The word “cactus” derives from Latin kaktos, meaning spiny plant whose identity is not certain. Profoundly inspirational cactus quotes will brighten up your day and make you feel ready to take on anything.
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Famous Cactus Quotes
The Big Cactus… because if you come too close, you’re gonna get stuck. Shaquille O’Neal
What a surprise. That boy doesn’t have the sense God gave a cactus. Kathleen Peacock, Hemlock
I consider it the highest compliment when my employees go out and start their own companies in competition with me. I always send them a plant to wish them well. Of course, it’s a cactus. Unknown
If a flower can flourish in the desert, you can flourish anywhere. Mashona Dhimaya
I am no cactus expert, but I know a prick when I see one. Unknown
During your struggle society is not a bunch of flowers, it is a bunch of cacti. Amit Kalanithi, ‘Wealth of Words’
I bought a cactus. A week later it died. And I got depressed, because I thought, Damn. I am less nurturing than a desert. Demetri Martin
The thorns are worth bearing for a flower. Kalinin
If seeds waited for perfect conditions to grow, there would be no plants in the desert. Mashona Dhimaya
Don’t jack off a cactus, you’ll only hurt your hand and the cactus’ feelings. Tre Cool
Cactus classification is similar to fashion on women skirts: they first shorten improperly and then lengthen excessively. R. Foster
Even from far away, I could see people being chased by hellhounds, burned at the stake, forced to run naked through cactus patches or listen to opera music. Rick Riordan
If you get struck by a cactus, consider it a cactus kiss. Because we all know Love hurts. Jessica Anna Jones
Anger was simple, self-sustaining as a cactus. You couldn’t look too closely at it, lest the spines get you in the eye. Rebecca Scherm, Unbecoming
In the Middle Ages people took potions for their ailments. In the 19th century, they took snake oil. Citizens of today’s shiny, technological age are too modern for that. They take antioxidants and extract of cactus instead. Charles Krauthammer
Inspirational Cactus Quotes
Being negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult. You may be given a cactus, but you don’t have to sit on it. Joyce Meyer
I have learned the difference between a cactus and a caucus. On a cactus, the pricks are on the outside. Mo Udall
I read books so dry even a cactus couldn’t grow on them. Jarod Kintz
She was elusive. She was today. She was tomorrow. She was the faintest scent of a cactus flower, the flitting shadow of an elf owl. We did not know what to make of her. In our minds we tried to pin her to a corkboard like a butterfly, but the pin merely went through and away she flew. Jerry Spinelli
Gardening requires lots of water – most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson
People trample over flowers, yet only to embrace a cactus. James Joyce
I’m like the trunk of a cactus… I take in a dose of culture and time with friends, then I retreat and go live on it for a while until I get thirsty again. Nancy Horan
A whale is as unique as a cactus. But don’t ask a whale to survive Death Valley. We all have special gifts. Where we use them and how determines whether we actually complete something. Max De Pree
We reap what we sow. We cannot expect apples when we have sown the seed of a cactus. Unknown
I hope that while so many people are out smelling the flowers, someone is taking the time to plant some. Herbert Rappaport
A cactus doesn’t live in the desert because it likes the desert; it lives there because the desert hasn’t killed it yet. Hope Jahren
The world is full of cactus, but we don’t have to sit on it. Will Foley
I remember very clearly someone saying, ‘Don’t shake hands with the cactus,’ and I thought, ‘Well, why not? What could possibly go wrong?’ Shaking hands is a friendly gesture. Unknown
Every cactus blooms, some with little rooms, some give flowers that grow, others so small it won’t show! ― Ana Claudia Antunes, Pierrot & Columbine
You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy succulents! And that is pretty much the same thing. Unknown
The thorns are worth. Very often, people are obsessed with what others think of them. It’s like if a flower wants to be a cactus or a palm but it’s not. A flower is a flower, and that’s enough. That’s all you have to do is be a flower. Stephan Hauser for a flower. Kalinin
You may be given a cactus but you don’t have to sit on it. Joyce Meyer
Cute Cactus Quotes
In a world full of flowers, be a cactus. Kul Bhushan Negi
Life is like a cactus. Thorny, but beautiful. Unknown
I remember very clearly someone saying, ‘Don’t shake hands with the cactus,’ and I thought, ‘Well, why not? What could possibly go wrong?’ Shaking hands is a friendly gesture. Benedict Cumberbatch
People trample over flowers, yet only to embrace a cactus. James Joyce
Bloom where you are planted Unknown
Be sharp like a cactus, people are afraid to touch and not a sort of rubbish. Sophieya
Love speaks in flowers. Truth requires thorns. Leigh Bard Ugo
Hope is not a resting place but a starting point – a cactus, not a cushion. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
A cactus is just a really aggressive cucumber. Unknown
My dad is like a cactus – introverted and tough. Gary Anarchic
A daisy blooming in a desert is worth more than a rose blossoming in a rainforest. Mashona Dhimaya
Deserts never believe in cactus. seeds so. Deepak Gupta
Reach for the stars, even if you have to stand on a cactus. Unknown
Reach for the stars, even if you have to stand on a cactus. Unknown
Adolescence is like cactus. Anais Nin
If one can see beauty in the strength of how a cactus blooms in the desert. They would see beauty in the thorns it displays. Reena Sharma
Loving someone who doesn’t love you back is like hugging a cactus. The tighter you hold on, the more it’s going to hurt. Unknown
