“People see me and think I have lots of girlfriends, do I look like I have lots of girlfriends?”
Cornelius Keagon (1996) Liberian humanitarian aid worker
A collection of quotes on the topic of girlfriend, likeness, herring, want.
“People see me and think I have lots of girlfriends, do I look like I have lots of girlfriends?”
Cornelius Keagon (1996) Liberian humanitarian aid worker
Billie Eilish (2001) American singer-songwriter
"Bad Guy"
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019)
Alexander Rybak (1986) Norwegian singer, actor, violinist, composer, pianist
"Funny Little World" (2009).
Elliot Rodger (1991–2014) American spree killer
My Twisted World (2014), Thoughts at 14
Justin Bieber (1994) Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor
Vibe "Justin Bieber on Photo Shoots, Puberty, 2Pac & Drake" http://www.vibe.com/article/justin-bieber-photo-shoots-puberty-2pac-drake, 22 July 2010
Elliot Rodger (1991–2014) American spree killer
I ended up walking for two hours, and at the end of it I was crying to myself because I felt so sad.
My Twisted World (2014), Thoughts at 19, Longing
“If rain was God crying, I think God was drunk and his girlfriend just slept with Zeus.”
Chuck Klosterman book Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story
Source: Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story (2005)
Frank Zappa (1940–1993) American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer
Oui interview (1979)
Rick Astley (1966) British singer and songwriter
On his leaving the music industry after his hits of the 80s, as quoted in Metro (3 September 2004) http://www.stockaitkenwaterman.com/artists/astl07.htm
Mick Jagger (1943) British rock musician, member of The Rolling Stones
Deriding the Chinese government's prohibition on the Rolling Stones playing four songs from their catalog. " Toned-down Rolling Stones rock China https://web.archive.org/web/20060410114701/http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/08/stones.concert.ap/index.html", CNN (April 8, 2006).
Elliot Rodger (1991–2014) American spree killer
My Twisted World (2014), 19-22, UC Santa Barbara, Perspective on incelness
Françoise Sagan (1935–2004) French writer
Un chagrin de passage (1994, A Fleeting Sorrow, translated 1995)
Elliot Rodger (1991–2014) American spree killer
My Twisted World (2014), 19-22, UC Santa Barbara, Inceldom
“I mean, girlfriends are trouble at this age.”
Justin Bieber (1994) Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor
MTV News "Justin Bieber Says 'Girlfriends Are Trouble'" http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1647976/justin-bieber-girlfriends-trouble.jhtml, 16 September, 2010
Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919) American artist, writer and activist
San Francisco Chronicle, September 24, 2012 http://www.sfgate.com/books/article/Lawrence-Ferlinghetti-s-indelible-image-3886925.php#page-2
“She was the kind of girlfriend God gives you young, so you'll know loss the rest of your life.”
Junot Díaz book The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Source: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Rebecca Wells book Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Source: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Cassandra Clare book City of Bones
Variant: Pretty soon the only people left without a girlfriend will be me and Wendell the school janitor, and he smells like windex."
"At least you know he's still available.
Source: City of Bones
Cecelia Ahern book Love, Rosie
Variant: After all, soulmates always end up together. Silly Bethany won't even be remembered then. Ex-girlfriends are easily forgotten. Best friends stay with you for ever.
Source: Where Rainbows End
Ally Carter I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
Source: I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
“I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met.”
Steven Wright (1955) American actor and author
Gena Showalter (1975) American writer
Source: Through the Zombie Glass
“You can't swing a cat in Ancient Greece without hitting one of Zeus's ex-girlfriends.”
Rick Riordan (1964) American writer
Source: Percy Jackson's Greek Gods
Gena Showalter (1975) American writer
Source: Alice in Zombieland
“Here's to our wives and girlfriends… may they never meet!”
Groucho Marx (1890–1977) American comedian
citation needed
Variation on an old Royal Navy wardroom toast: "Wives and Sweethearts! May they never meet!"[citation needed]
“One of my girlfriends was getting married. This was becoming an annoying pattern.”
Chelsea Handler (1975) American comedian, actress, author and talk show host
Source: My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands
“You brought me grenades. You are officially the best girlfriend ever.”
Rachel Caine (1962) American writer
Source: Daylighters
“Aren't you going to introduce your little girlfriend to your mother?”
Ally Carter book Only the Good Spy Young
Source: Only the Good Spy Young
Robyn Carr American writer
Source: Harvest Moon
Simon Cowell (1959) English reality television judge, television producer and music executive
Quoted in mirror.co.uk interview (22 October 2005)
2000s
Jonathan Mitchell (1955) American writer and activist
Shortage Of Brain Tissue Hinders Autism Research
Banksy pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist, and painter
Wall and Piece (2005)
“Leaving America is like losing twenty pounds and finding a new girlfriend.”
Phil Ochs (1940–1976) American protest singer and songwriter
Source: The Broadside Tapes 1 (made in the 1960s; published c. 1980), Liner notes
James K. Morrow (1947) (1947-) science fiction author
Source: The Philosopher's Apprentice (2008), Chapter 1 (p. 8)
“(…) first concentrate on the love for the girlfriend and when you are satisfied, then come to God.”
Haidakhan Babaji teacher in northern India
The Teachings of Babaji. (1983, 1984, 1988). Haidakhan, U.P.: Haidakhandi Samaj.
Source: The Teachings of Babaji, 14 September 1981.
“If this person slept with your girlfriend, she would never be attractive to you again.”
Chuck Klosterman (1972) Author, Columnist
Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas (2006), Recognizing Your Archenemy
Mike Tyson (1966) American boxer
As quoted in USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2005-06-12-tyson-retire-talk_x.htm (2005). <br class="br">Reported in The New Yorker as: “At one point, I thought life was about acquiring things. Life is totally about losing everything.” http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2005/06/27/050627ta_talk_remnick <br class="br">On himself
“I always wanted to have the ball for myself; she was my girlfriend.”
Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926–2014) Argentine association football player
Attributed in The Wit and Wisdom of Alfredo Di Stéfano Kindle Location 194, this is actually a quote of José Manuel Moreno, as quoted in "Training, sweating and learning" by Marcela Mora y Araujo, in The Guardian (10 June 2008) http://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jun/10/distefano. <br class="br">Misattributed
Donald J. Trump (1946) 45th President of the United States of America
Interview on "The Situation Room" with Wolf Blitzer http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0703/16/sitroom.03.html (16 March 2007) <br class="br">2000s
Rachel Marsden (1974) journalist
On Wikipedia <br class="br"> Canadian pundit, Wikipedia founder in messy breakup http://web.archive.org/web/20080304021035/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/03/02/marsden-breakup.html
Joseph McManners (1992) British singer, actor
Interview with British Newspaper The Mirror http://www.mirror.co.uk:
Michael Swanwick (1950) American science fiction author
Source: In the Drift (1985), Chapter 5, “Marrow Death” (pp. 180-181)
Alexander McCall Smith book 44 Scotland Street
44 Scotland Street, chapter 2.
The 44 Scotland Street series
“I was always attracted to the way rock stars dressed and the way their girlfriends dressed.”
Anna Sui (1964) American fashion designer
Interview Magazine (December 15, 2010)
“My girlfriend looks a little like Charlize Theron…and a lot like Patrick Ewing.”
Zach Galifianakis (1969) American actor and comedian
Live at the Purple Onion (2007)
Chris Rock (1965) American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer, and director
Never Scared (HBO, 2004)
Clare Fischer (1928–2012) American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader
As quoted in "Fischer: A Ferocious Teddy Bear" http://articles.latimes.com/1992-07-03/entertainment/ca-1426_1_teddy-bear
“My girlfriend bought me a down jacket, she said it fit my personality.”
Jay London (1966) American comedian
One-liners
“It must be hard just to be someone's girlfriend.”
Alice Evans (1971) British actress
Alice in Ioan land - icWales http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/2003/09/05/alice-in-ioan-land-91466-13371356/ By Karen Price, 5 September 2003.
Kyle Cease (1977) American actor
citation needed
Edward Snowden (1983) American whistleblower and former National Security Agency contractor
Interview with Glenn Greenwald, 6 June 2013, Part 1