Waking up on a Friday is a welcome relief that’s invigorating as it is exciting. While you still need to work or study as hard as any other weekday, you can take solace in the fact that soon you’ll have your much-deserved freedom to do the things that you love.
Whether that’s to catch up on your favorite series, hang out with your friends until sunrise, or start that personal project you’ve always thought of doing, Friday, our official gateway to the weekend is finally here. And we’ve never felt this awesome.
Here are 40 Friday quotes that’ll make you thank God it’s really Friday.

I have never in my life found myself in a situation where I’ve stopped work and said, ‘Thank God it’s Friday.’ But weekends are special even if your schedule is all over the place. Something tells you the weekend has arrived and you can indulge yourself a bit. – Helen Mirren
If my boss knew how unproductive I am on Fridays, he wouldn’t want me here either. – James Johnson
It’s finally Friday! Felt like it took a week to get here!
Every Friday, I like to high five myself for getting through another week on little more than caffeine, willpower, and inappropriate humor. – Nanea Hoffman

If it comes back, I think that Friday night is not a good night to be on. – Amber Tamblyn
Happy Friday everyone! Forget all the bad things you’ve encountered this week and have a great weekend.
Friday’s a free day. A woman’s day. – Neil Gaiman, American Gods
It’s Friday…any plan of being a productive member of society is officially thrown out the window.

Only Robinson Crusoe had everything done by Friday.
Youth is like a long weekend on Friday night. Middle age is like a long weekend on Monday afternoon. – Richard Nelson Bolles
Put your pencils down and close your books. No more teachers, no more school, you are free! Go lay down in the sun or watch a movie. It’s Friday, You deserve a break.
Friday. The golden child of the weekdays. The superhero of the workweek. The welcome wagon to the weekend. The famous F word we thank God for every week.

Not for nothing is their motto TGIF – ‘Thank God It’s Friday.’ They live for the weekends, when they can go do what they really want to do. – Richard Nelson Bolles
Friday is like a superhero that always arrives just in time to stop me from savagely beating one of my coworkers with a keyboard. – Rico
Friday night is our date night. We really carve out time for each other. – Karen Kain
Friday afternoon feels like Heaven. – El Fuego

‘Friday’ is about hanging out with friends, having fun. I felt like it was my personality in that song. – Rebecca Black
Happy Friday everyone! May your weekend be full of adventure and cheer, and may the start of next week be a long ways from here.
Things people say: It’s Friday! Things self-employed people say: It’s Friday?
It’s Friday! I can’t wait to be ashamed of what I do this weekend.

Friday is my second favorite F word. Food is my first.
On a Friday night, I like to go out because my friends, who have been working normal hours, just want to let go after a stressful week at work. – Douglas Booth
Why is Monday so far away from Friday but Friday is so close to Monday?
I haven’t been this excited about Friday since last Friday.

When you leave work on Friday, leave work. Don’t let technology follow you throughout your weekend (answering text messages and emails) take a break you will be more refreshed to begin the workweek if you have had a break. – Catherine Pulsifer
I always give 100% at work: 13% Monday 22% Tuesday 26% Wednesday 35% Thursday 4% Friday.
Employers are at their happiest on Mondays. Employees are at their happiest on Fridays. – Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Welcome to Friday. In preparation for takeoff, please ensure all negative attitudes are properly stowed. On behalf of your captain, Jack Daniels and myself, welcome aboard. I expect sunshine and good attitudes today for our trip. Enjoy the ride.
For most Americans, Friday afternoons are filled with positive anticipation of the weekend. In Washington, it’s where government officials dump stories they want to bury. – John Sununu
Thursday doesn’t even count as a day, it’s just the thing that’s blocking Friday.

Thursday, which is ‘Friday Eve’ in Optimisian. Friday. The golden child of the weekdays. The superhero of the workweek. The welcome wagon to the weekend. The famous F word we thank God for every week.
Hands up if you’re ready to do something you’ll regret this weekend. Go forth! You have my blessing. – Florence Welch
Oh! It’s Friday again. Share the love that was missing during the week. In a worthy moment of peace and bliss. – S. O’Sade

‘I’m so sad it’s Friday. I wish it was Monday already’ said No one in history, ever.
Friday’s are the hardest in some ways: you’re so close to freedom. – Lauren Oliver
Make a Friday a day to celebrate work well done that you can be proud of knowing that you just didn’t put in time to the next pay check. – Byron Pulsifer

I do like escapism. I like going to the movies on a Friday night and seeing something fun. – Charlie Kaufman
Friday sees more smiles than any other day of the workweek! – Kate Summers
If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday. – Noel Coward
Hi Friday, I’ve been looking for you since Monday.
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