Subject: People » Friends (Page 3)

I was the kid next door’s imaginary friend.

(1956 – ) American comedian

I always like to know everything about my new friends, and nothing about my old ones.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

The only difference between friends and lovers is about four minutes.

writer, website creator

One thing your friends will never forgive you is your happiness.

(1913 – 1960) French-Algerian author, philosopher & journalist

Anybody can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend’s success.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

Greater love hath no man than this, to lay down his friends for his life.

(1929 – ) British politician

Good hospitality is making your guests feel at home, even when you wish they were.

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

Have you ever thought about registering as a sex offender just so your friends won’t bring their kids over to your house?

(1967 – ) American stand-up comedian & actor

A friend who is near and dear may in time become as useless as a relative.

(1866 – 1944) American writer, newspaper columnist, playwright & humorist

To find a friend one must close one eye; to keep him – two.

(1868 – 1952) British writer

You know how your friends are all morons, and they got the stories wrong all the time?… it’s the same here with the Bible.

(1960 – ) American stand-up comedian & writer

When our friends get into power, they aren’t our friends any more.

A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success.


(1926 – ) newspaper columnist

When you are down and out something always turns up – and it is usually the noses of your friends.

(1915 – 1985) stage & film actor & director

A Merry Christmas to all my friends except two.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

We cherish our friends not for their ability to amuse us, but for our to amuse them.

(1903 – 1966) English writer

Friends are like fiddle-strings and they must not be screwed too tightly.

Everyone I like stays the hell away from me.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)

I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog.

(1931 – ) American baseball player & manager

Optimist: The sort of man who marries his sister’s best friend.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

One good reason to only maintain a small circle of friends is that three out of four murders are committed by people who know the victim.

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author