Loneliness is an experience that touches everyone at some point in their lives. Whether by circumstance or choice, the feeling of having no friends can be profoundly isolating. It’s during these times that we often seek solace in words, turning to the wisdom of others who have grappled with similar emotions. From authors to philosophers, from poets to everyday individuals, the sentiment of loneliness has been explored and articulated in countless ways throughout history.
In this collection of “No Friends Quotes” we delve into the poignant expressions of those who have navigated the complexities of solitude. These quotes encapsulate the raw emotions, the introspective moments, and the profound insights that can arise from experiencing a lack of companionship. Whether you’re seeking solace, inspiration, or simply a reminder that you’re not alone in your feelings, these quotes offer a glimpse into the shared human experience of loneliness. Below, you’ll find an array of quotes on this topic, ready to be copied, paired with images, or adorned with stylish fonts to resonate with your own journey through solitude and companionship.
I had no friends. I worried a lot. Lena Dunham
I had been taught that if I cried, to be quiet about it, so whereas I never howled, the least thing made me cry both at school and at home. Crying tends to separate a child from other children, for even children dislike a cry baby, and I had no friends in the world. Frederick Banting
There are no friends in boxing, I’ve said that from day one. Daniel Dubois
I went to something like six different schools before the age of 12, so I was always the new girl and had to make friends quickly. It was difficult at the start because I was very bookish – I was literally sat in the corner reading books, with no friends. Isla Fisher
When I first left Indianapolis, I was only 20 years old and moved out to Utah and had no friends or family there. I had my teammates but I was the youngest player and everyone had a family so video games and being able to play them with my friends, it was like I was hanging out with them. Gordon Hayward
Why would you envy a man who doesn’t know the names of all the planets, is a ‘high functioning’ sociopath, and has no friends? Because Sherlock Holmes thinks in all the ways we wish we could. Kyle Hill
In politics, there are no friends. Marian Wright Edelman
Before I started school striking I had no energy, no friends and I didn’t speak to anyone. I just sat alone at home, with an eating disorder. All of that is gone now, since I have found a meaning, in a world that sometimes seems shallow and meaningless to so many people. Greta Thunburg
I feel like off the pitch, I’m a nice guy but when I get onto the pitch, something kind of takes over me, to be honest, I feel like you’ve got no friends out there except the ones wearing the same kit. Jude Bellingham
When you hit the big time, big money, big egos, people don’t talk. You have no friends. Willard Scott
There are numerous bugbears in the profession of a politician. First, ordinary life suffers. Second, there are many temptations to ruin you and those around you. And I suppose third, and this is rarely discussed, people at the top generally have no friends. Boris Yeltsin
Any time you make more than a couple of friends at an event, I think that you actually made no friends. Naveen Jain
I had no friends. I wasn’t there to make friends. I was there to win. Ted Lindsay
I think I was a shy kid. I grew up without television. I had a dog, and we lived up in the White Mountains in the summer, and I had no friends up there. And I would just go play hide-and-seek with my dog and probably had some imaginary friends. Dan Brown
I have no friends. Dian Fossey
I have no friends from high school. That was probably the reason I ended up dropping out, and I dealt with that by eating. Tess Holliday
I tried college for three months but I was desperately unhappy. I just wanted to perform. I was getting straight As but I had no friends and cried every day. Keira Knightley
At 14, 15, everyone at school stopped talking to me, and I went completely into my shell. Basically, I’d be hiding. I had no friends. I hated it. Joe Calzaghe
I needed real help in New York and I had no friends. I looked up at those buildings, I couldn’t see the sky or nothing, and I said, ‘Well, there ain’t no mountain high enough,’ and I just started – the words just fell out of my mouth, really. Nickolas Ashford
I’ve always had a big personality. I was trickier as a kid. I behaved erratically instead of consistently. I would have tons of friends, and then I would have no friends. I’d be with the cool girls, then the uncool girls. I migrated from group to group because I was bored or people got bored with me. I was very intense. Chelsea Handler
We become strong, I feel, when we have no friends upon whom to lean, or to look to for moral guidance. Benito Mussolini
Some of my educated Filipino friends were aspiring poets, but their aspirations were all in the direction of the United States. They had no desire to learn from the bardic tradition that continued in the barrios. Their ideal would have been to write something that would get them to Iowa, where they would study creative writing. James Fenton
I am happy with my family and my colleagues and want to continue making my own kind of cinema. I have never belonged to any camp and have no friends in the industry. Most of them will pay lip service, but when it comes to doing, they tend to shy away. Sunny Deol
I didn’t have no friends or nothing; I was a nerdy kid. Post Malone
I don’t have friends, I have thousands of acquaintances. No friends. I figured I had a wife and children. Charles Bronson
My friends, there are no friends. Coco Chanel
I lived in England to learn English. When I went to England for the first time, it was like being on the Moon. I had no friends, I couldn’t speak the language. I was very isolated. Jean Alesi
If you don’t have your friends and your family, what do you really have? You can have all the money in the world, but with no friends and no family, it’s no good. Meek Mill
My advice to young people wanting to make music and to be in this industry is to really spend your time making music. Make so much music you have no friends. Make music. Figure out what it is you love, and… because if you’re making cool art, then everything else will fall into line. Lorde
I don’t have no friends. I don’t want no friends. That’s how I feel. Terrell Owens
Performing arts was something I was always part of. That was may be the only common thread that ran throughout my education, throughout my schooling years. But apart from that, there were no friends or no long term associations. That was the only thing I knew was with me wherever I went. Nimrat Kaur
Telegram is heavily encrypted and privacy-oriented, but we’re no friends of terrorists – in fact, every month we block thousands of ISIS-related public channels. Pavel Durov
It’s about enjoying your life. If you have no family, no friends to enjoy it with, it don’t matter how much you have, how much success you have, how much fame you have, how much money you have, it doesn’t matter. Vanilla Ice
At school I had only admirers; I had no friends. V. S. Naipaul
I have no friends here apart from the dudes at my record label, and I didn’t go to school with no one. Nobody knows me – I’m incognito. It’s all new, all fun. MF Doom
I grew up in a loving family, but I essentially grew up alone. I had no friends for a while. Trevor Bauer
Everywhere is nowhere. When a person spends all his time in foreign travel, he ends by having many acquaintances, but no friends. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Right when I moved to L.A., I started writing. I wrote some screenplay. I’m sure it’s terrible. But I wrote a screenplay by myself. When I first moved to L.A., I had no friends. I didn’t know anybody. I just sat in a little studio apartment, and I wrote a screenplay. Dan Schneider
I have lots of friends, but I’m probably a terrible friend to all of them, even my family. I wouldn’t be surprised if I found myself with no friends later on in life. My friends become my enemies. Ariel Pink
My reputation was built on hostility. I had no friends and some very virulent enemies in the old-guard art scene when I began. They threw their heavy artillery against me. They were convinced I was perverting the public taste. Betty Parsons
I had no friends in Hollywood, just associates from work. Demond Wilson
In preseason camp, there are no friends. when newcomers arrive trying to take not only your job, but maybe your best friend’s job, you work together to try to help each other. Everyone is an outsider until you’re given a uniform. Sue Wicks
I went to high school, which was a good thing because I hadn’t interacted with many people my age, and I didn’t really have friends. I had a million acquaintances and no friends. Macaulay Culkin
I have no friends and I never leave my house. Megan Fox
There are no friends at cards or world politics. Finley Peter Dunne
He makes no friends who never made a foe. Alfred Lord Tennyson
I have no friends and no enemies – only competitors. Aristotle Onassis
I’m not nostalgic for my glory days in college. It was lame for me. Probably because I had no friends. Alex Honnold
My dad was the only son from his entire family to come to America, and I was his only son. We had come to the States to achieve security and success for our family. Rules were simple: No fun, no friends, no girls. Go to school, come home, and study. Hasan Minhaj
I wasn’t popular in high school; I had no friends. SZA
I ain’t got no friends. Cupcakke
We have no friends on the court. Luka Doncic
God is not so wary as we, else He would give us no friends, lest we forget Him! The charms of the heaven in the bush are superseded, I fear, by the heaven in the hand, occasionally. Emily Dickinson
Fake friends are only capable of a transaction, not a real friendship. Natasha Adamo, Fake Friends
You are not a ‘bad’ person for having boundaries with fake friends Natasha Adamo, Fake Friends
Disappointed, but not surprised. Unknown
I couldn’t attract a connected, empathetic, and mutual romantic relationship to save my life. Natasha Adamo, I Have No Friends
Sometimes the person you are willing to take the bullet for is the one who pulls the trigger. Unknown
There are people in your life who simply do not want the best for you. Your success is their failure. Period. Natasha Adamo, Fake Friends
It’s better to be yourself and have no friends than it is to be like your friends and have no self. Unknown
People think being alone makes you lonely, but I don’t think that’s true. Being surrounded by the wrong people is the loneliest thing in the world. Kim Culbertson
A fake friend’s sense of superiority depends on you feeling inferior. Natasha Adamo, Fake Friends
Fake friends do nothing but bring you down. They don’t challenge you or make you want to be better. Natasha Adamo, Fake Friends
Tighten your circle, Even if it means that you are the only one in it for the time being. Natasha Adamo, I Have No Friends
I don’t know who my real friends are, and I’m trapped in a world where I have nowhere to go. Unknown
The ability to put up with fake friends will always tie into how willing you are to continue being a fake friend to yourself. Natasha Adamo, Fake Friends
I keep my circle very small, but the level of trust, joy, meaning, and connection makes me PROUD of that number, never ashamed. Natasha Adamo, I Have No Friends
Just like true love, finding true friendship is RARE. Natasha Adamo, Fake Friends