“A man’s growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.”– Ralph Waldo Emerson Related Quotes “The fact is, with every friendship you make, and every bond of trust you establish, you are shaping the image of America projected to the rest of the world. That is so important. So when you study abroad, you’re actually helping to make America stronger.”– Michelle Obama “A friend is, as it were, a second self.”– Marcus Tullius Cicero “She is a friend of mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order. It’s good, you know, when you got a woman who is a friend of your mind.”– Toni Morrison