Top 100 Friends Quotes of All Time

A short, finished list rather than an endless feed: 100 of the best friends quotes ever written, picked out of the full friends archive on QuoteForever. You will find Zig Ziglar, Friedrich Nietzsche, David Brenner and J. K. Rowling among them.

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1

Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes.

2

Friends are the most important part of your life. Treasure the tears, treasure the laughter, but most importantly, treasure the memories.

3

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

Anyone can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it ... - Oscar Wilde 4

Anyone can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend's success.

5

Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand.

6

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

7

Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love.

8

In comradeship is danger countered best.

9

Society is commonly too cheap. We meet at very short intervals, not having had time to acquire any new value for each other. We meet at meals three times a day, and give each other a new taste of that old musty cheese that we are.

10

Human beings ought not to draw in their antennae at every ungentle touch, like supersensitive insects.

11

No, but women are saying, and they say, are you crazy? But because they've had children since they were 20 years old. I haven't. So I had a child when I was 43, and now he's really out with his friends.

12

Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in the projects.

13

Where do you find the strength to brave a barrage of enemy fire and to bring your wounded friends to safety at great risk to your own life? Conviction.

14

I see no purpose in Bad Coffee, Bad Wine, or Insincere friends.

15

If you treat your wife like a thoroughbred, you'll never end up with a nag.

16

Family and friends and faith are the most important things in your life and you should be building friendships.

17

My speaking style was criticised by no less an authority than Arnold Schwarzenegger. It was a low moment, my friends, to have my rhetorical skills denounced by a monosyllabic Austrian cyborg.

18

Social media has given us this idea that we should all have a posse of friends when in reality, if we have one or two really good friends, we are lucky.

19

My favorite thing is to have a big dinner with friends and talk about life.

20

I've been lucky enough - well, maybe unlucky enough - to have had a lot of friends who have had their ups and downs. And for an actor, that's good. Life experience in any regard is good. So I've seen a lot and I've had my own experiences.

21

When Nirvana became popular, you could very easily slip and get lost during that storm. I fortunately had really heavy anchors - old friends, family.

22

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.

23

You can win more friends with your ears than with your mouth. People who feel like they're being listened to feel accepted and appreciated. They feel like they're being taken seriously and what they say really matters.

24

You have to be very careful with women friends.

25

Mutual respect! That's what it takes to be friends.

26

I had the pleasure of knowing Ronald Reagan before he became Governor of California. He was a truly great human being and we usually spent our time together reminiscing about mutual friends.

27

You can never have too many friends.

28

I'm so happy with my family, my career and my friends, and I'd like for them to be here forever, so I guess loss is what scares me the most.

29

I think that among my friends I'm known as being a hard worker; I think if you want to be an actor, there can't be any compromise. You have to work all day, every day. It's not a 9-5 job. There's always something to learn.

30

The Four Levels of Comedy: Make your friends laugh, Make strangers laugh, Get paid to make strangers laugh, and Make people talk like you because it's so much fun.

31

The first time I ever saw snow skis was when I was 62 years old and that was 19 years ago and I'm still skiing. So, we'll be skiing with some very close friends of the Carter Center letting them know what the Carter Center is doing around the world. We have programs in over 65 countries.

32

The follow your dreams thing is really important because so many people are railroaded into taking other paths by their family, their friends, people who should be supportive going, 'What are you talking about?' Even just seemingly regular career paths, but if it's not what people expect for you they kind of react funny.

33

What do I owe to my times, to my country, to my neighbors, to my friends? Such are the questions which a virtuous man ought often to ask himself.

34

America has lost the moral high ground with the rest of the world, and we have fewer allies as a result. President Bush and his administration have undermined the war on terror by using tactics outlawed by international treaty and condemned by even our closest friends.

35

There is no such thing as an impartial jury because there are no impartial people. There are people that argue on the web for hours about who their favorite character on 'Friends' is.

36

Friends are the best to turn to when you're having a rough day.

37

The funny thing is, all my friends are short. I wasn't aware of tall people till I got to high school. I didn't know they existed. I was sheltered.

38

I figure if I have my health, can pay the rent and I have my friends, I call it 'content.'

39

I am blessed to have so many great things in my life - family, friends and God. All will be in my thoughts daily.

40

Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.

41

I went to high school, which was a good thing because I hadn't interacted with many people my age, and I didn't really have friends. I had a million acquaintances and no friends.

42

In politics, there are no friends.

43

My mother and father had a terrible marriage. They celebrated their wedding anniversary one year with their friends. Why did they celebrate? Maybe because they had lasted so many years without killing each other.

44

Think about what people are doing on Facebook today. They're keeping up with their friends and family, but they're also building an image and identity for themselves, which in a sense is their brand. They're connecting with the audience that they want to connect to. It's almost a disadvantage if you're not on it now.

45

Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. The older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.

46

When I eat with my friends, it is a moment of real pleasure, when I really enjoy my life.

47

My biggest hobby is airsoft, which is similar to paintball. Essentially, it's military simulation, but the guns shoot plastic BBs. My friends and I go out in the woods or the desert and play all day long!

48

Stick to the basics, hold on to your family and friends - they will never go out of fashion.

49

Staying married may have long-term benefits. You can elicit much more sympathy from friends over a bad marriage than you ever can from a good divorce.

50

Can you imagine Simon as a kid? His imaginary friends probably never wanted to play with him.

51

My dad raised me with some good advice: 'Always tell the truth. Always shoot from the hip. You might not have many friends, but you'll never have enemies, because people will always know where you're coming from.'

52

A lot of people are crazy, cruel and negative. They got a little too much time on their hands to discuss everybody else. I have a limited amount of energy to blow in a day. I'd rather read something that I like or watch a program I enjoy or ride my damn motorcycle or throw back a couple of shots of tequila with my friends.

53

I don't have friends, and it's hard for me to make new friends. Right now, the people that are in my life are the people that I work with.

54

The craziest thing I've ever done to get a guy's attention? I admit I stalked someone. I showed up at a restaurant where I knew the guy worked, and we were actually good friends and had lost touch, and I pretended that I didn't know he worked there.

55

The sun, the earth, love, friends, our very breath are parts of the banquet.

56

My friends are my inspiration, and all of them are true friends that support me. On a daily basis, I know that I have my friends to rely on.

57

Old friends become bitter enemies on a sudden for toys and small offenses.

58

The truth that is suppressed by friends is the readiest weapon of the enemy.

59

In my circle of friends, I've always been loud and funny and talkative. But as soon as I step out of that circle, I get very quiet and introspective. I don't want the spotlight on me.

60

Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.

61

Alas! they had been friends in youth; but whispering tongues can poison truth.

62

We don't have the luxury of time. We spend more because of how we live, but it's important to be with our family and friends.

63

I'm thankful to my family, friends, and fans for all of their support.

64

What people don't understand is joining a gang ain't bad, it's cool, it's fine. When you in the hood, joining a gang it's cool because all your friends are in the gang, all your family's in the gang. We're not just killing people every night, we're just hanging out, having a good time.

65

Being a teenager is an amazing time and a hard time. It's when you make your best friends - I have girls who will never leave my heart and I still talk to. You get the best and the worst as a teen. You have the best friendships and the worst heartbreaks.

66

You win the victory when you yield to friends.

67

Being over seventy is like being engaged in a war. All our friends are going or gone and we survive amongst the dead and the dying as on a battlefield.

68

There's nothing wrong with being gay. I have plenty of friends who are going to hell.

69

Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty.

70

It's an absolute honor to be taking part in the pageant for the Diamond Jubilee. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and will be a moment in history that will always be remembered. I'm really looking forward to being out on the river with friends and family. To mark this historic moment will be extremely special.

71

My free time at home is usually spent emailing, listening to music, reading and talking on the phone. I wish I was on the phone less, but I have been fortunate to stay in touch with so many incredible friends.

72

If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?

73

My friends are Peter Gabriel, Bruce Springsteen, and we're singing about mortality, getting older. It's an interesting time.

74

I've always been really active. I grew up playing sports, so I'm always shooting hoops or throwing the football with my friends. I'm super-active in that sense.

75

I don't have no friends. I don't want no friends. That's how I feel.

76

I have a living will and I have friends, and I have money and I have hope.

77

I miss hanging out with my friends, getting in a little trouble. I have to be so guarded now.

78

One thing I didn't understand in life was that I had $100,000,000 in the bank and I couldn't buy happiness. I had everything: mansions, yachts, Ferraris, Lamborghinis, but I was depressed. I didn't know where I fitted in. But then I found family and friends and I learned the value of life.

79

All my friends started getting boyfriends, but I didn't want a boyfriend, I wanted a thirteen-colour biro.

80

Surround yourself with a bunch of like-minded people, and you'll soak up their habits like a starved sponge. Fat people with fat friends care less about their weight.

81

Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.

82

Governments exist to protect the rights of minorities. The loved and the rich need no protection: they have many friends and few enemies.

83

My encounters with racism are sort of second-hand situations where I might be standing around with a group of white friends and someone makes a comment that they wouldn't make at my family reunion.

84

From the beginning, the camera and I were great friends. It loves me, and I love it.

85

There's so much negative imagery of black fatherhood. I've got tons of friends that are doing the right thing by their kids, and doing the right thing as a father - and how come that's not as newsworthy?

86

Endangered species are our friends.

87

People are basically the same the world over. Everybody wants the same things - to be happy, to be healthy, to be at least reasonably prosperous, and to be secure. They want friends, peace of mind, good family relationships, and hope that tomorrow is going to be even better than today.

88

I see the human in everyone and everything. No one is more important than anyone else; I still hang out with my high school friends.

89

What though youth gave love and roses, Age still leaves us friends and wine.

90

'Girl in the City Chapter 2' will still continue to revolve around Meera Sehgal and her life, her friends, and her passion. The stark difference in 'Chapter 2' will be that all the characters have now grown up in the series - in terms of maturity if not so much age.

91

I was very immature - who isn't at age 12? Let's be real. Once I kind of figured myself out and grew as a person, I now have a ton of different friends and learned who I was.

92

There's a tremendous difference between alone and lonely. You could be lonely in a group of people. I like being alone. I like eating by myself. I go home at night and just watch a movie or hang out with my dog. I have to exert myself and really say, oh God, I've got to see my friends 'cause I'm too content being by myself.

93

I like my life alone. I mean, I love being with friends, and I love kissing and loving someone to pieces. But it's hard to find someone who doesn't ultimately start judging you and your choices.

94

You can't change the world alone - you will need some help - and to truly get from your starting point to your destination takes friends, colleagues, the good will of strangers and a strong coxswain to guide them.

95

My friends and I started that motto early in high school - that attitude, that mentality - from way back then: Want to go to Stanford? Why not? Want to play in the NBA? Why not?

96

I believe in Liberty for all men: the space to stretch their arms and their souls, the right to breathe and the right to vote, the freedom to choose their friends, enjoy the sunshine, and ride on the railroads, uncursed by color; thinking, dreaming, working as they will in a kingdom of beauty and love.

97

Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.

98

I do believe that the original sources of all religions should be taught, because with that we will find our similarities, not just our differences. I believe that if Mohammed, Buddha, Jesus, and Moses all got together they would be best of friends because the spiritual basis of all religions is something that builds unity.

99

Treat your friends as you do your best pictures, and place them in their best light.

100

Anne Boleyn isn't a sympathetic character, but I like that she isn't a people pleaser. She's ambitious and manipulative, but she's honest. I'm biased, but I don't think a woman who has said 'no' to the King of England for six years would jump into bed with four of his best friends. She was a slick political mind.

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