Friendship Quotes

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

18559 quotes

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"A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are."
Enrico Fermi
"Good friends, good books, and a clear conscience—these are the greatest luxuries of life."
Alexander Graham Bell
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"The collaborative spirit of science has always been one of its greatest strengths and most underrated virtues."
Dorothy Hodgkin
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"The collaborative work I have done with colleagues has been as important as any individual contribution."
Dorothy Hodgkin
"My corn plants were my lifelong friends; they never lied to me."
Barbara McClintock
"Friendship is the purest form of love, unencumbered by expectation or obligation."
Hedy Lamarr
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"Friendship is a two-person democracy where both votes must be unanimous."
Enrico Fermi
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"We should celebrate the achievements of others."
Linus Pauling
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"I would be a poorer man if I had not had the friendship of these remarkable scientists."
Ernest Rutherford
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"Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life."
Ernest Rutherford
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"I regard you as my friend, so I am telling you this frankly."
Rosalind Franklin
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"I have never felt that the political opinions of a person interfere with the friendship that develops through working together."
Dorothy Hodgkin
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"Niels is always entertaining—he makes friends with everyone."
Niels Bohr
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"You cannot maintain friendships without offering the highest form of respect and admiration."
Max Planck
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"Friendship is a two-way street."
Enrico Fermi
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"Friendship is built on trust and respect."
Jane Goodall
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"I have found that the best conversations about science happen between those who truly care about getting to the truth."
Rosalind Franklin
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"Friendship is forged through shared wonder."
Carl Sagan
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"Friendship transcends species when built on mutual respect."
Jane Goodall
"Friendship is a sheltering tree."
Louis Pasteur
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"In the vastness of space and immensity of time, it is my joy to share a planet and an epoch with you."
Carl Sagan
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"Plato is my friend, Aristotle is my friend, but my greatest friend is truth."
Isaac Newton
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
Albert Einstein
"True friendship is forged in the crucible of shared purpose and mutual respect."
Louis Pasteur
"A friend in science is a friend for all seasons of intellectual growth."
Louis Pasteur
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"Plato is my friend, Aristotle is my friend, but my greatest friend is truth."
Isaac Newton
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"A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success."
Gupta, Akhil
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"Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life."
Gupta, Akhil
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"Every friendship is a mirror in which we see ourselves more clearly."
Gupta, Akhil
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"A friend is someone before whom you can think aloud."
Gupta, Akhil