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title: "9 Stand Friends Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 9 Stand Friends quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Stand Friends sayings and thoughts."
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> [I kept my circle small. I had my friends that I knew wouldn't do anything to hurt me, and I would also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kane-brown/i-kept-my-circle-small-i-had-my-friends-that-i-knew-wouldn-t-do/)

[Kane Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kane-brown/)

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> [I have a song called 'Decisions' that features Jamie Foxx, Mary J. Blige, John Legend and Common. It's about people who have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/busta-rhymes/i-have-a-song-called-decisions-that-features-jamie-foxx-mary-j-blige/)

[Busta Rhymes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/busta-rhymes/)

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> [It takes a lot of courage to stand up to your enemies, but even more to stand up to your friends](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-takes-a-lot-of-courage-to-stand-up-to-your-enemies-but-even-more/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our friends, but just as much to stand up to our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-k-rowling-3/it-takes-a-great-deal-of-bravery-to-stand-up-to-our-friends-but-just/)

[J K Rowling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-k-rowling-3/)

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> [It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-takes-a-great-deal-of-bravery-to-stand-up-to-our-enemies-but-just/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Don't give in to bullying or others making fun of people. Stand up for yourself. Stand up for your friends. Be that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-mccool/don-t-give-in-to-bullying-or-others-making-fun-of-people-stand-up-for/)

[Michelle McCool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-mccool/)

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> [It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but it takes a great deal more to stand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-takes-a-great-deal-of-courage-to-stand-up-to-your-enemies-but-it/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [We will stand up for our friends in the world. And one of the most important friends is the State of Israel.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/we-will-stand-up-for-our-friends-in-the-world-and-one-of-the-most/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

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> [The hardest thing in the world is to stand alone. Your friends will not understand, will resent you, will want you to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-michael-straczynski/the-hardest-thing-in-the-world-is-to-stand-alone-your-friends-will/)

[J. Michael Straczynski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-michael-straczynski/)

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