshed wire. It crisscrossed his face into little diagonals, gave me only little broken-up molecules of it at a time. It stenciled a cold, rigid frame around every kiss. — Cornell Woolrich
Say goodbye to the oldies, but goodies, because the good old days weren't always good and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems — Billy Joel
The Duke of Edinburgh has perfected the art of saying hello and goodbye in the same handshake. — Jennie Bond
Here lies my past, Goodbye I have kissed it; Thank you kids, I wouldn't have missed it. — Ogden Nash
The world is a beautiful place, travel has been my greatest teacher, my close friends and folks are the greatest givers. I even have a ring of support around my bed as I type … Goodbye world. Spread good energy. Pay it forward! — Brittany Maynard
I didn't want to kiss you goodbye — that was the trouble — I wanted to kiss you good night — and there's a lot of difference. — Ernest Hemingway
One kind kiss before we part,
Drop a tear and bid adieu;
Though we sever, my fond heart
Till we meet shall pant for you. — Robert Dodsley
I have a musical called Goodbye and Good Luck, based on a Grace Paley short story. I also have King Island Christmas, and there are 20 different productions of it this year. — David Friedman
Last Goodbye Quotes
There's a time and a place for getting a smart mouth. — J. K. Rowling
I left Mainz after 18 years and thought, 'Next time, I will work with a little less of my heart.' I said that because we all cried for a week. The city gave us a goodbye party, and it lasted a week. — Jurgen Klopp
I believe that the freedom of speech should be protected, but so should a family's right to privacy as they grieve their loss. There is a time and a place for vigorous debate on the War on Terror, but during a family's last goodbye is not it. — Dave Reichert
Kiss me, please kiss me
But kiss me out of desire, babe, and not consolation
You know it makes me so angry 'cause i know that in time
I'll only make you cry, this is our last goodbye. — Jeff Buckley
A story has the opportunity to enlighten us, because as we connect the extraordinary moments on film with the ordinary moments of our lives, we ask ourselves, "What am I going to do the next time I'm scared? What would it be like to say goodbye to my family for the last time?" — Tom Hanks
They parted at last with mutual civility, and possibly a mutual desire of never meeting again. — Jane Austen
So many faces in and out of my life Some will last Some will be just now and then. Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes I'm afraid it's time for goodbye again. Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby. — Billy Joel
The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved good-bye and 'slipped the surly bonds of earth' to 'touch the face of God. — Ronald Reagan
It was a perfect night for a train. The occasional whistle told Louis of all the farewells he had ever known. — Charles Tennyson Turner
I now bid farewell to the country of my birth - of my passions - of my death; a country whose misfortunes have invoked my sympathies - whose factions I sought to quell - whose intelligence I prompted to a lofty aim - whose freedom has been my fatal dream. — Thomas Francis Meagher
Look in my face; my name is Might-have-been; I am also call'd No-more, Too-late, Farewell. — Dante Gabriel Rossetti
The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
They make a desolation and call it peace. — Agha Shahid Ali
Anyone who wants to know the human psyche will learn next to nothing from experimental psychology. He would be better advised to abandon exact science, put away his scholar's gown, bid farewell to his study, and wander with human heart through the world. — Carl Jung
Luxurious lobster-nights, farewell, For sober, studious days! — Alexander Pope
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