Men and women can absolutely be friends, and that's what we need to be. Part of the problem is that we aren't friends enough. Our relationships are negotiations, and that is not friendship. Hill Harper absolutelyfriendfriendship Change image and share on social
I always felt that the great high privilege, relief and comfort of friendship was that one had to explain nothing. Katherine Mansfield comfortexplainfelt Change image and share on social
That was the day I began cutting classes and returning to TV tapings; it ultimately led to a friendship with Johnny O, and an increasing fascination and respect for what he did. Randy West beginclasscut Change image and share on social
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. George Washington confidencecourteousgive Change image and share on social
What men have called friendship is only a social arrangement, a mutual adjustment of interests, an interchange of services given and received; it is, in sum, simply a business from which those involved propose to derive a steady profit for their own self-love. Francois de La Rochefoucauld adjustmentarrangementbusiness share on social
Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing. Benjamin Franklin changechoosefriend Change image and share on social
To cement a new friendship, especially between foreigners or persons of a different social world, a spark with which both were secretly charged must fly from person to person, and cut across the accidents of place and time. Cornelia Otis Skinner accidentcementcharge share on social
Like any friendship or marriage, familiarity breeds more contempt, and love, and everything. Martin Freeman breedcontemptfamiliarity Change image and share on social
She is a friend of mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order. It's good, you know, when you got a woman who is a friend of your mind. Toni Morrison backfriendgather Change image and share on social
All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity. Sallust angerconsultdoubtful Change image and share on social
