“If your circle doesn't clap for your successes, that circle is cancelled.”— Brandon Woelfel, twitter.com
“It's not who you know. It's who you know once you know what you need to know.”— Eric Alper, twitter.com
“We don’t need people who just tell us everything’s fine. we need people in our lives who can look closely, and with love help us get better. In every area. We need friends who care enough to HELP us even if it hurts to change. It’s like sitting in a burning down house and friends who just wanna make…”— Ryan Pernofski, twitter.com
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”— Lecrae, twitter.com
“It's really interesting who you hear from, or don't hear from, when someone you love dies. My third-grade teacher came to my dad's funeral. All my extended in-laws have reached out. Some people I thought I was close to have barely said anything.”— Nicole Chung, twitter.com
“We all deserve friends we can brag to about our success without them taking that shit personal.”— Ebonee Davis, twitter.com
“Here's a toast to my real friends. They don't care about that he said, she said.”— Taylor Swift, open.spotify.com
“It's funny how in the end, you always go back to the ones that have been there from the very beginning.”— Paulo Coelho, twitter.com
“Friendship isn't about whom you have known the longest It's about who came and never left”— Paulo Coelho, twitter.com
“I wish I had more friends, but people are such jerks. If you can just get most people to leave you alone, you're doing good. If you can find even one person you really like, you're lucky. And if that person can also stand you, you're really lucky.”— Bill Watterson, amazon.com
“I hope you find people who make you feel less alone, those who understand you when a lot don't. Find them, keep them, they're rare finds.”— Gia Sison, twitter.com
“Once you get used to keeping a small circle of trusted friends, you'll easily see who's only around you for convenience or social status.”— Shakira Sison, twitter.com
“I look back now and realize that the gift of a true friend is that she sees you not the way you see yourself or the way others see you. A true friend sees you for who you are and who you can become.”— Robin Jones Gunn, amazon.com
“Real friends are the ones you can count on no matter what. The ones who go into the forest to find you and bring you home. And real friends never have to tell you that they’re your friends.”— Morgan Matson, amazon.com
“Because the difference between a friend and a real friend is that you and the real friend come from the same territory, of the same place deep inside you, and that means you see the world in the same kind of way. You know each other even before you do.”— Laura Pritchett, amazon.com
“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.com
“Clothes are like friends and fake plants: invest in the ones that will last.”— Grace Helbig, amazon.com
“Real isn't who's with you at your celebration. Real is who's standing next to you at rock bottom.”— Word Porn, facebook.com