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“I’m not my children’s regular friend; I am their mom first. But they can come to me for anything. That’s the kind of mom Leruo has in the story. So that’s the similarity between me and Moretlo.”
Mmabatho Mogomotsi first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: There's a new queen running the town — Mmabatho Mogomotsi stars in 'Outlaws, TimesLIVE,TshisaLive stuff(August 20, 2023)
“I was first introduced to art cars in the early 90’s in Bisbee by my friend Kate Pearson. She had just seen Harrod Blank’s film “Wild Wheels” and had met Harrod. She got inspired and made her own and I soon followed. My first car was called “The Funk Ambulance,” which was an Oldsmobile 98 painted with lions, a big sound system, and disco lights.”
Gretchen Baer (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We get along, but what is a friend? We get along. We are very diplomatic towards one another.”
Sibonelo Mngometulu (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I think it’s important for people to have somebody who’s objective, and who’s not necessarily a friend or family”
Sanaa Lathan (born 1971) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Since I was a little boy huddled up next to my grandmother, television has always been my reliable friend, so it is an enormous honor for me to host this year's Emmy Awards”
Cedric the Entertainer (born 1964) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Yes it’s disappointing that Tisang missed qualifying for the Olympics but what I know is that he is one of the best hurdlers in the world and he is going to come back stronger. There is competition between us but there is no rivalry, we just push each other to get to our best. For me it’s a blessing to have him as my friend and training partner”
Victor Ntweng (born 1995) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Fearless and fast, Ntweng’s rapid Olympic rise,20 July 2024
“When a well-contrived but difficult plan to free Greece was proposed to Agis II, he replied, “Friend, thy words need an army and a treasure.”
Agesilaus II (444–360 BC) said by 360 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Even if you are married or even if you’re committed to someone or a friend or whatever, you really have to go through certain things and deal with them alone and really ponder about what you want in life.”
Heart Evangelista (born 1985) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: . "Heart Evangelista Talks Marriage with Chiz Escudero". PEP.ph. 12 May 2023.
“I always had this belief that we are our own worse enemy and best friend at the same time.”
Cherie Gil (1963–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A friend who did a lot of consulting work when tenure-track jobs were not readily forthcoming once told me that having a Ph.D. means two things: You know a lot about a little, and you know better than most people how to look things up—particularly at a time when there is so much cheap, unreliable, useless information out there.”
Paula Findlen (born 1964) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 2014
“I was the ye ye girl with the miniskirt, at 22 I was already famous, but I wanted to change and I transformed myself into a fifty-year-old woman to sing the authors I loved, like Brel who later became my friend, or Ferré who was like a brother.”
Patty Pravo (born 1948) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Patty Pravo: "I fotografi mi amavano. Certo, con questa faccia..." la Repubblica (December 12, 2020)
“Motherhood and parenthood will involve a series of choices you have to make for the realities you have now. My friend said, stop trying to do it all.”
Iza Calzado (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Because it’s really a newfound faith na parang when I found Jesus in the center of my life, He’s a friend.”
Angelu De Leon (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He’s a friend like us talking, I can pray to him like this and He wouldn’t mind.”
Angelu De Leon (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Luckily in my life I have met a person whom I think is not only my best friend but a genius in his craft, si direk Cris Martinez, the screen writer of Kimmy Dora 1, 2 and 3,”
Eugene Domingo (born 1971) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Eugene Domingo's advice for Wally Bayola: 'It won't hurt for you to ask for an apology' Rhea Manila Santos, 2 January 2014.
“It's hard if you don't open your eyes to the possibilities that are there anyway. But you can't take away the fact that if you have a true friend, you will also go through the bumps in life.”
Aiko Melendez (born 1975) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Aiko Melendez on mending friendships, balancing love and politics, The Philippine Star 10 August 2025.
“I don't know her intentions at that time or what her purpose was. But she was there as a friend.”
Jessy Mendiola (born 1992) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Jessy Mendiola opens up about her engagement ring in a tell-all vlog, By Cara Emmeline Garcia 16 December 2020.
“Being with you for 12 years is such a roller coaster ride. There's ups and downs. But it was worth it. Happy 12 years of being my best friend.”
Iwa Moto (born 1988) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Iwa Moto describes the last 12 years with Pampi Lacson as a 'rollercoaster ride', By Aedrianne Acar 18 April 2024.
“Regenschein is dead, my friend. You’re delirious.” “No one who writes a good book is really dead.”
Walter Moers (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A fine romance, with no kisses. A fine romance, my friend, this is. We should be like a couple of hot tomatoes, But you're as cold as yesterday's mashed potatoes.”
Dorothy Fields (1905–1974) first seen 1936 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Fine Romance" (1936)
“But more than anything, as a friend, I just want to make [Wurtzbach], my team, proud. But more than them, I just want to make the entire Philippines proud. So for her to believe in me means the universe.”
Christi McGarry (born 1992) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Christi McGarry on being Pia Wurtzbach’s ‘anointed one’, Inquirer.net 16 March 2024.
“To my loving partner, best friend, soon to be wife, in our 5 years together, we've been through a lot, teased, laughed at.”
Kiray (born 1995) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Kiray Celis reveals she is not yet married: ‘Akala niyo kasal na kami no?’, Alyana De Guzman, Push Team 30 November 2025.
“Dylan is like a friend I've returned to throughout my life. Jim Morrison, too. Of course, he's pretty corny on the page, but it works with the music. I used to listen to the Doors over and over, in various mental states.”
Michael Gira (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Nobody is your friend until they defend your name in your absence.”
Alessandra de Rossi (born 1984) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: KAMI. 9 February 2025
“Tell me what you find better, or more honourable than age. Is not wisdom entail'd upon it? Take the pre-eminence of it in every thing; in an old friend, in old wine, in an old pedigree.”
Shackerley Marmion (1603–1639) said by 1639 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Slightly altered in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919) p. 171, note: "What find you better or more honourable than age? Take the preheminence of it in everything, — in an old friend, in old wine, in an old …
“Even for atheists, things come from nothing and return to nothing: God's friend is a madman who believes he needs a master, a lord, a creator; the atheist is a madman who believes he does not need one, but both belong to the same soul.”
Emanuele Severino (1929–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The Christian faith is a friend of reason, and a God without Logos cannot be the Christian God. The world responds to a creative plan, and this plan is in a certain way glimpsed by the man of science, who is capable of perceiving this Logos because his intelligence is the image of God. Theology must take an interest in scientific knowledge in order to be a better theology.”
Giuseppe Tanzella-Nitti (born 1955) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Before you act, it's Prudence soberly to consider; for after Action you cannot recede without dishonour: Take the Advice of some Prudent Friend; for he who will be his own Councellour, shall be sure to have a Fool for his Client.”
William De Britaine first seen 1682 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Humane Prudence, or, The Art by which a Man May Raise Himself and Fortune to Grandeur (London: printed for John Lawrence, 1682) p. 57
“It's not about a specific person. It could be about a friend or someone who has disappointed you. But it's all rage.”
Janine Berdin (born 2002) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Janine Berdin on decision to enhance appearance: ‘I recognize that I’ve changed’ Josh Mercado, 16 September 2025.
“Is it possible to go on a trip with a male friend?”
Sandara Park (born 1984) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: LOOK: Sandara Park, actor Jung Il-woo visit Bohol, Paul Xavier Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News, 4 June 2024.
“Dear Andrea, I am your friend because you are the only priest who does not want to send me to heaven by force.”
Fabrizio De André (1940–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“(About Francesco Boccia) At the beginning of our relationship, he was a free spirit, very much aligned with the libertine ideal embodied by Franco Califano, his idol and dearest friend. I was insecure and saw danger everywhere; today, I don’t. Family comes first for both of us. However, at the start of our relationship, he was easily distracted—that’s for sure.”
Nunzia De Girolamo (born 1975) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Santoro gets on my nerves because he’s fighting a friend of mine. But I appreciate his professionalism. He’s biased, but in an open way. Interviewer: Do you prefer Vespa or Santoro? Ghedini: I have more fun on Santoro’s show.”
Niccolò Ghedini (1959–2022) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Claudio Sabelli Fioretti, Ghedini: "Berlusconi sotto processo fa comodo anche a qualche amico", La Stampa.it, 2 August 2010.
“I never held any major positions in the PSI, but I had the honor of being a friend of Craxi.”
Domenico Contestabile (1937–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“(At the funeral of Nilde Iotti) She had a conception of democracy in which a political opponent is a friend. She always considered the other person’s point of view.”
Tina Anselmi (1927–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The Supreme Court’s ruling finally does justice to Mr Previti. It is just a pity that it has taken more than ten years. We are delighted for our friend Cesare Previti and hope that this case will help shed light on the conduct of those who, for purely political reasons, have over the years denied the plain facts and the law.”
Renato Schifani (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Will you be there in the last video? Will your name be on the roll call at the end, my friend? Where the angels, and the gamblers, and the prisoners come and go? Will you be there in the last video?”
Chip Taylor (1940–2026) said by 2026 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“But if Renzi did all this to Letta, who was his friend, what can he do to us Italians, who he doesn't even know?”
Maurizio Crozza (born 1959) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The-enemy-of-my-enemy-is-my-friend” goes a long way to explain most scientific controversies I’m familiar with; so much so, that one wonders why it is that such debates so quickly and permanently become polemically polarized. The long after-life of the medieval disputation-cum-duel?”
Lorraine Daston (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“(About Giuseppe Dossetti) A great friend and, of course, a mentor. I was the first to find out that he was going to become a priest.”
Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) said by 1999 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When someone you’ve known for sixty years can still surprise you, they must be quite extraordinary. I met Silvio as a child at the oratory and became his friend at secondary school, but even now, he still manages to surprise me. His ability to withstand pressure is almost superhuman.”
Fedele Confalonieri (born 1937) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Niki [Lauda] was also a great champion off the track: a straightforward and sincere man, and a loyal friend. He was also tough when it came to saying things with complete transparency. [...] Do they remember him as a 'computer'? He was a very sensitive young man. He always worked on the details […]. He liked to laugh and have fun, but there was always an underlying seriousness to him.”
Luca di Montezemolo (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Solitude has a healing consoler, friend, companion: it is work.”
Berthold Auerbach (1812–1882) said by 1882 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When people ask about my ancestors, I reply, ‘Most likely descendants of exiles.’ [...] Among these exiled notables, the greatest hero is undoubtedly Minamoto no Tametomo. My friend, the local historian Asanuma Eitarō, once told me, ‘The reason you are fighting so hard in the Diet is because you carry the blood of Tametomo.’ Being compared to the modern Tametomo felt a bit ticklish.”
Inejirō Asanuma (1898–1960) first seen 1956 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: My Resume (私の履歴書), Nihon Keizai Shimbun, 1956 (book form: 1957).
“I need a life. I need a friend. I need a change. But nothing ever changes.”
Christopher Durang (1949–2024) said by 2024 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The things being said about me, those that know me can attest are not the actions of the person they know as a friend, son, brother and father.”
Andre Blaze (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Well, I’ve been a fan of Louis’ for years and years and years, and an old friend as well, so I’ve always wanted to work with him, and even while I was living in L.A. for eight years, I used to call him often saying, ‘Just send me another play, send me another play so I can read it’. I just wanted to read his stuff, not thinking I’d ever work with him because I was living somewhere else”
Carl Beukes (born 1976) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Goodbye, my friend, without a word or hand shake, Don't be sad, and do not muse In this life to die is nothing novel, But to live, of course, is hardly greater news.”
Sergei Yesenin (1895–1925) said by 1925 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Concerning Suicide in Soviet Russia, Jacques Choron, December 1968, Bulletin of Suicidology
“While I was trying to figure out what I would do, a friend of mine, the former DA Councillor Pierre Bosch recruited me to participate at the DA activities,”
Ciska Jordaan wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“People ask me how I can have a Muslim councillor as a friend. I respond, ‘how can I not?’ I am a staunch Jewess, and used to be in shul every Shabbat and every chag. Politics doesn’t allow me to do that, but it does allow me to live my Jewish values.”
Madeleine Hicklin (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source