Close friends Quote by Christopher Bollen

I always say that the test of a real friendship is getting past your 'first' fight.

— Jill Zarin

“My Oma, my grandmother told me that the best friendships often start with a quarrel. She said there's a closeness that comes from a…

— Judi Hendricks

Friendship is tested in the thick years of success rather than in the thin years of struggle.

— Barry Humphries

Even an animal, if you show genuine affection, gradually trust develops... If you always showing bad face and beating, how can you develop friendship?

— Dalai Lama

“Friendship is not inherited. It’s built, tested, and sometimes — discarded.”

— Don Santo

“Dogs have such a limited lifespan to teach us about friendship and loyalty...perhaps they know we have a short span of attention.”

— Dan Cohen

Friendship first, competition second.

— Yao Ming

Friendship is held to be the severest test of character. It is easy, we think, to be loyal to a family and clan, whose…

— Charles Alexander Eastman

Every friendship goes through ups and downs. Dysfunctional patterns set in; external situations cause internal friction; you grow apart and then bounce back together.

— Mariella Frostrup

Keep your friends close — and your rivals even closer.

— Nelson Mandela

Winning friends begins with friendliness.

— Dale Carnegie

I've never felt any sense of competition with anybody, and we're all friends; we're all good friends.

— Jim Henson