116 Rainbow Quotes

Following is our list of rainbow quotations and slogans full of insightful wisdom and perspective about over the rainbow.

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Famous Rainbow Quotes

Rain, rain, and sun! A rainbow in the sky! - Alfred Lord Tennyson

Rain, rain, and sun! A rainbow in the sky! — Alfred Lord Tennyson

Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray. — Lord Byron

If you want rainbow, you have to deal with the rain. - Augustus

If you want rainbow, you have to deal with the rain. — Augustus

Rainbows introduce us to reflections of different beautiful possibilities so we never forget that pain and grief are not the final options in life. — Aberjhani

Today's teardrops are tomorrow's rainbows. — Ricky Nelson

Let the rain falling on your face run into your eyes. Can you see the rainbow now through the stormy skies? — Avril Lavigne

Only rainbows after rain...The sun will always come again. — Andy Grammer

To enjoy the rainbow, first enjoy the rain. — Paulo Coelho

And as he spoke of understanding, I looked up and saw the rainbow leap with flames of many colors over me. — Black Elk

Walk on a rainbow trail; walk on a trail of song, and all about you will be beauty. There is a way out of every dark mist, over a rainbow trail. — Edward A. Navajo

A flash of harmless lightning, A mist of rainbow dyes, The burnished sunbeams brightening From flower to flower he flies. — John B. Tabb

God puts rainbows in the clouds so that each of us - in the dreariest and most dreaded moments - can see a possibility of hope. — Maya Angelou

What kind of sick person would answer rainbows? — Troye Sivan

Sunset is still my favorite color, and rainbow is second. — Mattie Stepanek

If you want to see a rainbow you have to learn to see the rain. — Paulo Coelho

Short Rainbow Quotes

  • Look up to the sky. You’ll never find rainbows if you’re looking down. — Charlie Chaplin
  • The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears. — American Indian Proverbs
  • The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. — Dolly Parton
  • I'm always chasing rainbows, Waiting to find a little bluebird in vain. — Joseph McCarthy
  • Capture a shadow, dance with the wind, stand in a rainbow, begin at the end. — Mary Anne Radmacher
  • Birds fly over the rainbow. Why then, oh, why can't I? — Judy Garland
  • I know that if odour were visible, as colour is, I'd see the summer garden in rainbow clouds. — Robert Bridges
  • If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why oh why can't I? — Yip Harburg
  • Call me Sunshine, pussy spread like the rainbow. — Lil' Kim
  • If you want to enjoy the rainbow, be prepared to endure the storm. — Warren W. Wiersbe

Rainbow Image Quotes

The horns came riding in like the rainbow masts of silver ships. - Peter S. Beagle quote

The horns came riding in like the rainbow masts of silver ships. — Peter S. Beagle

Rainbow quote When it rains, look for rainbows. When it's dark, look for stars.
When it rains, look for rainbows. When it's dark, look for stars.

Rain And Rainbow Quotes

Everybody wants happiness, and nobody wants pain, but you can't have a rainbow without a little rain. — Zion Lee

And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow. — Jerry Chin

She enjoys rain for its wetness, winter for its cold, summer for its heat. She loves rainbows as much for fading as for their brilliance. It is easy for her, she opens her heart and accepts everything. — Morgan Llywelyn

Rainbow quote Be a rainbow in someone elses cloud.
Be a rainbow in someone elses cloud.

You're growing up. And rain sort of remains on the branches of a tree that will someday rule the Earth. And it's good that there is rain. It clears the month of your sorry rainbow expressions, and it clears the streets of the silent armies... so we can dance. — Jim Carroll

You will pass through storms and heavy rains, and at times you will suffer defeat. The essence of the creative life, however, is not to give up in the face of defeat but to follow the rainbow that exists within your heart. — Daisaku Ikeda

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. When I'm inspired, I get excited because I can't wait to see what I'll come up with next. Find out who you are and do it on purpose. — Dolly Parton

Rainbow quote When it rains look for rainbows, when it's dark look for stars.
When it rains look for rainbows, when it's dark look for stars.

The flash of rain, the shining rainbow riding completely around the plane, the lift over mountain ridges, the steady, pure air at dawn take-offs. ... It was so alive and rich a life that any other conceivable choice seemed dull, prosaic, and humdrum. — Dean Smith

Historic accounts of the lives of great masters have told of rainbows and other special signs, like the rain of flowers, and of special clouds that appeared, witnessed by people on very special occasions and at auspicious events. — Jamgon Kongtrul

I loved Mississippi and do to this day. The rainbows that stretch from horizon to horizon after a summer rain are the most spectacular I have ever seen. — Charley Pride

Roads are wet where'er one wendeth, And with rain the thistle bendeth, And the brook cries like a child! Not a rainbow shines to cheer us; Ah! the sun comes never near us, And the heavens look dark and wile. — Mary Howitt

Over The Rainbow Quotes

Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true. — Judy Garland

Someday I'll wish upon a star And wake up where the clouds Are far behind me Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops that's where you'll find me — Eva Cassidy

Birds fly Over The Rainbow. Why then, oh why can't I? If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why oh why can't I? — L. Frank Baum

And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true. - Harold Arlen

And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true. — Harold Arlen

Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don't you think? - L. Frank Baum

Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don't you think? — L. Frank Baum

As I watch, the sky fills with clouds of snow feathers from every kind of bird there ever was and even some that only exist in the imagination, like the bluebirds that fly over the rainbow. — Kate Atkinson

Rainbow quote Be a rainbow in someone else's cloud ~Maya Angelou
Be a rainbow in someone else's cloud ~Maya Angelou

Astronomy says: the sun will rise tomorrow, Zoology says: on rainbow-fish and lithe gazelle, Psychology says: but first it has to be night, so Biology says: the body-clocks are stopped all over town and History says: here are the blankets, layer on layer, down and down. — Albert Goldbarth

As for my feelings toward "Over the Rainbow", it's become part of my life. It is so symbolic of all dreams and wishes that I'm sure that's why people sometimes get tears in their eyes when they hear it. — Sayings

Lions and tigers, and bears, oh my! - Dorothy in Wizard of Oz — L. Frank Baum

Every time a war ends, under a beautiful sun, in the face of a crying child; I see a rainbow of hope over the innocent teardrops. — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Colors Of The Rainbow Quotes

I think white is the most wonderful color of all, because within it one can find every color of the rainbow. — Richard Meier

Rays were blazing through the atmosphere of the earth, the horizon became bright orange, gradually passing into all the colors of the rainbow: from light blue to dark blue, to violet and then to black. What an indescribable gamut of colors! Just like the paintings of the artist Nicholas Roerich. — Yuri Gagarin

To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow. — Maya Angelou

Rainbow quote The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

Seeing the Earth for the first time in orbit, you will be surprised that you never noticed the quality and texture of colors. — Peggy Whitson

I remember opening my dad's closet and there were, like, 40 suits, every color of the rainbow, plaid and winter and summer. He had two jewelry boxes full of watches and lighters and cuff links. And just... he was that guy. He was probably unfulfilled in his life in many ways. — Jon Hamm

What a privilege to be here on the planet to contribute your unique donation to humankind. Each face in the rainbow of colors that populate our world is precious and special. — Morris Dees

Rainbow quote If you want the rainbow you gotta put up the rain
If you want the rainbow you gotta put up the rain

The white light streams down to be broken up by those human prisms into all the colors of the rainbow. Take your own color in the pattern and be just that. — Charles R. Brown

I kind of view everybody like a rainbow. Everybody on the planet has all the colors of the rainbow inside. — Sayings

Sometimes it's important to work for that pot of gold. But other times it's essential to take time off and to make sure that your most important decision in the day simply consists of choosing which color to slide down on the rainbow — Douglas Pagels

Sometimes I imagine colors as if they were living ideas, being of pure reason with which to communicate. Nature is not on the surface, it is deep down. — Paul Cezanne

Somewhere Over The Rainbow Quotes

Before we had airplanes and astronauts, we really thought that there was an actual place beyond the clouds, somewhere over the rainbow. There was an actual place, and we could go above the clouds and find it.there. — Barbara Walters

Somewhere, over the rainbow, Way up tall, There's a land where they've never heard of cholesterol. — Allan Sherman

You've got to go where the work is. My mom got a job somewhere else so I went and lived with her and then I just bounced all over going to school, chasing rainbows and all that. — Nikki Jean

Rainbow quote Try to be a rainbow in someones cloud.
Try to be a rainbow in someones cloud.

My mother had a lot of parties when I was a child. There'd always be a moment when she would place me on the upright piano and have me sing Somewhere Over the Rainbow. — Rufus Wainwright

Tenacious D loves Auntie Em's. Her delicious nutrients are always energizing and indie-fresh. Where does she find those unbelievable recipes? Somewhere over the rainbow? — Jack Black

Those who think that the rewarding things in life are somewhere over the rainbow 'burn their toast a lot,' said Pooh — Benjamin Hoff

Chasing Rainbows Quotes

Leo: Rainbows. Very macho. Annabeth: Butch is our best equestrian, he gets along great with the pegasi. Leo: Rainbows, ponies... Butch: I'm gonna toss you off this chariot. — Rick Riordan

Life without dreams is like a rainbow without colours. — Greyson Chance

Now is our time. It's our time to chase rainbows and build castles in the sky. It's our time to create a life that we love. Because someday, it will no longer be our time. — Shawn Anderson

Rainbow quote Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.
Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

People who postpone happiness are like children who try chasing rainbows in an effort to find the pot of gold at the rainbows end...Your life will never be fulfilled until you are happy here and now. — Ken Keyes Jr.

I was blessed to have family members who encouraged me to pursue my dreams. Whether it is your parents, or your uncles or your aunts or even the neighbor down the road, it's important that kids have someone who encourages them to chase their rainbow. — Dolly Parton

I wonder why / no one ever told me / that the rainbow / and the treasure / were both within me. — Gerald Jampolsky

Rainbow quote You can't have a rainbow without a little rain.
You can't have a rainbow without a little rain.

"You know that it is quite preposterous of you to chase rainbows," said the sane person to the poet. "Yet it would be rather beautiful if I did one day manage to catch one," mused the poet. — Thomas William Hodgson Crosland

We will continue to chase rainbows unless we recognize that they are rainbows and there is no pot of gold at the end of them — Diane Ravitch

Kids are always chasing rainbows, but baseball is a world where you can catch them. — Johnny Vander Meer

We do not always see the things that are nearest to us. We pass by riches that lie close at hand and chase after rainbows. — Paramahansa Yogananda

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More Rainbow Quotes

Many discouraging hours will arise before the rainbow of accomplished goals will appear on the horizon. — Haile Selassie

If I could take your troubles I would toss them into the sea, But all these things I'm finding Are impossible for me. I cannot build a mountain Or catch a rainbow fair, But let me be what I know best, A friend that is always there. — Kahlil Gibran

You don't have the power to make rainbows or waterfalls, sunsets or roses, but you do have the power to bless people by your words and smiles You carry within you the power to make the world better. — Sharon G. Larsen

After the clouds, the sunshine; after the winter, the spring; after the shower, the rainbow; for life is a changeable thing. After the night, the morning, bidding all darkness cease, after life's cares and sorrows, the comfort and sweetness of peace. — Helen Steiner Rice

Four Lessons on Life 1. Never take down a fence until you know why it was put up. 2. If you get too far ahead of the army, your soldiers may mistake you for the enemy. 3. Don't complain about the bottom rungs of the ladder; they helped to get you higher. 4. If you want to enjoy the rainbow, be prepared to endure the storm. — Warren W. Wiersbe

We cannot protect ourselves from trouble, but we can dance through the puddles of life with a rainbow smile, twirling the only umbrella we need -- the umbrella of God's love. — Barbara Johnson

We may run, walk, stumble, drive, or fly, but let us never lose sight of the reason for the journey or miss a chance to see a rainbow on the way. — Gloria Gaither

Most of all the other beautiful things in life come by twos and threes, by dozens and hundreds. Plenty of roses, stars, sunsets, rainbows, brothers, and sisters, aunts and cousins, but only one mother in the whole world. — Kate Douglas Wiggin

If you take myth and folklore, and these things that speak in symbols, they can be interpreted in so many ways that although the actual image is clear enough, the interpretation is infinitely blurred, a sort of enormous rainbow of every possible colour you could imagine. — Diana Wynne Jones

If anyone tries to bully you don’t let them. Take the positive energy form a ball of rainbow power and just, like shove it. — Ariana Grande

Magic exists. Who can doubt it, when there are rainbows and wildflowers, the music of the wind and the silence of the stars? Anyone who has loved has been touched by magic. It is such a simple and such an extraordinary part of the lives we live. — Nora Roberts

Eat the rainbow and then poop the rainbow! Okay, not really. Brown is the preferred color, and when we deviate from it we should know why. — Will Bulsiewicz

My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die! The Child is father of the Man; I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety. — William Wordsworth

The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears. — John Vance Cheney

The mo’ money I made, the more miserable I became. Which led me to simply work harder and buy more toys on the misguided assumption that, sooner or later, all this effort was going to pay off and I’d find the pot of gold—happiness—thought to lie at the end of the high-achievement rainbow. I’d become a hamster on what psychologists call the 'hedonic treadmill'. The more you get, the more you want. The more you strive, the more reasons you discover for striving. — Mo Gawdat

Let me, O let me bathe my soul in colours; let me swallow the sunset and drink the rainbow. — Kahlil Gibran

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