140 Cloud Quotes That Will Make You Look Up
As these cloud quotes show, we all have bright and dark days.
It’s easy to take clouds for granted.
They are almost always up in the sky, and we rarely notice them.
But then there are the moments when they command our attention.
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What are the benefits of reading these cloud quotes?
The moments when the dark storm clouds bring in the loud claps of thunder.
Or the moments when the sun sets over the ocean and the clouds are painted with a rainbow of colors.
They are always something to be enjoyed, but we can learn from them too.
Even on the darkest days, we know the clouds hide a blue sky.
There are many lessons we can learn from the clouds, like:
- our inner strength doesn’t leave us when times are tough
- use our imagination at every chance we can
- everyone has a different perception, even when looking at the same thing
Enjoy these cloud quotes and sayings!
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Positive cloud quotes to provide strength
1. “No dark cloud can forever prevent the sun from shining!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan
2. “The sun always shines above the clouds.” – Paul F. Davis
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3. “Clouds suit my mood just fine.” – Marie Lu
4. “Try to be a rainbow, in someone else cloud.” – Maya Angelou
5. “Don’t forget; beautiful sunset need cloudy skies.” – Paulo Coelho
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6. “There’s crack in everything, that’s how lights get in.” – Leonard Cohen
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7. “What is eternal is the cloud drifting slowly out of sight.” ― Marty Rubin
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8. “Be comforted, dear soul, there is always light behind clouds” – Louisa May Alcott
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9. “Life is like a cloud; fluffy, beautiful and illusionary.” – Ananya
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10. “When very thing is going write in your life, even the dark cloud looks beautiful.” – Nikita
Cloud quotes about the sky
11. “Behind every dark cloud, there is an ever-shining sun. Just wait. In time the cloud will pass.” – Marianne Williamson
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12. “A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn’t see the clouds at all, he’s walking on them.” – Leonard Louis Levinson
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13. “Even if it is very foggy, cloudy, or stormy, the blue sky is always there for us, above the clouds.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
14. “A cloud does not know why it moves in just such a direction and at such a speed. It feels an impulsion; this is the place to go now. But the sky knows the reasons and the patterns behind all clouds, and you will know, too, when you lift yourself high enough to see beyond horizons.” – Richard Bach
15. “The beauty of white clouds: Every morning brings new clouds and sunshine.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
16. “The air up there in the clouds is very pure and fine, bracing and delicious. And why shouldn’t it be? – It is the same the angels breathe.” ― Mark Twain
17. “A dream is where a boy can swim in the deepest ocean and fly over the highest clouds” – JK Rowling
18. “Its cloud illusions I recall. I really don’t know clouds at all.” – Joni Mitchell
19. “If you use your imagination, you can see lots of things in the cloud formations.” – Charles M. Schulz
20. “There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.” – Gilbert K. Chesterton
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21. “Clouds in the sky very much resemble the thoughts in our minds! Both changes perpetually from one second to another!” – Mehmet Murat ildan
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Beautiful clouds quotes and sayings
22. “There was a star riding through clouds one night, & I said to the star, ‘Consume me’.” – Virginia Woolf
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23. “For a second I was almost jealous of the clouds. Why was he looking to them for an escape when I was right here beside him?” – Kamila Shamsie
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24. When people look at clouds they do not see their real shape, which is no shape at all, or every shape, because they are constantly changing. They see whatever it is that their heart yearns for.” – Jose Eduardo Agualusa
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25. “Look at the heavens, and the sea, and behold the clouds, which are higher than you.” – Unknown
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26. “Aren’t the clouds beautiful? They look like big balls of cotton… I could just lie here all day, and watch them drift by… If you use your imagination, you can see lots of things in the cloud formations.” – Charles M Schulz
27. “And from the midst of cheerless gloom, I passed to bright unclouded day.” – Emily Bronte
28. “Thirty-nine years of my life had passed before I understood that clouds were not my enemy; that they were beautiful, and that I needed them. I suppose this, for me, marked the beginning of wisdom. Life is short.” – Limani David
29. “Winter’s sky is an old blue soul, weaving dark clouds with wonder.” – Angie Wieland
30. “The beauty of sky is visible during sunrise and sunset.” – Mohammed Ahith
31. There’s going to be a symbiotic relationship between the edge and the cloud.” – Peter Levine
32. “You must not blame me if I talk to the clouds.” – Thoreau
33. “Yesterday I inhaled a cloud, and immediately my eyes started raining.” – Jarod Kintz
Best Inspirational cloud quotes
34. The moon will light the clouds, just as the tides shall shape the sand.” – Anthony T. Hincks
35. “I am a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds.” – Mike Tyson
36. “The clouds – the only birds that never sleep.” – Victor Hugo
37. “Happiness is like a cloud if you stare at it long enough, it evaporates.” – Sarah McLachlan
38. “To say goodbye is to die a little. To say good morning is a hope for a new sunshine in a cloudy winter.”― Nabil Toussi
39. “When we look up, it widens our horizons. we see what a little speck we are in the universe, so insignificant, and we all take ourselves so seriously, but in the sky, there are no boundaries. No differences of caste or religion or race.”― Julia Gregson, East of the Sun
40. “Even when clouds grow thick, the sun still pours its light earthward.” – Mark Nepo
41. “Clouds are on top for a reason. They float so high because they refuse to carry any burden!” – Jasleen Kaur Gumber
42. “I can see clouds a thousand miles away; hear ancient music in the pines.” – Ikkyu
43. “I can be jubilant one moment and pensive the next and a cloud could go by and make that happen.” – Bob Dylan
44. The sky, a perfect empty canvas, offers clouds nonetheless. They shift and drift and beg interpretation… such is the nature of art.”― Jeb Dickerson
45. Dark clouds become heaven’s flowers when kissed by light.” ― Rabindranath Tagore
46. Now, if God made the clouds so beautiful, did He not mean us to gaze upon them and be thankful for them?” ― Alfred Rowland
More cloud quotes that are full of wisdom
47. “I know that I shall meet my fate somewhere among the clouds above; those that I fight I do not hate, those that I guard I do not love.” ― W.B. Yeats
48. “We pledge to fight ‘blue-sky thinking wherever we find it. Life would be dull if we had to look up at cloudless monotony day after day.” ― Gavin Pretor-Pinney
49. “It stood calm against the suburban storm raging around it. The thunder screamed across the sky; it slapped the clouds into a heated turmoil that flew towards the south.” ― J.D. Stroube
50. “Brushing the clouds away from my eyes, I see clarity in the raindrop and beauty in the first ray of morning sun…
Life is strange and wondrous…”
― Virginia Alison
51. “Complains are like the clouds that produce no rain no matter how thick they gather. Never depend on your complaint thinking they are stair cases. Drop that thing.” ― Israelmore Ayivor
52. “Heavy clouds were putting out the stars.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
53. “God is a cloud from which rain fell.” ― Dejan Stojanovic
54. “There is bound to be turbulence in the clouds of confusion before one can view the friendly skies, and an illuminated landing strip.” ― T.F. Hodge
55. “How long can the clouds arrest the sunshine? It is not hypothetical, until the cloud bursts due to the sun’s heat.” ― P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar
56. “Clouds have to block the sun to bring the rain, for the absence of either means the existence of nothing.” ― Craig D. Lounsbrough
57. “Month after month of rain and clouds. Hug the light wherever you find it.” ― Marty Rubin
Cloud Quotes For You To Enjoy Their Movement
58. “The sky and the sun are always there. It’s the clouds that come and go.” ― Rachel Joyce
59. “A radiant full moon of silver hangs in the black sky, between the veils of misty clouds.” ― Moonshine Noire
60. “There is divinity in the clouds.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita
61. “For it is when calm clouds gather that thunder is made.” ― Soroosh Shahrivar
62. “The sky has a huge heart open for all clouds even on the gloomiest of days.” ― Munia Khan
63. “The best friends of the highest mountains are only the clouds and the adventurer mountaineers!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan
64. “She gathered the books like clouds and words poured down like rain.” ― Markus Zusak
65. “Changes are like clouds in the sky- come and go. Leadership is like riding on a plane to enjoy the clouds.” ― Amit Ray
66. “When we feel stuck, look at the sky, the clouds reminds us that everything changes.” – Unknown
67. “We all have bad days, but one thing is true; no cloud is so dark that sun can’t shine through.” – Anonymous
68. “Sometimes I go about pitying myself, and all the while I am being carried across the sky by beautiful clouds.” – Anonymous
69. “I love white clouds and blue sky.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita
70. “Happiness is like a cloud, staying up there, no matter it rains or shines.” – Unknown
Cloud Quotes To Give You Hope
71. “Step outside of the thoughts and observe them. Do not entertain them, just allow them to pass like clouds in the sky.” ― Fearne Cotton
72. “I will shine again even though I know the clouds of life will come-and go; again I will be strong and determined.” ― Shirley Jones-Witcher
73. “The clouds remind me that life isn’t always clear blue sky, and sometimes the sun is obstructed.” ― Lawrence Mollot
74. “Clouds have a way of breaking disappointments.” ― Prairie Farmer
75. “Clouds and cloudscapes are the greatest free show on earth. It doesn’t cost a penny to look up and feast your eyes on the view.” ― John A. Day
76. “The blue sky, with the soft, white clouds, make me feel happy often just to see them, and they are so much better than the gray, cloudy sky we have when it storms.” ― Mary W. MACLAIN
77. “Even rain clouds or storm clouds make me feel comfortable and secure.” ― Mani Feniger
78. “The darkly rolling clouds now grandly bright, The startling cracking peal proclaims its height; Now slowly comes the calm.” ― Spero
79. “See how the clouds fly past this morning, as though they’re in a hurry.” ― Poh Seng Goh
80. “God is behind every cloud and sees all our shadows.” ― Lettie Lavilla Burlingame
Cloud Quotes for Your Imagination
81. “Those who can raise their thoughts to heaven will always have clear days, because the sun always shines above the clouds.” ― Peter Sekirin
82. “Clouds are the embodiment of chaos and complexity.” ― Gavin Pretor-Pinney
83. “Watch the clouds. They will teach you about the world of form.” ― Eckhart Tolle
84. “The clouds remind me that you just never know. There are surprises at every turn and almost anything is possible.” ― Mariellen Gilpin
85. “We all have bad days, but one thing is true; no cloud is so dark that the sun can’t shine through.” ― Miranda Kerr
86. “There is a silver lining behind every cloud.” ― Railroad Trainman
87. “You are the sky. The clouds are what happens, what comes and goes.” ― Eckhart Tolle
88. “So may the Christian heart endure the storms of life. The Sun of Righteousness is behind every cloud of sorrow.” ― Charles D. Helmer
89. Let’s build us a happy, little cloud that floats around the sky.” ― Bob Ross
90. “Clouds come floating into my life from other days no longer to shed rain or usher storm but to give colour to my sunset sky.” ― Rabindranath Tagore
Cloud Quotes On Beauty of God’s Creation
Be inspired by these cloud quotes about the beauty of God’s creation.
91. “Clouds on clouds, in volumes driven, curtain round the vault of heaven.” ― Thomas Love Peacock
92. “Heavy hearts, like heavy clouds in the sky, are best relieved by the letting of a little water.” ― Christopher Morley
93. “A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.” ― William Arthur Ward
94. “Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God.” ― Honoré de Balzac
95. “Lose yourself. Escape from the black cloud that surrounds you. Then you will see your own light as radiant as the full moon.” ― Rumi
96. “Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself.” ― Pythagoras
97. “Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get it to the mint.” ― Don Marquis
98. “Clouds float in the same pattern only once.” ― Wayne Shorter
99. “Clouds are fascinating to paint because they are the only element in a landscape that possesses free movement.” ― John F. Carlson
100. “Clouds do not really look like camels or sailing ships or castles in the sky. They are simply a natural process at work. So too, perhaps, are our lives.” ― Roger Ebert
Cloud Quotes to Discover Beauty and Insightful Wonders
101. “We love the night and its quiet; and there is no night that we love so well as that on which the moon is coffined in clouds.” ― Fitz James O’Brien
102. “I know that if odour were visible, as colour is, I’d see the summer garden in rainbow clouds.” ― Robert Bridges
103. “Without dark clouds in our lives, we would never know the joy of sunshine. We can become callous and unteachable if we do not learn from pain.” ― Billy Graham
104. “I will clamber through the clouds and exist.” ― John Keats
105. “We want our happy little clouds to float across the sky.” ― Bob Ross
106. “However dark our lot may be, there is light enough on the other side of the cloud.” ― Horace Bushnell
107. “Heaven’s not beyond the clouds, it’s just beyond the fear. No, heaven’s not beyond the clouds, it’s just for us to find it here.” ― Garth Brooks
108. Floating to shore…riding a low moon…on a slow cloud.” ― Nikki Giovanni
109. “We should all have personal hot air balloons and drift serenely through the clouds.” ― Rhys Bowen
110. “Don’t worry, little dhampir. You might be surrounded by clouds, but you’ll always be like sunshine to me.” ― Richelle Mead
Cloud Quotes to Explore the Beauty and Whispers of the Sky
111. Clouds are the whispered stories of the sky, revealing the mysteries of our universe in their ever-changing forms.” ― Carl Sagan
112. “Amidst the clouds, we find a canvas for our dreams, where imagination takes flight and creativity soars.” ― Maya Angelou
113. “Clouds are nature’s poetry, written across the boundless canvas of the heavens, inspiring wonder in our hearts.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
114. Clouds remind us that even in moments of obscurity, there is always the potential for clarity and brightness.” ― Oprah Winfrey
115. Gazing at the clouds, we connect with the vastness of the cosmos, feeling the infinite possibilities that life has to offer.” ― Stephen Hawking
116. “Clouds are like the thoughts of the sky, fleeting and ever-changing, yet carrying the promise of rain and renewal.” ― Michelle Obama
117. “As clouds drift lazily across the horizon, we’re reminded that life’s journey is just as much about the pauses as it is about the strides.” ― Dalai Lama
118. “Clouds are the artists of the sky, painting the sunrise and sunset with brilliant strokes of color, offering us daily masterpieces.” ― Vincent van Gogh
119. “In the dance of clouds, we find a reflection of the ebb and flow of our own lives, a reminder that change is the only constant.” ― Desmond Tutu
120. “Clouds are the whispers of the atmosphere, carrying secrets and stories from afar, reminding us of the vastness of our world.” ― Ellen DeGeneres
Captivating Cloud Quotes That Reflect Nature’s Poetry
121. Clouds are the wanderers of the sky, reminding us that sometimes it’s okay to drift and explore new horizons.” ― Malala Yousafzai
122. “In the embrace of clouds, we find solace, as they shield us from the harshness of the sun and offer a moment of respite.” ― Nelson Mandela
123. “Clouds are the dreamcatchers of the sky, capturing our wishes and hopes as they float towards the infinite.” ― Audrey Hepburn
124. Looking at clouds is like reading a book written in the language of the heavens, each formation a page in the story of our world.” ― Bill Gates
125. “Clouds are the celestial poets, painting verses with the strokes of raindrops and the rhythms of thunder.” ― Oprah Winfrey
126. “Clouds are the veil that shrouds the mysteries of the cosmos, inviting us to ponder the vastness of the universe.” ― Carl Sagan
127. “In the realm of clouds, we find the beauty of impermanence, a reminder that change is an integral part of life’s tapestry.” ― Maya Angelou
128. “Clouds are the architects of dreams, shaping the skyscape into a playground for our imaginations.” ― Stephen Hawking
129. “Beneath the ever-shifting canopy of clouds, we discover the gift of patience, as they teach us to savor the moments of sunlight.” ― Michelle Obama
130 “Clouds are the storytellers of the sky, narrating tales of storms and serenity, of life’s contrasts and harmonies.” ― Dalai Lama
131. “There’s something beautiful about keeping certain aspects of your life hidden. Maybe people and clouds are beautiful because you can’t see everything.” ― Kamenashi Kazuya
132. “My experiences remind me that it’s those black clouds that make the blue skies even more beautiful.” ― Kelly Clarkson
133. “At dawn the waves looked like mountain ranges tipped with gold as sunbeams slanted low under burgundy clouds.” ― David Mitchell
134. “We hovered above the moment like two rain clouds.” ― Tiffanie DeBartolo
135. “When the sky is totally covered by the dark clouds, be strong enough to see the bright stars beyond them!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan
136. “Different cities visit us daily, they exist in the clouds.” ― Antonia Perdu
137. “Mirth is like a flash of lightning that breaks through a gloom of clouds and glitters for a moment.” ― Joseph Addison
138. “Be like a star and shine, whether people care or do not care; the clouds are temporary, but your beauty is permanent.” ― M.F. Moonzajer
139. “Realise well, proud little man that even the highest clouds don’t shine! For above all things there lie brightest stars.” ― Mehmet Murat ildan
What did you learn from these cloud quotes?
There is just something about clouds that can bring awe and inspiration.
Whether big, dark storm clouds roll in and show their power or big white fluffy clouds accent the bright, blue sky, they are all beautiful.
The clouds allow us to enjoy stunning sunrises and sunsets as well.
There is a lot that we can learn from watching the clouds.
They keep on moving along no matter what.
And behind every cloud is a bright, beautiful day.
This can motivate us to keep hope even when life is dark and stormy.
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