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Clique Quotes

On tight friend groups, loyalty, and the power a small circle holds.

This set of clique quotes ranges from warm memories of a close-knit high school friend group to sharper critiques of ruling cliques that hoard power over everyone else. It's less about exclusion for its own sake than about how small circles decide who belongs.

The people I used to have around me from Nashville was showing love to the Cash Money clique on the strength of Buck trying to make it; making sure Buck gets to where he gots to go.

Quotes by Young Buck

In high school I definitely had a clique of friends. And what I loved about it was that we were healthy and good girls.

Quotes by Tyra Banks

The kleptocracy overseen by Chinese President Xi Jinping is more vicious and brutally anti-democratic than any regime run by any clique the Chinese Communist Party's ruling elite has vomited up since the days of Mao Zedong.

Quotes by Terry Glavin

Apartheid - both petty and grand - is obviously evil. Nothing can justify the arrogant assumption that a clique of foreigners has the right to decide on the lives of a majority.

Quotes by Steven Biko

Circle Quotes

Universities can teach maturity. They can teach teenagers how to be adults, and that means to function outside a clique or a tribe.

Quotes by Russell Smith

It's a clique that I've never been a part of. It's not like I identify them in a negative way.

Quotes by Randy Harrison

When an individual, a sect, a clique or a nation hates and despises another individual, sect, clique or nation, he or they simply do not know the objects of their hatred. Ignorance is at the bottom of it.

Quotes by Paul P. Harris

I was always the new kid, and I got to know the language and the politics of being on the outside, looking in. Never being in the clique - always being a student of the clique, a subversive, and I...

Quotes by Padgett Powell

I want to make music for everyone. I'm not trying to start a super exclusive group. I don't want a clique of people where you have to wear a certain type of clothes to come to our shows, or you...

Quotes by Mark Foster

Cliques Quotes

Everyone in our clique rocks a black bandana with the print 'EST 19XX' on them 24/7. As the underdog, you are expected to lose or give up and 'wave the white towel,' so that is why our flag is black....

Quotes by Machine Gun Kelly

It is up to you to decide that this has lasted long enough, that our boys are dying to serve no British interest but for the interests of a small clique of utterly unscrupulous men.

Quotes by John Amery

I'm not really part of any group or clique or gang because that's always been my nature.

Quotes by Jack Dee

In a lot of ways, in high school, I was very much an outsider and never really felt like I fit into any particular clique or group, and so I found myself solo very often.

Quotes by Ethan Peck

I wasn't a part of any real clique at school but had a select few friends that I would open up to.

Quotes by Emma Mackey

Exclusive Quotes

It's a clique and I think a clique exists in every business. There's a circle of people that are guaranteed to open a movie and we all know their names and whether they're right or wrong for the role.

Quotes by Elizabeth Pena

I'm ATT to the bone. I have my close circle of people, my clique - Jorge Masvidal, Mike Brown, Dan Lambert. I'm not friends with everybody. It's a gym, but this is a one-man sport.

Quotes by Colby Covington

I was the guy who was friends with everybody. Yes, I had my core group of friends, but I wasn't part of a clique that excluded people. I hope they thought I was a nice guy. I tried to be...

Quotes by Austin Stowell

People think it must be wonderful being in movies or on television, but it can be very tough on a child. I had two friends in elementary school. That was it. There was a clique of girls that were brutal...

Quotes by Angela Cartwright

Try to have as diverse group of friends as possible and don't get into the the clique scenario.

Quotes by Andrew Shue

Frequently Asked Questions

What do the quotes on this Clique page cover?
This collection spans several different meanings of "clique," from close friend groups in youth to a small, powerful group controlling others. It captures both the warmth of belonging to a tight circle and the darker use of the word to describe unchecked power.
Why would someone search for clique quotes?
People often want language that captures the comfort of a close-knit friend group, like the quote describing a healthy, supportive high school clique. Others are looking for sharper commentary on exclusionary or elite groups.
Do any quotes here address political use of the word clique?
Yes, a couple of quotes use "clique" to criticize concentrated political power, including one condemning apartheid as an arrangement where a small clique of foreigners claimed the right to rule over a majority. These reflect the word's long history as a label for illegitimate authority.
What's an example of a positive clique quote in this set?
One quote fondly recalls a high school clique of friends described as healthy and good, showing the word can describe a supportive social bond rather than an exclusionary one. For quotes on similar bonds phrased more broadly, see Group.
Are any of these quotes about music or entertainment cliques?
Yes, one references the Cash Money clique in the context of the music industry, describing loyalty and support within that circle. It shows how the term is also used within artistic and entertainment communities to describe an inner circle of collaborators.

A few lines take clique in its political sense, warning against small groups making decisions for the majority. For related takes on belonging, see the Circle and Group collections.