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Favorite Quotations on Friendship

  • If you can reverse your thinking and see things from the other person's standpoint, the problem will disappear. (John McConnell)

  • I've learned that true friendship still continues to grow even over the longest of distances.

  • I've learned that the greatest test of true friendship is to take a vacation together and still like each other when you return.

  • The key ingredient in communication is listening, really listening.

  • Most people do not communicatethey simply take turns talking.

  • Your personality, more than anything else, determines whether or not you are liked by others.

  • I've learned that you shouldn't speak unless you can improve on the silence.

  • Remember that a gesture of friendship, no matter how small, is always appreciated.

  • When you hear something nice said about a friend, tell him so.

  • Make it a habit to compliment coworkers, friends, and family members for well-done jobs.

  • I've learned that everybody likes to be asked his or her opinion.

  • What we say contains 7 percent of the persuasive impact of the message.  The way we say it contains 38 percent, and our body language the remaining 55 percent.

  • Real moments will not chase you down as you race busily through your life.  You must invite them into your relationship by setting aside the time and space in which they occur.

  • I've learned that warmth, kindness, and friendship are the most yearned-for commodities in the world.  The person who can provide them will never be lonely.