Quote by Iain Pears

“Rarely do easy and greatness go together.”

— Jeff Goins

“Ultimately, what you need in the people you work with are excellent character and excellent capabilities, which is why it’s so hard to find…

— Ray Dalio

“You’re really friendly. This isn’t really a job for friendly people.”

— Noah Cicero

“Friendship is more than talent. It is more than government. It is almost the equal of family. Never forget that.”

— Mario Puzo

“...the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.”

— Jane Austen

“An acquaintance merely enjoys your company, a fair-weather companion flatters when all is well, a true friend has your best interests at heart and…

— Anonymous

“but good friendships require complementary personalities, not identical ones.”

— William Landay

“Maybe one of my problems is I never depend upon the kindness of strangers.”

— Augusten Burroughs

“Do not look for company at all costs, and especially do not allow loneliness to lead you to fickle love or false friendship.”

— Eraldo Banovac

“Greatness rarely comes easy.”

— James Boag

“Sometimes I wonder if a friendship in which the common ground is all that is bad about each person is a friendship worth having.”

— Thomas Beller

“Allow me to fulfill my duties without having to suffer through trivial attempts at conversation and we will get along well enough.”

— Elizabeth Carlton