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Peter Ustinov

Contrary to general belief, I do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you like best, they are merely the people who got there first.

Peter Ustinov

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Peter Ustinov is saying that friendship is less about how much you like someone and more about who became close to you before others did. He suggests that the timing of forming a bond matters more than personal preference in deciding who your friends are.

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