To want friendship is a great fault. Friendship ou... -Simone Weil

To want friendship is a great fault. Friendship ought to be a gratuitous joy, like the joys afforded by art or life.

Simone Weil , Philosopher
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Love and friendship are really the key, I believe, to a relationship - although I can't claim to be an expert!...
Friendship means everything to me....
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To be honest, nobody in this industry is your friend, but you can be friendly with everybody. I share a great rapport with a lot of people. But it's n...
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My friendship circle is minuscule....
Sometimes the opponent is more cool, sometimes he's not, but there's no friendship inside the octagon, only when the fight is over....
We'll always have respect, but there's no friendship inside the octagon, no smiles or fun games. I'm there to knock you out or submit you. Worst case ...
I have great friends in film industry but professionalism and friendship are two different cups of tea....
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