100 Best Friend Quotes That Perfectly Capture Real Friendship

Some friendships come with a story worth telling. The kind that starts with awkward laughs and ends in shared silence that feels like home. We don’t always realize it, but the people who stick with us through every version of ourselves are rare. That’s what makes best friends different from everyone else. They show up when the world doesn’t, they listen when no one else can, and they remember things we forget about ourselves.

It’s not always about the big dramatic moments either. Sometimes, a simple “I brought snacks” or a look that says “I know what you’re thinking” is what defines the bond. These are the moments that live quietly in between texts, late-night walks, or inside jokes no one else would ever understand. Over time, those little pieces stack up into something unshakable: trust.

Words can’t always capture what a best friend means, but they can come close. The right quote doesn’t just describe friendship, it reminds you of someone. That’s why people search for best friend quotes: not to define a friendship, but to reflect it. To put into words the loyalty, comfort, and hilarity that comes with having a person who’s just… yours.

In this collection, you’ll find words from artists, philosophers, athletes, and icons who’ve all tried to say what we feel. Some are poetic, others are blunt, and a few might even surprise you. And if you’re here for something more playful or romantic, you might also like our rizz lines writing because sometimes, charm and connection go hand in hand.

Whether you're posting a selfie, writing a letter, or just feeling grateful for someone in your life, these quotes might say exactly what you didn’t know you needed to hear.

Maya Angelou: Be a rainbow in someone else's cloud.

Gina Barreca: Your best friends are diamonds.

Meghan Markle: If we treated ourselves as well as we treated our best friend, can you imagine?

Muhammad Ali: Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain.

Jane Fonda: Women's friendships are like a renewable source of power.

Jennifer Lopez: You can choose your family.

Oprah Winfrey: The best gift anyone can give is the gift of sharing themselves.

Michelle Obama: Friendships between women are built of a thousand small kindnesses.

Winnie the Pooh: A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside.

Jane Austen: There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends.

Mindy Kaling: One friend with whom you have a lot in common is better than three with whom you struggle to find things to talk about.

J.K. Rowling: It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends.

Richelle Mead: Only a true best friend can protect you from your immortal enemies.

William Shakespeare: Words are easy, like the wind; faithful friends are hard to find.

Mario Puzo: Friendship is everything. It is almost the equal of family.

Walter Dean Myers: Cutting people out of your life is easy, keeping them in is hard.

John Green: Anybody can look at you. It’s quite rare to find someone who sees the same world you see.

Charlotte Brontë: There is no happiness like that of being loved by your fellow creatures.

Helen Keller: I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.

Friedrich Nietzsche: Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes.

Anaïs Nin: Each friend represents a world in us.

George Santayana: Friendship is almost always the union of a part of one mind with the part of another.

Dean Koontz: Never leave a friend behind.

Albert Camus: Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

Mark Twain: Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.

Bob Marley: The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.

Alfred Tennyson: If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk through my garden forever.

A.A. Milne: Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. 'Pooh!' he whispered. 'Yes, Piglet?' 'Nothing,' said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. 'I just wanted to be sure of you.'

Linda Grayson: There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.

Henri Nouwen: When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who share our pain.

E.B. White: You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing.

Aristotle: What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.

Jon Katz: Friends are part of the glue that holds life and faith together.

Ralph Waldo Emerson: It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

Oscar Wilde: Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation.

Plutarch: I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.

Henry David Thoreau: Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

Marlene Dietrich: It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.

Virginia Woolf: Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends.

Wanda Hope Carter: Family and friends are hidden treasures, seek them and enjoy their riches.

Charles Kuralt: The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege.

Kelly Clarkson: My friends and family are my support system.

Colbie Caillat: Talking with my friends and family every day helps keep me grounded.

Jess C. Scott: Friends are the family you choose.

Mark Zuckerberg: Think about what people are doing on Facebook today. They're keeping up with their friends and family.

Niki Taylor: Stick to the basics, hold on to your family and friends.

Eric Lefkofsky: Studying doesn't have to happen in a silo. It can be a social experience.

Courtland Milloy: Nothing purchased can come close to the renewed sense of gratitude for having family and friends.

Barbara Bush: Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.

Frederick Buechner: You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with you.

Gerald Ford: The length of one's days matters less than the love of one's family and friends.

Lilly Singh: You need a really solid foundation of friends and family to keep you where you need to be.

Jenson Button: When I'm on my own, I can be negative. I need my friends and family around to help pick me up.

Robin Roberts: The best part of life is when your family becomes your friends and your friends become your family.

Jasmine Guy: If one is desperate for love, look at one's friends and family and see if love is all around.

Josephine de La Baume: Remember that when you're young and your career feels like the most important thing, the most important thing is love and the relationships you have with people.

Dean Ornish: When we understand the connection between how we live and how long we live, it's easier to make different choices.

Paloma Faith: I'm surrounded by friends and family who are not that impressed by celebrity.

Shawn Roberts: It's always nice to be able to show your friends and family what it is that you do.

Rachel Brosnahan: I think home has become my friends and family, wherever they are.

Gina Barreca: It's not that diamonds are a girl's best friend, but it's your best friends who are your diamonds.

Thomas Aquinas: There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.

Dr. Seuss: To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world.

G. Randolf: Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget.

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.

Sarah Valdez: A friend is one of the best things you can be and the greatest things you can have.

Irish Proverb: A good friend is like a four-leaf clover; hard to find and lucky to have.

Maria Shriver: When the world is so complicated, the simple gift of friendship is within all of our hands.

Ed Cunningham: Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.

Hubert H. Humphrey: The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.

Helen Keller: True friends are never apart, maybe in distance but never in heart.

Mohanlal: Friendship is accepting a person with all their qualities—good and bad.

Ari Joseph: True friends are like diamonds, precious and rare. Fake friends are like autumn leaves, found everywhere.

Maya Angelou: A friend may be waiting behind a stranger’s face.

Sophocles: To throw away an honest friend is, as it were, to throw your life away.

C.S. Lewis: Friendship is born at the moment when one says to another, 'What! You too? I thought I was the only one.'

Unknown: Friendship is so weird…you just pick a human you’ve met and you’re like 'Yep, I like this one' and you just do stuff with them.

Nick Miller (New Girl): You know what sucks about getting older? Your friends have known you for way too long. They’ve got too much on you.

Unknown: We’ll be the old ladies causing trouble in the nursing home.

Cher (Clueless): She’s my friend because we both know what it’s like to have people be jealous of us.

Unknown: True friendship is when you walk into their house and your WiFi connects automatically.

Cookie Monster (Sesame Street): Friend is someone to share the last cookie with.

Sylvia Plath: There is nothing like puking with somebody to make you into old friends.

Bernard Meltzer: A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.

Oprah Winfrey: If you can survive 11 days in cramped quarters with a friend and come out laughing

Ethel Barrymore: The best time to make friends is before you need them.

Warren Buffett: You will move in the direction of the people that you associate with.

Paul Rudd: Judd Apatow and I were pen pals before we met in person; our friendship started over a shared love of comedy.

JoJo Siwa: Chris Hughes and I have a soulmate friendship; it's a deep connection that goes beyond words.

Blake Lively: I thank America Ferrera for sharing her life with me; our friendship has been a gift.

Ian McKellen: Anthony Hopkins and I share a bond that has grown stronger over the years; our friendship is a treasure.

George Clooney: Melinda, Michelle, and I have each been vulnerable with each other; that's the foundation of our friendship.

Michelle Obama: Friendship among women is a source of strength and resilience; it's built on shared experiences and trust.

Melinda French Gates: Our friendship is rooted in a shared commitment to making the world better for women and girls.

Amal Clooney: Being friends with Michelle and Melinda has enriched my life; their support means the world to me.

Chris Hughes: JoJo and I have a deep, platonic bond; our friendship is built on mutual respect and understanding.

Brené Brown: Connection is why we're here; it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives.

Ellen DeGeneres: Sometimes you can't see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.