121 Funny Self Love Quotes to Brighten Your Days in 2025
As someone who has a large collection of inspirational quotes — and has collected them my whole life — I’ve decided it’s time to develop a compilation of funny self love quotes that will inspire you, and me, to remember the power of self love as well as give us a little chuckle.
I’ve always been able to laugh at myself anyway. In fact, I talk to myself and laugh enough that family members sometimes wonder about my mental wellbeing. 😂
But I just remind them that laughter is only ONE of my superpowers! 😜
I am also someone who strongly believes in the value of self love. It’s important to believe in yourself, like yourself, take care of yourself, and find joy in the person you spend the most time with — YOU! Right?
Let’s use these inspirational quotes in 2025 to help us celebrate all the amazing qualities that make us unique and wonderful. A dose of laughter always makes the day better! Besides, laughter is a great stress-buster… and who doesn’t have too much stress in their lives these days? Enjoy!
Funny Self Love Quotes from Renowned Leaders
These funny self love quotes from renowned inspirational leaders and speakers will lift your spirits while reminding you to embrace your quirks and imperfections. From witty one-liners to laugh-out-loud insights, these quotes blend humor with heart, showing that loving yourself doesn’t have to be so serious.
Perfect for those who believe in the power of positivity and a good laugh, these quotes will inspire you to see the lighter side of self-care and personal growth.
1. “Don’t belittle yourself. Be BIG yourself.” –Corita Kent
2. “I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying.” — Oscar Wilde
3. “You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with.” — Wayne Dyer
4. “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” — Oscar Wilde
5. “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” — Mae West
6. “The moment you realize your self-worth, you’ll stop giving people discounts.” — Karen Salmansohn
7. “You’re always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.” — Diane Von Furstenberg
8. “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” — Oscar Wilde
9. “If at first, you don’t succeed, then skydiving definitely isn’t for you.” — Steven Wright
10. “I don’t have low self-esteem. I have low esteem for everyone else.” — Sarah Silverman
11. “The hardest part of the journey is believing you are worthy of the trip.” — Glenn Beck
12. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
13. “I got tired of waiting for opportunity, so I created a doorway.” — Bernard Shaw
14. “It’s not your job to like me; it’s mine.” — Byron Katie
15. “The best anti-aging remedy is to count your blessings, not your birthdays.” — Abhishek Kumar
16. “Accept who you are. Unless you’re a serial killer.” — Ellen DeGeneres
17. “My mother always told me I wouldn’t amount to anything because I procrastinate. I said, ‘Just wait.'” — Judy Tenuta
18. “Do your thing and don’t care if they like it.” — Tina Fey
19. “I think everybody’s weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.” — Johnny Depp
20. “Don’t compromise yourself – you’re all you have.” — John Grisham
21. “Listen, smile, agree, and then do whatever you were gonna do anyway.” — Robert Downey Jr.
22. “Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin as self-neglecting.” — William Shakespeare
23. “If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you down.” — Toni Morrison
24. “Follow your passion, stay true to yourself, and never follow someone else’s path—unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost, and you see a path. By all means, you should follow that.” — Ellen DeGeneres
25. “I really believe that all women are goddesses, but we forget that when we’re dealing with life’s challenges. So sometimes you just need a little nudge to remember the divine being you are—preferably from someone wearing a sparkly cape.” — Maya Rudolph
26. “Sometimes I pretend to be normal. But it gets boring. So I go back to being me.” — Ain Eineziz
27. “You are not a mess. You are a feeling person in a messy world.” — Glennon Doyle
28. “I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.” — Lily Tomlin
29. “The only person who can pull me down is myself, and I’m not going to let myself pull me down anymore.” — C. JoyBell C.
30. “Loving yourself isn’t vanity. It’s sanity.” — André Gide
31. We delight in the beauty of the butterfly but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” — Maya Angelou
32. “I don’t have a six-pack. Maybe I have a one-pack. But what I do have is a keg.” — Jack Black
33. “Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” — Mark Twain
34. “You don’t have to set yourself on fire to keep others warm.” — Penny Reid
35. “Embrace your differences and the qualities about you that you think are weird. Eventually, they’re going to be the only things separating you from everyone else.” — Sebastian Stan
36. “I don’t care what you think about me. I don’t think about you at all.” — Coco Chanel
37. “Even I don’t wake up looking like Cindy Crawford.” — Cindy Crawford
38. Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” — Dr. Seuss
39. “I’m not a psychopath, I’m a high-functioning sociopath. Do your research.” — Sherlock Holmes in “Sherlock”
40. “The things that make me different are the things that make me.” — A.A. Milne (Winnie the Pooh)
41. “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.” — Confucius
42. “I don’t wear opinions of others anymore. I learned to dress myself.” — Nikki Rowe
43. “If you don’t have wrinkles, you haven’t laughed enough.” — Phyllis Diller
44. “Loving yourself is a rebellion in a world that profits from your self-doubt.” — Lelah Delia
45. “It’s hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world.” — Dolly Parton
46. “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including yourself.” — Anne Lamott
47. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Nelson Mandela
48. “If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” — Katharine Hepburn
49. “Don’t take life too seriously. You’ll never get out of it alive.” — Elbert Hubbard
50. “If you find it hard to laugh at yourself, I would be happy to do it for you.” – Groucho Marx
51. “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Mahatma Gandhi
52. “I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.” – Douglas Adams
53. “Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” – Margaret Mead
54. “Darling, I’m a nightmare dressed as a daydream. And I absolutely love it.” – Inspired by Taylor Swift
55. “If you want peace, stop fighting. If you want peace of mind, stop fighting with your thoughts.” – Ajahn Chah
56. “To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.” – Robert Morley
57. Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do.” – Brené Brown
58. “Self-care is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation.” – Audre Lorde
59. “Your relationship with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship you have.” – Jane Travis
60. “The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself.” – Steve Maraboli
61. “Celebrate yourself. You are your own light.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
Funny Self Love Quotes from Anonymous Sources
Sometimes the best wisdom comes from the anonymous voices that make us laugh while teaching us to love ourselves.
These funny self love quotes from unknown sources remind us that self-care doesn’t always have to be profound — it can be playful too! Packed with humor and a touch of sass, these quotes celebrate the art of embracing who you are, flaws and all.
Whether you’re looking for a chuckle or a cheeky pick-me-up, these anonymous gems will inspire you to be your own biggest fan.
62. “I’m not shy; I’m holding back my awesomeness so I don’t intimidate you.”
63. “Mirrors don’t talk, and luckily for us, they don’t laugh either.”
64. “Life is short; smile while you still have teeth.”
65. “You can’t make everyone happy. You aren’t tacos.”
66. “I quit waiting for a sign and started writing my own story.”
67. “Remember that Shrek, an ogre, found love, valued friendship, and rocked his swampy style.”
68. “Be a book: open-minded, full of adventure, and let your story inspire those who dare to read between the lines.”
69. “It’s not your job to like me… that’s my job!”
70. “Let your light shine bright so the other weirdos can find you.”
71. “I stopped waiting for the stars to align; I started dancing under them instead.”
72. “I don’t need a knight in shining armor. I need a cat in a decent mood.”
73. “I love myself because I can’t rely on anyone else to love me as much as I love me.”
74. “I love my bed. We complete each other.”
75. “I’m not always right, but I’m never wrong.”
76. “In a society that profits from self-doubt, loving yourself is an act of rebellion. Be a rebel.”
77. “If it makes you happy, it doesn’t have to make sense to everyone else.”
78. “Your speed doesn’t matter, forward is forward.”
79. “I am fluent in three languages: English, Sarcasm, and Real Talk.”
80. “I am not weird; I am a limited edition.”
81. “I stopped waiting for the applause and gave myself a standing ovation.”
82. “Stretch marks: proof that my body can create its own abstract art. Picasso would be proud.”
83. “Self-love is the best love—unless we’re talking about pizza. Pizza is pretty great too.”
84. “They say good things take time, so that’s why I’m always late.”
85. “I’m not short. I’m concentrated awesome.”
86. “I am the hero of my own story, but sometimes I need a stunt double.”
87. “I don’t have an attitude problem; I just have a personality you can’t handle.”
88. “I’m not great at advice. Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment about self-worth?”
89. “Why fit in when you were born to stand out and shine? Unless you’re at a hide-and-seek championship.”
90. “Love yourself first, and everything else will fall into line. Especially if there’s chocolate involved.”
91. “I respect myself, which means sometimes I need an extra hour of sleep on Mondays.”
92. “Know your worth, then add tax, shipping, and handling fees.”
93. “I don’t want to brag, but I’ve been called ‘a piece of work’. That’s good, right?”
94. “I’m not a snack. I’m a whole picnic. With a side of extra sauce.
95. “Being yourself is the prettiest thing a person can be. Except maybe a unicorn.”
96. “If confidence had a face, it’d be mine in a fun-house mirror.”
97. “I’m not a one in a million kind of person. I’m a once in a lifetime kind of phenomenon.”
98. “I’m like a fine wine. I get better with age, and sometimes I spill on the couch.”
99. “I’m not indecisive… unless you want me to be.”
100. “I’m not arguing, I’m just explaining why I’m right.”
101. “In the grand adventure of life, there are chapters best enjoyed lying on the couch.”
102. “I’m not a control freak, I just know how things should be done – my way.”
103. “RIP to all the hours I spent explaining myself to other people.”
104. “I’m too busy working on my own grass to notice if yours is greener.”
105. “I quit waiting for a breakthrough and decided to break through myself.”
106. “I’m not talking to myself. I’m having a parent-teacher conference with my inner child.”
107. “I’m not lazy, I’m in energy-saving mode.“
108. “Self-love is the greatest middle finger of all time.”
109. “Reminder that Winnie the Pooh wore a crop top with no pants & ate his fave food & loved himself. So you can too.”
110. “I say IDK a lot. But trust me, I be knowing.”
111. “Be a pineapple: stand tall, wear a crown, and be sweet on the inside.”
112. “I am difficult because I am rare. Get over it.”
113. “If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.”
114. “Today me will live in the moment unless it’s unpleasant, in which case me will eat a cookie.” (inspired by Cookie Monster)
115. “I walk around like everything is fine. But deep down, inside my shoe, my sock is sliding off.”
116. “I used to just crastinate, but I got so good, I went pro.”
117. “Some days I amaze myself. Other days, I look for my phone while I’m talking on it.”
118. “I got it all together. But I forgot where I put it.”
119. “The goal is to be more in love with you than you were yesterday.”
120. “You’re your own teacher. Give yourself the extra credit today.”
121. “You were born to be real, not to be perfect.”
Final Thoughts about Funny Self Love Quotes
These funny self love quotes invite us to laugh at the chaos, celebrate our individuality, and realize that self-acceptance doesn’t have to be so serious all the time.
Let’s learn to embrace our quirks and imperfections and not take life — or ourselves — too seriously.
The beauty of self-love is that it’s a journey, not a destination. It’s a valuable part of our personal growth journey and laughter is a great asset.
So the next time you’re feeling down or overly critical of yourself, let these lighthearted quotes be a reminder to treat yourself with kindness, humor, and a generous dose of laughter. After all, loving yourself should be just as fun as it is meaningful!
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Love to ALL! ~ Susan
