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“There is the view that during the Cold War, Pakistan was the most allied ally and then, within the space of just a few months, we became America's most sanctioned friend.”
Maleeha Lodhi (born 1953) first seen 2001 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: — Lodhi talking to The New York Times on September 30, 2001
“Oh yes, friend! I'm crazy- that's just the way I am.”
Laxmi Prasad Devkota (1909–1959) said by 1959 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You realize of course, Barnar, that it is simply not possible that we’re actually doing this?” “I’ve come to the same comforting conclusion, old friend. Therefore let’s away—an impossibility can only do us an unreal sort of harm, after all.”
Michael Shea (1946–2014) said by 2014 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Five years after Sir Syed’s death in 1898, his successor, Viqar-ul-Mulk, wrote a letter to The Pioneer of Lucknow. He said: “We start with the firm conviction and seek to implant it in the mind of every Indian Musalman that our destiny is now bound up with the presence and permanence of British rule in this country, and that in the government of the day we have got our best and surest friend.”
Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk Kamboh (1841–1917) said by 1917 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter cited in Francis Robinson, Separatism Among Indian Muslims, Delhi, 1975, p. 139. Quoted from Goel, Sita Ram (1995). Muslim separatism: Causes and consequences. ISBN 9788185990262
“I was Donald’s closest friend for 10 years.”
Jeffrey Epstein (1953–2019) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Jeffrey Epstein on Donald Trump in interview with Michael Wolff in 2017. Epstein Tapes: "I Was Donald Trump’s Closest Friend" on Daily Beast YouTube channel
“This year, my Friend, is big with mighty events. Nothing less than the fate of America depends on the virtue of her sons, and if they do not have virtue enough to support the most Glorious Cause ever human beings were engaged in, they don’t deserve the blessings of freedom.”
William Whipple (1730–1785) said by 1785 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "William Whipple" (11 December 2011), The Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence
“[T]he genuinely oppressed—as opposed to the hustlers of faux outrage—have always known freedom of speech to be their best friend.”
Allen C. Guelzo (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A friend of mine used to call me Joey U for Unitas. I also admired Roberto Clemente. Those two were my heroes. I never watch a baseball game on TV unless Clemente or Rich Allen is playing. I always watch a game is pitching.”
Joe Namath (born 1943) first seen 1969 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "Sidelights on Sports" by Al Abrams, in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (January 24, 1969).
“You can't sell anything to the museum nowadays. If one presents something now, one is partly rejected because they have no money in cash. Yes Friend, that's how things are going.. .It's going very bad here with the old arts in The Hague., I hardly hear of anything. How are things going in Rotterdam? I believe that also there is not much moving. (translation from original Dutch: Fons Heijnsbroek)”
Andreas Schelfhout (1787–1870) first seen 1825 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quote from Schelfhout's letter to , 8 Jan. 1825; original text from the letter in the collection of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (Royal Library), The Hague, no. 133 C12
“I am here the doctor [in his studio], bringing his morning visit. I feel them all [his watercolors] the pulse. One I say: Wait, I'll make you an ointment, so you will refresh completely. The other I say: Friend, you need air, and even more the light.”
Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch (1824–1903) said by 1903 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“my friend the only crypto currency you wanna get your hands on is this: bird seed. There is a lot of birds and they all gotta eat”
Dril (born 1987) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Treasure! That word, which had always been so exciting, meant something different now. Fafnir had taken the treasure and turned from man into monster because of his greed for it. Mimir, who had been Sigurd’s master and good friend—when the treasure had lain before him, he, too, became a monster, in another way. Then Sigurd had made his choice, to leave the evil, and so he had gone away a hero.”
Andre Norton (1912–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Rachel Scott, good to meet you, friend.”
Rachel Scott (1981–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Remembering Columbine victim Rachel Scott" (17 April 2009), Today, NBC
“Adam, we’re going to have lunch together next week, just you and I, and nobody else. And I want you to tell me all about your family... Adam, I just want to be your friend.”
Rachel Scott (1981–1999) first seen 1999 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: To her friend Adam Kyler (20 April 1999), as quoted in Chain Reaction: A Call to Compassionate Revolution (2001), by Darrell Scott and ‎Steve Rabey, p. 80
“I am the Stranger at the Gate. I am the One Who knocks. I am the One Who will not go away. I am your Friend. I am your Hope. I am your Shield. I am your Love. I am All in All.”
Benjamin Creme (1922–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Love between a man and a woman is founded on the mating instinct and is not free from desire and self-seeking. But to have a friend and to be true under any and all trials is the mark of a man.”
Charles Eastman (1858–1939) said by 1939 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“And it would be a short war my friend. The government has nukes. Too many of them. But they’re legit. I’m sure if we talked we could find common ground to protect our families and communities.”
Eric Swalwell (born 1980) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 16 November 2018 on Twitter, reported on by Washington Times
“A friend unexpectedly died yesterday. He was young. I searched my email because I remembered he recently sent a kind note. I had a response in my drafts that I never finished. I feel awful. A sad reminder life is short.”
Eric Swalwell (born 1980) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 10:37 PM tweet on Friday 3 Dec 2020
“I myself hold my friend the great Basil in high regard for his seriousness of character and the maturity and prudence of his discourse.”
Gregory of Nazianzus (329–390) said by 390 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We live in such isolation, and here I am again with my silent friend, my diary.”
Sophia Tolstaya (1844–1919) first seen 1876 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 15 September 1876
“The president of Trump's Atlantic City Hotel in the late 1980s said he saw Trump and Epstein together so frequently that he believed Epstein was Trump's best friend. ...[He] described the incident where Trump brought Epstein a 19 year old girl to the casino gaming floor.”
Sheldon Whitehouse (born 1955) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ref: Rhian Lubin, "'It was his best friend': Ex-Trump Casino boss reveals president brought Epstein and teen girl to gaming floor" The former Atlantic City Trump Casino executive said at one point Epstein was the presid…
“When death finally comes you will welcome it like an old friend, aware of how dreamlike and impermanent the whole phenomenal world really is.”
Dilgo Khyentse (1910–1991) said by 1991 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche’s Last Teaching By Matthieu Ricard, Tricycle Magazine (Fall 1997)
“There is not a black man I know, be he a relative, a friend, or a co-worker, who has not been the subject of some kind of profiling or discrimination.”
Kamala Harris (born 1964) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: February 19, 2020 according to a video (~2:13), CNN, (January 17, 2021)
“For me, the code of the West is simple. You never let a friend down... ever. And you don't go after your enemies if they leave you alone. You can live a long time on those two things.”
Max Evans (author) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted by Slim Randles, Ol' Max Evans: The First Thousand Years (2004)
“My son," said he, "if every one in your case should shed tears as abundantly as you have done, the world would have been drowned in salt water by this time. As for your friend, think not ill of him; no man loveth another who is always giving.”
Howard Pyle (1853–1911) said by 1911 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Just getting auditions was rough. But also just learning how to act - when I did my first role, in a film I did which was a favour to a friend, I realised I was really bad at it.”
Dave Bautista (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Let's forget today who is friend or foe, and hold each other in caring embrace. Let your love be the magnet to bring the humanity to Allah's grace. Remember those in perennial fast, constantly in hunger and deprivation, Share with the poor, orphans and the destitutes, to make inclusive your celebration.”
Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899–1976) said by 1976 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Formerly the master selected the slave; today the slave selects his master, and he has got to find one or else he is carried down here to my friend, the gaoler.”
Albert Parsons (1848–1887) said by 1887 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Sailing is an escape, it’s an adventure. As I kid I was always reading books about adventure, about being outside. It was always something I wanted to do and the first time I went sailing on my own, or went out with a friend, it was just freedom. No one could come and tell me, ‘Go there,’ or ‘Do this.’ It felt like a mini adventure just for me.”
Pierre Casiraghi (born 1987) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Today, little things make me happy, like going for a walk, getting coffee with a friend, or creating something original. Really, I find happiness in everything now. We all go through grim times. But instead of resisting the struggle like I did, embrace it, accept it, and give the matter time to figure itself out.”
Connor Franta (born 1992) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The feeling of loneliness is temporary. It can easily be replaced by another feeling or action. Now, when I'm feeling down, I pick up the phone and call a friend for a chat or to meet. How can you be lonely if there is always someone to reach out to or spend time with? Loneliness really is a state of mind. A thought is only as strong as you allow it to be.”
Connor Franta (born 1992) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I fear that having tried to be a good leader over the years, I have proved a poor daughter, sister, partner and friend. The party and my work has always come first, often at the expense of commitments to loved ones.”
Ruth Davidson (born 1978) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Her resignation letter on Twitter (29 August 2019) cited in Ruth Davidson quits as Scottish Conservative leader BBC News (29 August 2019)
“Everyone was somebody’s cousin, or uncle, or bedmate, or best college friend. Sometimes he felt that the whole of Washington was glued together into one vast, incestuous, and inefficient snotball.”
Charles Sheffield (1935–2002) said by 2002 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Well you're looking for another end Doing time But you still can't turn away Well you're looking for a real friend Any kind That wants to play the games you play On this side of paradise Where you're never going to go through twice Stay tuned at any price To this side of paradise.”
Ric Ocasek (1944–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Q: President Macron, friend or foe? A: The jury’s out (applause). But if I become prime minister, I would judge him on deeds, not words.”
Liz Truss (born 1975) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Asked by Julia Hartley-Brewer during hustings (25 August 2022), as cited in "'Problem' if UK cannot tell if France is friend or foe, says Macron after Truss comment", ITV News (26 August 2022).
“On grief and losing his close friend, former teammate, and fellow NFL player Sean Taylor”
Frank Gore (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It's often occurred to me," she said, "that 'friend' is about the most treacherous word in the language.”
Richard Yates (1926–1992) said by 1992 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you are someone who reads books to feel like you have a friend on the page, my book is not going to be the book for you…I write for people who are readers the way I'm a reader. I don't care if I dislike a character; I care if I find them interesting or they make me laugh, or if I'm trying to figure them out. I am always more interested in that.”
Gillian Flynn (born 1971) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On what she might say to potential readers in “The Gone Girl phenomenon: Gillian Flynn speaks out” in The Guardian (2014 Oct 3)
“My friend Carol says aging evens out the advantage of beautiful women over plain ones. ... Where are the girls who were beautiful?”
Julia Alvarez (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The film itself is sort of an indictment of Hollywood. With black people, why is everything that we do wrapped in Christian dogma? Why do we only have to be the sassy black friend? It was incredible to be able to talk about the frustration that I’d had in this industry, in a film. And then it did so well. So that became my North Star.”
Tessa Thompson (born 1983) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On her role in the film Dear White People in “Tessa Thompson interview: ‘Men should have the responsibility to deal with their toxicity’” in Independent (2018 Nov 30)
“This old friend of Adah's paid for the taxi that took her home from Camden Town because he thought she was still with her husband.”
Buchi Emecheta (1944–2017) said by 2017 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We knelt down together, with my child pressed to my heart, and my other arm round the faithful, loving old friend I was about to leave forever. On no other occasion has it ever been my lot to listen to so fervent a supplication for mercy and protection. It thrilled through my heart, and inspired me with trust in God.”
Buchi Emecheta (1944–2017) said by 2017 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When I was 8, my best friend was raped and murdered and thrown off the roof of our building. That's when my serious writing began--when writing became an outlet for me to express my feelings and emotions…That is when I began to understand the power of writing. Other kids played stickball; I'd write weird journal entries.”
Migdalia Cruz (born 1958) first seen 1997 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On how losing her best friend changed the trajectory of her writings in “Play Right” in Sonoma County Independent (Oct./Nov. 1997)
“Government is, in essence, the privileged class dominating the disadvantage. The Big Lie is that government is the friend of the poor and the foe of the well-to-do.”
Mary Ruwart (born 1949) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“O friend, where are you going? Where have you come from, and what are you supposed to do? You belong to the supreme Truth, but you have forgotten your origin, Now it is time to get back on the main road.”
Muktananda (1908–1982) said by 1982 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Mr. Torrez, I'm Rufus Emeterio. I was Mateo's last friend. He was mad brave on his End Day. I took photos all day on Instagram. You gotta see how he lived. My username is @RufusonPluto. I'm really happy your son reached out to me on what could've been the worst day ever. Sorry for your loss, Rufus (9/5/17)”
Adam Silvera (born 1990) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I'm on edge, scared of learning more, but if there's a world where I can have a future with Alano, even just as a friend, I can't be haunted by his past with Rio. And if I'm ever gonna confront this, it's now, when Alano is still in LA to ground me.”
Adam Silvera (born 1990) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am utterly confused and tired. Everything is becoming clinical. I remember in 1985, a Leftist friend of mine had tried explaining the Naxal organizational structure to me, and finally exasperated, he’d said, ‘Trying to understand the Naxal movement is like peeling an onion. In the end, you will have only tears in your eyes and many disconnected and scattered layers of the onion.’”
Vivek Agnihotri (born 1973) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I'm not your friend or anything, damn You think that you're the man I think, therefore, I am.”
Billie Eilish (born 2001) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Therefore I Am" (12 November 2020) · Official Music Video (Nov 12 November 2020)
“The first friend we choose is our first announcement to the world of selfhood: This is my person, this is what it says about me. (with Women’s Prize)”
Hanya Yanagihara (born 1974) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source