Bethany Hamilton Quotes

You're supposed to have friends you can tell anything to.

I was just always the girl that people would come and talk to about their problems, and I still am.

Friends are the best to turn to when you're having a rough day.

A 'gossip partner' is someone you love and trust, with whom you may go through the day's events with impunity, and with whom you may air your feelings, without them falling asleep.

A sister is the one person you can call in the middle of the night when you can't sleep or the one who doesn't want to hear about your problems unless you're ready to do something about them. She's the one who is there when you need her or the one whose absence when you need her hurts the most.

My friends are my family.

I trust my mum with anything. If I have a problem, my mum is always the first person I go to.

Hairdressers don't judge you. They pretty much accept everything because they've heard everything. They're on your side, like a cheerleader, and there's no competition. They don't want to be you, and you don't want to be them.

A true friend encourages us, comforts us, supports us like a big easy chair, offering us a safe refuge from the world.

Friends accept you the way you are.

I think a good friend, to me, is all about trust and loyalty. You don't ever want to second-guess whether you can tell your friend something.

You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very much like a father sometimes but sometimes I feel like a teammate.

Everybody needs one essential friend.

We hang out, we help one another, we tell one another our worst fears and biggest secrets, and then, just like real sisters, we listen and don't judge.

My family has never put pressure on me. They've always been supportive no matter what.

My mom is my best friend. I tell her everything from what's going on in my life and my work to my love life.

When I was in high school, if one of my friends got pregnant, I'd be the first person they'd come to. I never was judgmental.

I think you have to feel your best by yourself. I do think it's important to have a solid friend that you can turn to, though - one that you can vent to.

A lot of my friends ask me for advice.

If there is something on your mind that you're worried about, it is so important to have friends you can depend on and talk to in times of need.

I just feel that if somebody happened to fancy somebody else, well, then, I should be a friend that he can say it to.

Linda Tripp has shown that a true friend is an archivist, a biographer.

My mom was the center of my support system, that place I always went to talk things through, whether I was feeling joy or fear. She was always there with a huge, open heart and the best advice.

My dog was with me all the time. I talked to my dog. She was my best buddy. I shared all my secrets with her, but I don't think I every really tried jokes out with the dog.

My definition of a friend is somebody who adores you even though they know the things you're most ashamed of.