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“I presume your Grand Children are with you, and doubt not that they will afford you every consolation that existing Circumstances will admit. Present me affectionately and sympathetically to them they also have lost a protecting affectionate Connection, and I have lost a much valued Friend.”
Elizabeth Willing Powel (1743–1830) said by 1830 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A scar on the hand the hand might be quite continental, But demons are a ghoul's best friend.”
Maila Nurmi (1922–2008) said by 2008 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Today is an important day, very important. For us. For our people. For our freedom. It was here, at the Mariyinsky Palace, that I held talks today with my friend, Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau. I am grateful to Justin for visiting our country. Exactly now, exactly on this day. A powerful sign of support and faith in the future of our people.”
Volodymyr Zelenskyy (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Lean on me, when you're not strong And I'll be your friend I'll help you carry on For it won't be long 'Til I'm gonna need Somebody to lean on.”
Bill Withers (1938–2020) first seen 1972 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Lean on Me", on Still Bill (1972)
“I’ve been vegan for a month, I’m trying it. […] A friend of mine, Arnold Schwarzenegger, produced this documentary called The Game Changers, about plant-based diet and athletes, so I checked it out and then I figured I would try it out. […] I like it. The most effect I’ve noticed is that your blood sugar is more constant, so you don’t get tired as easily and you feel lighter.”
Dolph Lundgren (born 1957) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Dolph Lundgren Reveals How He Scares His Daughter's Boyfriends | Good Morning Britain" on YouTube (4 December 2019).
“[Senran Kagura]’s an intense, fiery battle. There are also sexy elements. But speaking personally, I get to voice Asuka in each release in the series. As Homura’s best friend, we get to experience these battles as they unfold. This is a story with a lot of heart. That’s why these battles are important.”
Hitomi Harada (born 1987) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Hitomi Harada Talks About Senran Kagura Estival Versus", NicheGamer.com (22 February 2015).
“If I tell a lie, something is left out; If I speak out the truth, there is a blaze. My mind fears both the alternatives, But haltingly my tongue speaks out. Words that come to my tongue cannot be held back. If I were to unravel the mysteries, All would forget to discuss and debate. They would then kill our friend Bullah, For only the hidden truth befits here.”
Bulleh Shah (1680–1757) said by 1757 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’m not anti-vaccine. I just think we need to use them safely. And besides, we’ve got great political support. Senator Harry Reid (then majority leader of the United States Senate) is a good family friend of my bosses, we’ve got support in the Obama administration, and the scientific community is behind us.”
Judy Mikovits (born 1958) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Plague of Corruption Book: The Talented Dr. Judy Mikovits, Kent Heckenlively, Children's Health Defense, (16 April 2020)
“Our 87-year-old neighbor has no power, so we’re storing his food on a freezer hooked to a generator. Our family friend is dying of pancreatic cancer and had to be transferred from home hospice, because he has no power. Hope your shareholders feel good about their dividends.”
Katherine Maher (born 1983) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Twitter, (9 Aug 2020)
“O Farid ! Friend is not hidden; everywhere He is openly manifest. Darkness is all pervaise Light. Only it has been named differently.”
Khwaja Ghulam Farid (1845–1901) said by 1901 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A sociable robot is able to communicate and interact with us, understand and even relate to us, in a personal way. It is a robot that is socially intelligent in a human-like way. We interact with it as if it were a person, and ultimately as a friend.”
Cynthia Breazeal (born 1967) first seen 2002 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Designing Sociable Robots (2002), MIT Press, p. 1.
“My personality, loneliest in the world, is calling loudly to an unknown friend, my obsequious strange personality, looking shabby like a crow, is trembling on the corner of a deserted, winter- withered bench.”
Sakutarō Hagiwara (1886–1942) said by 1942 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Reddy, crouching in the corn, was saddened by the loss of his friend. He dropped his head between his front paws, his green eyes darting vigilantly at all his enemies- dogs and men- standing triumphantly around the pickups. They wouldn't catch him. Nothing on four feet could catch him.”
Harold Keith (1903–1998) said by 1998 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Have you laughed your laughs, my friend? Will you ever fall in love again?”
“Sunny’s with him on the run - his friend Sunny is a gun.”
“I still get tempted today about anger if a friend betrays me. I want them to feel the pain that they are causing me. But when I feel that anger that takes away my peace, I beg God to help me. I know for sure that forgiveness is possible.”
Immaculée Ilibagiza (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“O my God, so good and tender and kind, dear friend, wise counselor, powerful support, how heartless and rash is the man who rejects you, who casts from his heart so humble and gentle a guest!”
Guigo II (1114–1193) said by 1193 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The book is silent as long as you need silence, eloquent whenever you want discourse. He never interrupts you if you are engaged but if you feel lonely he will be a good companion. He is a friend who never deceives or falters you, and he is a companion who does not grow tired of you.”
Al-Jahiz (775–869) said by 869 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Tell that good friend of ours that our trade laws are the most liberal of the continent; that for ten years we have been practising the maxims that he exhorts us to adopt; tell him that he preaches to the converted.”
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810–1861) first seen 1852 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter to Marquis d'Azeglio after William Ewart Gladstone expounded his economic and political ideals in a letter to d'Azeglio (9 December 1860), La Politique du Comte Camille de Cavour de 1852 à 1861, p. 392, quoted in…
“What friend of human liberty, civilization, and refinement, can cast his view over the past history of the monarchies and aristocracies of antiquity, and not deplore that they ever existed? What philanthropist can contemplate the oppressions, the cruelties, and injustice inflicted by them on the masses of mankind, and not turn with moral horror from the retrospect?”
John L. O'Sullivan (1813–1895) said by 1895 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In a number of contributions published in the Voelkischer Beobachter [Goebbels] celebrated Lenin as the national liberator of his country. ‘The Soviet system does not endure because it is Bolshevist or Marxist or international, but because it is national—because it is Russian,’ he wrote to a leftist friend. ‘No Czar has ever aroused the national passion of the Russian people as Lenin did.’”
Curt Martin Riess (1902–1993) said by 1993 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Noah is my best friend. We're the same age. We do everything together. We go to Six Flags. We have play dates. I mean, we are children.”
Millie Bobby Brown (born 2004) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Millie Bobby Brown mania descends on Indiana Comic Con". The Indianapolis Star. (April 16, 2017).
“There are a lot of things you can focus on. If you can, focus on something you greatly enjoy, even if it’s alone or with one friend and put energy into it. If you dwell on the negative it will swallow you but if you focus on the positive it will help you.”
Dome Karukoski (born 1976) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview : Dome Karukoski director of Tolkien (May 5, 2019)
“Jean-Marie Le Pen is a friend. He is dangerous for the political set because he's the only one who's sincere. He says out loud what many people think deep down, and what the politicians refrain from saying because they are either too demagogic or too chicken. Le Pen, with all his faults and qualities, is probably the only one who thinks about the interests of France before his own. 1”
Alain Delon (1935–2024) said by 2024 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Whose inner state is better than his outer state, is friend of God. Whose inner and outer states are alike, is savant. And whose outer condition is better than his interior, is ignorant and cunning.”
Shaqiq al-Balkhi (died 810) said by 810 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you seek a friend, Allah Most High is sufficient for you. If we seek comrade, Kiraman Katibin (recording angels) are enough. If you seek consoler, the Holy Quran is enough. If you need work, His worship is enough. If you desire sermon, death is enough. And whatever is said to you is looked undesirable, then Hell is enough for you.”
Shaqiq al-Balkhi (died 810) said by 810 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Among musicians, I had a true friend, Maestro Cantelli. He was a young man of particularly noble sentiments.”
Enzo Ferrari (1898–1988) said by 1988 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Friend of my heart! Among the Autumn trees We walk together baring thought to thought Of this vast symbol-earth wherein lie wrought Hints of immortal dreams and destinies! And you and I are part of all of these! Ourselves mysterious emblems, tones half-caught From voices far, wherein our souls have sought Deep meanings, silent, 'mid earth's melodies.”
Arthur Upson (1877–1908) said by 1908 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Springtide of the Soul" in Collected Poems, ed. Richard Burton, Vol. 2 (1909), p. 46
“Sorry I didn't save the world, my friend I was too busy buildin' mine again I choose me, I'm sorry”
Kendrick Lamar (born 1987) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Seeking out help is never a weakness. Whether that's just phoning a friend or finding a therapist or starting to read up on things on the internet or in books. Sometimes we think that means we can't help ourselves, that it's a bad thing, but it's not. It's just becoming more self-aware, and I think that that's a really amazing gift to give yourself.”
Lily Collins (born 1989) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Lily Collins on Anxiety, Self-Care, and the Workout Plan That Helped Her Heal (May 8, 2020)
“Life is a good teacher and a good friend. Things are always in transition, if we could only realize it.”
Pema Chödrön (born 1936) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is disconcerting to find that an acquaintance considers you his best friend, his soul mate, but I could do nothing about it.”
Bernard MacLaverty (born 1942) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Fear when the friend fears you.”
Hossein Nuri (born 1954) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Illuminationist Depictions (2015) by Nadia Maftouni, p. 62
“You can't rap, my friend You're white and you're from Fulham Please put down the mic there's no way you can fool them Don't be stupid, you won't get that far Turn your back on hip-hop, bruv, and go and play guitar”
Example (musician) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“First, I'd like them to say that he was always loyal to his church. Second, that he was a friend to Catholic education. And third, if they don't want to say the first two, at least I hope they would chisel on the stone, 'He served the poor.”
James Aloysius Hickey (1920–2004) said by 2004 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is so easy to be an enemy of the United States, but so difficult to be a friend.”
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu (1923–2001) first seen 1975 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in a response to Anna Chennault in 1975
“I strongly believe that animals are a crucial part in a human's life; we need other companions besides our fellow humans to share joyous, sad and emotional moments. Pets just always seem to be the unsurpassed friend and the best listeners.”
Emma Wareus (born 1990) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have not a girl that's mine I have not a friend I have not got a place to live Indeed it seems the end But it ain't, for me as I've got myself, which matters most throughout the life I lead. I have not a penny in my pocket, and if soon I should be found just as badly broken I won't gloom cos it ain't, for me as I've got myself which matters most throughout the life I lead”
Gilbert O'Sullivan (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When the world you live in really gets you down, when you feel a pain inside you starting to pound, and the girl you love, she doesn't want to know, let an old friend, as a godsend, lead you to where peaceful waters flow”
Gilbert O'Sullivan (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You may have given me the breaks, amended all my life's mistakes, ooh, but wait a minute, you don't own me. You may be more than just a friend on whose assistance I depend ooh, but wait a minute, you don't own me.”
Gilbert O'Sullivan (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As men, you stand at the center of the universe. You spout pearls of wisdom that shape the future of the world. So when your female friend comes to you, you might wonder: ‘Is she hoping to share her sadness with me? No, she must be hoping to learn something from me!’”
Yang Li (born 1992) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The ‘Punchline Queens’ Ripping Into Chinese Comedy’s Boys’ Club" in Sixth Tone (21 August 2020)
“Halyna Hutchins was not just one of the most talented people I’ve worked with, but also a friend. I’m shocked and saddened by her death. It’s my hope that this tragedy prompts the industry to reevaluate its values and practices to ensure no one is harmed through the creative process again.”
Dave Halls first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 1 November 2021
“The nature of our society is to protect family and friend. The people in the camps cannot report dangerous criminals among them because they are family. While the closure (of the camp) may not end terror attacks, it will see a reduction in the channels for recruitments and planning of attacks.”
Paul Darmanin (1940–2023) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Garissa Catholic Bishop backs closing Dadaab camp in Kenya (15 April 2015)
“So, when I went to the man’s office some months later, my friend said, “Deddeh, this is the lady who returned the money.” He said, “Yes, I’m just coming from General Buhari’s office. You returned 12,000 pounds; why did you return it?”
Dora Akunyili (1954–2014) said by 2014 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Science, my forward-looking friend, is a complex of interlocking theories, all derived from observation.”
William Tenn (1920–2010) said by 2010 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I encourage young ladies out there that are in a hurry to get married, that are pressured to get married. Calm down, take your time, If you rush in, you will rush out.Also marriage is all about marrying your friend”
Funke Akindele (born 1977) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You know how you’re completely different with your mom than you are with your best friend, than you are with your romantic partner, than you are with your boss? They’re just different facets of me.”
Padma Lakshmi (born 1970) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Padma Lakshmi’s Delicious Mission" in Vanity Fair (24 June 2021)
“I miss everything about her. My mum was my best friend.”
Chioma Akpotha (born 1980) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Talking about what she missed about her mother (2018)
“If you’re not a friend of me, enter the light”
Ayra Starr (born 2002) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He is a comrade; he was a friend when my own people did not want me.”
Micere Githae Mugo (1942–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source