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“Friendship's an abstract of this noble flame, 'Tis love refined and purged from all its dross, The next to angel's love, if not the same, As strong as passion is, though not so gross: It antedates a glad eternity And is an heaven in epitome.”
Katherine Philips (1632–1664) said by 1664 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Pakistan, its namaaz-raising hands dipped in the blood of Hindus and Sikhs, began as an Islamic terrorist State and continues to live up to its foundational values. Take it from Balasaheb and me: nothing will emerge from the latest "hand of friendship." Unless, of course, it is Kargil II.”
Varsha Bhosle (1956–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Britain must now take our hand of friendship or reject it. I do not believe it will be rejected.”
Hendrik Verwoerd (1901–1966) said by 1966 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Friendship is held to be the severest test of character. It is easy, we think, to be loyal to a family and clan, whose blood is in your own veins.”
Charles Eastman (1858–1939) said by 1939 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“First girls develop friendship with boys. They when differences occur, they level rape charges. Boys commit mistakes. Will they be hanged for rape.”
Mulayam Singh Yadav (1939–2022) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Indian Express, 2014 Mulayam’s shocker: Boys will be boys, they make mistakes… Will you hang them for rape?
“Hollanders are not a nation to rob another of its property, but desire to live in friendship with all people, and trade with them.”
Jan van Riebeeck (1619–1677) first seen 1656 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope (c. January 1656 - December 1658), as quoted in Riebeeck's Journal (1897), by H. C. V. Leibrandt, Cape Town, p. 67
“So what is it about Trump and Russia, and could it have any connection with Trump's close friendship with the deceased pedaphile, Jeffrey Epstein?”
Sheldon Whitehouse (born 1955) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[I]n the 1980s Epstein struck up a friendship with... Donald Trump. ...Michael Wolff has said.., "They shared everything. They shared their airplanes. They shared women... They shared constantly business and financial advice." ...There are many photos of the two men together on the New York and Palm Beach party circuits throughout the 1990s.”
Sheldon Whitehouse (born 1955) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ref: Isaac Schorr, "Michael Wolff Speaks Out After Release of His Emails With Epstein: We're 'Getting Close to a Smoking Gun' on Trump" (Nov 12, 2025)
“We need not wait for a leadership. We can begin to effect change at any point in a complex system: a human life, a family, a nation. One person can create a transformative environment for others through trust and friendship. A warm family or community can make a stranger feel at ease. A society can encourage growth and renewal in its members.”
Marilyn Ferguson (1938–2008) said by 2008 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“to one of which I am attached by bonds of friendship, to other by ties of common origin”
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880–1962) first seen 1899 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Queen Wilhelmina and the Boers, 1899 - 1902, MA PCNI dissertation, E.R.J.G. Picard, S1029215, Prof.dr.H. te Velde, 26-06-2018.
“Our friendship has remained all that time, and I'm godfather to his kids, but then when The Hurt Locker came around, I just knew there was a lot of opportunity that was coming in, and just couldn't really manifest any opportunities because things were busy.”
Jeremy Renner (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Venerable sir, this is the entire holy life (brahmacariya), that is, good friendship, good companionship, good comradeship.”
Śāriputra (568–484 BC) said by 484 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: SN 45.3 (Sāriputta Sutta), as translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi (2000)
“I rekindled a friendship I hadn't had in a long time and I was reminded of all the parts of me that had left. I was like, 'Wow, I love to paint and to write, and to be outside...'”
Lauren Jauregui (born 1996) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When I was younger and really busy, I think I did lose sight of who exactly I was. Mental wellbeing is something that is so important in any career but in acting in particular. That’s why friendship and family is so important to me.”
Russell Tovey (born 1981) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Said in an interview with the Guardian. Russell Tovey: ‘When I started having sex I panicked because I didn’t feel old enough’ (11 March 2018)
“The early days of esto no tiene nombre were the happiest time in my life. I had a vision, I had hope, and I was not alone. There was a lot of love going around then — sexual love, spiritual love, friendship love, literature love, publishing love. Perfect love.”
Tatiana de la tierra (1961–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I wanted to write a play about racism, about poverty, about the negative forces that haunt us and make us murderous—and the positive forces that do daily battle for us—like love, friendship, family—which lead to some kind of hope...”
Migdalia Cruz (born 1958) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If moms know how to keep open the line that connects them to the friendship of their children, they will learn that today's young people are great!”
Doris Veillette (1935–2019) first seen 1972 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Chronicle "Interdit aux hommes" (Forbidden to men), by Doris Veillette-Hamel, Journal Le Nouvelliste, January 27, 1972, page 25.
“(What moves you most in a work of literature?) I’m moved by voices that ring so true that they make me feel kinship with characters who are completely different from me. As I get older, I also find myself moved by depictions of friendship and kindness, which are so much harder to execute convincingly on the page than cruelty or betrayal.”
Laila Lalami (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“U.S. history and China's history are very, very deeply - and in a complicated way - intertwined with each other over a few hundred years. And so there were times when that relationship was fraught with tension. But there were also times of great friendship…”
Helen Zia (born 1952) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On the complicated relationship between America and China in “'Last Boat Out Of Shanghai': The Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution” in NPR (2019 Feb 19)
“The truths are universal: Every kid knows fear. Every kid knows family and friendship. Loss, love, laughter. Everything else is just detail.”
Jason Reynolds (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Whether it's 'cause you move away or because your lives are just sort of diverging, you have to keep choosing to be a part of this friendship.”
Angela Flournoy (born 1985) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Wasn’t friendship its own miracle, the finding of another person who made the entire lonely world seem somehow less lonely?”
Hanya Yanagihara (born 1974) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Friendship was witnessing another’s slow drip of miseries, and long bouts of boredom, and occasional triumphs. It was feeling honored by the privilege of getting to be present for another person’s most dismal moments, and knowing that you could be dismal around him in return”
Hanya Yanagihara (born 1974) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Friendship, companionship: it so often defied logic, so often eluded the deserving, so often settled itself on the odd, the bad, the peculiar, the damaged.”
Hanya Yanagihara (born 1974) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Sometimes, friendship may change the world.”
Massimo Introvigne (born 1955) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We Russians are gregarious folk, warm and talkative and quick to kindle in friendship. We wear our hearts on our sleeves. I am no exception in this respect.”
Victor Kravchenko (1905–1966) said by 1966 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Hitlerism, we were instructed to believe, was thus merely the iron fist of the whole plutocratic, imperialistic world. A war between Nazi Germany and its capitalistic patrons was unthinkable, illogical. Now that just such a war had come, it seemed to us no less insane than the compact of friendship between the U.S.S.R. and Germany…”
Victor Kravchenko (1905–1966) said by 1966 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We will pick up the threads from the visit of the president of Pakistan. We will increasingly endeavor to revise the vision of the relationship of peace, friendship and cooperation with Pakistan.”
Jaswant Singh (1938–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This climate shows the merit of the existing relationship between the two counties that date back from 400 years, and thus at the moment of leaving the nation, where I make many friendship, I feel the need to express my feeling of gratitude.”
Alfredo Bastianelli (born 1951) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: ITALIAN AMBASSADOR EXPRESSES GRATITUTE TO PARLIAMENT SPEAKER (18 May 2005)
“(In referring to simple pleasures) These are arts that those who ridicule should not so readily despise, since they lighten melancholy and foster friendship.”
Robin Saikia (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We do not need your guilt feelings. We need your friendship.”
Yousif Thomas Mirkis (born 1949) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Plight of Iraqi Christians (February 21, 2005)
“Have a think about your family, your work colleagues, your friendship circle. Think about five people whom you might begin to have a conversation with about your faith in Jesus Christ. It might be somebody who, during this time of the pandemic, has given up the practice of their faith or somebody who’s searching for deeper meaning because of the experience of disease and death in this past year.”
Mark O'Toole (bishop) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bishop O’Toole Calls for Evangelization (May 5, 2021)
“The support for Taiwan and friendship with Taiwan is pretty much the same. My job here has three main focal points – security, economic issues, and political and international participation.”
Hsiao Bi-khim (born 1971) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Walking a tightrope on Taiwan-U.S. relations: Interview with Hsiao Bi-khim" in Commonwealth Magazine (23 April 2021)
“The first example of shuddhi that the author came across was the tomb of Sultan Ghari which has an interesting history and a delightful present. If only this example of popular spontaneity can be extended to all the temples converted into mosques, would there not be Hindu-Muslim friendship? Just go any afternoon and see for yourself.”
Praful Goradia (born 1937) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To improve the security situation, the leadership of the Armed Forces should not be based on friendship or 'man know man' but based on performance.”
Fela durotoye (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“One's friendship with God consists in being satisfied with whatever comes from God and expresses his gratitude hundred thousand time that he was remembered by Him.”
Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki (1173–1236) said by 1236 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Avoid mixing business with friendship. I learnt that the hard way.”
Tosin Ajibade (born 1987) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In conversation with Tosin Ajibade, founder of Olorisupergal (Techpoint Africa, 14 August 2017).
“29 years ago, on 4 April (1991), Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation established diplomatic relations. The bonds of friendship, cooperation and mutual understanding have tied our countries and peoples together for many centuries. Azerbaijan highly appreciates its relations with the Russian Federation.”
Ali Asadov (born 1956) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ali Asadov (2021) cited in: "Russian-Azerbaijani talks" in The Russian Government, 20 May 2021.
“Asceticism concerns the soul for the next world. True asceticism means the thrusting out from the heart of all worldly thoughts reckoning them as vanity. It leads ultimately to friendship with God.”
Abu Talib al-Makki (died 996) said by 996 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I sincerely hope that our country, through our people’s wisdom and unceasing efforts, achieves further development and contributes to the friendship and peace of the international community and the welfare and prosperity of humankind.”
Naruhito (born 1960) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Naruhito: Japan’s emperor formally proclaims enthronement in centuries-old ceremony" in CNN (22 October 2019)
“The relationship between Tanzania and Rwanda is historical, based on brotherhood, friendship and similarities in the cultures, traditions and customs of our people.”
Samia Suluhu Hassan (born 1960) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tanzania sees its trade, investment cooperation with Rwanda soar to 644bn/- daily news (May 3, 2026)
“The very name of this university reminds us that knowledge must never be isolated from friendship, but rather serve as a cornerstone for international and intercultural understanding.”
Samia Suluhu Hassan (born 1960) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Samia’s call as she receives Russian honorary doctorate The citizen (June 05, 2026 )
“My opinion is that the best law is an education of quality, that begins in the family, grows at school and finds in society a stimulus for the formation of people. We are greatly lacking in civic friendship, we look at one another as mad people and not as brethren or as people who share the same ideal, the same purpose.”
Ricardo Ezzati (born 1942) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Chile – Cardinal Ezzati: Reparation Eucharist (13 June 2016)
“I am confident that the strong bonds of friendship and strategic partnership between Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan, based on a centuries-old common history and closeness of spiritual and cultural values, will continue to deepen in the fundamental interests of our peoples.”
Sadyr Japarov (born 1968) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sadyr Japarov (2021) cited in: "From Sadyr Japarov, President of the Kyrgyz Republic" in Azerbaijan State News Agency, 29 December 2021.
“I have a heavy heart, and this heart is bleeding for my people who perished in the Jolo cathedral bombings. I have known those regular churchgoers who died in the blast. They have become my family, my brothers and sisters, my heart is really bleeding for them. It's a big emotional upheaval inside and yet my faith tells me to continue extending a hand of friendship, in inter-religious dialogue.”
Angelito Lampon (born 1950) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Archbishop Lampon: ‘My heart bleeds for my people in Jolo’ (30 January 2019)
“Harmony, dialogue, and friendship among Argentineans, especially in situations of conflict, requires heroic acts on the part of all citizens. It is especially obligatory for those with political and social posts.”
José María Arancibia (born 1937) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bishops continue to call for prayer and dialogue in facing the conflict between the rural sector and the national government: “we should take steps in coming together and dialoguing.” (16 June 2008)
“The Church in Algeria has a mission. We must be weavers of friendship, brotherhood and peace with everyone. We are called to disarm our hearts. We are a Church of encounter.”
Paul Desfarges (born 1944) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Church in Algeria: "a jug full of fresh water", a mission of proximity (19 October 2020) Fides News Agency
“Verily, the great man finds gold and rubies more easily come by than true friendship.”
L. Sprague de Camp (1907–2000) said by 2000 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We clasp the warm hand of friendship everywhere. From honest hearts and sincere lips we hear the hearty welcome and Godspeed.”
Zitkala-Ša (1876–1938) said by 1938 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Now the acid test will be applied to the friendship and devotion which various communities feel for the British Empire; and I am certain that no Jewry, free to speak and act, will fail in this test. As stated in your issue of to-day, Dr. Weizmann has declared at the Zionist Congress in Geneva that the Jews stand behind Great Britain and will fight on the side of the democracies.”
Lewis Namier (1888–1960) first seen 1939 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter to The Times (28 August 1939), p. 6