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Bona Quotes

Quotes built around credibility, legitimacy, and being genuine.

Most lines here use 'bona' inside the phrase 'bona fide,' weighing what counts as a legitimate leader, a credible source, or a genuine claim in tense public negotiations. One entry even traces the phrase back to a career highlight in Acting.

Tyler Perry's 'Madea Goes to Jail!' Which, I have to tell you, of everything that I've ever done in my career, that's the only thing that's perked up the ears of my nieces and nephews. That is it, that's done...

Quotes by Viola Davis

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.

Quotes by Suge Knight

I was actually born in New York City, but my family moved to Atlantic City when I was five, this being my dad's home town, so I think that qualifies me as a Jersey resident if not a bona fide...

Quotes by Sharon Kay Penman

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing. Let your falls not be on a prepared ground, but let them be bona fide falls in the rough and tumble of the world.

Quotes by Samuel Butler

Acting Quotes

Does a bona fide chimichurri have cilantro in it? Who cares? Cooking for your family, unless your family includes Joel Rubouchon, is liberating in that regard.

Quotes by Rumaan Alam

I'm dealing in rock'n'roll. I'm, like, I'm not a bona fide human being.

Quotes by Phil Spector

As long as we can establish the bona fides of the leadership of Boko Haram, we are prepared as a government to discuss with them how to get the girls back. But we have not established any evidence of a...

Quotes by Muhammadu Buhari

The federal government of Nigeria has always preferred to talk to bona fide Boko Haram leaders about the release of the Chibok girls, but we must have a credible person or persons that will intervene, preferably United Nations or NGOs.

Quotes by Muhammadu Buhari

And they talk about their bona fide doctors. They have a list of doctors that signed affidavits from looking at a picture of Terry. That's where they get their information from, by looking at a picture.

Quotes by Michael Schiavo

Always Quotes

There are no bona fide treatments available for embryonic stem cells. There is nothing in the laboratory, and there is certainly nothing in the clinics available to patients.

Quotes by Michael C. Burgess

It seemed like whenever I got a bona fide offer from Ferrari, I couldn't do it. And vice versa - when I was ready, their seats were taken. We always had a relationship, but what's important is that I pretty...

Quotes by Mario Andretti

It's a matter of the heart... I take teaching at Harvard very seriously and supervision of my students very seriously. Harvard should have a bona fide commitment to me.

Quotes by Margaret Geller

In 2007, Lindsay Lohan seemed to be on top of the world, a bona fide star who had her pick of acting gigs. But it wasn't long before the veneer cracked, and Lindsay's life began to shatter.

Quotes by Jane Velez-Mitchell

Al Qaeda asks its recruits to establish their bona fides as a condition of membership, even requiring answers to a long questionnaire. But ISIS has democratized and globalized jihad by lowering the entry bar to an eve-of-destruction YouTube pledge of...

Quotes by George Packer

Bona Fide Quotes

I believe Donald Trump is a bona fide authoritarian. I am deeply concerned that if he were president of the United States, he would act accordingly.

Quotes by Evan McMullin

After all the work I've done, why should I suddenly be treated as a bona fide actress?

Quotes by Eva Gabor

One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.

Quotes by Edward Abbey

I have a former Baltimore City police officer's uniform and his robe and hood. He was the grand dragon, which means state leader. His day job, what paid his bills, he was a Baltimore City police officer, not an undercover...

Quotes by Daryl Davis

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 'bona' mean in these quotes?
Nearly every quote here uses 'bona' as part of 'bona fide,' a Latin phrase meaning genuine or in good faith, the samples apply it to credible leaders, verified doctors, and legitimate claims.
Why are these quotes often about negotiations or leadership?
Several samples come from officials discussing who counts as a legitimate representative to negotiate with, showing how 'bona fide' status becomes a real condition for talks to even begin.
Is there a lighter example in this collection?
Yes, one quote is about an actor reflecting on a career role that stood out to family, a reminder that 'bona' shows up outside serious political contexts too. See more in Acting quotes.
What's the difference between this page and the Bona Fide page?
This page covers any quote containing 'bona,' while Bona Fide focuses specifically on the full phrase, there's overlap, but this one is the broader net.
What themes come up again and again here?
Legitimacy and verification recur throughout, whether it's a bona fide leader, a bona fide doctor, or evidence that something is genuinely what it claims to be.

Together they show how much weight a single Latin-rooted word can carry when trust and legitimacy are on the line. For the fuller phrase, browse Bona Fide quotes directly.