Isn’t friendship a beautiful thing? You’re likely to encounter thousands and thousands of people throughout your life, and yet, only a handful end up being called friends. Such friendships are the bonds you can turn to when you don’t always have family available for help, or even for some company during rough times. Really — how far could any of us have come without a little boost from friends?
So, we’d like to pay tribute to the good friends who have stood by you and played a part in your success — in both your work and your personal life. Here are 30 meaningful quotes about memories with friends that will remind you of just how valuable friendships are.
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“When someone you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure.” — Anonymous
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“Every moment comes on when I hear that old song that we used to sing with the words all wrong.” — Anonymous
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“Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.” — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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“A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails.” — Donna Roberts
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“It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
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“Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget.” — Anonymous
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“Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
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“Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.” — Athenaeus
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“There's something about childhood friends that you just can't replace.” — Lisa Whelchel
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“The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.” — Elisabeth Foley
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“Make new friends, but keep the old; Those are silver, these are gold.” — Joseph Parry
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“One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but in the number of things they need no longer mention.” — Clifton Fadiman
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“It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.” — Marlene Dietrich
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“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.” — Oprah Winfrey
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“When the road looks rough ahead
And you're miles and miles
From your nice warm bed
You just remember what your old pal said
You've got a friend in me.” — Randy Newman
Among the quotes about memories with friends here, this is the only one taken from a song. In case you’re unfamiliar with it, this is the Toy Story theme song. And indeed, the film and its sequels perfectly teach kids what a considerate, loyal, true friend is. If we all have one friend we remember to count on when the going gets tough, life is far more bearable.
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“I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let’s face it, friends make life a lot more fun.” — Charles R. Swindoll
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“It's easy to impress me. I don't need a fancy party to be happy. Just good friends, good food, and good laughs. I'm happy. I'm satisfied. I'm content.” — Maria Sharapova
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“Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose.” — Tennessee Williams
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“Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend — or a meaningful day.” — Dalai Lama
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“Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty.” — Stephen King
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“Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. The older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.” — Mary Schmich
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“We don't have the luxury of time. We spend more because of how we live, but it's important to be with our family and friends.” — Sara Blakely
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“Awards become corroded. Friends gather no dust.” — Jesse Owens
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“Some people arrive and make such a beautiful impact on your life, you can barely remember what life was like without them.” — Anna Taylor
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“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” — Marcel Proust
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“Cherish your human connections — your relationships with friends and family.” — Barbara Bush
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“A good friend is a connection to life — a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world.” — Lois Wyse
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“Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.” — Washington Irving
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“You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead.” — Anonymous
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“A moment lasts all of a second, but the memory lives on forever.” — Anonymous
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