Friendship Quotes

The chosen family. Quotes about the people who show up, stick around, and make life better.

18559 quotes

"To establish sisterhood, we must first acknowledge the ways in which we have been kept apart."
Audre Lorde
"The bonds we create with each other are bonds of survival and of joy."
Audre Lorde
A
"Friendship deepens through shared struggle and commitment to justice."
Angela Davis
B
"Friendship requires the willingness to be truly known."
Barbara Smith
B
"True friendship survives disagreement because it is rooted in truth."
Barbara Smith
A
"Come. Sit. Drink some tea. Let's talk about writing, about life, about the Book of Laws."
Arundhati Roy
B
"Solidarity is not charity; it is recognizing our shared humanity and mutual interdependence."
Barbara Smith
"Community means strength that joins our strength to do the work that needs to be done."
Audre Lorde
A
"Real friendship means standing with each other through transformation and struggle."
Angela Davis
A
"True friendship transcends personal interest and becomes a political commitment."
Angela Davis
A
"Friendship is loving someone despite knowing their truth."
Arundhati Roy
B
"Solidarity is built not through perfection, but through honest commitment to showing up."
Barbara Smith
B
"We build movements not on grand gestures but on daily acts of care and commitment."
Barbara Smith
"Community action is more powerful than individual guilt."
Bill McKibben
J
"Friendship transcends borders in fighting climate change."
James Hansen
"Community is the answer to most of what ails us."
Bill McKibben
"It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences."
Audre Lorde
A
"Friendship is the one relationship that is purely voluntary and therefore purely valuable."
Arundhati Roy
J
"Friendship with people who share your values makes the work bearable."
James Hansen
A
"Friendship is the luxury of choosing who walks beside you."
Arundhati Roy
L
"Friendship is a treasure beyond price."
Leopold Sédar Senghor
L
"True friends are mirrors of our souls."
Leopold Sédar Senghor
A
"True friendship knows no distance."
Aimé Césaire
D
"The true friendship is with the Earth itself."
David Brower
L
"We are bound together by more than politics; we are bound by shared humanity."
Leopold Sédar Senghor
L
"Friendship is the greatest wealth a person can possess."
Leopold Sédar Senghor
E
"Friendship requires vulnerability and trust"
Edward Said
L
"Friendship is the bridge that connects souls across all divides."
Leopold Sédar Senghor
L
"A single hand cannot tie a bundle; unity is strength."
Leopold Sédar Senghor
S
"Friendship requires a shared commitment to truth."
Slavoj Žižek