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Have you ever noticed the boost of energy you get when the sun shines bright? You automatically feel better when you open the curtains and feel the warmth of the sun’s rays. It’s like letting hope and joy enter your home.A beautiful sunshine is what makes us smile in spite of all hardships we may go through. Then, there are those special people who bring sunshine into our lives by simply being there. Their positive vibes always seem to brighten up our day.RELATED: 100 Motivational Quotes to Help You Rise AboveHaving such people in your life is a blessing so make sure they know how grateful you are for their eternal cheer. If you can’t find the right words, don’t worry. We’ve handpicked a long list of lovely sunshine quotes that you can choose from. Or maybe you just need a cute quote for your Instagram. Below, you’ll find plenty of those too!If you are feeling blue and gloomy, remember that the sun will shine even through the darkest clouds. And smile -- the best is yet to come!Here are 150 lovely and funny sunshine quotes for Instagram.Sunshine Quotes for InstagramPhoto by Melissa Askew on UnsplashAnd so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.F. SCOTT FITZGERALDIt is eternity now. I am in the midst of it. It is about me and the sunshine. RICHARD JEFFERIESIf you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun.A. P. J. ABDUL KALAMSome days you just have to create your own sunshine.SAM SUNDQUISTPhoto by Luca Iaconelli on UnsplashAnyone’s life truly lived consists of work, sunshine, exercise, soap, plenty of fresh air, and a happy contented spirit.LILLIE LANGTRYA light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.ANNE BRONTEKeep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadows.HELEN KELLERChange, like sunshine, can be a friend or a foe, a blessing or a curse, a dawn or a dusk.WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDUplifting Sunshine QuotesPhoto by John Towner on UnsplashWhen you do something beautiful and nobody noticed, do not be sad. For the sun, every morning is a beautiful spectacle and yet most of the audience still sleeps. JOHN LENNON (more John Lennon quotes)If you can dance like raindrops, there will always be sunshine.CURTIS TYRONE JONESLook forward, in the direction of sunshine.LAILAH GIFTY AKITAEven the darkest night will end and the sun will rise. VICTOR HUGO (more Victor Hugo quotes)Photo by Mayur Gala on UnsplashIf you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you'll never enjoy the sunshine. MORRIS WESTThe sun still shines, even when it’s hiding.WINNIE THE POOH (more Winnie the Pooh quotes)It never hurts to keep looking for sunshine.EEYOREWhen the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.WILMA RUDOLPHA compliment is verbal sunshine. ROBERT ORBENPhoto by Alex from PexelsTry to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud. MAYA ANGELOUNone appreciates rainbow and sunshine better than he on whose parade it has rained. VINCENT OKAY NWACHUKWUIt is the artist’s business to create sunshine when the sun fails.ROMAIN ROLLANDAnything is possible with sunshine and a little pink. LILLY PULITZERSome old fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat.LAURA INGALLS WILDERPhoto by Ben White on UnsplashIn a sunshine state of mind! UNKNOWNThink about sunshine - what daily radiance is showered upon you through it, what immense golden goodness. Every single day, over so much of the planet. JOHN ELDREDGEIf you want to see the sunshine, you have to weather the storm. FRANK LANEWhat sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. JOSEPH ADDISONPhoto by Jonny Gios on UnsplashOpportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDIt was June, and the world smelled of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside.MAUD HART LOVELACESunshine cannot bleach the snow, Nor time unmake what poets know.RALPH WALDO EMERSONHe that will enjoy the brightness of sunshine, must quit the coolness of the shade.SAMUEL JOHNSONGraciousness is like the sun shining through trees. UNKNOWNPhoto by Anthony Tran on UnsplashKeep grindin’ boy, your life can change in one year, And even when it’s dark out, the sun is shining somewhere. J. COLE (more J. Cole quotes)You don't waste October sunshine. Soon the old autumn sun would bed down in cloud blankets and there would be weeks of gray rain before it finally decided to snow. KATHERINE ARDENWe all want to see Sunshine after Moonlight. JAN JANSENEven on a cloudy day, the sun is shining somewhere!UNKNOWNAny patch of sunlight in a wood will show you something about the sun which you could never get from reading books on astronomy. These pure and spontaneous pleasures are ‘patches of Godlight’ in the woods of our experience. C.S. LEWISThe friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity. ULYSSES S. GRANTPhoto by Photoholgic on UnsplashThe sunrise, of course, doesn’t care if we watch it or not. It will keep on being beautiful, even if no one bothers to look at it. GENE AMOLEHealth and good humor are to the human body like sunshine to vegetation. JEAN B. MASSILLONThere is sunshine in my soul today. UNKNOWNFlowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul.LUTHER BURBANKThere’s a bright spot in every dark cloud. BRUCE BERESFORDPhoto by Clem Onojeghuo on UnsplashNo matter how long is a rainy day, it cannot beat the sun forever. ALOK JAGAWATThe greater your storm, the brighter your rainbow. UNKNOWNThunderstorms are as much our friends as the sunshine. CRISS JAMISunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.JOHN RUSKINI’ve found that there is always some beauty left -- in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you. ANNE FRANKEven when it’s raining, the sunshine is still there. CLARE JOSAFalse friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine, but leaving us the instant we cross into the shade.JOHN CHRISTIAN BOVEEDanger gleams like sunshine to a brave man’s eyes.EURIPIDESPhoto by Pixabay from PexelsFar away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.LOUISA MAY ALCOTTThe time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.JOHN F. KENNEDYDon’t confuse your path with your destination, just because it’s stormy now, doesn’t mean you aren’t headed for sunshine.UNKNOWNNever give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine.JACK MASome people seemed to get all sunshine, and some all shadow. LOUISA MAY ALCOTTThe sun shines everywhere, not just at the beach.BRANDE RODERICKI’m just a simple guy, I live from day to day. A ray of sunshine melts my frown and blows my blues away.JIMMY PAGEIt’s so easy to be grateful for a flower, for a bug, for a beautiful day.LOUIE SCHWARTZBERGPhoto by Andre Melcher from PexelsKindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLLJust living is not enough… one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSENGet off the track of doubt and gloom. Get on the Sunshine Track --there's room. UNKNOWNAnyone who thinks that sunshine is pure happiness, has never danced in the rain.UNKNOWNOh, Sunshine! The most precious gold to be found on earth. ROMAN PAYNEMay you always walk in sunshine.May you never want for more.IRISH BLESSINGCountry songs tell you that life and love have a fickle sense of humor and drama, yet life is neutral; it provides us with sunshine and rain. LINDA DREVENSTEDTWe never grow without the sunshine of warmth, positive thoughts, guidance from those who care and help us to meet challenges head on, from the rain that must fall so we know how to deal with adversity and failure, and from learning to give back just as much as we receive. BYRON PULSIFERThere is nothing more beautiful than a rainbow but it takes both rain and sunshine to make a rainbow. UNKNOWNPersonal prayer, it seems to me, is one of the simplest necessities of life, as basic to the individual as sunshine, food and water -and at times, of course, more so. By prayer I mean an effort to get in touch with the Infinite. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWERMay the sunshine of comfort shine through the gloom of despair. IRISH SAYINGBut once in a while, you pick the right thing, the exact best thing. Every day, the moment you open your eyes and pull off your blankets, that’s what you hope for. The sunshine on your face, warm enough to make you heart sing. SARAH OCKLERI used to cover my windows in heavy curtains, never drawn. Now I danced in the sunlight on my hardwood floors. KIMBERLY NOVOSELFunny Sunshine QuotesPhoto by Cornelia Steinwender on UnsplashA meal without wine is like a day without sunshine, except that on a day without sunshine you can still get drunk.LEE ENTREKINI always assumed everybody shared my love for overcast skies. It came as a shock to find out that some people prefer sunshine.GLENN GOULDA day without sunshine is like, you know, night.STEVE MARTINSunshine and happiness go together like fish and chips! CATHERINE PULSIFERJust remember, after they foreclose on your mortgage, you get a lot more sunshine in your life. JONATHAN LOCKWOOD HUIEThe two basic items necessary to sustain life are sunshine and coconut milk.DUSTIN HOFFMANWho ate your bowl of sunshine this morning, thundercloud?UNKNOWNHumor -- The sunshine of the mind. BULWER-LYTTONWhisky is liquid sunshine. GEORGE BERNARD SHAWMarriages are like the weather, some rainy, some storms but mostly sunny days. CATHERINE PULSIFERSunshine Quotes for HerPhoto by Kiana Bosman on UnsplashTo say goodbye, is to die a little. To say good morning, is a hope for a new sunshine in a cloudy winter. NABIL TOUSSITo love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.DAVID VISCOTTThe water shines only by the sun. And it is you who are my sun.CHARLES DE LEUSSEMy night has become a sunny dawn because of you.IBN ABBADWhen the sun came up… I couldn’t tell where heaven stopped and the Earth began.TOM HANKSGood morning, sunshine. You’re the reason I wake up each morning. UNKNOWNI swear I couldn’t love you more than I do right now, and yet I know I will tomorrow. LEO CHRISTOPHERWake up my love. Flowers, smiles and laughter are waiting for you. UNKNOWNThe light that shines from you is more vital to me than the sunlight in the morning. Rise and shine, my beautiful queen. UNKNOWNYour smile is like a beautiful sunrise, your kindness a warm blanket. UNKNOWNShe smelled of sun and daisies with a hint of river water.KATIE DAISYThe rising sun each morning isn’t half as bright as your smile. UNKNOWNShe was like the sun,/ She knew her place in the world -/ She would shine again regardless/ of all the storms and changeable weather. NIKKI ROWESunshine Quotes for HimPhoto by Nick de Partee on UnsplashSending you a day full of sunshine, a heaven filled with rainbows, and a pocket full of dreams. May the future ahead of you be as wonderful as you are. JUDITH WIBBERLEYMay sunshine surround you each new day. And may smiles and love never be far away. CATHERINE PULSIFERWhen I am with you my world is so bright, I feel like nothing more is due, you bring sunshine and light. KATE SUMMERSNot until I felt your sunshine, did I realize that I had been in the shade. SUZY KASSEMYour love shines in my heart as the sun that shines upon the earth.ELEANOR DI GUILLOWishing you sunshine and rainbows.HEATHER WOLFWe have been friends together in sunshine and in shade.CAROLINE NORTONQuotes About Sunshine and LovePhoto by Asad Photo Maldives from PexelsLove comforteth like sunshine after rain.WILLIAM SHAKESPEAREWhen you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive, to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.MARCUS AURELIUSTo love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.DAVID VISCOTTLove, whether newly born or aroused from a deathlike slumber, must always create sunshine, filling the heart so full of radiance, this it overflows upon the outward world.NATHANIEL HAWTHORNEGood morning is not just a word, it’s an action and a belief to live the entire day well. Morning is the time when you set the tone for the rest of the day. Set it right!FAIN BLAKEFriends are the sunshine of life. JOHN HAYA flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love. MAX MULLERPhoto by Rachael Crow at UnsplashKeep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.OSCAR WILDEMay the light of the morning sun shine upon you. May the deepest and sweetest love always find you. DEBASISH MRIDHAA grandma is someone who's dear in every way. Her smile is like the sunshine that brightens each new day. UNKNOWNThe flowers inside your body are more beautiful than the flowers outside - full with fragrance and love. They are the sunshine and the medicine of your soul. AMIT RAYBut friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine. THOMAS JEFFERSONAnd may sunshine and happiness surround you when you're far from home. ROD STEWARTThoughtfulness is to a friendship what sunshine is to a garden. UNKNOWNLove and work are to people what water and sunshine are to plants. JONATHAN HAIDTFor a dark street, sunshine is most welcome; for a wounded soul, love is most welcome! MEHMET MURAT ILDANSunshine Quotes About HappinessPhoto by Leo Rivas on UnsplashThose who bring sunshine into the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves.JAMES MATTHEW BARRIEA sunny disposition is worth more than fortune. Young people should know that it can be cultivated; that the mind like the body can be moved from the shade into sunshine. ANDREW CARNEGIELaughter is a sunbeam of the soul. THOMAS MANNA good laugh is sunshine in the house.WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYSome people are so much sunshine to the square inch.WALT WHITMANDon’t let the shadows of yesterday spoil the sunshine of tomorrow. Live for today.NANDINA MORRISMay you see sunshine where others see shadows and opportunities where others see obstacles.UNKNOWNLaughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.VICTOR HUGOWhere there is sunshine, the doctor starves.FLEMISH PROVERBPhoto by Ben White on UnsplashThink of the days alive with sunshine, not the dismal days of rain. ROBERT E FARLEYBring sunshine into the place you enter.LATIKA TEOTIANobody needs a smile so much as the one who has none to give. So get used to smiling heart-warming smiles, and you will spread sunshine in a sometimes dreary world.LAWRENCE G. LOVASIKTears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.HOSEA BALLOUIf your life is constantly full of sunshine where each day is transformed into beauty and each worldly gift is yours to use, then you are one of a few. BYRON PULSIFERFaith is the virtue of the storm, just as happiness is the virtue of sunshine.RUTH FULTON BENEDICTChoose to confide in friends with sunny dispositions who will encourage you to be more positive. ZAYNE PARKERPhoto by asim alnamat from PexelsLive in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air…RALPH WALDO EMERSONYour thoughts and your perception of the world influences all that you do, and all that you are, and all that you can be. If you see the sunshine, feel the sunshine then you feel good. But if your focus is only on the clouds and the dark sky then you may find yourself a bit gloomy. CATHERINE PULSIFERSome people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren’t enjoying today’s sunshine.WILLIAM FEATHEREven for me life had its gleams of sunshine.CHARLOTTE BRONTËMost of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine. RALPH WALDO EMERSONWherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.ANTHONY J. D’ANGELOThere is inestimable blessing in a cheerful spirit. When the soul throws its windows wide open, letting in the sunshine and presenting to all who see it the evidence of its gladness, it is not only happy, but it has an unspeakable power of doing good. ORISON SWETT MARDENToday, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.H. JACKSON BROWN, JR.Look at the sunny side of everything. CHRISTIAN D. LARSONThe children bring us laughter, and the children bring us tears; they string our joys, like jewels bright, upon the thread of years; they bring the bitterest cares we know, their mothers' sharpest pain, then smile our world to loveliness, like sunshine after rain. EDGAR GUESTAnd should the river of our happy laughter flow 'neath a sky no cloud yet overcasts. We will not fear the shadows coming after, but make the most of sunshine while it lasts.E. MATHESONI believe in Liberty for all men: the space to stretch their arms and their souls, the right to breathe and the right to vote, the freedom to choose their friends, enjoy the sunshine, and ride on the railroads, uncursed by color; thinking, dreaming, working as they will in a kingdom of beauty and love. W. E. B. DU BOISA cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition. WILLIAM ARTHUR WARDThe sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but the wide world's joy. HENRY WARD BEECHERTo be happy, you must be your own sunshine. C.E. JERNINGHAMAfter the rain, the sun will reappear. There is life. After the pain, the joy will still be here. WALT DISNEYThe sun, the bright sun, that brings back, not light alone, but new life, and hope, and freshness to man–burst upon the crowded city in clear and radiant glory. CHARLES DICKENSKEEP READING: 140 Words of Encouragement for Men & Women