Depending on what work you do, you don't have to be friends with anyone. Also on the circumstances you have to work with someone that you might even despise. As I have said in my past posts, I would have to work my way up to where I want tot get to. I can still make my own decisions, and choose who I would work with. So in other words, I would be friends with the people that I would be working with, or collaborate with. This is also a troubling thing when it comes to profit as well, say the person you don't like has the ability to make you more money? What would you have to do then? That's all dependent on how much you are willing to do to make everything go the best it can, and who knows you might end up being their friend in the end.
I know this is something you would want to tell your parents, because you want to be like everyone else. I have never said this as far as I can think of, because I don't mind just being me and doing what I know I like to do. People that say this quote are just conforming to society and don't know what it means to be their own person. For people who don't think this way, they might just want to be like everyone else and that's okay, as long as your happy the way you are
