“The people we surround ourselves with either raise or lower our standards. They either help us to become the-best-version-of-ourselves or encourage us to become lesser versions of ourselves. We become like our friends. No man becomes great on his own. No woman becomes great on her own. The people ar…”— Matthew Kelly, facebook.comTagged: Companionship, Friendship, Growing Pains, Identity
“How someone reacts to your sadness says a lot about how long they’re going to be in your life.”— Sue M. Zhao, facebook.comTagged: Sad, Depression, Friendship
“Friends are supposed to make you feel good about yourself. Just remember that.”— KatyScar, facebook.comTagged: Friendship, Spilled Ink, Important
“Today my mom told me.. ‘a person who values you, wouldn’t ever put themselves in a position to lose you.’ and that really hit deep.”— yxngxanhoe, yxngxanhoe.tumblr.comTagged: Tumblr, Love, Friendship, Relationships, Fight
“Here's the thing: best friends never talk bad behind your back no matter how bad shit gets.”— Sade Andria Zabala, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Friendship, Betrayal, Gossip, Backstab
“Friends don't lie.”— Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Eleven, Millie Bobby Brown, netflix.comTagged: Stranger Things, Science, Friendship, lying
“If you continuously go out of your way to make someone happy and they don’t return the energy, leave them because they don’t consider you worthy of the same energy they are taking from you.”— Anonymous, kushandwizdom.tumblr.comTagged: Self Worth, Friendship, Relationship, Dating
“Don’t trust people who don’t support you as you try to grow into a more mature and self-realized person. Don’t confide in people who aren’t as interested in your triumphs as they are in your downfalls.”— Danielle Mertina, fweakofcydonia.tumblr.comTagged: Relationships, Trust, Spilled Ink, Wisdom, Growth
“But you are the average of the five people you associate with most, so do not underestimate the effects of your pessimistic, unambitious, or disorganized friends. If someone isn't making you stronger, they're making you weaker.”— Timothy Ferriss, amazon.comTagged: Friends, Friendship, strength, Weakness
“You stop doing things to please other people and start doing things to please yourself. A lot of friendships will get trashed by this simple fact alone. Once you stop letting people treat you like garbage, most people don’t see a use for you anymore.”— Gigi Engle, elitedaily.comTagged: Friendship, Break Up, Toxic, Self Worth
“Never forget: self-awareness is a sacred duty, one that rises above everything else. It would be selfish to think that you are no use to anyone and to waste your talents and energy following around people who don’t know what they want to do with their lives.”— Martin Laird, motivationgrid.comTagged: Friendship, Break Up
“Stop calling people who don't call you. Stop visiting people who don't know where you live. Stop making time for people who don't have time for you. Stop spending on people who don't spend on you. Stop thinking about people who don't think about you. You will make yourself emotionally bankrupt. You…”— Unknown, facebook.comTagged: Friendship, Break Up, Relationship, Letting Go, Take Care Of Yourself
“You’re going to lose touch with a lot of your friends. With some people, it will be expected but with others it will feel like a punch to the stomach. No friendship is truly safe in your twenties. Don’t worry though. You’ll end up with the ones that matter. If someone’s no longer in your life, it’s…”— Ryan O'Connell, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Friendship, Twenties, Losing Friends
“As you age, you lose other, even more important things, like friends--hopefully only bad friends, who maybe weren't as good for you as you once thought.”— Meg Cabot, amazon.comTagged: Aging, Friends, Friendship, Loss
“Friendship- my definition- is built on two things. Respect and trust. Both elements have to be there. And it has to be mutual. You can have respect for someone, but if you don't have trust, the friendship will crumble.”— Stieg Larsson, amazon.comTagged: Friendship, weird loving friendship, mutual, Respect, Trust
“Surround yourself with people who are the ketchup to your french fries-they make you a better version of yourself. Yes french fries are amazing on their own, but combined with ketchup they are a force. Spend time with people who bring out your true flavors, but don't overpower you.”— Grace Helbig, amazon.comTagged: Friendship, Love
“But then I wondered if sometimes our friendships are a bit like clothes and when they start feeling uncomfortable it's not because we've done anything wrong. It just means that we've outgrown them.”— Zoe Sugg, amazon.comTagged: Friendship, Moving On
“I've decided that I'm not going to try to squeeze myself into a friendship that hurts me anymore. I'm going to let her go and just be friends with people who make me feel good about myself.”— Zoe Sugg, amazon.comTagged: Friendship, Happiness
“Friends should be like a good bra, lifting you up. Bad friends are like sports bras. They can do wonders when you go out dancing or during high-energy times, but one a day-to-day basis they really just smush down some of your greatest assets.”— Mamrie Hart, amazon.comTagged: Best Friends, Friendship, Love
“Friends will leave you. YOU will never leave you.”— Gigi Engle, elitedaily.comTagged: Friendship, Break Up, Alone