50 Sprinkle Quotes About a Little Bit of Everything

By Norbert Juma

Master quote curator and editor on a mission to inspire

Published September 17, 2023

Sprinkle quotes bring a smile to our faces.

Also known as jimmies in various parts of the world, sprinkles are tiny, colorful confections used for decorating cakes and baked items.

Sprinkles serve as delightful decorations, which are available in a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors.

Using the right type of sprinkles can add vibrancy to ice cream, cakes, or cookies.

The lovely and attractive appearance of sprinkles evokes a sense of celebration and joy.

Other uses of the word “sprinkle”

Your mind might jump to your favorite sweet treat when you think of sprinkles, but the word has multiple uses.

Sprinkle also means “to scatter in drops or particles.”

This term is used in everything from the weather when it lightly rains to explaining when there are small amounts of anything being spread about.

For example, you can sprinkle good deeds around or sprinkle sarcasm in a conversation.

Below is a collection of sprinkle quotes with all different kinds of meanings.

Top 10 Sprinkle Quotes

The following list contains the top sprinkle quotes that show interesting facts related to sprinkles.

1. “When I die, sprinkle my ashes over the 80’s.” — David Lee Roth

2. “I’m Little Miss Sunshine, I sprinkle it around.” — Courtney Robertson

3. “Just sprinkle a little lime to neutralize the acid.” — Tom DeLay

4. “A positive attitude can turn a storm into a sprinkle.” — Robert M. Hensel

5. “If you sprinkle when you tinkle, please be neat and wipe the seat.” — Simone Elkeles

6. “When ill luck begins, it does not come in sprinkles, but in showers.” — Mark Twain

7. “Americans will eat garbage provided you sprinkle it liberally with ketchup.” — Henry James

8. “O gentle son, Upon the heat and flame of thy distemper, sprinkle cool patience.” — William Shakespeare

9. “It’s salt. Why don’t you sprinkle some on me, honey? Aren’t I just good enough to eat?” — Grant Morrison

10. “A man was found dead covered in sprinkles, strawberry sauce, and a flake. Reports said he may have topped himself.” — Frank Carson

Sprinkle Quotes On Life, Love, and Inspiration

Discover a delightful collection of quotes that sprinkle wisdom, positivity, and inspiration.

11. “You great benefactors, sprinkle our society with thankfulness. For your own gifts, make yourselves praised.” — William Shakespeare

12. “Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.” — Alex Haley

13. “I feel like humor is the answer to everything. If you have a little bit of humor in the shaker and you can sprinkle that on, that’s your answer.” — Jerry Seinfeld

14. “I’ve always been able to do sprinkles of hip-hop here and there in all my albums, but I’m not sure how my fans are gonna feel about coming out first with something that’s so hip-hop.” — Toni Braxton

15. “[People] expect me to be an oracle, wave a magic wand, sprinkle some slow, sparkly dust on them, to make everything all right.” — Carl Honore

A Variety of Sprinkle Quotes

See more of how people use “sprinkle” in their conversations.

16. “It’s easy to plant a seed and sprinkle it with water, but once the sun scorches the ground, and the earth soaks up all the moisture, you’re left with nothing but a thirsty little flower trying desperately to make it out of the dirt.” — Tiffanie DeBartolo

17. “I need [more songs] now because I want to make an album, and I have to depend on other people’s music, which I’ve done for years. But still, it’d be really nice to be able to sprinkle it with my own.” — Joan Baez

18. “Whatever town my mother moved to, the second she walked into town, she would instantly attract the alpha loser of that town… This guy was half O.J. Simpson and half O.J. Simpson. Scott Peterson sprinkles on the top, a side of Robert Blake.” — Christopher Titus

19. “Potted trees revive and suddenly look fresh when a florist sprinkles water on them, while papier-mâché turtles hanging out for sale move in the wind and take on souls.” — Haruo Shirane

20. “I don’t want to draw tears that fall and stay at the same place, but droplets that sprinkle along the road to one’s future.” — Hideaki Sorachi

More Sprinkle Quotes On Love and Life

Here are some more sprinkle quotes on love, life, and the art of living.

21. “If you would conquer Love, he must be fought At his first onslaught; sprinkle but a drop Of water, the new-kindle flame expires.” — Ovid

22. “You know, all that really matters is that the people you love are happy and healthy. Everything else is just sprinkled on the sundae.” — Paul Walker

23. “Happiness is life served up with a scoop of acceptance, a topping of tolerance and sprinkles of hope, although chocolate sprinkles also work.” — Robert Breault

24. “You’ve gotta taste the light, as my friend and fellow shooter Chip Maury says. And when you see the light like this, trust me, it’s like a strawberry sundae with sprinkles.” — Joe McNall

25. “Misfortune sprinkles ashes on the head of the man, but falls like dew on the heart of the woman, and brings forth [gems] of strength of which she herself had no conscious possession.” — Anna Cora Mowatt

Quotes With A Sprinkle of This and Sprinkle of That

A small sprinkle of love, laughter, music, and more are shown in the following quotes.

26. “I’ll have mine [The Book-Lovers’ Anthology] till the day I die – and die happy in the knowledge that I’m leaving it behind for someone else to love. I shall sprinkle pale pencil marks through it pointing out the best passages to some book-lover yet unborn.” — Helene Hanff

27. “A little bit South, you’ve got Macon, Georgia – home of the Allman Brothers, the Marshall Tucker Band, and Capricorn Records. And off to the west, you’ve got Delta blues. Sprinkle Southern gospel over the top of that, and you’re talking about where I came from. I loved all of that music.” — Travis Tritt

28. “However, if you don’t speak a person’s primary love language, that person will not feel loved, even though you may be speaking the other four. Once you are speaking his or her primary love language fluently, then you can sprinkle in the other four, and they will be like icing on the cake.” — Gary Chapman

29. “Take one cup of love, two cups of loyalty, three cups of forgiveness, four quarts of faith, and one barrel of laughter. Take love and loyalty and mix them thoroughly with faith; blend with tenderness, kindness, and understanding. Add friendship and hope. Sprinkle abundantly with laughter. Bake it with sunshine. Wrap it regularly with lots of hugs. Serve generous helpings daily.” — Zig Ziglar

30. “When we were small, Rose and I used to play a game called connect the dots. I loved it. I loved drawing a line from dot number 1 to dot number 2 and so on. Most of all, I loved the moment when the chaotic sprinkle of dots resolved itself into a picture. That’s what stories do.” — Franny Billingsley

Sprinkle Quotes with Humor

Discover a collection of witty and lighthearted sprinkle quotes to brighten your day and tickle your funny bone.

31. “What if a dawn of a doom of a dream bites this universe in two, peels forever out of his grave, and sprinkles nowhere with you and me?” — e.e. Cummings

32. “I like to watch a bit of Disney, sprinkle some cocaine on some melon, and just sit and eat it. I’m joking, I’m joking. There’s no Disney.” — Paolo Nutini

33. “I am not plain, or average or – God forbid – vanilla. I am peanut butter rocky road with multicolored sprinkles, hot fudge, and a cherry on top.” — Wendy Mass

34. “To be the salt, you also need to be the shaker. To shake the world. Shake the truth; shake the people; shake the word. Have it sprinkle, melt, and preserve humanity.” — Anthony Liccione

35. “And one more thing I want to be clear about – I know who I am. I am just a very thin layer of charm with some funny sprinkles wrapped around a huge creamy center of raging arrogant a-hole. I got it.” — Christopher Titus

More Humorous Sprinkle Quotes

Discover additional lighthearted sprinkle quotes below.

36. “Valentine’s Day money-saving tips: Break up on February 13th, get back together on the 15th. In place of a bubble bath, use the lavender-scented dishwashing liquid. Forget rose petals. Sprinkle the bed with sliced beets!” — David Letterman

37. “Honestly, if a girl’s wearing, like, a Gucci shirt with a Gucci belt and a purse and a visor, that’s not cute at all. You can’t get away with that – with me – but you can always sprinkle it in there with your own stuff, and it’s all good.” — Kreayshawn

38. “Relevance is kind of a weird thing. If one does topical material, it makes sense to want to be relevant. But if someone talks about donut sprinkles, it’s not quite as important. Unless the U.S. Supreme Court makes a decision outlawing donut sprinkles.” — Brian Regan

39. “No guy in his right mind would ever choose me when there are people like Hana in the world: It would be like settling for a stale cookie when what you really want is a big bowl of ice cream, whipped cream, and cherries, and chocolate sprinkles included.” — Lauren Oliver

40. “It’s like whoever sits up there in Heaven had this big bag of really crappy stuff, and once or twice a day, she or he reaches in and sprinkles a little bit of it over the world, and it makes everything go crazy, like fairy dust that’s past its expiration date.” — Michael Thomas Ford

Insightful and Whimsy Sprinkle Quotes

Let’s explore a collection of quotes that blend profound insights with a whimsical touch, adding a sprinkle of charm to your day.

41. “Christians pretty much live like everybody else; they just sprinkle a little Jesus in along the way.” — Shane Claiborne

42. “You can’t take a dying project, sprinkle it with the magic pixie dust of ‘open source,’ and have everything magically work out.” — Jamie Zawinski

43. “I can’t sprinkle sprinkles on. I lose control when I have sprinkles. I’m shaky. I still remember the great sprinkle accident of 1982.” — Ryan Stiles

44. “I think part of what we do is there is a bit of dandy influence, always, or a little sprinkle of it. Not literal Savile Row dandy, but there’s a bit of sartorial dandiness in everything that we do – every collection that we do.” — Paul Weller

45. “And that all seas are made calm and still with oil; and therefore the Divers under the water doe spirit and sprinkle it abroad with their mouthes because it dulcet and allies the unpleasant nature thereof, and carrieth a light with it.” — Pliny the Elder

A Few More Sprinkle Quotes

If you can’t get enough sprinkle quotes, keep reading below.

46. “If you are a collector, let other people share your pride and joy. Don’t sprinkle your collection out of sight in a meaningless jumble.” — Dorothy Draper

47. “I definitely gravitate towards things like vegetables, chicken, brown rice, but I don’t deprive myself of anything. If I want a Sprinkles cupcake, I’m having a Sprinkles cupcake. But I’m not going to have one every day.” — Abigail Spencer

48. “Approaching the stove, she would don a voluminous apron, toss some meat on a platter, empty a skillet of its perfectly cooked a-point vegetables, sprinkle a handful of chopped parsley over all, and then, like a proficient striptease artist, remove the apron, allowing it to fall to the floor with a shake of her hips.” — Bert Greene

49. “Simon stepped between them. ‘I’m not going to let you fight with each other.’ ‘And what are you going to do about it if . . . Oh.’ Jace’s gaze trailed up to Simon’s forehead, and he grinned reluctantly. ‘So basically, you’re threatening to turn me into something you can sprinkle on popcorn if I don’t do what you say?’ — Cassandra Clare

50. “I love dessert—all kinds. But there’s something about ice cream that makes me happy. I am drawn to its simplicity. I am perplexed by the endless supply of constantly growing flavor options. And I am always in the mood for sprinkles and a sugar cone.” — Rachel Nichols