Sex and the City Quotes from the Iconic Series

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Sex and the City is a romantic comedy-drama series based on a 1997 book of the same name. The series premiered in the United States in 1998 and lasted until February 22, 2004, making it one of American television’s successful comedy-drama series. It is set in New York City and follows the lives of 4 inseparable friends and their ever-changing sex lives.

The series revolves around multiple themes of contemporary issues such as sexuality, sex education, safe sex, promiscuity, and femininity. The show managed to deliver these topics while masterfully exploring the difference between friendships and romantic relationships.

These Sex and the City quotes will remind you of some of the best lines in the series.

Don’t forget to also check out these Sex Education quotes from the teen comedy and drama series.

Sex and the City quotes from Miranda

1. “Relationships are not about playing games. They’re about mature and honest communication.” — Miranda

2. “We whine when we don’t have a boyfriend and we whine when we do.” — Miranda

3. “It’s like those guys you have a great second date with and then you never hear from them again. I pretend they die.” — Miranda

4. “Sexy is the thing I try to get them to see me as after I win them over with my personality.” — Miranda

5. “I want to enjoy my success, not apologize for it.” — Miranda

6. “You’re my people.” — Miranda

7. “He’s just not that into you. So move on.” — Miranda

8. “Last night, Steve and I held hands for an hour and a half watching the fire. He was looking into my eyes, I was looking for the remote.” — Miranda

9. “Do any of you have a completely unremarkable friend or maybe a houseplant I could go to dinner with on Saturday night?” — Miranda

10. “You two are crazy to get married. Marriage ruins everything.” — Miranda

11. “Sometimes, as much as I love Brady, being a mother just isn’t enough. I miss my job.” — Miranda

12. “What’s the big mystery? It’s my clitoris, not the Sphinx.” — Miranda

13. “He has one ball, and I have a lazy ovary! In what twisted world does that create a baby? It’s like the Special Olympics of conception.” — Miranda

Sex and the City quotes from Charlotte

14. “I’ve been dating since I was 15. I’m exhausted! Where is he?!” — Charlotte

15. “Allow me to get right to the point. After careful consideration, I have decided that this is the year I am getting married.” — Charlotte

16. “I don’t care if you ever marry me. I just want to be with you.” — Charlotte

17. “I’m pretty and I’m smart. I’m a catch.” — Charlotte

18. “Do you know how lucky you are to have me?!” — Charlotte

19. “Maybe we could be each other’s soulmates and then we can let men be these great, nice guys to have fun with.” — Charlotte

20. “I read that if you don’t have sex for a year, you can actually become ‘revirginized.'” — Charlotte

21. “We finally have the penis working. I don’t want to scare it.” — Charlotte

22. “I curse the day you were born!” — Charlotte

23. “Trey, you have a boner…I can’t discuss my notes if you have a boner.” — Charlotte

Sex and the City quotes from Samantha

24. “I don’t understand why women are so obsessed with getting married? I mean married people just want to be single again, if you’re single the world is your smorgasbord.” — Samantha

25. “It’s so interesting, you can tell a man ‘I hate you’ and you’ll have the best sex of your life. But tell him ‘I love you,’ and you’ll probably never see him again.” — Samantha

26. “I will not be judged by you or society.” — Samantha

27. “Listen to me. The right guy is an illusion — start living your lives.” — Samantha

28. “As you know, I have always loved my body just the way it is.” — Samantha

29. “I love you, but I love me more.” — Samantha

30. “We made a deal ages ago … men, babies, it doesn’t matter. We’re soulmates.” — Samantha

31. “I don’t believe in the Republican party or the Democratic party. I just believe in parties.” — Samantha

32. “I feel the same way about being a bridesmaid as you feel about Botox. Painful and unnecessary.” — Samantha

33. “I am fifty-f*cking-two, and I will rock this dress.” — Samantha

34. “You have a lot of nerve telling me to get a wax. If you were in Aruba the natives could bead your back.” — Samantha

35. “If I worried what every b*tch in New York was saying about me, I’d never leave the house.” — Samantha

36. “Fuck me badly once, shame on you. Fuck me badly twice, shame on me.” — Samantha

37.”You dated Mr. Big. I’m dating Mr. Too Big.” — Samantha

38. “The good ones screw you, the bad ones screw you, and the rest don’t know how to screw you.” — Samantha

39. “I’m a trisexual. I’ll try anything once.” — Samantha

40. “The country runs better with a good-looking man in the White House. I mean, look what happened with Nixon. No one wanted to fuck him, so he fucked everyone.” — Samantha

41. “Gay men understand what’s important: clothes, compliments, and cocks!” — Samantha

Sex and the City quotes from Carrie

42. “After all, seasons change, so do cities. People come into your life and people go. But it’s comforting to know that the ones you love are always in your heart, and if you’re very lucky, a plane ride away.” — Carrie

43. “Alrighty? He said alrighty? Now I’m thinking the upsetting thing isn’t that you proposed, it’s that you proposed to a guy that says ‘alrighty.'” — Carrie

44. “So what are we going to do? Sit around bars, sipping Cosmos and sleeping with strangers when we’re 80?” — Carrie

45. “Balls are to men what purses are to women. It’s just a little bag, but we’d feel naked in public without it.” — Carrie

46. “There is a good way to break up with someone, and it doesn’t… involve… a post-it!” — Carrie

47. “The fact is, sometimes it’s really hard to walk in a single woman’s shoes. That’s why we need really special ones now and then to make the walk a little more fun.” — Carrie

48. “I like my money where I can see it—hanging in my closet.” — Carrie

49. “I revealed too much too soon. I was emotionally slutty.” — Carrie

Which of these Sex and the City quotes is your favorite?

Sex and the City gave funny and fearsome wisdom about dating, love, and friendship. It dominated the shows on HBO for a long period of time. In fact, the characters have been our best friends for a long period of time and accompanied us through the chaotic phase of our lives.

This show teaches us that it is ok to be different, and it is much better to be yourself together with friends and people that truly matter. Despite portraying glamorous lifestyles and material things, the series exemplified that genuine love and acceptance bring happiness and true wealth.

So, today is a good time to catch up with your friends and share these Sex and the City quotes and sayings with them.