91+ Best Single Quotes: Exclusive Selection

Inspirational single quotes will encourage you to think a little deeper than you usually would and broaden your perspective.

Most Famous Single Quotes

Being single is better than being in a relationship with someone who fills your heart with doubt.

Too many women throw themselves into romance because they’re afraid of being single, then start making compromises and losing their identity. I won’t do that. Julie Delpy

Being single is about celebrating and appreciating your own space that you’re in. Kelly Rowland

I regard romantic comedies as a subgenre of sci fi, in which the world operates according to different rules than my regular human world. Mindy Kaling

Being single is definitely better than being with the wrong person. Hassan Choughari

One of my favorite parts of being single is how I get to choose who I spend my time with, share my heart with, hang with, giggle with, call, dine across from.Tracee Ellis Ross

Stay single until someone actually compliments your life in a way that it makes it better to not be single. If not, it’s not worth it.

I have been single for a very long time but there is nothing lonely about my life.Teri Hatcher

Being single doesn’t make you weak, it means that you are strong enough to be on your own. Xavier Zayas

I call it being self partnered. Emma Watson

Being single is getting over the illusion that there is somebody out there to complete you. Omkar Phatak

If you don’t act like you’ve been hit by the plague when you’re alone on a Friday night, and just see it as a chance to have fun by yourself, it’s not a bad day. Taylor Swift

Single is not a status. It is a word that best describes a person who is strong enough to live and enjoy life without depending on others.

I don’t need Prince Charming to have my own happy ending. Katy Perry

If you are not happy being single, you will never be happy in a relationship. Get your own life first, then share it.

The right one will find me when it’s time. Keri Hilson

Being single doesn’t mean no one loves you. It just means that God is busy writing your love story.

It’s probably not just by chance that I’m alone. It would be very hard for a man to live with me, unless he’s terribly strong. And if he’s stronger than I, I’m the one who can’t live with him. Coco Chanel

If you’re single, focus on being a better you instead of looking for someone better than your ex. The better you will attract the better next.

I think that’s why I’m single. Liz Winston

You don’t have to be part of a couple to be happy, you know. Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

I love being single. I can come and go as I please and stay out as late as I want to. Eric Dickerson

Being single doesn’t mean that you know nothing about love. Sometimes being solo is wiser than being in a false relationship

I’ve been single for a while and I have to say, it’s going very well. Like it’s working out. I think I’m the one. Emily Heller

If you really are going to be a happy single, you have to stop treating being single as the annoying time that you pass between relationships and embrace it. Rather than focusing on what you lack, focus on what you have. Natalie Lue

I like being single. I’m always there when I need me. Art Leo

There are some places in life where you can only go alone. Embrace the beauty of your solo journey. Mandy Hale

Being single used to mean that nobody wanted you. Now it means you’re pretty sexy and you’re taking your time deciding how you want your life to be and who you want to spend it with. Carrie Bradshaw

Singleness isn’t an excuse to take a back seat on life but an opportunity to wholeheartedly pursue your own purpose. Michael Todd

It seemed to me that the desire to get married, which, I regret to say, I believe is basic and primal in women, is followed almost immediately by an equally basic and primal urge, which is to be single again. Nora Ephron

There is no need to rush. If something is meant to be, it’ll happen at the right time, with the right person, and for the best reason.

You don’t need to wrangle some warm body to sit next to just so you aren’t alone on holidays. Amy Schumer

Too many women throw themselves into romance because they’re afraid of being single, then start making compromises and losing their identity. I won’t do that. Julie Delpy

Marriage is a fine institution, but I’m not ready for an institution. Mae West

The trouble is not that I am single and likely to stay single, but that I am lonely and likely to stay lonely. Charlotte Brontë

You are terrifying, and strange, and beautiful. Something not everyone knows how to love. Warsan Shire

I really enjoy being single again. I spent a lot of time in a relationship and the nearer we came to the end, the more difficult it got. You don’t see things clearly as long as you’re still involved. Dido Armstrong

Being single isn’t a time to be looking for love. Use that time to work on yourself and grow as an individual.

Every time I see a couple holding hands, or just plainly sitting together, I look away. It’s not that I hate seeing lovers. But because it reminds me of a question nobody can answer: Where’s mine?

If you aren’t happy single, you won’t be happy. Happiness comes from within, not from men.

Being with no one is better than being with the wrong one. Sometimes those who fly solo have the strongest wings. Nitya Prakash

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. Oscar Wilde

When asked why I am single, my reply is simply I consider myself a black pearl rare in my authenticity, adding a mysterious beauty to the select few who can recognize and even fewer who appreciate my worth. Sanjo Jendayi

I don’t need a man to rectify my existence. The most profound relationship we’ll ever have is the one with ourselves. Shirley MacLaine

Being single doesn’t necessarily mean you’re available. Sometimes you have to put up a sign that says, Do Not Disturb on your heart. Wiz Khalifa

Being brave enough to be alone frees you up to invite people into your life because you want them and not because you need them. Mandy Hale

I’m single because I was born that way. Mae West

I’m not single. I’m not taken. I’m simply on reserve for the one who deserves my heart.

Single too fabulous to settle. Mandy Hale

People would be a lot better off if they’d enjoy being single. Lewis Black

I celebrate myself, and sing myself. Walt Whitman

I don’t need Prince Charming to have my own happy ending. Katy Perry

If you truly want to be respected by people you love, you must prove to them that you can survive without them. Michael Bassey Johnson, The Infinity Sign

Single lady, the man you want might not necessarily be the man you need. Martha Macharia

Discover why you’re important, then refuse to settle for anyone who doesn’t completely agree. Fisher Amelie

You’re single not because you are not good enough for one, it’s that you’re too good for the wrong one. Chris Burgmann

Being single doesn’t mean you’re weak. It means you’re strong enough to wait for what you deserve. Niall Horan

You’ll meet someone soon. No one knows what’s around the corner. Carrie Adams

I think it’s very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone and not defined by another person. Oscar Wilde

It’s better to ‘stay single’ than being single again. Sarfaraz Ahmed

My alone feels so good, I’ll only have you if you’re sweeter than my solitude. Warsan Shire

Happily single’ is recognizing that you don’t need or want to be rescued from your life by a handsome prince because your life is pretty awesome, as is. Mandy Hale

It takes a strong person to remain single in a world that is accustomed to settling with anything just to say they have something.

I love being single. I can come and go as I please and stay out as late as I want to. Eric Dickerson

I don’t like to be labeled as lonely just because I am alone. Delta Burke

Single life can be very exciting and liberating, without any responsibilities to hold us back. Even though it is fun, it is also very lonely from time to time. When we get home and there is no one to ask us about our day, we remember why a good relationship is so valuable.

Sometimes you have to stand alone to prove that you can still stand.

Single’ is an opportunity to live life on your own terms and not apologize. Mandy Hale

It’s far better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone  so far. Marilyn Monroe

Single is no longer a lack of options, but a choice: a choice to refuse to let your life be defined by your relationship status but to live every day happily and let your ever after work itself out. Mandy Hale

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Being single surprisingly comes with a lot of benefits. When we are single, we feel like being rich because we have plenty of time, energy, money, and freedom to make our lives interesting and exciting, without having to worry about someone else

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I like being single I’m always there when I need me. Art Leo

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Single life is the best life until you get hit by lonely nights. Jonathan Burkett

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I’m not single. I’m not taken. I’m simply on reserve for the one who deserves my heart.

Single quotes should not be used for slang or colloquial words.

I’ve been single for a while and I have to say, it’s going very well. Like, it’s working out. I think I’m the one. Emily Heller

If you truly want to be respected by people you love, you must prove to them that you can survive without them.  Michael Bassey Johnson

I’m not single. I’m just romantically challenged

I’m single but I ignore people like I’m taken.

He sleeps the fastest who sleeps alone. Richard Avendon

Single? No, I’m just in a relationship with freedom.

He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.  Lao Tzu

Yeah, I’m single, but you’re gonna have to be amazing to change that.

Being single is pretty good. It’s a nice sense of irresponsibility.

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.  Henry David Thoreau

I think, therefore, I’m single. Liz Winston