1.   A friend has described it as worth putting on weight for.

2.   Friends described him as a serious and thoughtful man.

3.   Friends described Jackson as an earnest, hard-working young man.

4.   His longtime friends describe his populist style as no political gimmick.

5.   How would my secondary school friends have described me?

6.   And a fourth, a father of two boys from Jersey City, was described by friends as a good parent.

7.   And around the White House, friends describe him as relatively calm, under the circumstances.

8.   Another friend described the suspect as a gentle and kind nature-lover who had recently shown signs of stress.

9.   A fan of motivational speaker Zig Ziglar, Moore is described by friends as a can-do fellow, positive in his approach and supremely confident in his abilities.

10.   A friend described Evans as a loving family man who got along well with everyone.