(Recalling her only pleasant memories of Julie (1956)): "Almost all of Julie was shot on location in Carmel, which is a lovely resort town a little south of San Francisco. My co-star was Louis Jourdan, whom I liked very much. An amiable man, very gentle, very much interested in the people around him; we had a good rapport and I found talking to him a joy .... We would take long walks on the beautiful Carmel beach, chatting by the hour".
- Doris DayAgain, President Reagan was sort of an amiable presence out at the ranch by the last 6 months of his presidency. He had no effect on national policy at all.
- Paul BegalaIn this world no one rules by love; if you are but amiable, you are no hero; to be powerful, you must be strong, and to have dominion you must have a genius for organizing.
- Alison LevineIt destroys one`s nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.
- Benjamin DisraeliNothing is more amiable than true modesty, and nothing more contemptible than the false
- Joseph Addison