February 13 is quickly approaching, and we’re over here stocking up on both cheesy and funny Galentine’s Day quotes to share with our BFFs. Looking for the perfect friendship quotes to use for your Instagram caption to emphasize how great your girl squad is? We’ve got you covered.
But first, a history lesson. Galentine’s Day originated from one of our favorite TV shows ever: Parks and Recreation. The main character, Leslie Knope, is known for her over-the-top displays of affection towards her besties.
Case in point? The holiday she invented, which falls the day before Valentine’s Day each year. As Ms. Knope herself explains it, the day is an opportunity for “my lady friends and I leave [to] our husbands and boyfriends at home, and we just come and kick it, breakfast-style. Ladies celebrating ladies.”
Brunch with a side of female empowerment? Sign us up, like, immediately. And pass the hash browns.
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Leslie Knope Galentine’s Day Quotes
- “Uteruses before duderuses… Ovaries before brovaries.” — Leslie Knope
- “If there’s a law against friendship, lock me up.” — Leslie Knope
- “What’s Galentine’s Day? Oh, it’s only the best day of the year.” — Leslie Knope
- “We need to remember what’s important in life: friends, waffles, work. Or waffles, friends, work. Doesn’t matter, but work is third.” — Leslie Knope
- “Every time a couple gets married, two single people die.” — Leslie Knope
- “Every February 13th, my lady friends and I leave our husbands and our boyfriends at home, and we just come and kick it, breakfast-style. Ladies celebrating ladies.” — Leslie Knope
- “Maybe it’s time for more women to be in charge.” — Leslie Knope
- “I guess some people object to powerful depictions of awesome ladies.” — Leslie Knope
- “I am a Goddess, a glorious female warrior.” — Leslie Knope
- “Friendship is better because friends help you move, they drive you to the airport. Boyfriends just…love you and marry you.” — Leslie Knope
Sisterhood Quotes to Use For Galentine’s Day
- “There’s one thing stronger than magic: sisterhood.” — Robin Benway, The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May, & June
- “We’re connected, as women. It’s like a spiderweb. If one part of that web vibrates, if there’s trouble, we all know it, but most of the time we’re just too scared, or selfish, or insecure to help. But if we don’t help each other, who will?” — Sarah Addison Allen, The Peach Keeper
- “A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life.” — Isadora James
- “you tell me / i am not like most girls / and learn to kiss me with your eyes closed / something about the phrase – something about / how i have to be unlike the women / i call sisters in order to be wanted / makes me want to spit your tongue out / like i am supposed to be proud you picked me / as if i should be relieved you think / i am better than them” — Rupi Kaur, Milk and Honey
- “Women are going to form a chain, a greater sisterhood than the world has ever known.” — Nellie McClung
- “We grew up knowing the simple arithmetic of scarcity: A sister is more precious than an eye.” — Barbara Kingsolver
- “They were absolutely lovely, and in their presence, so was she.”
— Ann Brashares - “Any woman who chooses to behave like a full human being should be warned that the armies of the status quo will treat her as something of a dirty joke. She will need her sisterhood.” — Gloria Steinem
- “I know my sister like I know my own mind, you will never find anyone as trusting or as kind.” — Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
- “Some women pray for their daughters to marry good husbands. I pray that my girls will find girlfriends half as loyal and true as the Ya-Yas.” — Rebecca Wells, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Cute Galentine’s Day Quotes
- “A friend who understands your tears is much more valuable than a lot of friends who only know your smile.” — Sushan R. Sharma
- “We’re sisters; you’re my family. What is you, is me. There’s nothing that you could ever say to make me let go.” — Blair Waldorf, Gossip Girl
- “Some souls just understand each other upon meeting.” — N.R. Hart
- “There’s not a word yet for old friends who’ve just met.” — Jim Henson
- “A friend may be waiting behind a stranger’s face.” — Maya Angelou
- “‘Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and to have her nonsense respected.” — Charles Lamb
- “Family members can be your best friends, you know. And best friends, whether or not they are related to you, can be your family.” — Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society
- “Our true friends are those who are with us when the good things happen. They cheer us on and are pleased by our triumphs. False friends only appear at difficult times, with their sad, supportive faces, when, in fact, our suffering is serving to console them for their miserable lives.” — Paulo Coehlo, The Zahir
- “They put your arms around you and love you when you’re not so loveable.” — Deb Caletti
- “A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.” — Arnold H. Glasgow
Funny Galentine’s Quotes For Instagram Captions
- “Dude, I would follow you into hell!” —Ilana Wexler, Broad City
- “She’s my friend because we both know what it’s like for people to be jealous of us.” — Cher Horowitz, Clueless
- “My friends and I are crazy. That’s the only thing that keeps us sane.” — Matt Schucker
- “I don’t like to commit myself about heaven and hell — you see, I have friends in both places.” — Mark Twain
- “We made a deal ages ago. Men, babies, it doesn’t matter. We’re soulmates.” — Samantha Jones, Sex and the City
- “It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “If you can survive 11 days in cramped quarters with a friend and come out laughing, your friendship is the real deal.” — Oprah Winfrey
- “Knowledge cannot replace friendship. I’d rather be an idiot than lose you.” — Patrick Star, SpongeBob SquarePants
- “There is nothing like puking with somebody to make you into old friends.” — Sylvia Plath
- “When you’re in jail, a good friend will be trying to bail you out. A best friend will be in the cell next to you saying, ‘Damn, that was fun.'” — Groucho Marx
- “Sometimes me think, ‘What is friend?’ Then me say, ‘Friend is someone to share the last cookie with.'” — Cookie Monster
Galentine’s Day Quotes From Songs
- “Who run the world? Girls.” — Beyoncé, “Run the World
- “I’d rather spoil all my friends with my riches.” — Ariana Grande, “7 Rings”
- “If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends.” — Spice Girls, “Wannabe”
- “A good friend and a glass of wine. That kind of therapy money can’t buy.” — LeAnn Rimes, “Good Friend and a Glass of Wine”
- “When the sun shines, we’ll shine together. Told you I’ll be here forever. Said I’ll always be a friend. Took an oath I’ma stick it out ’til the end.” — Rihanna, “Umbrella”
- “Girls just wanna have fun.” — Cyndi Lauper, “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”
- “My friends, real friends, better than your friends.” — The Carters, “Friends”
- “I can’t really see another squad tryna cross us.” — Drake, “No Tellin'”
- “But you got my back while I’m holding your hand, what else do we need?” — Marren Morris, “Good Friends”
