Life shouldn’t be boring. Comedy and humor not only help us get through difficult times in our lives, but they can also be a great source for words, sayings, and sarcastic quotes to remind you to live life unapologetically.
They say laughter is the best medicine, right? Well, turns out, it can also be the best inspiration, too.
From our favorite comedians and writers to every corner of the internet, there are plenty of hilarious and sarcastic quotes for you to find inspiration.
Another great thing about humor is that it can be used for every type of life scenario even if you don’t understand it. From work situations to relationships, funny quotes make life a little more bearable. A good dose of humor can be a great kick in the butt to remind us of our worth and keep us positive through tough times.
Pick a funny life quote and say it to yourself whenever you’re feeling down. Comedic quotes feel less like a lecture and more like something our friends would say to us.
So, if you’re in the market for some fabulous life inspiration, these 30 funny, sassy memes and sarcastic quotes are right up your alley.
It’s all about embracing who you are and how you want to live your life, and, sometimes, a sense of humor can go a long way.
1. “I’ve reached that age where my brain goes from ‘You probably shouldn’t say that’ to ‘What the hell, let’s see what happens.'”
2. “You change your life by changing your heart.” — Max Lucado
3. “Today I asked a kindergartner if Friday was his favorite day of the week and his response was, ‘I don’t know. I don’t know a lot of things. I’m confused all the time.'”
4. “Me clicking on ‘I have read terms and conditions.'”
5. “If you don’t like me and still watch everything I do, you are a fan.”
6. “Friend: You need to watch this show. Me: I’ll put it on my list. The list:”
7. “Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.” — Carl Sandburg
8. “Me when I have responsibilities and stuff to but my bed is very comfy.”
9. “To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone. “ — Reba McEntire
10. “Me thinking look friendly and I actually look like this.”
11. “You don’t have to be great to get started, but you have to get started to be great.” — Les Brown
12. Me and my bestie waiting for our Uber Eats order to get here.”
13. “Selects the best songs and gets into the shower for a quick bath. Spotify plays 3 ads. Me-“
14. “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” — Mae West
15. “Me: making list of all the bad decisions I ever took.”
16. “When someone asks ‘how’s work?’ Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today and forever.”
17. “Good morning, world! Your little ray of sarcastic sunshine has arrived.”
18. “Me thinking about my life.”
19. “Sarchotic: When you’re so sarcastic, people aren’t sure whether you’re joking or whether you’re just crazy.”
20. “When you’re an adult but you feel like a kid faking their way through life.”
21. “When life gives you lemons grab the tequila and salt.”
22. “When everything is going wrong in your life but you’re used to it.”
23. “Life is like an ice-cream. Enjoy it before it melts.”
25. “Me activating my personality switch based on which friend I’m hanging out with.”
26. “I don’t have the energy to pretend to like you today.”
27. “When people ask me stupid questions, it is my legal obligation to give a sarcastic remark.”
28. “Mom: ‘You need some sun. Go show your face to the world.’ Me:”
29. “Life is like going to a party — dance even when you don’t feel like it.”
30. “I have no idea what I am doing.”
31. “Yes, I walked away mid-conversation. You were boring me to death and my survival instincts kicked in.”
32. “Me spending money on myself vs. me spending money on my boo:”
33. “Silence is golden. Duct tape is silver.”
34. “Me trying to not tell people what their gifts are.”
35. “Life is like looking for your phone. Most of the time, it’s in your hand.”
36. “When you’re having a mental breakdown and start crying but you still manage to laugh at memes at the same time.”
37. “Me after death: slams gates of Hell open, takes off shoes, high fives Satan. ‘I’m home. What’s the WiFi password?'”
38. “I’ve got 99 problems and 86 of them are completely made up scenarios in my head that I’m stressing about for absolutely no reason.”
39. “I’m not saying I hate you, what I’m saying is that you are literally the Monday of my life.”
40. “When you try to leave work a little early, but your boss reminds you that you have 7 hrs left.”
41. “There’s no ‘we’ in fries.”
42. “Not sure if it’s Tuesday or just a second Monday.”
43. “I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.” — Maya Angelou
44. “The sudden urge to get my life together. Me just trying to sleep at 3 am.”
45. “It’s okay if you don’t like me. Not everyone has good taste.”
46. “When you were having a good time but suddenly life hits.”
47. “Mom always said, ‘If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.’ And some people wonder why I’m so quiet around them.”
48. “My life in one picture.”
49. “Cancel my subscription because I don’t need your issues.”
50. “When your earphones are broken and it works only in a special position.”
51. “No matter how bad it gets, I’m always rich at the dollar store.”
52. “My life has a superb cast but I can’t figure out the plot.” — Ashleigh Brilliant
53. “Me all day. Me at night.”
54. “An apple a day keeps anyone away if you throw it hard enough.”
55. “Me as my life goes downhill:”
56. “My imaginary friend says that you need a therapist.”
57. “Me when I have to ask my friend to return the money he borrowed from me. Why do I feel guilty?”
58. “Be the reason someone smiles today… or the reason they drink. Whatever works.”
59. “Acting professionally while I have no idea what I’m doing.”
60. “Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?” — Robin Williams
61. “Me: no, I don’t need anything from the store but thank you. My man: ‘shows up with no treats for snackies’ Me:”
62. “When someone says, ‘Expect the unexpected,’ slap them and say, ‘You didn’t expect that, did you?'”
63. “#1 people can’t be trusted.”
64. “Life is like trying a Pinterest recipe — it won’t kill you just for missing one step.”
65. “Me and my best friend laughing at the most stupid things for no reason.”
66. “What doesn’t kill you gives you a set of unhealthy coping mechanisms and a dark sense of humor.”
67. “Remember when a series of unfortunate events was a book and not your life.”
68. “I don’t care about my Prince Charming. Were the forest animals that clean?”
69. “When you order 12 things at once on amazon but only get one shipping notification. Oh, yeah. It’s all coming together.”
70. “Just burned 2,000 calories. That’s the last time I leave brownies in the oven while I nap.”
71. “Me stopping myself from saying something really rude in an argument.”
72. “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get. “ — Forrest Gump’
73. “When your workplace is in chaos but your shift is over.”
74. “Before having a kid, the most important thing to ask yourself is: ‘Am I ready to watch the exact same cartoon on repeat for the next 4 years?'”
75. “Didn’t sleep much but I did get a solid few hours of worrying done.”
76. “Me: Honestly, it’s not like things can really get any worse, so there’s that. Life:”
77. “I see all these moms who can do everything, and I think… I should have them do some stuff for me.”
78. “‘Your package is out for delivery.’ Me:”
79. “Sometimes life is like your DIY hairstyle. You have to hold it together with one bobby pin.”
80. “‘Are you okay?’ Me”
81. “People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.” — A. A. Milne
82. “Me showing my husband where the thing he couldn’t find is, after telling him where it’s at 20 times.”
83. “The cheese I spilled in the bottom of my oven watching me bake more stuff instead of cleaning it out.”
84. “Remember: if you can’t say something nice, make it funny.”
85. “Me solving my problems be like:”
86. “My doctor gave me six months to live, but when I couldn’t pay the bill he gave me six months more.” — Walter Matthau
87. “When I think about my life for more than 10 seconds.”
88. “It’s amazing how you can have to worst day ever, but still laugh at yourself when you push a door that says pull.”
89. “Me at 5 pm all tucked into bed thinking it’s midnight.”
90. “Life is like the smiley face emoji. You never know what it really means.”
91. “Happiness, My life.”
92. “If you have an opinion about my life, please raise your hand. Now put it over your mouth.”
93. “When someone starts an argument with me about something I know a lot about.”
94. “No coffee no talkee.”
95. “Microwave, the plate, the food.”
96. “Spend your life doing strange things with weird people.”
97. “Me, younger, full of hope and potential. Me now:”
98. “Life ain’t always beautiful, but it’s a beautiful ride. “ — Gary Allan
99. “My alarm: 7:00a, 7:15a, 7:45a, 8:00a. Me:”
100. “Life is hard. After all, it kills you.” — Katharine Hepburn
101. “When your alphabet soup is password protected…”
102. “People are a—. Just make sure you’re not the toilet paper.”
103. “I am not young enough to know everything.” — Oscar Wilde
104. “This is you after a rough week. You deserve it champ.”
105. “Be careful when you follow the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.”
106. “Thinking about life while waiting for the toast to cook.”
107. “True bonding is when you and your friends are all angry about the same thing.”
108. “You can’t buy happiness. But you can buy pizza. They are kind of the same thing.”
109. “When you didn’t get enough sleep and every little thing is annoying you.”
110. “Sleeping is my drug, my bed is my dealer, and my alarm clock is the police.”
111. “IDK what emotion this is but I relate.”
112. “Seeing people happy and enjoying their life without any worry.”
113. “You never realize how truly sarcastic you are until you have a mini-me who acts the same way.”
114. “Me laying in bed at 3 am when I realize I should’ve said something else in an argument I had in 2011.”
115. “Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth.”
116. “Me, life.”
117. “When something goes wrong in your life, just yell ‘Plot Twist’ and move on.”
118. “When ur depressed and someone says ‘you should go outside.'”
119. “When someone makes fun of you for being short, they’re basically just saying that the worst thing about you is that there just isn’t enough of you.”
120. “Me, on the weekends. If you need anything at all, too bad.”
121. “Come here you big, beautiful cup of coffee and lie to me about how much we’re going to get done today.”
122. “When everything is going wrong in your life but you’re used to it.”
123. “I don’t have exes, I have Y’s. Like ‘Y the hell did I date you?'”
124. “Anxiety: ‘What if this happens?’ Me: ‘But it won’t.’ Anxiety: But what if it does?’ Me: ‘You got me there.'”
125. “I hate it when I think I’m buying organic vegetables but when I get home, I discover they’re just regular donuts.”
126. “Alexa, delete my belly.”
127. “Flawsome: (Adj.) An individual who embraces their ‘flaws’ and knows they’re awesome regardless.”
128. “When someone replies to your meme with another meme. Finally, someone who speaks English.”
129. “Life is rather like a tin of sardines—we’re all of us looking for the key.” — Alan Bennett
130. “When she asks you to do something, then 15 minutes later you see her doing it instead.”
131. “If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in the dark with a mosquito.”
132. “Do yall even know my name?”
133. “Lesson one: only trust people who like big butts. They cannot lie.”
134. “Basically how I’m handling life.”
135. “When one door closes, another opens. Or you can open the closed door. That’s how doors work.”
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136. “When your shampoo says ‘repair damage’ but you’re still broken on the inside.”
137. “Be a Fruit Loop in a world full of Cheerios.”
138. “Me: I need to talk about this in therapy. Me in therapy:”
139. “Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.” — Elbert Hubbard
140. “When everyone is serious and you’re trying not to laugh.”
141. “Keep your chin up. Otherwise, you are just looking at your breasts all day.”
142. “Organising trips with my friends like… In terms of money, we have no money.”
143. “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow! What a Ride!’” — Hunter S. Thompson
144. “It’s all fun and games until your oversized shirts start fitting.”
145. “Therapist: ‘You need to let people in.’ Me: ‘It’s not locked.”
146. “In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” — Robert Frost
147. “Me googling a phone number instead of answering it.”
148. “Life doesn’t imitate art, it imitates bad television.” — Woody Allen
149. “Me texting my friends after weeks of disassociating like nothing even happened.”
150. “Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.” — Allen Saunders
151. “Me when someone sees me in my ‘ain’t nobody gonna see me’ outfit.”
152. “Reality continues to ruin my life.” — Bill Watterson
153. “The sudden urge to get my life together. Me just trying to sleep at 3 am.”
154. “Life…is like a grapefruit. It’s orange and squishy and has a few pips in it, and some folks have half a one for breakfast.” — Douglas Adams
155. “Me about to text someone vs. me realizing if they wanted to talk they would’ve texted me.”
156. “Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.” — Phyllis Diller
157. “Me Calling my mom to complain about my day.”
158. “Life is a shipwreck but we must not forget tossing in the lifeboats.” — Voltaire
159. “My life. Some happy moments with strangers. My life.”
160. “The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.” — Abraham Lincoln
161. “Stop complaining about your life. There are people out there dating your ex.”
162. “The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.” — Dorothy Parker
163. “What UPS & FedEx see when I open the door for my package.”
164. “Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” — Mark Twain
165. “When your mom says ‘wtf are you wearing’ and you thought you looked good as hell.”
166. “I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.” — Lily Tomlin
167. “If my sleep schedule was a person.”
168. “Age is of no importance unless you’re a cheese.” — Billie Burke
169. “Nobody: Me attending my online classes.”
170. “Life is like a roll of toilet paper; hopefully long and useful, but it always ends at the wrong moment.” — Rudyh
171. “When you accidentally open that text you’ve been avoiding.”
172. “Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone.” — Anthony Burgess
173. “Life is a journey, you never know where it will take you. My journey:”
174. “You know you’re getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.” — Bob Hope
175. “When you try and enjoy life for a second.”
176. “You are only young once, but you can be immature forever.” — Hannah Marks
177. “Hotel desk: ‘Our check out time is 12:00.’ Me at 11:59:”
178. “Life is funny, when you are young you want to be older and those that are older wish to be younger.” — Karon Waddell
179. “Talking to myself at 3 am be like:”
180. “Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. After that who cares? He’s a mile away and you’ve got his shoes!” — Billy Connolly
181. “Am I the only one who sends a text saying ‘Are we still on?’ In an attempt to cancel a meet.”
182. “If at first you don’t succeed, then skydiving definitely isn’t for you.” — Steven Wright
183. “Me trying to handle my life.”
184. “Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.” — Kyle Chandler
185. “Me realizing how pretty my eyes are after I’ve cried them out.”
186. “The purpose of our lives is to be happy.” — Dalai Lama
187. “When a good person enters your life in a bad moment.”
188. “Get busy living or get busy dying.” — Stephen King
189. “She’s not high maintenance. You’re just low effort.”
190. “In order to write about life first you must live it.” — Ernest Hemingway
191. “Me: looking out the window in the morning to see what season we doing today.”
192. “Life is cruising the ocean while watching a beautiful sunrise.” —Jean Watson
193. “Mom: my daughter would never do that, she is responsible and makes smart decisions. Me:”
194. “If you were born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing.” — Coco Chanel
195. “Me shopping for the 50th time in a single day. My bank account:”
196. “By the time you’re eighty years old you’ve learned everything. You only have to remember it.” — George Burns
197. “Me in Quarantine vs the story I’ll tell my grand kids.”
198. “Having children gives your life purpose. Right now my purpose is to get some sleep.” — Reno Goodale
199. “When someone asks me for the food.”
Jill Zwarensteyn is a writer and Michigan native who covers trending topics, pop culture and astrology.
