“Be with someone who brings out the best in you, not the stress in you” (or “Be with those who bring out the best in you, not the stress in you”) is a saying that has been printed on many images. “RT @Mr_popular: Be with someone who brings out the best in you, not the stress in you. #BMB” was posted on Twitter on October 5, 2012.
 
“Be with those that bring out the best in you, not the stress in you” was posted on Twitter by lucysky on January 25, 2013. “@deucezz_upp: Be with those who bring out the best in you not the stress in you” was posted on Twitter on April 8, 2013.
       
“Superb !! RT’@Shehzaadee_Lko: Surround yourself with those who bring out the best in you, not the stress in you…’” was posted on Twitter on March 10, 2013. “Surround yourself with those who bring out the best in you, not the stress in you” was posted on Twitter by Motivational Quotes@DavidRoads on February 11, 2014. “‘Surround yourself with those who bring out the best in you, not the stress in you.’-David Roads” was posted on Twitter on April 10, 2014. David Roads popularized—but did not originate—this variation of the saying.
 
       
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Amira Alwi
@amiralwi
RT @Mr_popular: Be with someone who brings out the best in you, not the stress in you. #BMB
12:46 PM - 5 Oct 2012
 
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Desteny King 😉
@jaytulanez_MGR
”@Mr_popular: Be with someone who brings out the best in you, not the stress in you. #BMB”
12:47 PM - 5 Oct 2012
 
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lucysky
@lucysky__
Be with those that bring out the best in you, not the stress in you.
4:19 PM - 25 Jan 2013
   
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Donnie **Spicy**
@CajunSpicey
Be with those people who brings out the best in you, not the stress in you..
12:28 PM - 6 Mar 2013
     
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@iCHHOKRA
Superb !! RT”@Shehzaadee_Lko: Surround yourself with those who bring out the best in you, not the stress in you…’‘
4:36 PM - 10 Mar 2013
   
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Briiiiittt *
@Simply_Britt_22
Surround yourself with those who bring out the best in you , not the stress in you .
1:55 PM - 3 Apr 2013
 
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@Itsme_Shaylaaaa
”@deucezz_upp: Be with those who bring out the best in you not the stress in you”
3:44 AM - 8 Apr 2013
 
21 June 2013,

(Nashville, TN), “Lord, thank you for devoted men who put their family first,” pg. 9:
“Be with someone that brings out the best in you, not the stress in you”.
   
Google Books
Overcoming Life:
The Ultimate Advice Guide
By Shiv Chadha and Imran Baig
Lulu Press (Lulu.com)
2014
Pg. ?: 
“Be with someone that brings out the best in you, not the stress in you.”—Anonymous
         
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Motivational Quotes
@DavidRoads
Surround yourself with those who bring out the best in you, not the stress in you.
3:23 PM - 11 Feb 2014
 
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Positive Quotes
@MotivatinQuotes
“Surround yourself with those who bring out the best in you, not the stress in you.”
-David Roads
2:23 PM - 10 Apr 2014
 
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365 Affirmations to Smile
By Kelly Clanton
Symphony Publishing
2016
Pg. ?:
Surround yourself with those that bring out the best in you, not the stress in you. Being positive is always a choice.
   
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Balanced Body Breakthrough
By Caroline Jordan
San Francisco, CA: Quill
2016
Pg. 204:
Be around those who bring out the best in you, not the stress in you.
 
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THE BLOG 06/03/2016 09:00 am ET Updated Jun 03, 2017
35 Masterful Quotes to Inspire Healthier Workplace Relationships
By Susan Steinbrecher
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7. “Today . . . spend more time with people who bring out the best in you, not the stress in you.” — Unknown Author
 
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Surround yourself with those who bring out the best in you, not the stress in you. - David Roads #quote
5:40 PM - 16 Aug 2018