Few things compare to the warmth of a bright, sunny morning—each one bringing with it promise of more opportunities for growth. Some days things may go so well that you feel like the entire world is on your side, and even the sun itself is cheering for you. But of course, that's not always the case. There are hopeless moments when it seems as if no rays will ever beam down, so we’re forced to create a little sunshine, and positivity of our own. We rounded up the best sunshine quotes to help you do just that. Some are a nod to the sensation you get when you walk outside, others are an inspirational reminder that even in the hours filled with shadows and rain, the sun will still show up eventually. Scribble them in your journal, or share them with friends on Instagram—these happy quotes may just help to brighten someone else's day.
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David Viscott
In 1974, Los Angeles radio psychiatrist David Viscott wrote in his book How to Live with Another Person, "To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides."
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Why should we grope among the dry bones of the past? The sun shines today also,” poet, essayist, and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote in his first series of collected essays.
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Romain Rolland
“It is the artist's business to create sunshine when the sun fails,” Romain Rolland, the French dramatist, novelist, and essayist who was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in 1915, wrote in Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House.
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Noel Gallagher
Singer Noel Gallagher, who was once part of the rock band Oasis, sang "Thank you for the sun / The one that shines on everyone / Who feels love,” in the song "Who Feels Love?," which was a track on the 2000 album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Political and social reformer Henry Ward Beecher, who served as a Congregational clergyman, said “The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy,” in the collection Life Thoughts Gathered from the Extemporaneous Discourses of Henry Ward Beecher by E.D. Procter.
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John Keble
"Thou art the Sun of other days. They shine by giving back the rays," English priest and poet John Keble, wrote in his book of poems The Christian Year.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Also in The Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays, the writer who led the American Transcendental movement said “The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child.”
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Max Müller
Max Müller, a German scholar and philologist wrote "A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love," in his book, Memories: A Story of German Love.
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Anne Frank
"I've found that there is always some beauty left — in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you," Anne Frank, whose diary is one of the most discussed accounts of the Holocaust, was quoted saying in the 1959 edition of her collected works.
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Henry David Thoreau
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Yann Martel
“There's no peace like the peace of an inner courtyard on a sunny day,” Yann Martel wrote in his book Life of Pi, which was a #1 New York Times Bestseller.
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Caitlin Moran
Caitlin Moran, an English journalist and author wrote in her book How to Build a Girl, “It's always sunny above the clouds. Always. Every day on earth - every day I have ever had - was secretly sunny, after all.”
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Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo, the French poet, novelist, and dramatist, said in Les Misérables, which was first published in 1862, "A smile is the same as sunshine; it banishes winter from the human countenance."
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Rhonda Byrne
"Compliment people wherever you go. Praise every single thing you see. Be a ray of sunshine to everyone you meet," Rhonda Byrne, an Australian author and television producer said in her guide The Secret Daily Teachings.
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Robert Herrick
Robert Herrick, a 17th century Engligh poet said in Hesperides: The Poems and Other Remains of Robert Herrick Now First Collected, "The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun."
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Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens personified the sun in The Old Curiosity Shop, "The sun himself is weak when he first rises, and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on,"
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Arthur Rimbaud
“The Sun, the hearth of affection and life, pours burning love on the delighted earth,” French poet Arthur Rimbaud wrote in his poem "Sun and Flesh."
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Don Miguel Ruiz
Don Miguel Ruiz, spiritual teacher and author, told the Huffington Post, “The real you is loving, joyful, and free. The real you is just like a flower, just like the wind, just like the ocean, just like the sun."
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Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela, who formerly served as the president of South Africa, shared his words of wisdom in his book Notes to the Future, "Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward."
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Marc Jacobs
In a Cosmopolitan interview, Marc Jacobs, a powerhouse in the world of fashion, revealed his favorite place to daydream. "Staring up at the sky on a bright, sunny day makes me dream and gives me ideas."
