Family over friends, because real friends are family — Drake
Real friends are very special, but you have to be careful because sometimes you have a friend and you think they are made of rock, then suddenly you realise they're only made of sand. — Maria Callas
True friends. Hardest thing to find, but you never look for them - they found you ; you just grow into each other — Keith Richards
Friends are those rare people who ask how we are, and then wait to hear the answer. — Ed Cunningham
Top 10 Real Friends Quotes
Real value isn’t in what you own, drive, wear or live. The greater value is found in love and life, health and strength, friends and family! — T. D. Jakes
The greatest sweetener of human life is friendship. — Joseph Addison
The real work is in the Heart:
Wake up your Heart! Because when the heart is completely awake,
Then it needs no Friend. — Rabia Basri
When you ask God for a gift, Be thankful if he sends, Not diamonds, pearls or riches, but the love of real true friends. — Helen Steiner Rice
Dare to love and to be a real friend. The love you give and receive is a reality that will lead you closer and closer to God as well as those whom God has given you to love. — Henri Nouwen
Good-Bye is an easy word to say but try saying it to a friend. If I never knew you, I'd be safe, but half as real, never knowing I could feel. — Pocahontas
Real Friends Image Quotes
A real friend or mentor isn't on your payroll. — Prince
Tell me how you read and I'll tell you who you are. — Martin Heidegger
Real friendship is shown in times of trouble; prosperity is full of friends.
No Real Friends Quotes
Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust. — Jesse Owens
There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature. — Jane Austen
Nothing happens by chance, my friend... No such thing as luck. A meaning behind every little thing, and such a meaning behind this. Part for you, part for me, may not see it all real clear right now, but we will, before long. — Richard Bach
A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.
No medicine is more valuable , none more efficacious, none better suited to the cure of our temporal ills than a friend to whom we may turn for consolation in time of trouble, and with whom we may share happiness in time of joy. — Aelred of Rievaulx
There is no friend like the old friend, who has shared our morning days,
No greeting like his welcome, no homage like his praise:
Fame is the scentless sunflower, with gaudy crown of gold;
But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold. — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
I'm passionate about everything, like my family and friends. Anybody I am talkin' to is gonna be bona fide real. There is no substitution for happiness. Period. — Suge Knight
One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but in the number of things they need no longer mention. — Clifton Fadiman
There can be no Friendship where there is no Freedom. — William Penn
Know Your Real Friends Quotes
You find that being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure that's so real it scares you. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. — Bob Marley
It's definitely a dream come true to be recognized and to be able to sign autographs. But, it's also a lot of hard work and can be draining. If you don't know already, you will quickly learn who your real friends are. — Christina Aguilera
What I know for sure is that if you can survive 11 days in cramped quarters with a friend and come out laughing, your friendship is the real deal. I know ours is. — Oprah Winfrey
You don't need too many people to be happy, just a few real ones who appreciate you for who you are
You have to be strong. You have to know how you are, and you have to know who your partner is and you have to know who your friends, who your real friends are. — Fergie
Facing this stuff, in real life is not like school, in school, if you make a mistake you can just try again tomorrow, but out there...when your a second away from being murdered or watching a friend die right before your eyes...you don't know what that's like. — J. K. Rowling
I have a really grounded group of friends, and they like me no matter what. I think it's really important to know who your real friends are. — Jackson Guthy
All of my characters are a little bit based on people I know in real life. You know when you do that you have to change the character a little bit in case your friend or your relative reads the book, because you don't want them to know you wrote about them... They might get mad. — Meg Cabot
After Hollywood, you know if people are interested in you or in the fact that you've been in a movie. You know who your real friends are. — Emily Browning
You know a real friend? Someone you know will look after your cat after you are gone. — William S. Burroughs
My Real Friends Quotes
Oh my friends, we are loaded with countless church activities, while the real work of the church, that of evangelizing and winning the lost is almost entirely neglected. — Oswald J. Smith
The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend. — Aristotle
Strangers are just friends waiting to happen — Rod McKuen
In real life, one of my friends was killed in a car accident during our sophomore year. — Beverley Mitchell
I don't like doctors. Some of my best friends are doctors, and they know how I feel, but I have a real problem with the way modern medicine operates. — Mark Sisson
I can honestly say and swear on my patch that I have never in my life hurt anybody that I really didn't feel had it coming, because they was either trying to hurt me or my friends. If everybody was like that it [life] would be real different. — Sonny Barger
A good friend can tell you what is the matter with you in a minute. He may not seem such a good friend after telling. — Arthur Brisbane
To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing. — Baltasar Gracian
I count myself in nothing else so happy as in a soul remembering my good Friends — William Shakespeare
I shall pursue a straight forward course deviating neither to the right or left so that comes what may I hope my real friends will never have to blush for me, so far as truth, honesty & fair dealings are concerned. — Zachary Taylor
Having Real Friends Quotes
Friends can help each other. A true friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself - and especially to feel. Or, not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at the moment is fine with them. That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is. — Jim Morrison
When we are young, friends are, like everything else, a matter of course. In the old days we know what it means to have them. — Edvard Grieg
It's a saying they have, that a man has a false heart in his mouth for the world to see, another in his breast to show to his special friends and his family, and the real one, the true one, the secret one, which is never known to anyone except to himself alone, hidden only God knows where. — James Clavell
Be suspicious of people who have, or crave, power. Never, ever go near power. Don't become friends with anyone who has real power. It's dangerous. — Stanley Kubrick
Most of your friends aren’t really your friends. They’re just along for the ride when it’s fun, convenient, or valuable. Your real friends are the ones who are there for you when it's none of those—when you have nothing to offer in return. — Sahil Bloom
We tend to take a great deal for granted, because you feel like you're going to live forever. It's only if you lose a friend, or maybe have a near-death experience, [that] many events and people in your life suddenly attain real significance. — Brandon Lee
Say what you want about aging,
it's still the only way to have old friends. — Robert Breault
This is a terrible place to spend your life in. Nobody in Hollywood is normal. Absolutely nobody. And they have such a vicious attitude toward one another. They say much worse things about each other than outsiders say about them, and nobody has any real friends. — Gary Cooper
To be alone means that you avoid bad company. But to have a true friend is better than being alone. — Umar
The wicked can have only accomplices, the voluptuous have companions in debauchery, self-seekers have associates, the politic assemble the factions, the typical idler has connections, princes have courtiers. Only the virtuous have friends. — Voltaire
Only Real Friends Quotes
There are three kinds of friends in the world. An ordinary person sees only who you are; for that you don't need a friend. Then there's a friend who sees in you what you can be. And then there's the real holy Friend, and the presence of this Friend you are already. — Shlomo Carlebach
We cannot learn real patience and tolerance from a guru or a friend. They can be practiced only when we come in contact with someone who creates unpleasant experiences. According to Shantideva, enemies are really good for us as we can learn a lot from them and build our inner strength. — Dalai Lama
You Too? I thought I was the only one. — C. S. Lewis
I live life and try and smile as much as possible. Family and friends are everything." - "That was my first real lesson. At the end of the day, you could be a hell of a marketer, but you're only as good as what you're marketing. — Scooter Braun
Have the conviction that God is your only real relative and friend. — Mata Amritanandamayi
A real friend does not pick up the bill for an addict’s drugs: he packs the friend off to rehab instead. Today, only those who speak up against Israel’s policies – who denounce the occupation, the blockade, and the war – are the nation’s true friends. — Gideon Levy
Actually, I only have a few friends in real life. And when I say friends, I'm referring to those people who I've known since the 1960s. — Jean Reno
The number of people who have either gotten married or had kids or started dating or just made great friends over Instagram is countless. I think we're the only platform that continues to be successful in bringing people together in real life for these real relationships. — Kevin Systrom
Agreement in likes and dislikes - this, and this only, is what constitutes true friendship. — Catiline
Never leave a friend behind. Friends are all we have to get us through this life--and they are the only things from this world that we could hope to see in the next. — Dean Koontz
Who Your Real Friends Are Quotes
If you want to find out who your real friends are, sink the ship. The first ones to jump aren't your friends. — Marilyn Manson
Tell me who your enemy is, and I will tell you who you are. — Carl Schmitt
The friend who holds your hand and says the wrong thing is made of dearer stuff than the one who stays away. — Barbara Kingsolver
I'm always on the market for a new friend, period. As your success continues to grow, you start to see who your real friends are. But I'm always looking for wonderful people to have in my life that have no agenda and aren't fake friends. — Lady Gaga
There is magic in the memory of schoolboy friendships; it softens the heart, and even affects the nervous system of those who have no heart. — Benjamin Disraeli
The biggest hurdle is figuring out who your friends are. Your real friends. — Eleanor Mondale
The only good thing about times of adversity is that you realize who your real friends and fans are - and the rest go away - which in my mind is an OK thing. — Pete Wentz
When you 'make good,' you find out who your real friends are. You find out pretty quick. And it's a very ambivalent feeling, because you're, like, happy you found out that people are [jerkfaces], but you're kinda sad because you think, 'Wow, I wasted so much time being this person's friend.' — Greg Camp
Real Friendship Quotes
. . . success is a combination of many things, but a good character is the foundation of the kind of success that will bring you real happiness. Choose your friends wisely-they will make or break you. — J. Willard Marriott
Cherish the friend who tells you a harsh truth, wanting ten times more to tell you a loving lie. — Robert Breault
The difference between friendship and love is how much you can hurt each other. — Ashleigh Brilliant
An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship. — Oscar Wilde
Friends should be like books, few, but hand-selected. — C.J. Langenhoven
Freindshipp is beyond all relations of flesh and blood, because it is less materiall. — John Evelyn
The love of our neighbor in all its fullness simply means being able to say, "What are you going through? — Simone Weil
Nothing of real worth can ever be bought. Love, friendship, honour, valour, respect. All these things have to be earned. — David Gemmell
The tender friendships one gives up, on parting, leave their bite on the heart, but also a curious feeling of a treasure somewhere buried. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Very Good Friends Quotes
We need American foreign policy that tells the world very clearly that it is bad to be our enemy and good to be our friend. — Marco Rubio
Frog said, 'I wrote 'Dear Toad, I am glad that you are my best friend. Your best friend, Frog.' 'Oh,' said Toad, 'that makes a very good letter.'Then Frog and Toad went out onto the front porch to wait for the mail. They sat there, feeling happy together. — Arnold Lobel
If a man can tell if he's been successful in his life by having great friends, then I have been very successful. — Johnny Ramone
I liked being Doc Holliday. It's fun to be insightful and aristocratic, to stand up for your friend and make sacrifices for him. It was fun to be arrogant like he was and have the goods to back it up. He was a very noble character. Although, let's not forget, he did kill a lot of people. — Val Kilmer
I am convinced that material things can contribute a lot to making one's life pleasant, but, basically, if you do not have very good friends and relatives who matter to you, life will be really empty and sad and material things cease to be important. — David Rockefeller
William Holden and I weren't just good friends. He was my very best friend. I feel his loss very much still. — Glenn Ford
If it was Europe, I just picked a country that I hadn't been to, but I didn't try to check up on what was going on in the country or anything like that. I just went and had a good time and met a lot of very nice people who are still my friends. — Lee Hazlewood
Lucy Fry and I became very good friends on the set…I called her ‘Royal Higness’ & she answered, ‘Yes, my Guardian. — Danila Kozlovsky
When I recollect the treasure of friendship that has been bestowed upon me I withdraw all charges against life. If much has been denied me, much, very much has been given. So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart I shall say that life is good. — Helen Keller
My good friend, you are a citizen of Athens, a city which is very great and very famous for its wisdom and power - are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for fame and prestige, when you neither think nor care about wisdom and truth and the improvement of your soul? — Plato
My real dream is to have a whole, like, buy a whole piece of land. Imagine, like, a long driveway. Like, a cul de sac-type street, with maybe, like, seven houses. Me be right here. Have my mom be able to be right here. My brother over here. My girl's grandmother and family right here. Friends over there. That's my real dream. — J. Cole
The real secrets of Masonry are never told, not even from mouth to ear. For the real secret of Masonry is spoken to your heart and from it to the heart of your brother. Never the language made for tongue may speak it, it is uttered only in the eye in those manifestations of that love which a man has for his friend, which passeth all other loves. — William Howard Taft
You don’t lose real friends, real opportunities, or real relationships when you start standing up for yourself and setting clear boundaries. You lose abusers, manipulators, narcissists, control freaks, attention seekers, and mental-health destroying leeches. — Steven Bartlett
Kinship with all creatures of the earth, sky and water was a real and active principle. In the animal and bird world there existed a brotherly feeling that kept the Lakota safe among them. And so close did some of the Lakotas come to their feathered and furred friends that in true brotherhood they spoke a common tongue. — Luther Standing Bear
There's nothing more precious in this world than the feeling of being wanted. — Diana Dors
We try to be real nice and friendly to people, but sometimes they take advantage of that. — Layne Staley
As a real person, he wouldn't last a minute, would he? But drama is about imperfection. And we've moved away from the aspirational hero. We got tired of it, it was dull. If I was House's friend, I would hate it. How he so resolutely refuses to be happy or take the kind-hearted road. But we don't always like morally good people, do we? — Hugh Laurie
Real love is demanding. I would fail in my mission if I did not clearly tell you so. For it was Jesus - our Jesus himself - who said: 'You are my friends if you do what I command you'. Love demands effort and a personal commitment to the will of God. It means discipline and sacrifice, but it also means joy and human fulfilment. — Pope John Paul II
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