19 Heartwarming Quotes About Coworkers Becoming Friends
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Have coworkers you grab happy hour with maybe a little too much? Do they make you more excited about work as soon as they walk through the door? Maybe they know more about you than even your own parents?
Having a stable job is great, but having amazing coworkers you can consider as friends is even better. Work doesn’t seem so much like work with them around. Challenges become more fun when you get to overcome them together.
These quotes truly speak to the joys of coworkers becoming friends.
TEAMWORK
No need for rivalry
I don't see any of my colleagues as rivals. I don't think our generation needs to do that. We are a chilled out lot, and we should all be happy.
- Shahid Kapoor
Riding towards success, together
Coming together is beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.
- Henry Ford
Words from a legend
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.
- Michael Jordan
People always say, “two brains are better than one”
None of us is as smart as all of us.
- Ken Blanchard
Like the saying goes, “behind every great man is a great woman”, or coworker in this case
There is no such thing as a self-made man. You will reach your goals only with the help of others.
- George Shinn
The power of wanting the other to succeed
It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
- Harry Truman
Forge grand ideas, together
Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than one where they sprang up.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes
Power of multiple minds
Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals.
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
WORK FRIENDSHIP
The potential
A trusty comrade is always of use; and a chronicler still more so.
- Arthur Conan Doyle
A common denominator
When I speak with people who love their jobs and have vital friendships at work, they always talk about how their workgroup is like a family.
- Tom Rath
Solace in the workplace
When you have that respect from your teammates, it makes it a lot more comfortable.
- LeBron James
Power of association
It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you'll drift in that direction.
- Warren Buffett
They bring light to the worst days
I never face Monday morning blues because of fun colleagues like you. Thank you!
- Unknown
Laughter and fond memories is payment enough
I would totally hang out with you even if we weren’t paid.
- Unknown
It was fate
Chance made us colleagues. Fun and laughter made us friends.
- Unknown
All jokes aside
I’ve literally been here for two hours and I haven’t spoken to anybody. I’m so happy to see you, I could murder you.
- Shoshanna, Girls
They make you a better person
Motivation comes from working on things we care about. It also comes from working with people we care about.
- Sheryl Sandberg
Through thick and thin
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
Couldn’t ask for more
It’s a very special thing when you go and get to work with your best friend every day.
- Nick Frost
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