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Befriend Quotes

Quotes on trust, friendship, and connection

These quotes look at the many sides of befriending someone, from making friends almost too quickly to the quiet power once someone trusts you enough to open up - a Big Part of how relationships form.

I was very lucky to befriend many authors before even signing with an agent, and they were all so supportive of me when I told them I was in the middle of my first book.

Quotes by Adam Silvera

Where 'Dragon Quest Monsters' originated from was 'Dragon Quest V,' where you had a monster befriending system as a main part: you could actually befriend monsters and have them fight on behalf of your party, as part of your party.

Quotes by Yuji Horii

I am married to a happy camper. He's a criminal lawyer who thinks people are inherently good and will befriend him. His father, at 93, is the same way.

Quotes by Susan Isaacs

The idea for 'Conversations with Friends' - two college students who befriend a married couple - struck me at first as a concept for a short story. I started to write it under the title 'Melissa,' and eventually, it got...

Quotes by Sally Rooney

Able Quotes

Role models can inspire. Campaigns can motivate. But if we want all girls everywhere to rise up, then we must find them, befriend them and support them.

Quotes by Queen Rania of Jordan

I befriend people too quickly - I don't think that's wrong, but I get told that I should be a bit more careful.

Quotes by Nicole Appleton

Racism has always existed, and a big part of it is people just not knowing others. I think humans change other human's minds, and it's hard for someone in the middle of America to hate Syrian refugees if they've been...

Quotes by Maz Jobrani

It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.

Mahatma Gandhi

When you have legends who want to do music with you, and you befriend the Kendrick Lamars and the Chance the Rappers, that's due to you really being authentically hip-hop and not being contemporary Christian.

Quotes by Lecrae

Beauty Quotes

Alicia Silverstone from 'Clueless' plays the role of the quintessential buttoned-up beauty who still knows how to throw down. She's intimidating from a distance but happy to befriend the new girl and show her the lay of the land.

Quotes by Lauren Kate

It's probably a bit of a power trip when you befriend somebody enough that they trust you to tell you things.

Quotes by Josh Brolin

I came to declare that I am a friend to Arabs, at a time when it is not easy to be friend to Arabs, because nowadays those who have ambitions and interests would not befriend Arab.

Quotes by George Galloway

When you sign up for Facebook, the service first searches for any mentions of your name and suggests you befriend anyone who has mentioned you in their posts. It then asks to access your e-mail account so you can connect...

Quotes by Ethan Zuckerman

The message of Jesus is summed up partly in the Sermon on the Mount, and partly when he begins his ministry and quotes the passage from Isaiah: 'I have come to set free the prisoners and restore sight to the...

Quotes by Dan Wakefield

Big Part Quotes

We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.

Quotes by Arthur Ashe

Frequently Asked Questions

What does it mean to "befriend" someone, based on these quotes?
To befriend someone is to build trust and connection with them - these quotes range from doing it too quickly to recognizing the quiet power it creates once someone trusts you.
Is there an unusual example among these quotes?
Yes, one comes from a video game context, describing a mechanic where you can literally befriend monsters and have them fight alongside you.
Do any quotes describe befriending as risky?
One speaker admits to befriending people too quickly and being warned to be more careful, suggesting trust given fast can also be trust misplaced.
Is there a lighthearted, personal quote about befriending someone?
Yes, one describes a spouse - a criminal lawyer - who believes people are inherently good and will befriend him, a trait he shares with his 93-year-old father.
How does befriending relate to power or trust?
One quote calls it "a bit of a power trip" when someone trusts you enough to share things with you, framing befriending as an exchange of vulnerability and influence.

One playful reference even comes from a video game, where you literally befriend monsters as allies. For the flip side of connection, see our Enemy quotes.