100 Quotes About Silly

Life can be hard sometimes. We can often feel like we are constantly battling the pressure of life. We feel like if we don’t constantly work, then we are letting down our friends, family, or even ourselves. Many times, life feels like an emotional roller coaster that constantly pushes us down and away from what we want Read more

Luckily, there are some great quotes available to give us the motivation and drive to keep moving forward. And if you’ve ever wondered what exactly they are or why they are so great, this is the place for them!

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I've been embarrassing myself since about birth. Phil Lester
You know, people ask me. They say 'Dan, three years...
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You know, people ask me. They say 'Dan, three years later do you really want to be drawing cat whiskers on your face?' but they don't understand. The cat whiskers, they come from within. Dan Howell
Good writing is remembering detail. Most people want to forget....
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Good writing is remembering detail. Most people want to forget. Don't forget things that were painful or embarrassing or silly. Turn them into a story that tells the truth. Paula Danziger
Smartass Disciple: Three years! I've listened you preaching just for...
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Smartass Disciple: Three years! I've listened you preaching just for this silly truth? Master of Stupidity: Who said I was preaching? Who said anything about the truth? Toba Beta
There is so much woman in many a girl and...
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There is so much woman in many a girl and too much boy in many a man. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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You had me believing that I was crazy. Every time I broke down over what seemed like nothing, it was you.’ Bade ran an anxious hand through his hair.‘ Well, that’s love isn’t it?’ Davina took his restless hand. ‘Love is crazy and irrational, and anything less would be boring. Moryah DeMott
Forgive me.... I called you an idiot. I spoke too...
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Forgive me.... I called you an idiot. I spoke too hastily. You are not. Had I given it more thought, I would have called you a scoundrel. Lloyd Alexander
Never dance in a puddle when there's a hole in...
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Never dance in a puddle when there's a hole in your shoe (it's always best to take your shoes off first). John D. Rhodes
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They arrived home again to a most peculiar sight. The small garden at the front of the Banana House had been transformed. A tidal wave of cushions, beanbags, quilts, hearth rugs, and sleeping bags appeared to have swept up the lawn and broken at the wall. From Indigo's window a multicolored rope of knotted bedsheets came snaking out and ended among the cushions. As Micheal and Caddy watched, a mattress emerged and fell to the ground, followed by a rain of pillows." Indigo! " shouted Caddy, jumping out of the car. Indigo's and Rose's heads appeared in the window above." It's all right, Caddy! " Indigo called cheerfully. "We've been doing it all the time you've been gone."" We keep finding more stuff to land on! " added Rose. "Look! . Hilary McKay
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Often the inspiration to write music comes from the voices in your head. You’re not crazy. Just be thankful they are not making you rescue people in 20-degree weather at 2:30 in the morning in the forest. Shannon L. Alder
We weren't really friends yet, just knowers of each other's...
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We weren't really friends yet, just knowers of each other's secret stuff. M. Beth Bloom
How are we going to get out of here?
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How are we going to get out of here?"" Oh, escape is easy once you have the right Derek Landy
Awesome ends with me but Ugly starts with u...
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Awesome ends with me but Ugly starts with u... Stephan
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Valérie: "You know, you don't need to be a lesbian to be a feminist. Nor do you need short hair to be a lesbian. Or a feminist."" Yes, but helps, doesd't it?" Astrid counters Unknown
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Holy mama llama. That’s Nathanial Stone. Nathanial Stone is sitting in my booth. Nathanial Stone is in the Finewhile Diner sitting in my booth. I’m supposed to wait on Nathanial Stone. I’m going to make a fool out of myself. I just know it. I can feel it coming. Crap. D.L. Hess
Oh stupid, silly, awkward me; Will I never, ever see?...
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Oh stupid, silly, awkward me; Will I never, ever see? People babble, speak, and talk; All I can do is stand and gawk! Margo T. Rose
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I thought the trees down in Lady Zelana’s country were about as big as a tree could get, ” he said, “but the ones around here are so tall that they probably tickle the moon’s tummy when she goes by. David Eddings
Every single person is a fool, insane, a failure, or...
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Every single person is a fool, insane, a failure, or a bad person to at least ten people. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Whenever you are angry, take a beautiful object in your house and smash it to pieces. The pity you feel for what you have done is silly compared to what you are doing to your mind: taking a sacred moment to be alive and desecrating it by being angry. Kamand Kojouri
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Angels are good not simply because they see bad as bad, but also because they see bad as corny. Criss Jami
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When pain brings you down, don't be silly, don't close your eyes and cry, you just might be in the best position to see the sun shine. Alanis Morissette
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For me to forgive my ex, he would have to sign a marriage contract with his tears and seal it with his blood. Natalya Vorobyova
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When I opened the door, Andrew was standing there like a remedy for heart palpitations. Or maybe he made them worse. It was hard to tell. N.R. Walker
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Have you ever heard a blindfolded octopus unwrap a cellophane-covered bathtub? Norton Juster
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When Geoffrey was away, the goat often took himself off. He had soon got the goats at Granny’s cottage doing his bidding, and Nanny Ogg said once that she had seen what she called ‘that devil goat’ sitting in the middle of a circle of feral goats up in the hills. She named him ‘The Mince of Darkness’ because of his small and twinkling hooves, and added, ‘Not that I don’t like him, stinky as he is. I’ve always been one for the horns, as you might say. Goats is clever. Sheep ain’t. No offence, my dear. . Terry Pratchett
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How crazy it would be if the moon did spin and the earth stood still and the sun went dim! How absolutely ludicrous if snakes could walk and kids could fly and mimes did talk! How silly it would be if the nights were tan and the mornings green and the sun cyan! How totally ridiculous if horses chirped and spiders sang and ladies burped! How shocking it would be if the dragons ruled and the knights were daft but the fish were schooled! How utterly preposterous if rain were dry and snowflakes warm and real men cried! I love to just imagineall the lows as heights, and the salty, sweet, and our lefts as rights. Perhaps it is incredibleand off the hook, but it all makes sensein a storybook!   . Richelle E. Goodrich
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Just remember, we're all in this alone. Lily Tomlin
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Can I quote myself...? Oh wait, I think I just did. Scarlett Finn
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Everything happens for a reason but sometimes the reason is because you are stupid Kayser U
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.., and sometimes there's just no point in arguing with him. "Yeah, okay 'me, Jeff, and Evan, sitting in a tree..'" Chris claps his hands triumphantly. "That's right, baby! " Than a more serious expression comes across his face. "But, in a tree? Really? I mean, im a not an expert on the gay sex thing, but I think the first time at least you should be on the ground.." And then the evening continues on as expected. . Kate Sherwood
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One does silly things when one is twelve. Cassandra Clare
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I'm an elephant today. I will need to have lots of room and also a bowl of water on the floor. Jesse Ball
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Though they know in their adult hearts, even as they threaten to banish Timmy to bedfor his appalling behavior, that their bosses are Big Fatty Stupids, their wives are Dopey Dopeheadsand that they themselves are Mr. Sillypants. Billy Collins
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I enjoy poetry where I can talk as bizarre as I please, but theology or philosophy, I always respect the truth by taking it a step further. Criss Jami
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If a friend starts behaving silly because you bother him so much, don't worry, you're not the first person, he has got a sting in his stomach, an hunger that causes an epidemic hatred. Michael Bassey Johnson
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It wasn't necessarily that I wasn't a fan of fairies. Really. It wasn't that. It was that I wasn't a fan of being taken hostage by a group of fairies. C.M. Stunich
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These are the words of a fool: I am happy to be a fool, for i won't spend my time gazing at lines difficult to decipher, while my mates are drinking with glee. Michael Bassey Johnson
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Do you know much about the Vittra?""Some." He held out an orange slice to me. "Want some?"" No, thanks." I shook my head. "How much is 'some'?""I meant like a slice or two, but you can have the rest if you really want. Amanda Hocking
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There is a safety mechanism in place [to ensure the perambulator doesn't turn back into a purse with a baby in it] : if anything weighing more than a pound and a half-about the weight of a three-volume novel-is in the carriage of the perambulator, it will not transform. Lev A.C. Rosen
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Thought for the day: Twitter...140 character limit...must be a great tool for fortune cookie writers... E.a. Bucchianeri
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Once there was an elephant, Who tried to use the telephant- No! no! I mean an elephone He tried to use the telephone-( Dear me! I am not certain quite That even now I've got it right.) Howe'er it was, he got his trunk Entangled in the telephunk; The more he tried to get it free, The louder buzzed the telephee-( I fear I'd better drop the song Of elephop and telephong! ) Laura Elizabeth Richards
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Yes, I know, " Isadora said, and then read her poem, leaning forward so Carmelita Spats would not overhear:" I would rather eat a bowl of vampire batsthan spend an hour with Carmelita Spats."The Baudelaires giggled and then covered their mouths so nobody would know they were laughing at Carmelita."That was great, " Klaus said. "I like the part about the bowl of bats. Lemony Snicket
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Robot. Is. Sad. Because silly bitch. Will. Not. Dance. Libba Bray
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I begin to feel this tension when things that doesn't worth attention are the things that attracts attention Michael Bassey Johnson
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Ragging at its most harmless is embarrassing and silly, but at its worst, it attempts to prevent individual students from independent thinking, attempts, in fact, to eradicate freewill Debalina Haldar
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I love my ex so much I printed out all his pictures. After all, I need him for target practice. And I just love customised toilet paper and doormats. My only regret is that those items don't bear his autograph. Natalya Vorobyova
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What’s that around your neck?” asked Emily. “It’s a golden star.” Said Reed.“What did you get it for?”“ Chemistry class.”“ What’s the star for?” the shadow asked, Usually stars represent a straight A student. “You get it for having greatness. But Emily doesn’t know what that is.” He said, answering the shadows question and looking at Emily. “Greatness, what’s greatness?” Emily asked, all wide eyed, and clueless looking“ It’s when you do really awesome stuff, and people recognize you for it.”“ Oh, no” Emily laughed .”No, I don’t know what that is. Rumi Antoinette
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I guess I just grew up thinking that when we become adults, we get to do what we love. For work, for fun, forever. I don't know where I got that from. Seems silly now. Crystal Woods
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I had a dream about you last night. We were in your old Civic. Nine Inch Nails was turned up on the stereo and I was taking pictures of you behind the wheel with my disposable camera. We went through the drive through at El Pollo Loco, placed an order for a hundred bucks worth of food, and then just drove off at the window. I miss being stupid with you. Crystal Woods
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In between bites of banana, Mr. Remora would tell stories, and the children would write the stories down in notebooks, and every so often there would be a test. The stories were very short, and there were a whole lot of them on every conceivable subject. "One day I went to the store to purchase a carton of milk, " Mr. Remora would say, chewing on a banana. "When I got home, I poured the milk into a glass and drank it. Then I watched television. The end." Or: "One afternoon a man named Edward got into a green truck and drove to a farm. The farm had geese and cows. The end." Mr. Ramora would tell story after story, and eat banana after banana, and it would get more and more difficult for Violet to pay attention. Lemony Snicket
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I crack jokes and do silly things not so that people laugh on me but because of me. Aashutosh Murthy
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It's okay to be absurd, ridiculous, and downright irrational at times; silliness is sweet syrup that helps us swallow the bitter pills of life. Richelle E. Goodrich
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He’s a vampire.” I laughed again, feeling there was no end to the outrageous, ridiculous excuses we were coming up with. “Seriously, it makes sense. He’s always tired and pale, and keeps himself away from people so he won’t bite them.... Maybe that’s what he’s doing when he disappears. Getting his fix of blood. J.M. Richards
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As the middle child of the Laurel Canyon Adams Family, Whit was surprisingly chill on the subject of ampire-vays. M. Beth Bloom
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A photograph is a most important document, and there is nothing more damning to go down to posterity than a silly, foolish smile caught and fixed forever. Elizabeth Wallace
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Oh don’t be such a fuss pot, ” said the fairy, “or I’ll call you Fussy Pants, instead of Silly Pants! Unknown
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Jules could have sworn there was a devilish glint in the shopkeepers eye. 'I find today I am in need of a bonnet.' Mr. Postlethwaite was silent. And then his eyes crept toward the marquess's hairline.' It will be a gift for a woman, Mr. Postlethwaite.''Of course, sir.' The marquess wished the 'of course' sounded a bit more sincere. He'd scarcely been in the shop for more than three minutes and already his dignity was fraying. Julie Anne Long
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Do you like my brother?" And there goes Dan's confidence. He keeps his eyes resolutely on the field. "Uh.. yes? I mean.. I think everyone likes your brother, don't they?" She leans over and gives him a little hip check. "No, you know what I mean. Do you /like/ him?" Dan just states out at the horses, hoping that one of them will do something, anything, to distract this girl from her question. But the horses just keep grazing and Tat continues. "'Cause he likes you. I mean, he likes Jeff, too, but.. you can like two people at once, right?" "Uh.. yes? I think you can like two people at once." "Yeah. I know it's none of my business or whatever, but.. I just wanted to make sure you know.. if you like him, that's cool with me. I mean, I like Jeff too, but.. you know." Dan has a brief moment of wanting to shake her. No, he /doesn't/ know. Is everything really so clear to everyone but him? Is he just adding extra complications where they don't need to be? Then he remembers that he's talking to a fifteen-year-old girl. Maybe she shouldn't be the arbiter of what's simple or complicated. He realizes that she's still waiting for a response from him. "Okay, well.. thanks for letting me know." "Are you guys going to, like.. date?"" Sweet Jesus, Tat, I don't know! " Possibly that's a bit of an overreaction, but she looks more amused than upset. "All right, all right.." She gets a mischievous look in her eyes. . Kate Sherwood
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Some things are so silly they have a certain brilliance to them. Other things, set as standards for brilliance and therefore exalted by many who don't know why, become tarnished because of it. Criss Jami
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Why would a comediotic guy like Buzz Aldrin worry about who said what first? He was on the %$#@! +-oon! Ray Palla
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Hello, Mrs. Tran...I have David's homework. And if you ever want to see it again, you'll pay me the two million dollars I asked for. Nenia Campbell
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I don’t recall either of you asking me, you know I’m a lady and I need to be asked and agree to it. Amanda Kelly
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While you were busy trying to prove God stands behind you, God was before me lighting the trail, so he could lead us both. Shannon L. Alder
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I'm a Joker. Dangerous and silly at the same time. Nuno Roque
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When people say there is no place like home, the first to agree are the homeless. J.R. Rim
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It's called the Infinity Effect. Edward M. Wolfe
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Oh, how I longed to burst through the doors and go walking through the streets, with my hands open, like weapons! Unknown
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It's always funny that you can try and try again to steal all your critics' ammo, predict their responses, but no matter what, they'll still have a water gun stashed somewhere. Criss Jami
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Oh, Gilbert, don't let's ever grow too old and wise... no, not too old and silly for fairyland. L.m. Montgomery
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There are only a few things that are more entertaining than watching a cat trying to run across a freshly waxed wood floor after a ball. David C. Holley
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Ok.. So are you goin’a let him bluetube your tweeter? Bella Bancroft
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I think he fucked me stupid"- McKenzie Matthews- Being Beckett's P.S. Berryman
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You know on crime shows where they put a sample in a machine, push a button, and it magics them up a description of what it is?”“ Ahh yes. I’m familiar”“ Like that, but with less magic” Amy squinted, blinked, and shook her head at the screen. “I take it back; this one might actually contain magic Bella Bancroft
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Yes, " he said sincerely. "Such a one deserves peanut butter on the seat of his pants. Patricia Briggs
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When you meet someone you want to know, be very careful on how you sit on the driving seat to examine that person because you may end up putting yourself on a serious examination. Sometimes people lose interest & walk away after a chat because of the type of questions & silly discussions you engage in. Sometimes your highest intelligence end up exposing your foolishness. Uzoma Nnadi
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I.. I don't, I don't think I can do this."" Do what?" It didn't answer." Do the tests?"" I can't work with you when you're like this! " it blurted. "To every one of my specimens, I am the last thing they see! Terrror is what I am used to-- terror is what I like! I prefer my subjects to scream and beg, not ask to see results! "" I'll scream my questions, if that helps."" It won't, " it said sadly. "I'll know you're only trying to make me feel better. . Derek Landy
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Over his shoulder, she saw Skulduggery walk in. "Oh, hell, " she muttered. Wreath's smile reappeared. "It's Skulduggery, isn't it?" Over his shoulder, she saw Skulduggery walk in. "Oh , hell, " she muttered. Wreath's smile reappeared. "It's Skulduggery, isn't it?"" Please don't annoy him."" Me? When have I EVER annoyed the great Skulduggery Pleasant?"Skulduggery arrived at their table. Wreath smile up at him. "Hello.""I will shoot you in the eye, " Skulduggery said. Wreath glanced at Valkyrie. "I think I've annoyed him. Derek Landy
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Do a loony-goony dance 'Cross the kitchen floor, Put something silly in the world That ain't been there before. Shel Silverstein
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Have you ever been at a point that you don't know what to say? But yet you came up with this crazy idea to type this. Eric Mayes
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Which college?'' Hmm?'' Which college do you go to?' Fletcher nodded. 'Yes.''I'm sorry?'' Oh, ' Fletcher said, and laughed. Valkyrie's parents looked at Fletcher in near bewilderment. Fletcher looked back at them in total bewilderment. Valkyrie shook her head. Derek Landy
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We took off for the tree line, leaving the wounded soldiers to wonder how they'd been beaten by four misfits and a horse. Rachel Sharp
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Zoe's mom liked to send silly postcards that made her laugh, but they usually dwindled as the summer wore on. Christine BrodienJones
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I don't like zombie movies, they're just plain silly. Wayne Gerard Trotman
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Snow's table manners are atrocious - it's like watching a wild dog eat. A wild dog you'd like to slip the tongue. Rainbow Rowell
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The "silly" question is the first intimation of some totally new development Alfred North Whitehead
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Ear demons are totally real, " Cody said. "They're what make microphones like these ones work. They're also what tell you to eat the last slice of pie when you know Tia wanted it. Brandon Sanderson
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As it 'appens, I am Arthur's right-hand man, " said Suzy. "Or left-hand girl, I can't remember where I stood last time. Anyhow, me and Arthur is like two fingers of a gauntlet. Or at least the thumb and the little finger. I mean, I'm his top General, and all. So if I say you're in, you're in. Garth Nix
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Just a few questions for you, Mr. Dunne. Or Kenny. Can I call you Kenny? I feel we've become friends in these past few seconds. Can I call you Kenny? Derek Landy
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We can't know if we laugh at ourselves for being silly or to forget that we're not and that we are still here only by a sufferance that can be no more predicted than appeased. Like most things, probably a little of both. Brian McGreevy
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Modelling is a silly, crazy business. Helena Christensen
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I have a very silly sense of humor. I've never laughed harder in my entire life than seeing someone with toilet paper stuck on the bottom of their shoe. Paula Poundstone
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The very essence of literature is the war between emotion and intellect, between life and death. When literature becomes too intellectual - when it begins to ignore the passions, the emotions - it becomes sterile, silly, and actually without substance. Isaac Bashevis Singer
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We feel a lot of pressure about looking silly or appearing weak, whatever that means, or being a failure. You have to keep in your head: what's the worst that can happen? Michael Fassbender
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It's silly talking about how many years we will have to spend in the jungles of Vietnam when we could pave the whole country and put parking stripes on it and still be home by Christmas. Ronald Reagan
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Poor, dear, silly Spring, preparing her annual surprise! Wallace Stevens
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There was a solid year and a half, perhaps two years, after making 'Temple Grandin, ' when I didn't do anything. I just didn't have much patience for roles that were silly, or light, or inconsequential. Claire Danes
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Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly. Diogenes
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My dad is a very quick-witted, sarcastic, dry, humorous guy, whereas my mom's very silly, and that side of the family is very musical. Tim Heidecker
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I grew up in the Bronx where you would stay up late with your girlfriends, just being silly in our bedrooms, whatever. And I was always the clown. Jennifer Lopez
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The best things in life are silly. Scott Adams