People come in and out of our lives, and the true test of friendship is whether you can pick back up right where you left off the last time you saw each other.
— Lisa See
When you sit down to eat at a table, you are ready to take in nourishment - we all need to eat to live. Even in primal tribes, people ate together. It's the opening for friendship.
— Lidia Bastianich
China-Africa relationship has a long history and is full of vitality. Since the 1950s and 1960s, our common historical experiences have brought China and Africa together, and we have forged deep friendship in our joint struggle during which we have supported each other in times of difficulty.
— Li Keqiang
A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else.
— Len Wein
You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.
— Laurence J. Peter
Because most people are not sufficiently employed in themselves, they run about loose, hungering for employment, and satisfy themselves in various supererogatory occupations. The easiest of these occupations, which have all to do with making things already made, is the making of people: it is called the art of friendship.
— Laura Riding
Our way is straight and clear - the building up of a socialist democracy at home, with freedom and prosperity for all, and the maintenance of world peace and friendship with all nations abroad.
— Lal Bahadur Shastri
In the end, believe me, there will be no friendship between Trump and Putin.
— Ksenia Sobchak
Friendship is the most important thing of all.
— Kim Philby
Your friend is your needs answered.
— Khalil Gibran
The group has always been based on friendship and a certain attitude.
— Keren Woodward
There has to be chemistry in a duet, but if you go beyond the point of friendship and attraction, you lose something.
— Kenny Rogers
The world is more competitive and social media drives this. It’s woman against woman when it comes to appearance, possessions and friendship circles.
— Katie Piper
My friendship with the great actor and director Alan Rickman did not have a particularly auspicious start.
— Katharine Viner
My characters have never waged a war against any gender. They are all about friendship and being loyal to your friends.
— Kartik Aaryan
We should have a good working friendship with the United States.
— Justin Trudeau
My second husband believed I had such a fickle attitude to friendship that each Friday he would update the list of my 'Top Ten' friends in the manner of a Top Of The Pops chart countdown.
— Julie Burchill
I got to sing with Placido Domingo... I got to sing with Aaron Neville, who is one of my favorites. Got to sing with Brian Wilson, one of the great high tenors. And Ricky Skaggs, a bluegrass tenor. I'm also proud of my musical friendship with Emmylou Harris.
— Linda Ronstadt
At the beginning of the new century, it is the common aspiration of the peoples of the two countries to deepen mutual understanding, enhance trust, develop friendship and strengthen cooperation.
— Li Peng
A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world.
— Leo Buscaglia
The Chinese go around with lollipops in their pockets. They have aid. They have friendship deals. They build you a Prime Minister's office or President's office or Parliament House or Foreign Ministry. For them, trade is an extension of their foreign policy.
— Lee Hsien Loong
I rekindled a friendship I hadn't had in a long time, and I was reminded of all the parts of me that had left. I was like, 'Wow, I love to paint and to write and to be outside.'
— Lauren Jauregui
I think 'Pretty Little Liars' is going to be hugely popular for adults, for kids, for girls, for guys, you know, something for everyone to look at, and the stories are going to be great. There's suspense every week. The friendship is really fun to watch. I think it's going to have something for everybody.
— Laura Leighton
I told God, 'I don't want a man. I don't want more gold albums. The only thing I want is the love, friendship, and presence of my mother.' And God gave it to me.
— La India
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.
— King Solomon
Shows like 'Sex and the City' got women involved again in a political way. They were drawn into the personal stories of the four women who together make up one complete cosmopolitan woman. We want to have community, and the show filled that void in our lives: friendship between women.
— Kim Cattrall
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.
When you've known someone for so long you never lose that friendship.
I am proud to represent these men and women who empower people in developing nations and promote the Peace Corps mission of peace and friendship. These volunteers are making major strides to improve the lives of people and communities around the world.
— Kenny Marchant
I always felt that the great high privilege, relief and comfort of friendship was that one had to explain nothing.
— Katherine Mansfield
Seth Green, he and I are trying to figure out how this all came about. Because we don't remember what came first, the chicken or the egg, no pun intended. But I don't remember what came first, 'Robot Chicken' or our friendship, because we've known each other for so long.
— Katee Sackhoff
Longevity in friendship is very important and one of the keys to the foundation of a happy life.
— Karrueche Tran
Friends are the best to turn to when you're having a rough day.
— Justin Bieber
A band is a good way to break up a friendship.
— Julian Casablancas
Israelis can be proud of the vibrant democracy that they have created, and I know that many Rhode Islanders share my deep appreciation for the close friendship between our two nations.
— Lincoln Chafee
When it comes to Pakistan, the first word that comes to the mind of the Chinese is 'iron brother.' To us Chinese, Pakistan is always a trustworthy friend who is as solid as iron. Actually, Chinese netizens refer to Pakistan as 'Iron Pak.' This testifies to the strength of China-Pakistan friendship.
From the Twitter responses we got with 'Best Friends Forever' and the small feedback we are getting as the show is meted out, I think people are seeing themselves in the show and enjoying seeing female friendship portrayed in the way it really is.
— Lennon Parham
The orchid's association in Chinese culture with such virtues as elegance, good taste, friendship, and fertility goes all the way back to Confucius himself, who was said to have a particular attachment to the flowers.
— Lawrence Osborne
Some people are willing to betray years of friendship just to get a little bit of the spotlight.
— Lauren Conrad
The two most misused words in the entire English vocabulary are love and friendship. A true friend would die for you, so when you start trying to count them on one hand, you don't need any fingers.
— Larry Flynt
I want to show a new vector of policy that will be there when I will become a president. And my vector is friendship with America and friendship with European Union.
Advocating for yourself in the context of friendship starts with choosing the right people to be part of your inner circle.
— Kimberly Guilfoyle
Let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit.
In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.
We wouldn't ever sit down and pretend that our friendship didn't fall apart back in the late ‘80s. It wasn't like there was a massive bust-up. We just drifted apart.
Friendship is one of the most tangible things in a world which offers fewer and fewer supports.
— Kenneth Branagh
Maybe having to pretend to be in love with someone and then jump into bed with them breaks the ice very quickly; friendship follows fast.
— Katherine Kelly
Obviously, when you're up against somebody you don't like there's extra motivation, but I don't think any person going for an Olympic gold is going to put friendship first.
— Katarina Johnson-Thompson
I firmly believe, only because I've been doing this for so long, every show takes three years. 90% of them don't get three years. It just does. It takes a long time to build a community, build a friendship with your characters. It's hard for people to grasp on and make them care about you.
— Kaley Cuoco
But, based on my friendship with Evie as young mothers, I started going on freedom rides in 1966.
— June Jordan
