Friendship Quotes

The chosen family. Quotes about the people who show up, stick around, and make life better.

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"Friendship requires the vulnerability of shared truth"
Angus Deaton
"Friendship in hardship is the truest friendship; all other friendships are mere convenience."
Hernando de Soto
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"Friendship is based on mutual respect and genuine care."
Amartya Sen
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"Real friends are mirrors of our better selves."
Amartya Sen
"Friendship is one of life's greatest treasures."
James Tobin
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"Friendship across class lines reveals the artificial nature of hierarchical boundaries."
Thomas Piketty
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"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
Anna Schwartz
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"Trust is the currency of successful collective action."
Elinor Ostrom
"True friends are rare treasures."
Kenneth Arrow
"Social capital formed in youth through education and networks pays dividends throughout life."
Gary Becker
"Friendship requires trust, and trust requires believing others will act as they promise."
Kenneth Arrow
"Social capital—relationships and trust—is as important as financial capital."
Gary Becker
"The productivity of teams depends on complementary skills and trust."
Gary Becker
"The value of friendship lies partly in reducing transaction costs in life."
Gary Becker
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"The friendship of honest critics is the greatest gift a thinker can receive."
Anna Schwartz
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"Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain"
Kenneth Boulding
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"A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you"
Kenneth Boulding
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"Friendship requires honesty and mutual respect."
Gunnar Myrdal
"Networks and social connections represent valuable forms of capital."
Gary Becker
"The stock of social capital determines the ease of cooperation within communities."
Gary Becker
"The value of social connections multiplies when they connect across diverse groups."
Gary Becker
"Friendship is the only relationship we choose entirely for its own sake."
Kenneth Arrow
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"True friendship is tested not in times of joy but in times of adversity."
Kenneth Boulding
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"Friendship based on mutual interest creates stronger bonds than obligation."
Paul Samuelson
"True friendship requires the courage to disagree, not the weakness to always agree."
Vilfredo Pareto
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"The test of a true friendship is whether it survives disagreement and conflict."
Kenneth Boulding
"Friendship is a relationship where both souls agree to lift each other higher."
Irving Fisher
"Friendship is the purest form of human connection."
Thorstein Veblen
"True friendship withstands the test of time and adversity."
Thorstein Veblen
"Competition may be fierce, but cooperation is stronger."
Alfred Marshall