123 Fun July Quotes To Joy In Warm And Carefree Living
“I always have the most fun on the Fourth of July. You don’t have to exchange any gifts. You just go to the beach and watch fireworks. It’s always fun.” – James Lafferty
July, what a glorious month! For me, July is a month of long, sunny days, warm weather, and endless possibilities. There's something about the month that always makes me feel excited and alive.
One of the things I love most about July is the opportunity it presents to spend more time outdoors.
Whether it's hiking in the mountains, camping in the woods, or simply lounging in the backyard, there's no better way to soak up the summer sun and recharge my batteries than by spending time in nature.
Another thing I love about July is the chance to indulge in all my favorite summer foods.
From juicy watermelon to tangy barbecue, there's something about the flavors of summer that just can't be beat.
And, of course, nothing beats a refreshing ice cream cone on a hot day.
July is also a great month for spending time with friends and family. Whether it's hosting a backyard barbecue, going on a group bike ride, or taking a weekend trip to the beach, there's no shortage of fun things to do with the people I love.
For me, July is also a time for reflection and self-care. With so many opportunities for adventure and excitement, it can be easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of summer.
That's why I make sure to take time for myself each day, whether it's through yoga, meditation, or simply a quiet moment of reflection.
Finally, July is a time for exploration and discovery. Whether it's checking out a new museum exhibit or taking a road trip to a nearby town, there's always something new and exciting to discover.
And with the longer days and warmer weather, there's no better time to venture out and try something new.
Overall, July is a month that always leaves me feeling rejuvenated, inspired, and grateful for all the amazing things in my life.
From spending time in nature to indulging in summer treats, there's no shortage of ways to make the most of this beautiful month.
So if you're looking for an excuse to get outside, try something new, or just take a moment to slow down and enjoy the beauty of life, July is the perfect time to do it.
38 Inspirational July Quotes To Enjoy The Summer
1. “July, that lovely hell, all velvet dresses and drapes stuffed into a hot little hole.” - Laura Kasischke.
2. “The serene philosophy of the pink rose is steadying... It is so every summer. One can almost hear their pink, fragrant murmur as they settle down upon the grass: 'Summer, summer, it will always be summer.” - Rachel Peden.
3. "If ant hills are high in July, the coming winter will be hard." - American Proverb.
4. “Every July, I look forward to taping a Christmas show – in July in Nashville. In 98-degree weather. I love it.” – Larry, 'The Cable Guy'.
5. "There are lots of emotions that go with the Fourth of July." - Dan Harmon.
6. “The summer looks out of her brazen tower, through the flashing bars of July.” - Francis Thompson.
7. “Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 AD. We came in peace for all mankind." - Neil Armstrong.
8. “Summer romances end for all kinds of reasons. But when all is said and done, they have one thing in common: They are shooting stars-a spectacular moment of light in the heavens...” – Nicholas Sparks.
9. “Summertime, and the reading is easy... Well, maybe not easy, exactly, but July and August are hardly the months to start working your way through the works of Germanic philosophers." - Michael Dirda.
10. "The Chicago Declaration on Women in the Catholic Church, drafted in July of 2015 by Catholics for Choice, stated that it imagined a church where 'women are respected for their choices about their health, welfare, and lives." - Anthea Butler.
11. “July is a blind date with summer.”-Hal Borland.
12. “There comes a time when people get tired of being pushed out of the glittering sunlight of life's July and left standing amid the piercing chill of an alpine November." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
13. "The Montreal Olympics were in July 1976, the bicentennial, at the height of patriotism." - Caitlyn Jenner.
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14. “Summertime. It was a song. It was a season. I wondered if that season would ever live inside me.” - Benjamin Alire Saenz.
15. “We can’t possibly have a summer love. So many people have tried that the name’s become proverbial. Summer is only the unfulfilled promise of spring, a charlatan in place of the warm balmy nights I dream of in April. It’s a sad season of life without growth…It has no day.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald.
16. "I grew up in New York City, and I've got wonderful memories of the Fourth of July fireworks." - Jimmy Smits.
17. “America is a tune. It must be sung together.” – Gerald Stanley Lee.
18. “Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.” - Russel Baker.
19. “I have lived pain, and my life can tell: I only deepen the wound of the world when I neglect to give thanks the heavy perfume of wild roses in early July and the song of crickets on summer humid nights...” - Ann Voskamp.
20. "That feeling is one of the things that keep me going. On July 6, 1998, I became the WCW heavyweight champion of the world!" - Bill Goldberg.
21. “'Tis now the summer of your youth: time has not cropped the roses from your cheek, though sorrow long has washed them.” – Edward Moore.
22. “We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.” – William Faulkner.
23. "This, for the purpose of this celebration, is the 4th of July. It is the birthday of your National Independence, and of your political freedom." - Frederick Douglass.
24. “The zeal, bravery, and good behaviour of the officers and men on the night of June 30, and during July 1, was commendable in the extreme.” - John Buford.
25. "I think the National League has better biorhythms in July." - Earl Weaver
26. “I'd like to go out on top, preferably breaking a new world record on the Fourth of July.” -Joey Chestnut.
27. "France has been struck on the day of her national holiday - the 14th of July, Bastille Day - the symbol of liberty, because human rights are denied by fanatics, and France is clearly their target." - Francois Hollande.
28. “It was June, and the world smelled of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside.” - Maud Hart Lovelace.
29. "People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy." - Anton Chekhov.
30. “I was only 8 years old on July 20, 1969, when Neil Armstrong, 38-year-old commander of 'Apollo 11,' descended the cramped lunar module Eagle's ladder with hefty backpack and bulky spacesuit to become the first human on the moon.” - Douglas Binkley.
31. "Watching everybody have such a fantastic time, loving life, loving America - I wish that was the feeling year-round, that it didn't take the Fourth of July for us to be like, 'Yeah, America is awesome." - Tim Kennedy.
32. “On 15 July 2007, I swam across an open patch of sea at the North Pole to highlight the melting of the Arctic sea ice.” - Lewis Gordon Pugh.
33. “In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.” - Albert Camus.
34. “With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy?" - Oscar Wilde.
35. “It strikes me that the spirit of the Fourth
36. "We all know you can't have a Fourth of July barbecue without the fixings that go with it." - Rachel Hollis.
37. “I have kept a steady focus on restoring public faith in our state government since taking office July Now it is time to make even bigger and bolder gains through legislative action.” - Jodi Rell.
38. “Soldiers of the American Revolution fought that 18th century war with heavy muskets. In the early 20th century, we kids fought it every Fourth of July not only with exploding powder and shimmering flares, but with all of our senses." - Paul Engle.
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39. “Laughter is America’s most important export."— Walt Disney
40. “Where liberty dwells, there is my country.” – Benjamin Franklin
41. “Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.” —Kahlil Gibran
42. “Independence Day: freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed – else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower
43. “In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.” — Barack Obama
44. “Freedom lies in being bold.” – Robert Frost
45. “I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.” – Abraham Lincoln
46. "America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand."— President Harry S. Truman
47. “We on this continent should never forget that men first crossed the Atlantic not to find soil for their ploughs but to secure liberty for their souls." — Robert J. McCracken
48. “This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” – Elmer Davis
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49. “I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”—Patrick Henry
50. “America is another name for opportunity.”— Ralph Waldo Emerson
51. “Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.” – John F. Kennedy
52. "Humanity has won its battle. Liberty now has a country." —Marquis de Lafayette
53. "Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country."— Sinclair Lewis
54. "The history of free men is never really written by chance but by choice; their choice!" —Dwight D. Eisenhower
55. “Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life.” ― Bob Marley
56. “It will be celebrated with pomp and parade, bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other.” – John Adams
57. “Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” – Abraham Lincoln
58. “My favorite thing about the United States? Lots of Americans, one America.” – Val Saintsburt
59. “A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.” —Edward Abbey
60. “The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.” – James Madison
61. "When you're born, you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front-row seat." — George Carlin
62. "Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country." — Calvin Coolidge
63. “Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.” —George Washington
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64. “Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.” —George Washington
65. “I believe in America because we have great dreams, and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true.” – Wendell L. Wilkie
66. “Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.” ― Thomas Paine
67. "In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved." — Franklin D. Roosevelt
68. “For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” ― Nelson Mandela
69. “Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all! By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.” – John Dickinson
70. "If our Founding Fathers wanted us to care about the rest of the world, they wouldn’t have declared their independence from it." — Stephen Colbert
71. “America means opportunity, freedom, power.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
72. “We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless.” – Lech Walesa
51 Positive July Quotes & Sayings
73. “The people in ‘July, July’ do find themselves looking backward, talking to others and to themselves about those over-the-cliff, fork-in-the-road moments in their lives. I imagine this is what must happen at a 30th college reunion.” – Tim O’Brien
74. “No one’s gonna give a damn in July if you lost a game in March.” – Earl Weaver
75. “Those who in July do wed, Must labour for their daily bread. . . Married in July with flowers ablaze, Bitter-sweet memories in after days.” ― New Zealand Proverb
76. “But here I am in July, and why am I thinking about Christmas pudding? Probably because we always pine for what we do not have. The winter seems cozy and romantic in the hell of summer, but hot beaches and sunlight are what we yearn for all winter.” – Joanna Franklin Bell
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77. “I have always had a certain aversion to heat. And for me, the name of the game on the stage is ‘beat the heat.’ It’s always July under the lights.” – Bob Weir
78. “If July is good for bees, farmers can only be in good spirits.” – Anonymous
79. “I always have the most fun on the Fourth of July. You don’t have to exchange any gifts. You just go to the beach and watch fireworks. It’s always fun.” – James Lafferty
80. “And 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 Fitzgerald
81. “It’s Fourth of July weekend, or, as I call it, Exploding Christmas.” ―Stephen Colbert
82. “Hot July brings cooling showers, Apricots and gillyflowers.” – Sara Coleridge
83. “After winter comes the summer. After night comes the dawn. And after every storm, there comes clear, open skies.” – Samuel Rutherford
84. “June is hot, July is hotter, and we love hotter dudes. Welcome, July!”
85. “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.”- John Lubbock
86. “It’s nature of the world. One thing remains, and one is gone. Goodbye June, Hello July!” – Anonymous
87. “The sunlight that has brought life and healing to you has brought stripes and death to me. This Fourth of July is yours, not mine.” – Frederick Douglass
88. “The London trees are dusty-brown, Beneath the summer sky; My love, she dwells in London town, Nor leaves it in July.” ― Amy Levy
89. “A blessed month of July for you and your family.” – Anonymous
90. “May the month ahead be filled with an abundance of magnificent miracles, blissful blessings, and splendid surprises. Welcome, July!” – Anonymous
91. “They talk about big skies in the western United States, and they may indeed have them, but you have never seen such lofty clouds, such towering anvils, as in Iowa in July.” ― Bill Bryson
92. “Welcome, July! In remaining of half-year, we must fly to reach high.”- Vaidesh Vardanth
93. “The Summer looks out from her brazen tower, Through the flashing bars of July.” – Francis Thompson
94. “Thank you, Lord, for another month. Watch over my family and friends. Bless them in a way they never known before. Welcome, July!” – Anonymous
95. “July is called the month of rains and a beautiful viewer of nature. Happy new month!” – Anonymous
96. “We all know you can’t have a Fourth of July barbecue without the fixings that go with it.” – Rachel Hollis
97. “The United States is the only country with a known birthday.” – James G. Blaine
98. “July makes you whirl with sweat on your body but sweetness in the heart. Enjoy honey bites!” - Unknown
99. “When July is hot and dry, winter makes an angry argument.” – Anonymous
100. “When I was little, I thought, isn’t it nice that everybody celebrates on my birthday? Because it’s July 4th.” - Gloria Stuart
101. “Kiss is a Fourth of July fireworks show with a backbeat.” – Gene Simmons
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102. “31 days of July can make a huge difference to life – all you need to do is FOCUS!” - Unknown
103. “Let’s not forget why we celebrate 4th of July; it is the day Will Smith saved us from the aliens.” – Unknown
104. “I don’t wait for the calendar to figure out when I should live life.” – Gene Simmons
105. “In July sunburn, everyone wishes on the land” – Anonymous
106. “You have to calendar time for yourself even if you have no idea what you’re going to do with it.” – Susie Bright
107. “July only sunshine, then we will certainly get golden wine.” – Anonymous
108. “July is high burglary season because so many people leave town.” ―JeanChatzky
109. “If July is rainy, August is questionable.” – Anonymous
110. “There’s no one giant step that does it… it’s a series of small steps.” – Anonymous
111. “My life, I realize suddenly, is July. Childhood is June, and old age is August, but here it is, July, and my life, this year, is July inside of July.” ―Rick Bass
112. “Independence Day, July 4th, or as I know it: Out with the British day!”―Steven Magee
113. “Sunflowers never turn their face from the sun in July, then why would you?” - Unknown
114. “People born in July are loyal, good looking, hard-working, and caring.” – Anonymous
115. “Noises and smells, those can bring back powerful memories. I remember when I was going to school one-Fourth of July, and there were a lot of fireworks going off. I knew that I was in Richmond. I knew that I was a college student. But I thought people were shooting at me.” ―Kevin Powers
116. “The Fourth of July observes one of the most seismic shifts in human history.” – Chad Wolf
117. “Happy July! No matter how hard the circumstances were in the previous month. Forget everything and start this new month in a new way.” – Unknown
118. “Roast in July, load in September.” – Anonymous
119. “May you never have any reason to start doubting your self-worth, happy birthday my July born friend.” – Anonymous
120. “Fourth of July. My birthday is July first, and my best friend’s birthday is July fifth, so it’s always been a favorite holiday. It’s all about having a cooler full of sodas, hot dogs, and just hanging out and shooting off firecrackers, being low-key, watching the fireworks.” – Hilarie Burton
121. “Summer at the Hollis household is all about us getting together and enjoying the pool.” ―Rachel Hollis
122. “In July, morning turns red, and in the evening, the weather is in distress.” – Unknown
123. “Like June, July also gives us the privilege to enjoy tanning and banning the sun simultaneously.” - Unknown
What Are Quotes And How Can They Help Us Improve Our Life?
Quotes are short, impactful statements that can help us improve our lives in so many ways.
They can inspire us, motivate us, and remind us of the important things in life.
Personally, I love collecting and reading quotes that resonate with me. They provide me with a source of guidance and inspiration, especially when I'm feeling lost or unmotivated.
Quotes can help me shift my perspective, lift my spirits, and remind me of my purpose in life.
Quotes also have the power to connect us with others. When we share a quote that resonates with someone else, it can spark a conversation, deepen a connection, or even inspire someone else to make positive changes in their own life.
In short, quotes are a powerful tool for personal growth and connection. They can help us shift our perspective, motivate us to take action, and connect us with others who share our values and beliefs.
So the next time you're feeling stuck or in need of inspiration, turn to the wisdom of the great thinkers, writers, and leaders who have shared their wisdom through the power of quotes.
What Are July Quotes And How Can They Help Us To Make Positive Change In Our Life?
July quotes can help us make positive changes in our lives. July is a month filled with long sunny days, warm weather, and endless opportunities for growth and change.
Quotes can be an excellent source of inspiration and motivation to help us take advantage of these opportunities and make positive changes in our lives.
July quotes can help us stay motivated to pursue our goals, whether they are personal, professional, or creative.
They can provide us with the courage to step out of our comfort zones, take risks, and try new things.
They can also remind us of the importance of taking care of ourselves, our relationships, and our environment.
Ultimately, July quotes can help us cultivate a mindset for gratitude, resilience and growth.
They can inspire us to make positive changes in our lives, no matter where we are on our journey.
So if you're looking for a little extra inspiration and motivation this month, turn to the wisdom of the great thinkers, writers, and leaders who have shared their insights through the power of quotes.
Next Steps - How To Incorporate July Quotes Into Your Life
If you're looking to incorporate July quotes into your life, here are some specific strategies that have worked for me:
- Write them down: When I come across a quote that resonates with me, I write it down in my journal or on a sticky note. That way, I can refer back to it whenever I need a little inspiration or motivation.
- Share them with others: I love sharing quotes with my friends and family. It's a great way to connect with others and spark meaningful conversations.
- Use them as mantras: If there's a quote that really speaks to me, I'll repeat it to myself throughout the day. It helps me stay focused and motivated, especially when I'm facing challenges.
- Create art: I also love using quotes as inspiration for art projects. Whether it's a painting, a collage, or a calligraphy piece, it's a great way to express my creativity and connect with the message of the quote.
- Use them as social media captions: Sharing quotes on social media is a great way to spread positivity and connect with others. I love using them as captions for my Instagram posts or Twitter updates.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you're curious about incorporating July quotes into your life, here are some common FAQs with answers:
Where can I find July quotes?
You can find July quotes by searching online or browsing through books or social media pages dedicated to quotes.
How do I know which quote is right for me?
Listen to your intuition and choose a quote that resonates with you on a deep level. Trust that you will be drawn to the quote that speaks to you the most.
How often should I read or repeat my chosen quote?
It's up to you! Some people like to read or repeat their chosen quote every day, while others prefer to refer back to it as needed.
Can I create my own July quote?
Absolutely! If you have a message that you feel is important to share, feel free to create your own quote and share it with others.