Through thick and thin, your ride or die will stand by your side until the very end. Our ride or die quotes are the perfect way to show your favorite person how much you appreciate them. 

Who’s your ride or die? 

When most people picture a ride or die relationship, they picture couples. But your ride or die could be anyone who’s always there for you.

Anybody from your best friend to your brother could be your ride or die. They’re the people you confide in. They know you better than anyone else and still choose to be by your side. 

To celebrate ride or die relationships, we’ve collected a list of quotes about strong friendships and relationships. They describe duos who stick it out through the rough times because their bond is unbreakable. 

Have fun reading the quotes below with your ride or die! 

Don’t forget to also check out these soulmate quotes and sayings to put love into words.

Ride or die quotes about sticking together

1. “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” — Walter Winchell

2. “A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.” – Elbert Hubbard

3. “Just being there for someone can sometimes bring hope when all seems hopeless.” – Dave G. Llewelyn 

4. “A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success!” – Doug Larson

5. “If you love someone, the greatest gift you can give them is your presence.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

6. “You don’t build a bond without being present.” – James Earl Jones

7. “Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.” – Thomas Fuller

8. “Real friends never have to tell you that they’re your friends.”– Morgan Matson

9. “If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.” – Booker T. Washington

10. “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller

11. “Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.” – Socrates

12. “There is no such thing as a self-made man. You will reach your goals only with the help of others.” – George Shinn

13. “The whole is other than the sum of the parts.” – Kurt Koffka

14. “Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” – Ryunosuke Satoro

15. “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” – Henry Ford

Ride or die quotes for friends

16. “Loyalty and friendship, which is to me the same, created all the wealth that I’ve ever thought I’d have.” – Ernie Banks

17. “A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.” — Bernard Meltzer

18. “Best friends don’t care if your house is clean. They care if you have wine.” — Unknown

19. “The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing…not healing, not curing…that is a friend who cares.” — Henri Nouwen

20. “A friend can tell you things you don’t want to tell yourself.” — Frances Ward Weller

21. “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” – Mark Twain

22. “Friendship is accepting a person with all their qualities — good and bad.” — Mohanlal

23. “Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.” — Oprah Winfrey

24. “Never confuse people who are always around you, with people who are always there for you.” – Gee Linder

25. “There’s nothing more vital to the bond you share with someone than simply being there for them.” – Suman Rai

26. “I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar.” — Robert Brault

27. “A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.” – William Shakespeare

28. “I think if I’ve learned anything about friendship, it’s to hang in, stay connected, fight for them, and let them fight for you. Don’t walk away, don’t be distracted, don’t be too busy or tired, don’t take them for granted. Friends are part of the glue that holds life and faith together.” — Jon Katz
If you’re enjoying these quotes, make sure to read our selection of friendship quotes celebrating life-long relationships.

Ride or die quotes for lovers

29. “We don’t develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.” – Barbara de Angelis

30. “No medicine is more valuable , none more efficacious, none better suited to the cure of our temporal ills than a friend to whom we may turn for consolation in time of trouble, and with whom we may share happiness in time of joy.” – Aelred of Rievaulx

31. “Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow.” – Swedish Proverb

32. “Behind every happy couple lies two people who have fought hard to overcome all obstacles and interferences to be that way. Why? Because it’s what they wanted.” – Kim George

33. “We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many kindnesses, because of luck. But part of it has got to be forgiveness and gratefulness.” – Ellen Goodman

34. “Relationships last long not because they’re destined to last long. Relationships last long because two brave people made a choice. To keep it, fight for it and to work for it.” – Unknown

35. “Whatever problems arise in a romantic relationship, it’s important to face them together as a couple. If an aspect of the relationship stops working, don’t simply ignore it, but instead address it with your partner. Things change, so respond to them together as they do.” – Anne Nwakama

36. “Every relationship has its problems but what makes it perfect is when you still want to be there when everything goes wrong.” – Ritu Ghatourey

37. “Great couples still get angry with each other, but they continue to discuss until there is a solution even if it takes several days.” – Bob Grant

38. “Problems should be like speed bumps. You slow down just to get over it, but you don’t let it stop you from heading to your destination. – Sonya Parker

39. “All relationships go through bad times, but real relationships get through bad times.” – Anurag Prakash Ray
If you’re enjoying these quotes, make sure to read our collection of toxic relationships quotes that will remind you it’s time to make some big changes.

40. “Trouble is part of your life, and if you don’t share it, you don’t give the person who loves you enough chance to love you enough.” – Dinah Shore

41. “Both people need to care deeply about the other person, to put the other’s needs before their own, and to make a daily commitment to that person to stick it out.” – Alessandra Torre

42. “There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.” – Bryant H. McGill

Ride or die quotes from celebrities 

43. “Obviously I couldn’t have done anything that I’ve done without Michelle. Not only has she been a great first lady, she is just my rock. I count on her in so many ways every single day.” – Barack Obama (on wife Michelle Obama)

44. “When people ask me whether being in the White House has changed my husband, I can honestly say that when it comes to his character, and his convictions, and his heart, Barack Obama is still the same man I fell in love with all those years ago.” – Michelle Obama (on husband Barack Obama)

45. “We are, in a way, very codependent. He’s my lifeline, in an amazing way. Without him, I can’t breathe.” – David Burtka (on husband Neil Patrick Harris)

46. “There’s something kinetic about him and his being. He’s classically sexy, yet he’s very much a boy in his energy. It’s a great dynamic.” – Neil Patrick Harris (on husband David Burtka)

47. “I’m with someone who is totally secure in himself. He’s not trying to be anything other than what he is.” – Chrissy Teigen (on husband John Legend) 

48. “We support each other in everything that we do and I love seeing her succeed at the things she loves to do and she loves seeing me succeed at things that I love to do. That’s the way you should be with your partner.” – John Legend (on wife Chrissy Teigen)

49. “Jada is magical. Part of why I love her is things happen in a way they shouldn’t happen, they shouldn’t go that way. She has this magical power.” – Will Smith (on wife Jada Pinkett-Smith)

50. “At the end of the day, Will and I are family. I am going to hold him down, doesn’t matter. At the end of the day, that is a man that can rely on me for the rest of his life, period.” – Jada Pinkett-Smith (on husband Will Smith)

More Ride or die quotes

51. “I don’t want world ride or die for me, you’re enough, and we both ride or die for each other.”- Faisal Dil

52. “A good friend keeps your secrets for you. A best friend helps you keep your own secrets.”
– Lauren Oliver

53. “I told you that no matter what you did I’d be by your side cause I’m a ride or die whether you fail or fly.” – Unknown

54. “Do not ride or die with someone who isn’t sure if they even want you to ride with them.” – Unknown

55. “I’m ready for that “ride or die” relationship, no lies, no cheating, just me & you, this thing called loyalty.” – Unknown

56. “We ride together, we fight together. Never leave each other’s side. I got your back and you got mine. I’ll follow you to whatever end.” – Unknown

57. “As long as I’m not selling out the people that ride or die with me, I’m glad I’m not an MC. I’m a motivational speaker. I’m not that rapper dude.” — Young Jeezy

58. “The only people worthy to be in your life are the ones that help you through the hard times and laugh with you after the hard time pass.” – Unknown

59. “In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” — Albert Schweitzer

60. “Ride or die’ the words that control my heart. Loving you was war, right from the start. War against me, the war against you. But with both of us together, there’s nothing we couldn’t do.” – Unknown

Ride or die quotes about not fearing death

61. “We’re born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we’re not alone.” – Orson Welles

62. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” – Mahatma Gandhi

63. “Ours not to reason why, ours but to do and die.” – Alfred Lord Tennyson

64. “The idea is to die young as late as possible.” – Ashley Montagu

65. “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” – Mark Twain

66. “It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.” – Emiliano Zapata

67. “Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.” – Langston Hughes

68. “I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact.” – Elon Musk

69. “If a man has not discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

70. “Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.” – Napoleon Bonaparte

Ride or die quotes on what loyalty really means

71. “One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.” – Euripides

72. “When people show loyalty to you, you take care of those who are with you. It’s how it goes with everything. If you have a small circle of friends, and one of those friends doesn’t stay loyal to you, they don’t stay your friend for very long.” – John Cena

73. “Confidentiality is a virtue of the loyal, as loyalty is the virtue of faithfulness.” – Edwin Louis Cole

74. “The highest prize in a world of men is the most beautiful woman available on your arm and living there in her heart loyal to you.” – Norman Mailer

75. “Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and loyal. Difficult standards for people to live up to.” – Alfred A. Montapert

76. “Where would you be without friends? We come from homes far from perfect, so you end up almost parent and sibling to your friends – your own chosen family. There’s nothing like a really loyal, dependable, good friend.” – Jennifer Aniston

77. “Making a hundred friends is not a miracle. The miracle is to make a single friend who will stand by your side even when hundreds are against you.” – John Spence

78. “A good friend will always stab you in the front.” – Oscar Wilde

79. “You can’t just give up on someone just because the situation is not ideal. Great relationships aren’t great because they have no problems. They’re great because both people care about the other person to find a way to make it work.” – Unknown

80. “A friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden.” — Unknown

What makes a perfect ride or die? 

What a ride or die shouldn’t be is someone who sticks around an unhealthy, toxic relationship. If they aren’t treating you right, let go of them.

This goes for both friendships and a romantic relationship. A ride or die relationship should be healthy and mutually beneficial.

One of my ride or dies is my sister. She’s always been there for me–whether as a shoulder to cry on or a sounding board to bounce off ideas. We can tell each other anything and everything–which is vital. She makes my life better; that’s why she’s my ride or die. 

Which of these ride or die quotes and sayings is your favorite? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!