38 Inspiring Hair Quotes

Hair has always been more than just a part of our appearance; it's an expression of individuality, a crown we never take off. Whether it's long or short, curly or straight, our hair reflects who we are and how we feel. With every style, cut, or color, hair speaks its own unique language, telling stories of empowerment, change, and self-discovery. We've gathered a collection of the top 38 inspiring hair quotes to celebrate the beauty, identity, and confidence that a great hair day can bring. Prepare to be inspired as you embark on a journey through the wisdom and wit of those who know the transformative power of hair.

1. “If I want to knock a story off the front page, I just change my hairstyle.” - Hillary Rodham Clinton

2. “My hair had grown out long and shaggy—not in that sexy-young-rock-star kind of way but in that time-to-take-Rover-to-the-groomer kind of way.” - Jim Butcher

3. “Long hair will make thee look dreafully to thine enemies, and manly to thyfriends: it is, in peace, an ornament; in war, a strong helmet; it...deadens the leaden thump of a bullet: in winter, it is a warm nightcap; in summer,a cooling fan of feathers.” - Thomas Dekker

4. “People always ask me how long it takes to do my hair. I don’t know, I’m never there.” - Dolly Parton

5. “Hair on a man's chest is thought to denote strength. The gorilla is the most powerful of bipeds and has hair on every place on his body except for his chest.” - Anton LaVey

6. “Interviewer: 'So Frank, you have long hair. Does that make you a woman?'Frank Zappa: 'You have a wooden leg. Does that make you a table?” - Frank Zappa

7. “I don't advise a haircut, man. All hairdressers are in the employment of the government. Hairs are your aerials. They pick up signals from the cosmos, and transmit them directly into the brain. This is the reason bald-headed men are uptight.” - Bruce Robinson

8. “The night crackled ... Everything had turned to static electricity in the heat. I combed my hair to watch the sparks fly from the ends.” - Janet Fitch

9. “There's a reason why forty, fifty, and sixty don't look the way they used to, and it's not because of feminism, or better living through exercise. It's because of hair dye. In the 1950's only 7 percent of American women dyed their hair; today there are parts of Manhattan and Los Angeles where there are no gray-haired women at all.” - Nora Ephron

10. “There are three reasons why men of genius have long hair. One is, that they forget it is growing. The second is, that they like it. The third is, that it comes cheaper; they wear it long for the same reason they wear their hats long.” - Israel Zangwill

11. “And yonder sits a maiden, The fairest of the fair, With gold in her garment glittering, And she combs her golden hair.” - Heinrich Heine

12. “WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE: RAPUNZELFor horse thieving, kidnapping, jail breaking, and using her hair in a manner other than nature intended!REWARD” - Shannon Hale

13. “The worse the haircut, the better the man.” - John Green

14. “Symbolic of life, hair bolts from our head[s]. Like the earth, it can be harvested, but it will rise again. We can change its color and texture when the mood strikes us, but in time it will return to its original form, just as Nature will in time turn our precisely laid-out cities into a weed-way.” - Diane Ackerman

15. “I stared at her black hair. It was shiny like the promises in magazines. ” - Alice Sebold

16. “She was the most beautiful creature on Earth - her hair said so in that language only hair can speak.” - Gabriel Bá

17. “Like some winter animal the moon licks the salt of your hand,Yet still your hair foams violet as a lilac treeFrom which a small wood-owl calls.” - Johannes Bobrowski

18. “I think that the most important thing a woman can have- next to talent, of course- is her hairdresser.” - Joan Crawford

19. “OK. Yoga position 99.” - Nicholas Reardon

20. “Phyllida's hair was where her power resided. It was expensively set into a smooth dome, like a band shell for the presentation of that long-running act, her face.” - Jeffrey Eugenides

21. “Whatever the reason, first place was always Solo, always, always, always, and second place was usually Chewbacca, because if you weren't the one saving the galaxy, you might as well be eight feet tall and covered with hair.” - Charles Yu

22. “This was all very well: Columbanus's success indicates the appeal of his mission. But his activities, for the first time, brought the nature of Celtic monasticism firmly to the attention of the Church authorities -- to western bishops in general, and to the Bishop of Rome in particular. The Irish monks were not heretical. But they were plainly unorthodox. They did not look right, to begin with. They had the wrong tonsure. Rome, as was natural, had 'the tonsure of St Peter', that is, a shaven crown. Easterners had the tonsure of St Paul, totally shaven; and if they wished to take up an appointment in the West they had to wait until their rim grew before being invested. But the Celts looked like nothing on earth: they had their hair long at the back and, on the shaven front part, a half-circle of hair from one ear to the other, leaving a band across the forehead.” - Paul Johnson

23. “He had the prettiest hair she had ever seen on a man: dark brown, almost black, and soft like sable, it fell down to his shoulders. She wondered what he'd do if she threw some mud in it. Probably kill her.” - Ilona Andrews

24. “Naturally curly hair is a curse, and don't ever let anyone tell you different.” - Mary Ann Shaffer

25. “I’ve seen daggers pierce the chest,Children dying in the road,Crawling things hooked and baited,Rapists bound and then castrated,Villains singed in public square.Yet none these sights did make me cringeLike when my Love cut all her hair.” - Roman Payne

26. “First people lose their hair, then their vices, then their motivation. Then a toupee brings it all flowing back.” - Bauvard

27. “Nico’s hair was combed straight up, stiff with mousse, the tips dyed the color of traffic cones.” - Frederick Weisel

28. “I can just imagine what the humidity has done to my hair. I'm going to meet your family looking like a poodle with a live wire shoved up its butt." - Paige Winterbourne” - Kelley Armstrong

29. “Valerie Jennings had clearly searched deep within her wardrobe for something suitably flattering, only to retrieve a frock of utter indifference to fashion. There had been an attempt to tame her hair, which seemed to have been abandoned, and the fuzzy results were clipped to the back of her head."You look nice," said Hebe Jones.” - Julia Stuart

30. “Guys who know how to use a blowdryer... Their hair is too long!” - Mallory hopkins

31. “Skulduggery.""Fletcher."Fletcher stuck out his hand. Skulduggery observed it for a moment."I'm sorry, what are we doing now?""Shaking hands," Fletcher said. "Like adults. I just want you to know that this past year has changed me. I've grown, as a person. I'm not the same Fletcher you used to know."You look a lot like him.""Well, yeah, but-""And you have the same ridiculous hair.""Can we just shake hands?""Of course we can," Skulduggery said, and they shook. "Now what?""I, uh...I don't really know. What do adults usually do after they shake hands?""Generally, the first thing they do is let go.""Oh, right," Fletcher said, and Skulduggery took his hand back. "So, Skulduggery, how have you been? You're looking well. That's a really nice tie."It's blue.""And such a nice shade."Skulduggery looked at Valkyrie. "You promised me he wouldn't be annoying.” - Derek Landy

32. “Who cuts hair, while she is heart broken. Is it just me"?” - Escapades

33. “I think the most important thing a woman can have - next to talent, of course, - is her hairdresser.” - Joan Crawford

34. “I have a message for your daughter,” said Cale. “I am bound to her with cables that not even God can break. One day, if there is a soft breeze on her cheek, it may be my breath; one night, if the cool wind plays with her hair, it may be my shadow passing by.” And with this terrible threat he faced forward and the procession started once more. In less than a minute they were gone. In her shady room Arbell Swan-Neck stood white and cold as alabaster.” - Paul Hoffman

35. “Buthe had the kindest face in the world, with big, dark eyes and buzzed-cutbrown hair.” - S.C. Stephens

36. “As your abilities begin to grow, your angelic side will start to manifest itself in more noticeable ways.""My angelic side. Great. Like I don't have enough to deal with.""It's not so bad," Mom says. "You'll learn to control it.""I'll learn to control my hair?” - Cynthia Hand

37. “...I recall that day on the beach - the sand so brilliant, the clouds so massive, and the wind punishing your hair...” - John Geddes

38. “Man, Grandma, what big hair you have.""The better to style with, my dear.” - Neal Shusterman