--- title: "11 Friends Speak Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Friends Speak quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Friends Speak sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55e/joy-mathew-17374_friends_you-know-for-me-facebook-is-now-what-man_434491.jpg" --- > [You know, for me, Facebook is now what Manachira ground in Kozhikode used to be. A meeting place of friends. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joy-mathew/you-know-for-me-facebook-is-now-what-manachira-ground-in-kozhikode/) [Joy Mathew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joy-mathew/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55e/joy-mathew-17374_friends_you-know-for-me-facebook-is-now-what-man_434491.jpg) > [To get someone to pose, you have to be very good friends and above all speak the language.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-auguste-renoir/to-get-someone-to-pose-you-have-to-be-very-good-friends-and-above-all/) [Pierre-Auguste Renoir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-auguste-renoir/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e93/pierre-auguste-renoir-7064_good-friend_to-get-someone-to-pose-you-have-to-be-ve_1089208.png) > [I have so much love and light with the friends that I have around me, who I speak to every day, my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eva-marcille/i-have-so-much-love-and-light-with-the-friends-that-i-have-around-me/) [Eva Marcille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eva-marcille/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8f/eva-marcille-4705_day_i-have-so-much-love-and-light-with-the-f_616091.jpg) > [We all need friends with whom we can speak of our deepest concerns, and who do not fear to speak the truth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-guenther/we-all-need-friends-with-whom-we-can-speak-of-our-deepest-concerns/) [Margaret Guenther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-guenther/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71f/margaret-guenther-73559_concern_we-all-need-friends-with-whom-we-can-spe_1405636.png) > [Stars are seen together, yet they are so far apart True friends may not speak everyday, but remember we are linked heart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imad/stars-are-seen-together-yet-they-are-so-far-apart-true-friends-may/) [Imad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b64/imad-105878_astronomy_stars-are-seen-together-yet-they-are-so_291898.jpg) > [I've always had to force myself to make friends and speak to people. My parents were quiet, and it took me a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-hunt/i-ve-always-had-to-force-myself-to-make-friends-and-speak-to-people/) [Helen Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-hunt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22b/helen-hunt-15292_facts_i-ve-always-had-to-force-myself-to-make_2384349.jpg) > [“So the optimal plan, if you can manage it, is to have a few trusted friends you can speak openly to. This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-graham/so-the-optimal-plan-if-you-can-manage-it-is-to-have-a-few-trusted/) [Paul Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e69/paul-graham-7010_choosing-friends_so-the-optimal-plan-if-you-can-manage-it_722840.jpg) > [“GOD, thank you for good friends who will speak the truth that is like soothing medicine. I don’t always want to hear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheri-fuller/god-thank-you-for-good-friends-who-will-speak-the-truth-that-is-like/) [Cheri Fuller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheri-fuller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3b/cheri-fuller-27077_friendship_god-thank-you-for-good-friends-who-will_1707019.jpg) > [Like me or not, I don't care about your rude and negative comments about me. I have other friends that actually do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saylor-mckee/like-me-or-not-i-don-t-care-about-your-rude-and-negative-comments/) [Saylor Mckee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saylor-mckee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f5/saylor-mckee-276594_bad-thing_like-me-or-not-i-don-t-care-about-your-r_2157253.jpg) > [When friends speak overmuch of times gone by, often it's because they sense their present time is turning them from friends to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-buechner/when-friends-speak-overmuch-of-times-gone-by-often-it-s-because-they/) [Frederick Buechner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-buechner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c7/frederick-buechner-883_dear_when-friends-speak-overmuch-of-times-gon_248169.jpg) > [I go down the street, I say hello to everybody, a stranger or otherwise. I know that they do not know me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spencer-w-kimball/i-go-down-the-street-i-say-hello-to-everybody-a-stranger-or-otherwise/) [Spencer W. Kimball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spencer-w-kimball/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/868/spencer-w-kimball-1179_appreciate_i-go-down-the-street-i-say-hello-to-ever_566304.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/friends-speak/#itemlist", "name": "Friends Speak Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You know, for me, Facebook is now what Manachira ground in Kozhikode used to be. A meeting place of friends. 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