Sunflowers are one of nature’s many spectacular creations. This collection of motivational sunflower quotes will show you how much you can learn from this beautiful flower!
Tall, bold, and gorgeous, sunflowers are loved by all. These quotes about sunflowers will certainly brighten your day!
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Sunflower Quotes
1. “And the golden yellow sunflower by the brook, in autumn beauty stood.” – William Cullen Bryant
2. “Fame is the scentless sunflower, with gaudy crown of gold; But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes
3. “Sunflowers end up facing the sun, but they go through a lot of dirt to find their way there.” – J.R. Rim
4. “The sunflower is mine, in a way.” – Vincent Van Gogh
5. “Advice from a Sunflower: Be bright, sunny, and positive. Spread seeds of happiness. Rise, shine and hold your head high” – Unknown
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6. “Does she realize she looks like a sunflower, ready to rain sunlight on all who look down upon her?”- Simone Elkeles
7. “Sunflowers are like people to me.” – Joan Mitchell
8. “Be like a flower and turn your face to the sun.” – Kahlil Gibran
9. “Make it like a sunflower.”- Steve Jobs
10. “If I were a flower… I would be a sunflower. To always follow the sun, turn my back to darkness, stand proud, tall and straight even with my head full of seeds.” – Pam Stewart
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11. “What a lonely place it would be to have a world without a wildflower.” – Roland R. Kemler
12. “You look beautiful as a sunflower and charming as a rose.” – Avijeet Das
13. “A sunflower teaches us so much about love.” – Samrah Ahmad
14. “Never look at the sun directly, instead look at the sunflower.” – Vera Nazarian
15. “Turn your face to the sun, and shadows follow behind you.” – Maori Proverb
16. “I am painting with the same enthusiasm as a Marseillaise eats bouillabaisse … I am painting big sunflowers.” – Vincent Van Gogh
17. “Here heart bloomed Sunflowers so she would always face the light” – Gemma Troy
18. “If I were a flower. I would be a sunflower. To always follow the sun, Turn my back to darkness, Stand proud, tall and straight even with my head full of seeds.” – Unknown
19. “The road to liberty is bordered with sunflowers” – Martin Firrell
20. “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It’s what sunflowers do.” – Helen Keller
21. “Mom has a massive sunflower for a soul so big there’s hardly any room in her for organs.” – Jandy Nelson
22. “She may be a rose dipped in gold, but he prefers Sunflowers” – Katrina Nutter
23. “I want to be like a sunflower; so that even on the darkest days I will stand tall and find the sunlight.” – Unknown
24. “The morning glories and the sunflowers turn naturally toward the light, but we have to be taught, it seems.” – Richard Rohr
25. “A sunflower field is just like a sky with a thousand suns.” – Corina Abdulahm-Negura
26. “True friends are like bright sunflowers that never fade away, even over distance and time.” – Marie Williams Johnstone
27. “A long time ago in a kingdom by the sea there lived a princess as tall and bright as a sunflower.” – Jeanne Desy
28. “I chose a sunflower because when darkness descends they close up to regenerate. But I really wish I’d never had the tattoo in the first place. Clean, clear skin is always better.” – Halle Berry
29. “Be a Sunflower in a field of roses” – T.F. Fox
30. “Space for the sunflower, bright with a yellow glow, To court the sky.” – Unknown
31. “Every friend is to the other a sun, and a sunflower also. He attracts and follows.” – Jean-Paul
32. “In the morning the sunflower blossoms due to the sun’s rays. This morning I just wanted to remind you that my heart blossoms with love for you every day I wake up and it is going to do that forever.” – Sheila Carey
33. “Wherever life plants you, bloom with charm.” – Old French Proverb
34. “The head of all flower heads is one flower; the sunflower in the sky, that gives the others vivid color stemming from the inside.” – Curtis Tyrone Jones
35. “Like a single sunbeam on a warm summer day, there is an exuberance and brilliance in a sunflower.” – Unknown
36. “A rose can never be a sunflower, and a sunflower can never be a rose. All flowers are beautiful in their own way, and that’s like a woman too.” – Unknown
37. “Bring me then the plant that points to those bright Lucidites swirling up from the earth, and life itself exhaling that central breath! Bring me the sunflower crazed with the love of light.” – Eugenio Montale
38. “Despite knowing they won’t be here for long they still choose to live their brightest lives… Sunflowers” – Rupi Kaur
39. “Does she realize she looks like a sunflower, ready to rain sunlight on all who look down upon her?” – Simone Elkeles
40. “And here the sunflower of the spring burns bright in the morning’s beam.” – Ebenezer Elliott.
41. “In the morning the sunflower blossoms due to the sun’s rays. This morning I just wanted to remind you that my heart blossoms with love for you every day I wake up and it is going to do that forever.” – Sheila Carey
42. “If roses tried to be sunflowers, they would lose their beauty; and if sunflowers tried to be roses, they would lose their strength.” – Matshona Dhliwayo.
43. “Big doesn’t necessarily mean better. Sunflowers aren’t better than violets.” – Edna Ferber
44. “My will broke at the sound of his voice, and my head turned with as much inevitability as a sunflower turning its face to the sun.” – Patricia Briggs
45. “Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men or animals. Some seem to smile some have a sad expression some are pensive and diffident others again are plain, honest, and upright, like the broad-faced sunflower and hollyhock.” – Henry Ward Beecher.
46. “Ah Sunflower, weary of time / Who countest the steps of the sun; / Seeking after that sweet golden clime / Where the traveler’s journey is done.” – William Blake
47 “A sunflower poem: The lofty follower of the sun, Sad when he sets, shuts up her yellow leaves, Drooping all night; and when he warm returns. Points her enamored bosom to his ray.” – James Thomson
48. “Attention shifted to him like sunflowers turning to the sun.” – Khaled Hosseini
49. “Sunflowers in spring, they’re just like you / Sunflower wipe away your tears / All your doubts and fears / You were born to fly, so high.” – Alice Peacock
50. “Her smile put the sunflower to shame.” – Jerry Spinelli
51. “We’re all golden sunflowers inside.” – Allen Ginsberg
52. “The sunflower is a favorite emblem of constancy.” – Thomas Bulfinch
53. “The earth paints a portrait of the sun at dawn with sunflowers in bloom. Unhappy with the portrait, she erases it and paints it again and again.” – Rabindranath Tagore
54. “Yellow is my favorite summer color – it makes me feel like a sunflower.” – Bria Vinaite
55. “My work is the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird – equal seekers of sweetness. Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums.” – Mary Oliver
56. “I want to encourage women to embrace their own uniqueness. Because just like a rose is beautiful, so is a sunflower, and so is a peony. I mean, all flowers are beautiful in their own way, and that’s like women too.” – Miranda Kerr
57. “Then one by one they raised their faces to the sky. ‘Like a field of sunflowers.” – Fiona Valpy
58. “If roses tried to be sunflowers, they would lose their beauty; and if sunflowers tried to be roses, they would lose their strength.” – Matshona Dhliwayo.
59. “Wherever the sun goes / The sunflower will follow / Through all of the pain / And all of the sorrow.” – Londrelle
60. “Restless sunflower; cease to move.” – Pedro Calderon de la Barca
61. “Smile to the world and smile to the people you love, as a sunflower smiles at the sun.” – Remez Sasson
62. “There are not too many fables about man’s misuse of sunflower seeds.” – Richard Brautigan
63. “So, I’m off to the market to buy a few sunflowers to place in a vase on my kitchen table. Have a beautiful day!” – Olivia Dunn
64. “Which way will the sunflower turn surrounded by millions of suns?” – Allen Ginsberg
65. “Always look at the brighter side of life, just like the sunflower, which looks upon the sun, not the dark clouds.” – Unknown
66. “If roses tried to be Sunflowers, they would lose their beauty; and if Sunflowers tried to be roses, they would lose their strength” – Unknown
67. “The flower that follows the sun does so even on cloudy days.” – Robert Leighton
68. “Stand tall and face the sun.” – Unknown
69. “Don’t wait for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul.” – Luther Burbank
70. “Let a hundred flowers bloom.” – Mao Zedong
71. “Open the bloom of your heart and become a gift of beauty to the world.” – Bryant McGill
72. “Every flower blooms at a different pace.” – Suzy Kassem
73. “A flower does not use words to announce its arrival to the world; it just blooms.” – Matshona Dhliwayo
74. “As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them.” – Henry Ward Beecher
75. “Every flower must grow through dirt.” – Laurie Jean Sennott
Holly Jaskolka is a certified Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) practitioner, yoga instructor, and an impassioned advocate for holistic well-being. Fueled by her love for animals and wanderlust, Holly leads a plant-based lifestyle that she complements with immersive travel experiences. When she’s not jet-setting to uncover the world’s hidden gems, she’s empowering individuals to heal emotionally, particularly those grappling with the aftermath of breakups. Connect with Holly on LinkedIn.
