91 Twitter Inspiration Quotes

In the fast-paced world of social media, a few words of wisdom can make all the difference. If you're looking for a dose of motivation, creativity, or just some positive vibes to light up your Twitter feed, you're in the right place. We've gathered a handpicked selection of the top 91 inspiration quotes from Twitter that are sure to lift your spirits and keep you moving forward. Dive in, and let these nuggets of inspiration fuel your day!

1. “I love seeing other channels counterprogram the Super Bowl. PBS: "DAMN RIGHT we're airing a new 'Masterpiece Classic'! Fuck off, sports!” - Tara Ariano

2. “The best way to engage honestly with the marketplace via Twitter is to never use the words "engage," "honestly," or "marketplace.” - Jeffrey Zeldman

3. “Despite the best efforts of critics and the hopes of authors, our tastes in books are probably as inherent & unbudgeable as those in food.” - Alain De Botton

4. “Reason leavened with a little wit (if possible) is the real alternative to hate speech, meaning that there's no better time for it.” - Walter Kirn

5. “Memo to extreme partisans: If you can't bring yourselves to love your enemies, can you at least learn to hate your friends?” - Walter Kirn

6. “Everyone loves a witch hunt as long as it's someone else's witch being hunted.” - Walter Kirn

7. “@bobbybaird i'm a writer, so are you. we try to compose our thoughts and words for effect as well as sense. vain of us? a bit.” - Walter Kirn

8. “When Loughner himself speaks and we find out his real influences are Spiderman, 'Gnome Chomsky,' Taylor Swift, and Dr. Bronner, then what?” - Walter Kirn

9. “Given Loughner's obsession with meaninglessness and language, maybe Foucault & Derrida deserve some fault here, too.” - Walter Kirn

10. “[T]he anti-vitriol vitriol is getting ugly.” - Walter Kirn

11. “This is how it works now with the news: the story begins with a moral, then a narrative is fashioned to support it.” - Walter Kirn

12. “Dear Teens at Starbucks wearing 'Abstain from Sex 2 Attain Ur Goals' t-shirts: Doesn't it depend on what my goals are?” - John Green

13. “This could be addictive.” - Kevin Pietersen

14. “Most people give up their pursuit of genius early on and spend their lives desperately seeking it in others.” - K.A. Laity

15. “Great News! If you quit being cunty the whole world will stop being against you!” - Sarah Silverman

16. “Here in Britain, of course, it's Thank Fuck We Got Those Weird Jesus Bastards On The Boat Day” - Warren Ellis

17. “Like many people, I feel like celebrating. Remember this feeling. It is human, and can help us understand when others express bloodlust.” - John Green

18. “American political culture quickly and always outpaces any attempt to satirize it.” - Glenn Greenwald

19. “Good books make you ask questions. Bad readers want everything answered.” - Scott Westerfeld

20. “I realise people exist who don't read. But it's like I knew there were people who didn't breathe or eat: I can't imagine a life like that.” - Sarah Rees Brennan

21. “I don't mind bigots. You're allowed to be bigoted, if that makes you happy. Just do it at home. And not around the children.” - Maureen Johnson

22. “I love reading things on twitter its all well within my attention span of 140 characters.” - Stanley Victor Paskavich

23. “لم “يكح” حاكم عربي مع أمريكا… بحجه أن صدره سليم” - جلال عامر

24. “إوعى تشك فى مصر حتى لو سهرت برة البيت” - جلال عامر

25. “النظم العربية بارعة في توصيف التهم للمعارضين: تعكير الصفو- إغضاب البورصة- إطلاق شائعات إلى الفضاء الخارجى- تكوين جمعية بهدف قبضها الأول” - جلال عامر

26. “المحاكمات المضحكة والتصريحات المبكية التى أصابتنى بالاكتئاب وجعلتنى أترمى على صدر «فرخة» وأعيط” - جلال عامر

27. “قال علي بابا وهو في المغارة إيه ده؟… ذهب… ياقوت… مرجان… حديد… أحمدك يا رب… فسمع صوتاً يقول له «مالكش دعوة بالحديد… سيبه مطرحه»!ا” - جلال عامر

28. “فى العالم الثالث يمتلك الحاكم حكمة لقمان ويمتلك رجل الأعمال مال قارون ويمتلك الشعب صبر أيوب” - جلال عامر

29. “إذا كان عندك «صنعة» فإن عدوك هو ابن كارك وإذا كان عندك «بنت» فإن عدوك هو ابن جارك” - جلال عامر

30. “Learn to trust your instincts. Only something dead goes with the tide. Only something living can go against it.” - Tony Parsons

31. “Becoming a lake has put a lot of things in perspective for me.” - Heather Christle

32. “What is more likely? That tomorrow will be called 'Thursday' or that Maxine Waters will play the race card in her ethics investigation?” - Jonah Goldberg

33. “One upside of the heat. Kind of cool to see a cat pant.” - Jonah Goldberg

34. “Gov. Christie says 'New Jersey First.' State-based Isolationism!” - Jonah Goldberg

35. “Genghis Miliband roars up to the despatch box like a caged donkey.” - Andy Zaltzman

36. “Nice mix of Tory MPs saying this issue shouldn't be used for petty political pointscoring, & Tory MPs trying to score petty political points.” - Andy Zaltzman

37. “I think there needs to be a meeting to set an agenda for more meetings about meetings.” - Jonah Goldberg

38. “Not reassuring when weathermen say 'Today will be terrible but don't worry it won't be as terrible as tomorrow or Friday.” - Jonah Goldberg

39. “A jacketless Murdoch resumes his quiz, brushing off the assault as 'an overexcited autograph-hunter wanting to have his shaving foam signed.” - Andy Zaltzman

40. “The British version of 'Shit My Dad Says' is really entertaining.” - Jeremy Scahill

41. “Tom Friedman says China is so awesome they make kosher pigs.” - Jonah Goldberg

42. “I am just mystified by these people telling me I would think Obama was doing a great job if his skin contained less melanin.” - Jonah Goldberg

43. “Scary discovery of the day: Most people who RT @yokoono's tweets do so without irony.” - James Taranto

44. “Tip to all British tabloids: Do Not Hack Amy Winehouse's Phone. I repeat: Do Not Hack Amy Winehouse's Phone.” - Jonah Goldberg

45. “I got my dad a great father's Day present. He called to say: 'Ach. Zis present is so good I now think it vas almost vorth having children.” - Johann Hari

46. “Because of racism, he can't govern effectively' is not a great argument for re-election.” - James Taranto

47. “Some libs took offense at my David Broder quip earlier. In my own defense, I was taught in college it's OK to disrespect dead white males.” - James Taranto

48. “We have one precious life: do something extraordinary today, even if it's tiny. A pebble starts the avalanche.” - K.A. Laity

49. “Forgot to live-tweet the election last night, so I'm post-tweeting today. I'll start as soon as my fingers unclench from their rage fists.” - Stephen Colbert

50. “When journalists are 'accused' of being 'advocates', that means: challenging and deviating from DC orthodoxies.” - Glenn Greenwald

51. “My guest Newt Gingrich shut down the government during the Clinton administration. I'll ask him when it's gonna start working again.” - Stephen Colbert

52. “Terrorism': the word that means nothing, yet justifies everything.” - Glenn Greenwald

53. “As always, imagine how great the press corps would be if it devoted 1/1000th the energy to dissecting non-sex political wrongdoing” - Glenn Greenwald

54. “There hasn't been a scandal this big at the C.I.A. since (CLASSIFIED) committed (CENSORED) to (REDACTED).” - Stephen Colbert

55. “They're called 'facts', and my role is to amplify those, not cheerlead. And I don't care at all what you think of my motives.” - Glenn Greenwald

56. “OK, publishing a book and releasing a movie is all very well, but Tottenham beating Man. U. 3-2... priceless.” - Salman Rushdie

57. “To cut 1930s jobless, FDR taxed corps and rich. Govt used money to hire many millions. Worked then; would now again. Why no debate on that?” - Richard D. Wolff

58. “I'd like to vote for the candidate similar to the one the Right absurdly claims Obama is.” - Glenn Greenwald

59. “It's common to go from 'crashing the gate' to guarding it.” - Glenn Greenwald

60. “Terrorist', noun: 1. Someone my government tells me is a terrorist; 2. Someone my President decides to kill.” - Glenn Greenwald

61. “I was, a near grown man, sat in his dank, dark and rickety digs, feverishly hovering about the glare of a computer screen like a disorientated moth, one searching for a flaming light of recognition from someone/anyone!” - Tom Conrad

62. “...some say Twitter seems trite and lacks weightiness - but in actuality, it lends itself to poetry - it can be very compressed and intense...” - John Geddes

63. “F. Scott Fitzgerald believed inserting exclamation points was the literary equivalent of an author laughing at his own jokes, but that's not the case in the modern age; now, the exclamation point signifies creative confusion. All it illustrates is that even the writer can't tell if what they're creating is supposed to be meaningful, frivolous, or cruel. It's an attempt to insert humor where none exists, on the off chance that a potential reader will only be pleased if they suspect they're being entertained. Of course, the reader isn't really sure, either. They just want to know when they're supposed to pretend to be amused.” - Chuck Klosterman

64. “For those suggesting criticisms of drone kills should wait until the election: that'd be reasonable if he stops killing until the election.” - Glenn Greenwald

65. “They’re called sock puppets. We create armies of artificial online personas – user accounts that espouse views certain interested parties want espoused. We flood forums, online comment sections, social media. ... It’s amazing what a few people and a little money can accomplish online. Our puppets have turned whole elections. … Everything the public sees is managed. If there’s a valuable brand to protect – whether it’s a person or a dish soap – these fuckers are out there protecting it, shaping the narrative. I mean… who the hell follows dish soap on Twitter? How does anyone believe that shit’s real? (p. 292-294)” - Daniel Suarez

66. “To one's enemies: "I hate myself more than you ever could.” - Alain De Botton

67. “Good. If you checked your e-mail every five minutes, or keep texting and Tweeting in the middle of our conversation, I might snap your neck out of sheer principle.” - Jeaniene Frost

68. “The thinnest tendrils of dawn are creeping in from the east. People in New York are softly starting to tweet.” - Robin Sloan

69. “If you want to write a negative review, don't tickle me gently with your aesthetic displeasure about my work. Unleash the goddamn Kraken."[on Twitter, July 17, 2012]” - Scott Lynch

70. “Apparently our portmanteau is trending on Twitter." He let out a self-deprecating laugh. "I didn't even know what a portmanteau was before Jukebox Hero. It's a mashup of our names, like Brangelina or Robsten. No idea what ours is -- what do our names make?" He considered this a for a moment before shaking his head. "It's probably awful," he decided. "Could be worse, though; I hear the portmanteau for the main characters in The Hunger Games is... well, their names are Peeta and Katniss. I'll let you guys figure that one out on your own.” - Andrea D. Smith

71. “She went in the pool," she finished for me. "Ohmigod. She was killed while tweeting. It was Twittercide!” - Gemma Halliday

72. “If women are breadwinners and men bring home the bacon, why do people complain about having no dough? I'm confused. Also hungry.” - Stephen Colbert

73. “It's August, which means Congress is on recess and Mitch McConnell has shimmied back into the ocean to seek a mate.” - Stephen Colbert

74. “The Yankees' Facebook page was hacked. The hacker was immediately purchased and signed to a 5 year contract with the Yankees.” - Stephen Colbert

75. “Beyond all the other reasons not to do it, free speech assaults always backfire: they transform bigots into martyrs.” - Glenn Greenwald

76. “If a cigarette butt in the bottom of a beer bottle had a voice it would be the voice of Phil Tufnell.” - Telford Vice

77. “If by some bizarre chance there turns out to be a god [...], I'm willing to bet he's an atheist too.” - Salman Rushdie

78. “I'm off for two weeks, so until I get back, take the characters in this tweet and parcel them out one per day. Use this Q wisely.” - Stephen Colbert

79. “If I had one wish, it would be for self-drying pants. Wait -- no! Unlimited wishes! How do I return these stupid pants?!” - Stephen Colbert

80. “I know it's a really hard concept to process, but the fact that Govt accuses someone of being a Terrorist doesn't mean they are.” - Glenn Greenwald

81. “After obsessively Googling symptoms for four hours, I discovered 'obsessively Googling symptoms' is a symptom of hypochondria.” - Stephen Colbert

82. “Summer movie idea: take all the sequels that are out right now, and make movies about their backstories.” - Stephen Colbert

83. “It's when the 'international community' expresses 'concern' about your 'situation' that your situation is well and truly fucked.” - Michael D. Weiss

84. “The hallmark of an authoritarian idiot is yelling TERRORIST-LOVER! at anyone questioning the definition of Terrorist.” - Glenn Greenwald

85. “Scientists have invented a new strain of cannabis without the high. They celebrated with non-alcoholic beer and furious dry-humping.” - Stephen Colbert

86. “Mitt Romney's email was hacked! So if you start getting messages that sound like they're from a bot, he's fixed the problem.” - Stephen Colbert

87. “NC passed law against global warming science, therefore it's not happening. So I'm ignoring Twitter's 140-character limit, so it's not happ” - Stephen Colbert

88. “Will eventually grow up and get a real job. Until then, will keep making things up and writing them down.” - Neil Gaiman

89. “Bienvenidos a mi barco pirata. Vamos rumbo a Venecia, a cazar vampiros.” - Sofía Navarro

90. “On twitter, you may have a zero follower; but in real life, this is not possible because everyone has a shadow!” - Mehmet Murat ildan

91. “All bookshelves are magical.” - Neil Gaiman