Sunflower is a plant, usually having a very tall stem and a single large, round, flat, yellow flower, with many long, thin, narrow petals close together. Sunflowers symbolize unwavering faith and unconditional love. It also represents beauty, delight, hope and joy. Inspirational sunflower quotes will brighten up your day and make you feel ready to take on anything.
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Famous Sunflower Quotes
Sunflowers end up facing the sun, but they go through a lot of dirt to find their way there. J.R. Rim
Turn your face to the sun, and shadows follow behind you. Maori Proverb
And the yellow sunflower by the brook, in autumn beauty stood. William Cullen Bryant
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It’s what sunflowers do. Helen Keller
Never look directly at the sun, instead look at the sunflower. Vera Nazarian
I want to be like a sunflower so that even on the darkest days I will stand tall and find the sunlight. Unknown
The road to freedom is bordered with sunflowers. Martin Firrel
If roses tried to be sunflowers, they would lose their beauty; and if sunflowers tried to be roses, they would lose their strength. Matshona Dhliwayo
True friends are like bright sunflowers that never fade away, even over distance and time. Marie Williams Johnstone

A sunflower field is like a sky with a thousand suns. Corina Abdulahm-Negura
We’re all golden sunflowers inside. Allen Ginsberg
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant. Robert Louis Stevensen
The sunflower is mine, in a way. Vincent Van Gogh
Aesthetic Sunflower Quotes
Wherever life plants you, bloom with grace. Old French Proverb
True friends are like bright sunflowers that never fade away, even over distance and time. Marie Williams Johnstone
As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them. Henry Ward Beecher
Every friend is to the other a sun, and a sunflower also. He attracts and follows. Jean Paul
The head of all flower heads is one flower; the sunflower in the sky, that gives the others vivid color stemming from the inside. Curtis Tyrone Jones
The sunflower is a favorite emblem of constancy. Thomas Bulfinch
Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men and animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some are pensive and diffident; others again are plain, honest and upright, like the broad-faced sunflower and the hollyhock. Henry Ward Beecher
A sunflower poem: The lofty follower of the sun, Sad when he sets, shuts up her yellow leaves, Drooping all night; and when he warm returns. Points her enamor’d bosom to his ray. James Thomson
Which makes it ironic my favorite flower isn’t even indigenous to the British Isles, let alone Yorkshire. I don’t think there’s anything on this planet that more trumpets life that the sunflower. For me, that’s because of the reason behind its name. Not because it looks like the sun but because it follows the sun. During the course of the day, the head tracks the journey of the sun across the sky. A satellite dish for sunshine. Wherever light is, no matter how weak, these flowers will find it. And that’s such an admirable thing. And such a lesson in life. Tim Firth

Big doesn’t necessarily mean better. Sunflowers aren’t better than violets. Edna Ferber
The road to freedom is bordered with sunflowers. Martin Firrell
Every friend is to the other a sun, and a sunflower also. He attracts and follows. Jean Paul Richter
All flowers are beautiful in their own way, and that’s like women too. Miranda Kerr
Does she realize she looks like a sunflower, ready to rain sunlight on all who look down upon her? Simone Elkeles
Light-enchanted sunflower, thou Who gazest ever true and tender On the sun’s revolving splendour. Pedro Calderon de la Barca
I am working with the enthusiasm of a man from Marseilles eating bouillabaisse, which shouldn’t come as a surprise to you because I am busy painting huge sunflowers. Vincent Van Gogh
Fame is the scentless sunflower, with gaudy crown of gold; But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Her smile put the sunflower to shame. Jerry Spinelli
If I were a flower… I would be a sunflower. To always follow the sun, turn my back to darkness, stand proud, tall and straight even with my head full of seeds. Pam Stewart
Bring me then the plant that points to those bright Lucidites swirling up from the earth, and life itself exhaling that central breath! Bring me the sunflower crazed with the love of light. Eugenio Montale
And here the sunflower of the spring burns bright in the morning’s beam. Ebenezer Elliott
In the morning the sunflower blossoms due to the sun’s rays. This morning I just wanted to remind you that my heart blossoms with love for you every day I wake up and it is going to do that forever. Sheila Carey
Be like a flower and turn your face to the sun. Kahlil Gibran
Space for the sunflower, bright with yellow glow, To court the sky. Unknown
Despite knowing they won’t be here for long, they still choose to live their brightest lives – sunflowers. Rupi Kaur
A long time ago in a kingdom by the sea there lived a princess as tall and bright as a sunflower. Jeanne Desy
Sunflowers are like people to me. Joan Mitchell
Inspirational Sunflower Quotes
A rose can never be a sunflower, and a sunflower can never be a rose. All flowers are beautiful in their own way, and that’s like woman too. Unknown
Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men or animals. Some seem to smile some have a sad expression some are pensive and diffident others again are plain, honest and upright, like the broad-faced sunflower and hollyhock. Henry Ward Beecher
Like a single sunbeam on a warm summer day, there is an exuberance and brilliance in a sunflower. Unknown
Mom has a massive sunflower for a soul so big there’s hardly any room in her for organs. Jandy Nelson
Which way will the sunflower turn surrounded by millions of suns?Allen Ginsberg
Fame is the scentless sunflower, with gaudy crown of gold; But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Make it like a sunflower. Steve Jobs
My will broke at the sound of his voice, and my head turned with as much inevitability as a sunflower turning its face to the sun. Patricia Briggs
Ah Sunflower, weary of time / Who countest the steps of the sun; / Seeking after that sweet golden clime / Where the traveller’s journey is done. William Blake
Who knows what may lie around the next corner? There may be a window somewhere ahead. It may look out on a field of sunflowers. Joe Hill
Attention shifted to him like sunflowers turning to the sun. Khaled Hosseini
Sunflowers in spring, they’re just like you / Sunflower wipe away your tears / All your doubts and fears / You were born to fly, so high. Alice Peacock
The earth paints a portrait of the sun at dawn with sunflowers in bloom. Unhappy with the portrait, she erases it and paints it again and again. Rabindranath Tagore
I chose a sunflower because when darkness descends they close up to regenerate. But I really wish I’d never had the tattoo in the first place. Clean, clear skin is always better. Halle Berry
Yellow is my favorite summer color – it makes me feel like a sunflower. Bria Vinaite
The morning glories and the sunflowers turn naturally toward the light, but we have to be taught, it seems. Richard Rohr
My work is the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird – equal seekers of sweetness. Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums. Mary Oliver
I want to encourage women to embrace their own uniqueness. Because just like a rose is beautiful, so is a sunflower, so is a peony. I mean, all flowers are beautiful in their own way, and that’s like women too. Miranda Kerr
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It’s what sunflowers do. Helen Keller
Wherever the sun goes / The sunflower will follow / Through all of the pain / And all of the sorrow. Londrelle
Restless sunflower; cease to move. Pedro Calderon de la Barca
Smile to the world and smile to the people you love, as a sunflower smiles at the sun. Remez Sasson
I am painting with the same enthusiasm as a Marseillaise eats bouillabaisse … I am painting big sunflowers. Vincent Van Gogh
Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. James Matthew Barrie
There are not too many fables about man’s misuse of sunflower seeds. Richard Brautigan
Look at the sunny side of everything. Christian D. Larsen
So, I’m off to the market to buy a few sunflowers to place in a vase on my kitchen table. Have a beautiful day! Olivia Dunn
Always look at the brighter side of life, just like the sunflower, which looks upon the sun, not the dark clouds. Unknown
I faced the gaudy sunflower on her canvas bag – it looked hand-painted, and at last, my eyes fell into hers. I said, “Thanks for the card.” Her smile put the sunflower to shame. She walked off. Jerry Spinelli
The flower that follows the sun does so even in cloudy days. Robert Leighton
Stand tall and face the sun. Unknown
Don’t wait for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul. Luther Burbank
Let a hundred flowers bloom. Mao Zedong
Open the bloom of your heart and become a gift of beauty to the world. Bryant McGill
Every flower blooms at a different pace. Suzy Kassem
A flower does not use words to announce its arrival to the world; it justs blooms. Matshona Dhliwayo
As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them. Henry Ward Beecher
Every flower must grow through dirt. Laurie Jean Sennott
What a lonely place it would be to have a world without a wildflower. Roland R. Kemler
Like wildflowers; You must allow yourself to grow in all the places people thought you never would. E.V.
Let us dance in the sun, wearing wildflowers in our hair. Susan Polis Schutz
Don’t let the tall weeds cast a shadow on the beautiful flowers in your garden. Steve Maraboli
You look beautiful as a sunflower and charming as a rose. Avijeet Das
A flower blooming in the desert proves to the world that adversity, no matter how great, can be overcome. Matshona Dhliwayo
Tomorrow it may rain, so I’ll follow the sun. The Beatles
If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden. Frances Hodgson Burnett
She is a sunflower! She brings hope to people. Avijeet Das
A sunflower teaches us so much about love. Samrah Ahmad
Then one by one they raised their faces to the sky. ‘Like a field of sunflowers. Fiona Valpy
I think it’s something to do with the nurturing side of the psyche; tying up a sunflower or whatever and helping it grow, it is just some kind of core human experience. Joe Lycett
I can’t feel bad about being who I am, just like the girl next to me can’t feel bad about being who she is. Because a rose can never be a sunflower, and a sunflower can never be a rose. Miranda Kerr
I remember my first role as a sunflower at nine. Kay Kay Menon
Pick up a sunflower and count the florets running into its centre, or count the spiral scales of a pine cone or a pineapple, running from its bottom up its sides to the top, and you will find an extraordinary truth: recurring numbers, ratios and proportions. Charles Jencks
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If you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for a moment. Georgia O’Keeffe
Watch me bloom like spring after a long winter.
Like a single sunbeam on a warm summer day, there is an exuberance and brilliance in a sunflower.
Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature. Gérard de Nerval
Smile to the world and smile to the people you love, as a sunflower smiles at the sun.
Choose to shine like a sunflower.
The butterfly is a flying flower,The flower a tethered butterfly. Ponce Denis Écouchard Lebrun
Advice from a sunflower: Be outstanding in your field.
Advice from a sunflower. Be bright sunny and positive. Know your roots. Spread seeds of happiness. Rise, shine and hold your head up high. Keep on growing. Even on the darkest days, stand tall and find the sunlight.
Tomorrow it may rain, so I’ll follow the sun. The Beatles
A rose can never be a sunflower, and a sunflower can never be a rose. All flowers are beautiful in their own way, and that’s like woman too.
Hidden inside every flower are seeds of imagination, destiny and future dreams. Sondra Faye
The best time for new beginnings is now.
A sunflower is always sun-kissed.
Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower. John Harrigan
She’s a sunflower—strong and bold and true to herself.
Tomorrow may rain, so I’ll follow the sun. The Beatles
Let your joy burst forth, like flowers in the spring.
I want to be like a sunflower so that even on the darkest days I will stand tall and find the sunlight.
I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day. The Temptations
Happiness radiates like the fragrance from a flower and draws all good things towards you.
Space for the sunflower, bright with yellow glow, To court the sky.
Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine. Anthony J. D’Angelo
Sun flowers are the joy of my life.
Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair… Susan Polis Schutz
You look beautiful as a sunflower.