The Best Friends Quotes, Ranked — 10 Most Iconic Lines

The ranking10 quotes

1. 1

   “We were on a break!”

   — Ross

   The single most debated line in the show. Three words that split fans for a decade and fuelled the will-they-won't-they that carried the whole series.

2. 2

   “Pivot. Pi-vot. PI-VOT.”

   — Ross

   A sofa, a hallway, and a yell that became a cultural shorthand for doing something the impossible way. Furniture has never been so iconic.

3. 3

   “How you doin'?”

   — Joey

   Joey's signature pick-up line and the greeting that launched a thousand memes. Two words that are somehow pure Joey Tribbiani.

4. 4

   “I got off the plane.”

   — Rachel

   The ending to end all endings. A flight to Paris, a change of heart, and the sweetest payoff the show ever delivered.

5. 5

   “Welcome to the real world. It sucks. You're gonna love it.”

   — Monica

   Monica to a post-grad Rachel, on the very first day. A thesis statement for the whole series and the most-quoted advice line of the '90s.

6. 6

   “Oh. My. God.”

   — Janice

   Janice's immortal, three-word greeting — delivered so brightly it became its own running gag. Impossibly annoying, impossibly quotable.

7. 7

   “Could I BE wearing any more clothes?”

   — Chandler

   Chandler's comedy catchphrase at peak form — the sarcastic, self-aware delivery that made him the quote machine of the six.

8. 8

   “Smelly cat, smelly cat, what are they feeding you?”

   — Phoebe

   Phoebe's beloved three-chord anthem to a stray. Weird, tender, and it somehow made it to the radio. Pure Phoebe.

9. 9

   “It's a moo point. It's like a cow's opinion. It just doesn't matter.”

   — Joey

   Joey's accidental non-sequitur about cow opinions. One of the most-repeated misheard-idea lines in TV, and a perfect Joey malapropism.

10. 10

    “Joey doesn't share food!”

    — Joey

    A pure Joey rule delivered with total sincerity. Enshrines the one thing — besides his friends — he'll never give up.