#friendships

Worry less about what other people think about you, and more about what you think about them. ↗

— Fay Weldon

#judgement #thought #friendship

True friendship never questions what it costs you. ↗

— Stephen Richards

#friendliness #friendly #friends #friends-forever #friendship

Why would anyone want perfection when growth comes from flaws? ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#flaws #friendships #life #perfection #perfectionist

Positive energy is attracted to positive energy. ↗

— Deborah Day

#friendships #positive-thinking #well-being #friendship

Unfortunately we do treat others as we treat ourselves. We should try being genuinely kind to ourselves first and the rest will come naturally, like an 18-kt. Golden Rule.” ― Erica Goros, The Daisy Chain ↗

— Erica Goros

#friendships #golden-rule #help #inspiration #life

My friends tried to ignore my quirks since they didn't have a clue what to do about them. It didn't seem hard on them though. They were already trained to ignore their parents' alcohol abuse, constant bickering, serial marriages, and nonsensical advice. ↗

— Terry Spencer Hesser

#quirks #friendship

Every relationship that has hit a crossroads has asked, “What is it that you want from me? ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#boyfriend #break-ups #crossroads #divorce #family

I think how breakups can bring out the worst in the best people, and part of being upset is mouthing off crap you don’t mean. ↗

— Daria Snadowsky

#fights #friendships #friendship

Those silly girls had no idea what they were really celebrating. They had no idea what it took to bring Agatha and her friends together seventy-five years ago. The Women's Society Club had been about supporting one another, about banding together to protect one another because no one else would. But it had turned into an ugly beast, a means by which rich ladies would congratulate themselves by giving money to the poor. And Agatha had let it happen. All her life, it seemed, she was making up for things she let happen. ↗

— Sarah Addison Allen

#life #love #regret #friendship

In politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships. ↗

— Alexis de Tocqueville

#always #basis #friendships #hatreds #politics