Sentence examples for friends attributed from inspiring English sources

He and his friends attributed this to the effort of his public readings.

Friends attributed Mr. Golden's success to business acumen and love of a good deal.

But several angry clashes with his father — which some friends attributed to his father's disapproval of his sexual identity — landed him on the streets, living in his car.

Longtime friends attributed his stoicism to his membership in the generation of American blacks who cracked the color line and, in doing so, were counseled to hide their hurts and resentments from a hostile white world.

Meetings with Howard were described as "audiences," and even his friends attribute his imperial style to a difficult relationship with his domineering father.

Close friends attribute her lapses of discretion to "naïveté." Heinz Kerry says that they are a form of resistance to enforced conformity.

Friends attribute his staying power to his enormous and almost childlike enthusiasm for his job: those who have worked with him say it is infectious, permeating every part of the editorial floor.

And remember: You're 75 cents ahead!" Bob Fass, a WBAI radio host and friend, attributed Mr. Israel's staying power to optimism.

Mailer arranged drinks at the Algonquin, and spoke with affection for his old friend, attributing to him more "pure talent" than any of their generation.

The champion said he typically sent 500 texts a day to his friends, but attributed his success to added practice with his mother.

Friends also attribute to Mr. Durham a kind of asceticism, which they connect to his Catholicism.