Tattoo Ideas: Quotes on Strength, Adversity, Courage

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By becauseilive


After writing over two dozen hubs on tattoo ideas that showcased pictures as the majority of the content, I started noticing that a large portion of the comments were from people asking for ideas on what to say, not so much on how to say it. Like Lindsay, for example, who commented on the hub Tattoo Ideas: Words & Phrases and said: "I want some sort of latin script with a phrase having to do with karma." Or Jesso, who said:  "I have a colourful fish on my left lower back, but next I want a script.. .. just what I don't know... something positive to remind me every day is mine, I am in control of my destiny."


My girlfriend's tattoo: a quote of mine in my handwriting

The tricky thing about quote tattoos is that nine times out of ten they can't be too long. Unless you have a huge expanse of skin that you plan on dedicating to the tat, like a forearm or your entire back, you're going to need to pick a quote that's short enough to fit in a small area. A few years ago my girlfriend wanted to get something I had written tattooed on her in my handwriting. The quote she wanted was twenty-one words long, and she wanted it somewhere on her inner forearms. As she is already fairly heavily tattooed, there was no criteria such as having to get it on a place that could be easily hidden if need be. She's lucky. She ended up getting it running lengthwise down her arm next to the word GIRL that was already there. Most people don't have the same flexibility as her. Maybe your job is too professional for tattoos and piercings, or you don't want your mother to see it. If that's the case, then a quote tattoo can be challenging to find space for.  And if you think you're going to fit an entire poem (unless it's a haiku) on your wrist by shrinking down the letters to a size 5 font, you're mistaken. Good tattoo artists will only let you make the lettering so small, because they know that tattoos blend, fade and bleed over time. The smaller the font, the better the chance that you'll be left with a meaningless blob ten years down the road.

So believe it or not, I went back through all 2,000+ comments and tried to identify the most common themes people requested when asking for help with quote ideas. In addition to being a voracious reader, I've been compiling quotes in notebooks and journals since I was thirteen. I would like for this hub to turn into a series of hubs broken down by category. So please, if you have any ideas or would like to share a favorite quote of yours, feel free to comment! The examples I've chosen for this particular hub may not resonate with everyone. You might read it and get nothing out of it. But my hope is that something will resonate with someone, somewhere, and the words written here will inspire you to take a step you may not have taken otherwise.

Quotes--Struggle, Strength, Adversity, Courage

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What doesn't kill me only makes me stronger.

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

May I be forever grateful that at times, I did not receive that which I truly deserved.

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

I may be lying in the gutter, but I'm staring at the stars.

He who has a why to live can bear almost any how. -Friedrich Nietzsche

Perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave. -Rainer Maria Rilke

Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.

Let your joy scream across the pain.

Thorns and stings And those such things Just make stronger Our angel wings.

God gave burdens, also shoulders.

If the wind will not serve, take to the oars. To me, every hour of the light and dark is a miracle. -Walt Whitman

Mine the darkness: see by the path you leave behind. -Andy Young

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. -Anais Nin

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. -Anais Nin

I gave my life to become the person I am right now. Was it worth it? -Richard Bach

What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly. -Richard Bach

Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star. -Nietzsche

Leap and the net will appear.

Kites rise highest against the wind.

Dig as a root digs until you find the motive to grow. -Casey Haymes

"Come to the edge," he said. They said, "We are afraid." "Come to the edge," he said. They came. He pushed them and they flew. -Apollinaire

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starrkissed  says:
12 months ago

wow, i love this hub. i was recently wanting a script, as well, but am waiting until after my wedding next month, so that it won't be the talk of my event lol.

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J_Eds  says:
11 months ago

These are lovely.... a bit too large for me though...

Declan  says:
9 months ago

"i have not ceased being fearful, but i have ceased to let fear control me. I have accepted fear as a part of life, especially the fear of change the fear of the unknown but i have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says turn back, turn back youll die if you venture too far"

Darren  says:
9 months ago

'To live is the rarest thing in the world'

- Oscar Wilde

tara  says:
9 months ago

i may be lying in the gutter, but im looking up at the stars.

any good????

Becca  says:
8 months ago

I am getting a tattoo for my Aunt who had a double lung transplant just over a year ago. I want to get a quote on strength about her being so strong throughout the whole ordeal. Any ideas?

Danielle  says:
6 months ago

I am an avid quote collector as well! I am getting my quote this summer not sure where yet though!

"Life isn't about finding yourself, Life is about creating yourself." - GBS

Liz  says:
6 months ago

"The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all"

steven  says:
6 months ago

pain is weakness leaving the body

josh  says:
6 months ago

my first quote'no man alive, knows the struggles i've survived'

Maddy  says:
6 months ago

'Have the courage to live. Anyone can die'.

'A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.'

'Depend not on another, but lean instead on thyself...True happiness is born of self-reliance.'

'Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.'

'Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.'

and yes, i collect many many quotes as well...

maddy x

Gwen  says:
6 months ago

"I may be lying in the gutter but I'm looking at the stars" is actually a paraphrase of Oscar Wilde's quote:

"We're all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars"

I like his version better.

faided beauty  says:
6 months ago

i want a tat the says something about my past as i have been thru so much in such a little time but came out of it with my head high wen no body thought i would

any idea guyz email me emily19902008@hotmail.com

Crystal  says:
6 months ago

Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them. Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain, but for the heart to conquer it. --Is this too big for a tattoo??

Michele  says:
6 months ago

Me and my sister are looking to get a tattoo together. hers in french and mine in italian to represent our heritage. i was thinking of just one word, but she wanted some sort of phrase. i wrote a couple of these down. any ideas?

Peter  says:
6 months ago

If you never risk anything, you risk even more

Bernie  says:
6 months ago

wars begin in the minds of men

Lauren  says:
6 months ago

im thinking of getting a phrase on the inside of my wrist,

only a few words, but i want it to mean something.

im having it in italian, i just dont know what to have?

email me any ideas?- pixie_loz@hotmail.com

Sal  says:
6 months ago

Myself and my boyfriend are looking @ getting either matching tattoos or a quote that means something. He will be deported soon 2 fight in afganistan & it would be nice 2 have something that reminds us of each other. Any ideas???

Me  says:
6 months ago

Sal...I just saw a beautiful one! One person got "til death" and the other "does us part"

Jazzy  says:
6 months ago

Sal! My Husband just deployed to Afghanistan. He got a script on his arm before he left. I guess that just what men do before they leave. I saw a few quotes that are really good. I've been browsing for some. They're especially good if you like the writer of them too.

"The only abnormality is the incapacity to love." ~Anaïs Nin, The Diaries of Anaïs Nin

"and in time this too shall pass"

I think that one is really good for a couple going through a deployment. He's going to go through the hardship of war and being away from you, friends and family. You're going to go through the pain of worrying and waiting for your partner. It's not easy but it will pass and you guys will be together again. trust me, once he's back in your arms it will feel like he never left them.

JamJam  says:
6 months ago

My favourite quote at the moment, and yes, its a reference to science, but it's so optimistic.

''I have not failed. I have just found 10,000 ways that do not work''

-Thomas Edison

Jessica  says:
6 months ago

I am looking for ideas for a tattoo in greek-any good phrases???

the phrase would either go on my right shoulder blade or on my left side..any ideas??get back at me @

-jsscmyhw@yahoo.com

Char Linnen  says:
5 months ago

I just recieved my second round of radiation therapy for Thyroid cancer. I'm thinking of having a butterfly (symbol of the thyroid for it's shape) flying away from a quote I use quite abit - "Accept what is" - on my inner arm wrist. Does anyone have comments or concerns they'd like to share with me.

kat  says:
5 months ago

MICHELE!!! My sister and I love this quote: "Blood made us sisters, hearts made us friends". We are Mexican/White so the first part we had written in Spanish and the second half in English. Hope this helps! Goooood LUCK!!<3

JamerLeigh  says:
5 months ago

My favourite...."success is the best revenge"

or "to be irreplaceable you have to be different"

jo  says:
5 months ago

a quote about strength/endurance that i want tattooed:

"and i don't always feel lucky, but i'm smart enough to try" - ani difranco

Bela  says:
5 months ago

I think I will be getting "To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead."

Any comments?

Ricky  says:
5 months ago

Hey, just wanted to recommend this great site that did my Arabic tattoo design http://my-arabic-tattoo.com

nicole   says:
5 months ago

"I am the master of my fate;

I am the captain of my soul."

- WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY (Invictus)

Bridget  says:
5 months ago

For anyone who is a music lover, like me, here are two qoutes that I think would make great tattoos:

" Music is what feelings sound like"

"Music has beats like the heart"

dave  says:
5 months ago

im 16 years old and getting an angel cross on my neck and in it its going to say inside it "dont follow the path make one"

Katie  says:
5 months ago

i was raped last year and i feel i need to have something to show my bravery and courage and i wanted a tattoo, any ideas?

anticipation  says:
5 months ago

dream as if you will live forever, live as if you will die today.

James Dean

Lebanon girl!  says:
5 months ago

katie here are some quotes hope u like them:1- God places the heaviest burden on those who can carry its weight.: reggie white.2- March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life's path. gibran khalil gibran. ( a lebanese idol )3- The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment, but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy. A man does what he must- in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures-and that is the basis of all morality.: john f. kennedy.

Lebanon girl!  says:
5 months ago

katie here are some quotes hope u like them:1- God places the heaviest burden on those who can carry its weight.: reggie white.2- March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life's path. gibran khalil gibran. ( a lebanese idol )3- The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment, but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy. A man does what he must- in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures-and that is the basis of all morality.: john f. kennedy.

kate  says:
5 months ago

im getting a quote on my lower back, im very conservative and this will be my first and only tat. my parents wont know either. its just for me, i always wanted the "la bella vita"- the beautiful life. written their but im sick of the phrase now. then i thought live love laugh would be nice, but i think it would look weird. i know i want something small. i want it to be about life and happiness. i was thinking of just getting "believe" written their with maybe a peace sign and a cross on each side. im just not sure. because i really want it to mean something. i love the idea of the dove, but my bestfriend has it and it would remind me of her which i dont want, and angel wings are very cool but i havnt been able to find any designs of them i liked on the lower back.

scwuffy  says:
5 months ago

i got " pain is inevitable suffering is optional " tattoed on my chest 2 weeks ago think its a brilliant quote

Daniell   says:
5 months ago

im getting my first tat today across my upper back right below the tank top line of just 1 word ~sinner~ representing i do sin we all do i have sinned and i will mostlikely agien im not very religous but because of my sins i have a beautyful daughter comeing and shes so precious to me im now married but my daughter was consieved b4 we got married n no thats not the reason we got married we found out 3 days after but we all sin its inevidable not to n ive been through alot n my life n seen alot n i know that we all make our mastakes so im not afraid to admit that i sin. so imma show it everything i did n my past has lead me to where i am today and that includes my sins and i love where i am today i wouldent change a thing. alot of these quotes are rlly good on here to btw

Kaylin  says:
5 months ago

My all-time favorite quote:

"If you want something you've never had, do something you've never done."

I would love to get this tattooed somewhere!

Becky  says:
5 months ago

I am looking for a short but nice quote.. hopefully in another language and Ideas? I was thinking cherish yesterday, dream tomorrow, live today. But I would like something in another language. What do you think?

Amber  says:
5 months ago

I am looking for a quote or phrase tattoo. Something meaningful. I thought of vivere memento which means remember to live. any other ideas?

Sara  says:
5 months ago

KATIE:

I was also the victim of rape, years ago, and just recently dealt with it. I want a tattoo that marks this new stage of my life. I love the yiddish quote "God gave burdens, also shoulders." I'm thinking of getting it in Hebrew. Also, not neccessarily for a tat, but the words of Maya Angelou's poem "I rise" are very expressive of the courage many women and men must develop through the recovery period, and may be of interest to you. Best wishes.

sophie  says:
5 months ago

Jealousy Qoutes.

To jealousy, nothing is more frightful then laughter.

jealousy is no more than feeling alone, against smiling enemies.

before you start pointing fingers, make sure your hands are clean,

Mali  says:
5 months ago

hey im just a young kid 16 wanting to get a tattoo about my attitude toward life.. thinking about "today's chance is gone.." ( on chest) "..tomorrow's a new opportunity" (on back) what do you think, let me know - malidogg@hotmail.com

Hannah  says:
4 months ago

Don't let the happenings, ruin your happiness.

Staxx  says:
4 months ago

Hi. . . i realy want another tattoo. and i need a quote. . . long or short? i want it to be about death. or losing a brother, or family memeber. my bro took his life not to long ago, and i need a quote. if anyone can help me, e mail me the quote. thanks :) brent_jones_27@hotmail.com

Jess   says:
4 months ago

Someone already quoted it.

But I just wanted to say that I like it better as:

"The Only Human Abnormality Is the Incapacity To Love"

It's what I have across my back

lfc4life  says:
4 months ago

if you do what you have always done, you get what you have always got!

Kelsey  says:
4 months ago

I want to get a quote tattooed on my foot, so it has to be short. I really want one concerning either letting go, courage, moving on from death, living, things like that but I can't find one I like that is short enough. Any suggestions? I'd appreciate it.

kelseygwynne@yahoo.com

Lunq  says:
4 months ago

i got a tatto on my wrist last summer in lebanon, and i am getting a ne one this month on my back, im thinking wether i should have it in japanese.. the word will be "CORAGGIO" wich translates courage in italian... im still not sure... any help? xx562xx@hotmail.com

anonymous  says:
4 months ago

hi, i can't complain much about my life, i have a beautiful family and boyfriend but i feel i lost every friend i've ever had. Fakeness and jealousy seem to reoccur in my life...and i really want a quote focusing on stength...can someone help me out?

Chrissy  says:
4 months ago

Hi everyone,

I am thinking of getting a tattoo just above my bikini line. Please let me know what you think of these phrases -

La vita e bella, la vita e amore -- means Life is beautiful, life is love or something a bit more intimate like

Forbidden pleasure is my poison

Pure as poison

Any ideas?

caitie  says:
4 months ago

I think one of the better quotes I've seen as a tattoo, or have liked just in general is,

"You weren't put on this earth to be ordinary."

and

"A ship is safest in the harbour, but that's not what ships are for."

Pixie  says:
4 months ago

Hey there!

I'm Austrian and I would like to get an English quote on my foot.

If you have any ideas, please send them to: pixiedust@live.at

Scowndril  says:
4 months ago

Some of my favorite are:

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage." -- Lao Tzu

"Opportunities multiply as they are seized." -- Sun Tzu

"Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win." -- Sun Tzu

Jarrod  says:
4 months ago

I would really like a qoute tattood on me somewhere

But i need some realy good qoutes

if you have any ideas please email me : jazdargan@hotmail.co.uk

hayley  says:
4 months ago

every song ends, is that any reason not to enjoy the music ..

hayley  says:
4 months ago

every song ends, is that any reason not to enjoy the music ..

chelsea  says:
4 months ago

once I get some money I'm planning on getting another tat, I want one of shakespeare's quotes so I've been doing a lot of research, one I found that I really like is

"Journeys end in lovers meeting"

thats from his Twelfth Night play, thought some of you would enjoy it!

Rachel  says:
4 months ago

I was thinking about getting a Ziggy Marley quote " Free Spirits Have To Soar" in small script on my rib cage..what'ya think?

tiffani  says:
4 months ago

i have 2 sisters and we waanted to get matching tattoos. or maybe something that came in threes? any ideas? symbols? 3 part quote?

Evelyn  says:
4 months ago

C'est La Vie

Rhiannon  says:
4 months ago

carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero

seize the day, place no trust in tomorrow

Alicia  says:
4 months ago

Hi everyone im getting a tattoo for my son who at 4 months old was diagnosed with a brain tumor.I would love a quote that symoblizes his strength so everytime I look it at it will be a reminder on how precious life is..any sugestions?

alicias511@yahoo.com

Jessica  says:
4 months ago

I was wanting to get a tattoo to describe how strong I have been. I was 17 when I got pregnant, got kicked out of my parents house. My daughter's father left me because he wasn't ready to grow up. I had just been through a lot. Her father kept playing mind games with me. after two years we're together as a family and happy as can be. But I just feel like I have been through so much and want a quote to describe my strength.. any ideas??

email me at angelkissez086@yahoo.com thank you!

twyliteskyz  says:
4 months ago

"speak softly and carry a big stick"

kelly   says:
4 months ago

Hey Fellow Quoters.....

Im after a shortish quote that has meaning!

Im drawing a blank an need some help...anytakers??

Can be about Dreams, Life, Friends....

I would really like some help.

Plz email me at k2llzb@yahoo.com.au

Thanks :)

lily  says:
4 months ago

i want a tatto in french which is nice and short, with the same meaning as C'est La Vie, i would just have that but my friends having it :(

any ideas?

vito  says:
4 months ago

hi im 17 and im looking to get my 7 tattoo around my collar bone..ima good kid no drugs no beer..i play sports and ima pretty strong willed kid..but im stuck on a quote or word that would fit me..any ideas

Jor-El   says:
4 months ago

i was thinking about getting a tattoo on my forearm that says ~con te partiro~ which is latin for time to say goodbye its a good way to remember the past or someone from it but also being able to move on.

okami  says:
4 months ago

VITO, as a child of 17, with 6 tattoo's already, a drug free and alcohol free life, coupled with a "strong will" .... i find it hard to believe you have no idea of a word/quote or phrase to fit you....if you understand where im coming from..maybe try "to mature too young is to believe in a lie"

vito  says:
4 months ago

okami..im not sure if i understand wat you mean by your quote

Falon  says:
4 months ago

"what goes around comes around"

i have that tattooed around my wrist in white ink, it's pretttttty sweet (:

& also LOVE inside my lip.

can't wait to get the arch of my foot done next week!!

Ericka  says:
4 months ago

VITO

I think this quote would be good for you as i am also 17 and live the same type of life style as you

'don't waste your youth growing up'

here are some other ones:

'a boy's story is the best that is ever told'

'youth has no age'

'it is the failing of youth not to be able to restrain its own violence'

'young men wish; love, money and health. One day, they'll say; health, money and love.'

vito  says:
4 months ago

thanks ericka...if you find anymore send them over

jayjay  says:
4 months ago

im 16(about to be 17 in september) and im getting my first tattoo the day after i graduate from high school. I have my whole senior year to think about my tattoo but i want to start narrowing down what i want now and then building upon it. i know i want something similar to "what doesn't kill me makes me stronger"

i was thinking some thing like "Bear and endure: This sorrow will one day prove to be for your good." something similar to that. i just dont want something to popular. I want something that symbolizes all the strength that ive acquired and also something that reminds me of my mother.

if u guys can think of any quotes feel free to post them here or email me at jassie929@yahoo.com.

thanks!

tori  says:
4 months ago

im deff want a tattoo going down my rib cage,horazontal,ive been thinking forever and came up with

all we are is a result of what we have thought

and

it's not how long you're here, but what you do while you're here.

i have been thinking forever and these are the two i came down with,i wanna get it this week,so any comments on which one you like better would come in great great help!

sean  says:
4 months ago

what about

Dream as if you'll live forever

Live as if you'll die tomorrow

s  says:
4 months ago

stop postin ur fukin sob stories we all have problems! hows tht for a quote!

t  says:
4 months ago

ok dude. if u dont feel like reading their sob stories just go to another website. stop being a jackass.

hp  says:
4 months ago

Only God can judge so either love me or leave me alone.

Marin  says:
4 months ago

I am getting "She flies with her own wings" on my back in old manuscript. and i'm so excited.

fed  says:
4 months ago

anyone one have a short quote about losing everything and still succeeding? email at fedranko@hotmail.com

Ambrocious  says:
4 months ago

I am getting "Fuck My Life" across my back... can't wait!!

Shane  says:
4 months ago

Hi,

I'v been through a lot in the past year with anxity, strenth and feeling not good enough. Im looking to get a tattoo to resemble the things iv come through and that i can make it through anything

thanks

Sarah  says:
4 months ago

Hey, anyone got some quotes that tie life lessons and dance together?

So far I really like "Its easier to leap if you're already dancing."

I've gotta keep it pretty short, its going on my foot!

daniel  says:
4 months ago

This ain't taking me anywhere.

Matt  says:
4 months ago

I saw some good shakespeare quotes and this one really stuck out

"by that sin fell the angels"

its talking about satan when he was and angel and his goal to overpower something that was already perfect.

just thought it was a good power qoute and pretty catchy.

Carlos.  says:
4 months ago

I want a tat with a quote about family.. kinda short and with meaning...

any ideas..??

charruaxsimpre@yahoo.com

thankss.

Semaj  says:
4 months ago

ii want a quote for me and friend t'anna

something deep and short.saying something bout how we been there for eachother since lil kids and ill do anything for her and we'll always be kool til death

Semaj  says:
4 months ago

ii want a quote for me and friend t'anna

something deep and short.saying something bout how we been there for eachother since lil kids and ill do anything for her and we'll always be kool til death

obsessed.with.steph.  says:
4 months ago

hey

my best friend told me that she saw a quote a few months back and since then I've done nothing but figure out how to design the tattoo for it. Here's the problem: she told me the quote incorrectly and now that i've looked up the actual quote, i'm not as crazy about it... would it be weird to have a quote that isn't really a quote???

my friend told me the quote was: "Do not wish for easier lives. Wish to be stronger men." (JFK)

I found out the quote was originally by an episcopal bishop in the late 1800's that JFK used again in a speech and it actually goes like this: "Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men."

so does anyone think it would be odd to have it printed the first way and not the actual quote? feel free to email me: grg243@gmail.com

lou  says:
4 months ago

hey i am looking for a quote on life about being honest and upfront and not liking games or bs

ex: "Why go 12 rounds when i can end it in 1"

max  says:
4 months ago

um, im looking to get another tattoo, preferably in gaelic irish. somthing meaningful about living life, or being true to your self.

if anyone has any ideas, please email me.

p.s. hopefully someone who knows the language will help.

maxie.price@yahoo.com

JLW   says:
4 months ago

I just found this site and there are some great ideas on here. I recently lost my fiance and I am looking to get my first tat. Here are some things I am thinking:

"Celebrate, life is short but sweet for certain" -DMB (actual song lyric is celebrate we will for life is short but sweet for certain but think it is too long)

A lyric from Red Hot Chili Pepper's "Under the Bridge"

Aleena  says:
4 months ago

For anybody that wants a cool unique quote, here's one of my favorites:

"We will all laugh at gilded butterflies"

Aleena  says:
4 months ago

Also, my stepsis just made this one up:

"Dont forget the lessons you've learned, when you were innocent."

K.D  says:
4 months ago

....jst came up with it while wrkin out.

...I may not live by gods rules

but im not gods enemy

i live my life by my rules

and i believe in god.

meaning: i make mistakes

altho i dnt regret my actions i still pray to god.

laura  says:
4 months ago

learn from yesterday

live for today

hope for tomorrow

love all

trust few

do wrong to no one

always love, hate will get you every time

kitten  says:
4 months ago

Buddha quotes are pretty good, im getting

'Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it'

on my ribcage.

cait  says:
4 months ago

I found this really great quote, and I'm planning on tattooing it on my upper back --

" The day will happen whether or not you get up"

mina  says:
4 months ago

when words fail, music speaks.

SEPTEMBER  says:
4 months ago

DOES YOUR FAITH HAVE CONFIDENCE?

Emilii  says:
3 months ago

i have

"Only God can judge me" on my right hip

and

"Ce qui ne me tue pas me rendra plus fort"

which is french for what doesnt kill me will make me stronger

xx

Uday  says:
3 months ago

i want a tattoo with a quote in latin similar to memento moris which means death is certain.only the hour is uncertain...any ideas?can anyone recommend authors to pick up similar quotes from?

suzi  says:
3 months ago

I'm turning 18 in less than 2 weeks and i have a 6 month old daughter aaand i really like the quote "No man alive, knows the struggles I've survived" its great :) I was thinking about getting "the long hours of night are worth the five minutes of sunrise" I really cant decide though

can someone help?

suzinbrown@yahoo.com or myspizzace me [=

patrick  says:
3 months ago

hey i'm looking for a good faith quote

on my chest

jrboy_3@hotmail.com

Kiersten  says:
3 months ago

It's not how fast you are; it's how strong you play the game.

Mr. 4o4  says:
3 months ago

My first tat was on my neck

"I keep it gutta"

Melissa  says:
3 months ago

My best friends mom died a few daysago and she was like my own mother to

i want to get a tattoo for her

She was going through a long battle with breast cancer i wanted to incorperrate that in it somehow

Anyideas?

stephen  says:
3 months ago

blessed are the hearts that can bend ; for they shall never be broken.

catie  says:
3 months ago

im thinking of getting a tattoo of a quote but im not sure what it should be. i want something that shows i pulled through in what i was going through and that my family was there the whole time helping me through it. any ideas? its going to go one my side.

Dave  says:
3 months ago

Iv been researching 4 a while now before i get my tattoo...

I want a quote which represents how i have changed from my past..

Im gona get this quote.."Every sinner has a future Every saint has a past"

Half on my right tricep n half on my left tricep..

Wat u tink..?

Heather  says:
3 months ago

Live long, love, love life, and be free.

Heather  says:
3 months ago

Live long, love, love life, and be free.

sydney  says:
3 months ago

My name is Sydney and i'm 17 turning 18 in feb. I want to get a quote written in Kanji. I want it to run down my spine. I don't know what I want it to say though. Got any good quotes about life, or dreams or something. email me at swalkup13@yahoo.com. I'm looking for something original.thanks:)

jon  says:
3 months ago

im looking to get a tattoo about something to do with having no fear, or something along those lines. any ideas? jonroberts909@hotmail.com

lauren  says:
3 months ago

Emilii i hope you put an " e" at the end of your french tattoo " ce qui ne me tue pas me rendra plus fortE" if you are a female it needs the letter E at the end .....

ashley g  says:
3 months ago

hey so im getting a tattoo next month and i wanted it downwards on my ribs, i wanted something to do with love or family or life.. i really like megan fox's "there once was a girl who never knew love until a boy broke her heart".

or even a saying in italian!!

any ideas. please and thank you:)

Lindsay  says:
3 months ago

Hi there to all! I am planning on a getting a chest piece tattoo real soon, and I want it to be a quote or phrase about laughter...something not too long. But my life is filled with laughter each day and it gets me through everything. any ideas?? please help. email me at gigginbaystar@gmail.com

Jenn  says:
3 months ago

Carlos,

my favorite family quote is

"other things may change, but we start and end with family.."

i'm sixteen, nearly seventeen, and i'm getting a script tat done next month for my birthday,,

i'm thinking i wanna get "que sera, sera" on my hip

..what will be, will be

not that it's gonna change my mind, but what do you guys think?

lemme know

ohmycarlisle123@gmail.com

kaitlyn  says:
3 months ago

im looking to get a tattoo and want it to mean the world to me. my father has struggled with alcoholism my entire life. it has effected me greatly, in the obvious negative ways but also in ways i have come to see as positive. i am the person i am because of my sick father and personally i love who i am growing to be. i am very independant as a result of my experiences as well as determined and humorous. i am looking for a very short quote (only a few words) to symbolize all i have overcome. i am the strongest person i know because of it, except for my mom of course who i am wishing will write the quote i choose to symbolize my respect and love for my mom, my hero, through the roughest time in our lives. if you have any good and short quotes about strength or other ideas i would be very grateful. thank you!

KS  says:
3 months ago

My favourite quote is

When the power of love overcomes the love of power there will be peace.

KS  says:
3 months ago

OR

In complete darkness we are all the same, it is only our knowledge and wisdom that separate us, don't let your eyes deceive you.

Terri  says:
3 months ago

i've got a tat on my side...

Love as is told,

By the seers of old

Comes as a butterfly

Tipped with gold

Flutters and flies

Across sunlit skies

Weaving 'round hearts

That were once cold.

Ward  says:
3 months ago

Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous

Albert Einstein

Ryan  says:
3 months ago

Albert Einstein Quotes

“Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools”

“You have to learn the rules of the game.”

“A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be”

“Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish”

“There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.”

“To the Master's honor all must turn, each in its track, without a sound, forever tracing Newton's ground.”

“When the solution is simple, God is answering.”

“You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war”

Ryan  says:
3 months ago

Albert Einstein Quotes

“Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools”

“You have to learn the rules of the game.”

“A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be”

“Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish”

“There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.”

“To the Master's honor all must turn, each in its track, without a sound, forever tracing Newton's ground.”

“When the solution is simple, God is answering.”

“You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war”

2pac quoted:  says:
3 months ago

Thug life

The rose that grew from concrete

No man has witnessed struggles I've survived

KK  says:
3 months ago

Me and my boyfriend would like a matching quote symbolizing our love we are both artistic people and just would like something very powerful.

Marius  says:
3 months ago

Every saint has a past. Every sinner has a future.

amy  says:
3 months ago

veni vidi vici .. i came i saw i conquerd..

chris Tepper  says:
3 months ago

good ma quote it " through all the drama, youll always love your mama"

Sarah   says:
3 months ago

I've always wanted a tattoo on my wrist. And lately I've been thinking about getting "Be Yourself" in white ink.

sarah  says:
3 months ago

Before everything falls apart, Create!

chelsea  says:
3 months ago

"My bloodline made me who I am." is a good quote for family.Its from the song long line of losers

Rach  says:
3 months ago

life is about taking risks...and it requires you to jump!?

Giving up doesn't mean you are weak... only that you are strong enough to let go!?

And she shall learn from their mistakes to creat her own finest traits...

Any good!?

Jessy  says:
3 months ago

Heyy guys...im getting a tattoo on saturday with my sister. we have been through a lot together and it would mean a lot, were getting it on our wrist and she will have one half and i'll have the other, so if you have any quotes that would be really helpful! thanx :)

Rachel  says:
3 months ago

I've been thinking of getting a quote from literature for a tattoo. I want something small though. Any ideas?

CC  says:
3 months ago

"To err is human, to forgive divine" - Alexander Pope

nikia  says:
3 months ago

without love we perish..... translate to any language you like (online translator) it always sounds beautiful in every country....

l.k  says:
3 months ago

peace cannot be kept by force, but only obtained by understanding

CherBear  says:
3 months ago

i have "semper credere" in the inside of my wrist and it means "always have faith" in latin

Anon  says:
3 months ago

Life Goes On..

shane  says:
3 months ago

i have MOLON LABE its greek for 'come and take them' across my stomach

Broon  says:
3 months ago

It's better to be someone for a day, than no one for a lifetime!

zoe..  says:
3 months ago

Hiya..my names zoe and i have cum across this good site i have read every1s ideas and tink they r klass...im plannin on gettin sumthing wrote on my ribs but i want it 2 b really meaninfull 2 me and just sum me up as a person..i wuld b very very greatfull if ne1 wuld have ne ideas 4 me...im 20 year old single girl who has alot of friends and every1 knws me 4 being who i am and not caring what ne1 thinks about me i take chnaces,,im just back from workin aboard i dun that by myself i just take life as it comes im genuine person whos beleives in living life 2 the full and and making the most out of it....i wuld lve if ne1 culd help:)

casey  says:
3 months ago

" being who you are is being different, and different is irreplaceable. "

Was lost but now i'm found.  says:
3 months ago

This would be my first tattoo. I thought about getting the word Strength with a phrase going in and out of it. I hit a rough spot in my life a couple months ago and quit believing in God. I've been going to church for a while now and want soemthing to represent what i've over come. Any ideas for a phrase would be greatly appreciated!

junior  says:
3 months ago

what about-

man up, and grow a set!

sake123  says:
3 months ago

a man that chooses the law against his fellow man is either a coward, or a fool. a man that cannot exist without those laws, is both. for a victim shall look into the eyes of his assassin and say with his last breath "if i die, you are forgiven, but if i live, I WILL KILL YOU!" such is the rule of honor

laurenn  says:
3 months ago

to thine own self be true

aaron b  says:
3 months ago

im a boy and Im turnin 16 in october and im getting a tattoo.....

i want it 2 be somthin meaningful but nothin happpen in my life rlly... i want a quote about becomin successful or a quote about being somethin when people say u cant... lik goin against all odds... i also want it writen on somthin for example a cloud cross but i want it related to bein successful...some one please help me ... thanks

amber  says:
2 months ago

"what is happiness but the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?"

Alii   says:
2 months ago

****

" Hate is easy ; Love takes courage."

Megan   says:
2 months ago

how bout:

we don't have anything until we risk loosing nothing then we have experence.

juice  says:
2 months ago

success is matter of luck ask any failure!

i like this quote

jole  says:
2 months ago

we fall but our souls are flying - the decemberists

Chloe  says:
2 months ago

Hi guys!!

AMAZING quotes you have all shared!!

inspirational and beautiful.

Im a 17 year old girl and was planning to get a tattoo for my 18th birthday! I obviously want something meaningful...but can't decide!!

i really love LIFE and LOVE quotes, and quotes that express strength, courage, beliefs, compassion...you catch my drift!

my email is--> lim.chloe@hotmail.com

i greatly appreciate it! xox

Ashley  says:
2 months ago

I want a tattoo down my side with an inspirational quote. I've been through a lot and my parents have been there every step of the way, they are my strength i want to get a tattoo and then put their initials by it.

does anyone have any suggestions of a good quote

or a good way to put the quote and their initials on my side?

email me with your suggestions

thanks

aw1461@gmail.com

miha_frk  says:
2 months ago

Hi there, I have a tattoo and I'm thinking at the second one.

I'm still thinking what should be : a quote or my name in Chinese. If you guys have any suggestions...

What you think about "Be THE ONE, not anyone!"?

Thanks.

Gillian  says:
2 months ago

Hey, I'm 16 and getting two quote tattoos next week, Im getting

"freedom cannot be bestowed, it must be achieved"

and

"It is only after we have lost everything that we are free to do anything"

Nato  says:
2 months ago

Hey i want one either down side of ribs or inner bicept. not anything too long, something like success is the best revenge, or something like that. something that shows my success (wont go into it cause i see some people dont like hearing the stories) or about how life can get u down but theres always something better to come. any ideas please send too nathan.kevin.stevens@hotmail.com

thanks.

Nato  says:
2 months ago

Hey i want one either down side of ribs or inner bicept. not anything too long, something like success is the best revenge, or something like that. something that shows my success (wont go into it cause i see some people dont like hearing the stories) or about how life can get u down but theres always something better to come. any ideas please send too nathan.kevin.stevens@hotmail.com

thanks.

Cath  says:
2 months ago

hey , i want a tattoo on my inner wrist and i think about a quote like ''each is own fight''(in french it would mean ''chacun son combat'') or something like that but i dont know if its written the right way in english. Someone can help me?

Kate  says:
2 months ago

'' Beauty Is Gods Handwriting ''

hails  says:
2 months ago

Katie:

my heart goes out to you

i know this is to long for a tatoo but its still good for your circumstance

" god did not create woman from mans head, that he should command her, not from his feet that he should be his slave, but rather from him side, that she should be near his heart"

hayley  says:
2 months ago

'Theres something inside so strong' (8)

Jamie  says:
2 months ago

Hey this is a few quotes i made up hope u like them.

-'Do not show weakness,

Nor fear,

Nor shame,

When walking through the gates of hell,

Grin and bare it,

as you put yourself here.

-'Failure is a lesson'

-'Dont follow the map

make your own route'

-'Take a moment, look around, what do you see'

-'Never throw in the towel, until the fight isn't worth

winning'

dont no if there any good just came into my mind!

hannah  says:
2 months ago

~con te partiro~ which is latin for time to say goodbye its a good way to remember the past or someone from it but also being able to move on.

someone wrote that ^ and I'm getting it this summer.

also:

"To live is the greatest thing in the world, most people just exist."

if you want a one-worded tattoo

you could get

Believe or Breathe

I like those two reminding you to just take a step back and breath or just have some faith and believe.

Mathias  says:
2 months ago

"I'm not the one, am I Lord?"

Which means it's not you who fails

yup  says:
2 months ago

"passion is the reason for everything"

"dont be afraid to fly"

"got enemies? good that means you actually stud up for something"

""you cant love from your heart unless you had to put it back together"

"some people wonder why i do the things i do, i wonder why they dont"

"death is easy, living is the hard part"

"the love and the laughter will live on long after all of the sadness and the tears, untill we meet again.. my old friend."

AJ  says:
2 months ago

"If you cant handle challenges that life throws at you, then your already dead"

"life is interesting"

theres a couple i came up with.

s  says:
2 months ago

live with intention.

this is my favorite quote i've seen for a tattoo

joanna  says:
2 months ago

dont ever frown ...you never know who might be falling in love with your smile

Marizal  says:
2 months ago

a couple i know just got awesome tattoos.. he got "Once upon a time..." on his forearm and she got "...& they lived happily ever after" on her hip.. if they were to break up both tattoos would still be cool, especially for a girl bc we all want a fairytale :)

amy  says:
2 months ago

its not about wanting to win, its about refusing to lose.

vicky  says:
2 months ago

i've been researching for ages about my tattoo. i've found some good ones, and worked it down to these..

-the goal isnt to live forever, it's to leave behind an impression that does. (my own variation from a different quote)

-life is what you make it (not so keen on this)

-be the change you want to see in the world (quote of mahatma ghandi)

ive also found these on this page which im keen on

-What goes around comes around

-Every sinner has a future Every saint has a past"

Sam   says:
2 months ago

KK,

there's a quote i love from joni mitchell's song "a case of you" and it goes

"part of you pours out of me in these lines from time to time."

its about a painter who is in love; here is the whole verse:

Oh I am a lonely painter

I live in a box of paints

Im frightened by the devil

And Im drawn to those ones that aint afraid

I remember that time that you told me, you said

Love is touching souls

Surely you touched mine

Cause part of you pours out of me

In these lines from time to time

RG  says:
2 months ago

I lost a close friend last year and another friend sat morning. Any ideas on quotes about living life to the fullest or about not knowing when it could be over?

jenna  says:
2 months ago

Hey, all these quotes are really good so I was hoping you could help me :) i'm 21 and gettin married in 2 weeks and I want a tattoo about love, to represent my husband2be & my little boy who are my absolute world!! Any ideas would be greatly appreciated :D jennalouise07@hotmail.com

thanks guys xx

tash  says:
2 months ago

i want to get a tatto saying without love we perish , without strength we fall but i dont know weather i like it

carey  says:
2 months ago

my friend just got a tattoo on her back that says die living ..i absolutely love that quote! :)

Catherine  says:
2 months ago

Id love to get a tattoo of a quote something along the lines of "dont let fear of the unknown choose your path in life" but i need it 2 be shorter, does any1 hav any ideas for me please?

CR  says:
2 months ago

Hey guys, i'm thinking about a quote im going to get on my lower arm and this is what it is "im not afraid that is to die, but to live and not remember why" Or The hardest thing in this world is to live in it" or "for those i love, i will sacrifice"

RG, if you every read this page again that last one would be good for you...

random  says:
2 months ago

You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star.

me  says:
2 months ago

if life gives you lemons make lemonade.

sarah  says:
2 months ago

Live Laugh Love

THE MASTER.  says:
2 months ago

"Happiness is enhanced by others, but your hapiness shouldnt depend on others"

i think thats something everybody should always remember.

robcarter  says:
2 months ago

And yes i know this world is cold and deceiving, but i keep mi head up like my nose is bleeding......_lil wayne...favorite quote, getting it sooon

Jamisson  says:
2 months ago

I am deploying to Iraq here in December, and I was wondering if anyone has any good ideas of a quote that would work. I have an idea of having a shoulder of a uniformed soldier with his whole silouette against a building with something evil mirroring himself with the verse Psalm 24:3; "Though I walk through the valley of shadows and death; I fear no evil; For he is with me." Whatcha think?

Kevin  says:
2 months ago

"What we do in life, echoes throughout eternity."

chelbie  says:
2 months ago

hey i just got a quote tattooed on my rib cage, its something i like to live my life by and its really good for me because i pride my self on being optimistic, it says " There are no ipmossible dreams just our limited perception of what is possible" i think it'd be good for anyone that has had a hard past but is determind to make something of themselves and know that nothing is impossible, its a good reminder for me to have on my at all times, really helps when things get tuff to help move forward. hope it helps someone.

thanks

Tony Rodriguez  says:
2 months ago

hey im lookin for a short quote, about proving people wrong. plz email me. Minertank13@yahoo.com thanks

Tony Rodriguez  says:
2 months ago

hey im lookin for a short quote, about proving people wrong. plz email me. Minertank13@yahoo.com thanks

nona  says:
2 months ago

if you want a quote that really means something, it should come from your heart, or strike you when reading a book...

if someone has to tell you it, its probably not the best you'll find

Misty  says:
2 months ago

I like this one - for anyone who has ever been in love more than once!

The heart has reasons, which reason knows not of

Elliott  says:
2 months ago

Freedom is not free

Courtney  says:
2 months ago

I'm looking to get a tattoo of a meaningful quote, i believe strongly in having strength and no regrets, but I can't seem to find any quotes for it. I dont want something too long.

Any ideas

Please email

courtney__23@hotmail.com

Marrissa  says:
2 months ago

I'm 18 have two tattoos and looking to getting another one soon, i was thinking about a quote w/ meaning but short, i already have a tattoo that says carpe diem and i love thinks like that

any ideas?

email mm_koerner@yahoo.com

Jess  says:
6 weeks ago

"Learning from yesturday Living for today Dreaming of tomorrow, never regretting what we have done for at one moment it was all we ever wanted"

emma  says:
6 weeks ago

"Carpe diem"

seize the day

Me  says:
6 weeks ago

You either live like a wolf, or you die as a dog.

yesenia  says:
6 weeks ago

hey im looking for a quotes about life >>>something about holding back im suppose to sign up for the navy and my mother doesnt want to let me so idk if i should or not

Cory  says:
6 weeks ago

Hey everyone. Its not really a quote, its more a saying, or a way of life as i think of it... I've always loved it, and i have a tattoo of it on my upper back... its a latin saying

"Via, Veritas, Vita" Which means "The way, The Truth, The Life"

marie  says:
6 weeks ago

my cousins died in 07 from a tragic death, they were 7 and 9.. so i would like something in rememberance of them on my hip.. a cute quote with the date or something like that?

email me if you have any suggestions please!! meecie4@yahoo.com

THANKS!!

ryanhb22  says:
6 weeks ago

okay i need a and strength adversity for my dad.. he has been dealing with a heroin addicting problem for about 5 years the last year i have been taking care of him. and got him thru it. i want a quote for that any ideas would be apreciated. ryanhb22@yahoo.com

KELLIE  says:
6 weeks ago

i really like the quote "place no trust in tomorrow"

but i really want to add something onto it...can someone help me out please? =]

ps..im getting it on my side so it doesnt have to be really short.

angieee  says:
6 weeks ago

hi i am looking at getting my first tat, but am looking for a good saying to have. im female, and about to turn 18. ive been through alot and would like a quote about moving on from mistakes made or something along those lines, about living life to the fullest and not worrying about what anyone has to say.

EMAIL: angie_helgaz@hotmail.com

Thanks.

sjak  says:
6 weeks ago

life is divine choas...

manstevely  says:
5 weeks ago

i know it's long but i wrote it myself...

sometimes words said are words meant.....

other times words said are words better left alone......

as you cannot take back what has been spoken...

are these words standing with meaning?

are they words that stand upon a solid foundation?

or are they a figment of our past which we cannot change, we cannot recreate, and upon knowing this they are the devil within..... reminding us of our sin.

Alicia  says:
5 weeks ago

hey.. yeah thinking of getting a quote tattoo about a guy that broke my heart.. any ideas??

RG  says:
5 weeks ago

Alicia, my advise dont get one about a guy that broke your heart cuz for the rest of your life everytime you see it the tat will remind you of him

DIckfucK  says:
5 weeks ago

NO glove no love

bob  says:
5 weeks ago

how much does a wrist tattoo hurt?

a-rose  says:
5 weeks ago

My wrist didn't hurt during the tattoo butswelled like a golf ball after!

RG  says:
5 weeks ago

i wanna get die living but idk where i was thinkin either down my side or the inside of my bicep?

chris  says:
5 weeks ago

i have 2 tattoo quote ideas

NO RISK NO REWARD

and the other is

NO GUTS NO GLORY

sammy!  says:
5 weeks ago

im thinking of gettin this down my ribs..

there once was

a little girl

who never

knew love

untill a

boy broke

her heart.

? xx

DAVE  says:
5 weeks ago

@sammy!

Megan Fox already has this phrase tattooed on her ribs

Lisa  says:
4 weeks ago

I am looking for at short quote to go down my side in remembrance of my dad who passed away a few months back. He was my best friend, I took care of him while he was sick. I am devastated without him. I was going to do the Celtic Cross but would like a quote with it....any suggestions???

I need help, 1st tattoo...

Sarah  says:
4 weeks ago

@ KELLIE, you could do Carpe Diem, quam minimum credula postera. It was posted earlier in the thread and means seize the day, place no trust in tomorrow in latin. i was thinking about this one myself. i also really like the one "die living" but don't know where i would get either.

DW  says:
4 weeks ago

"you don't need wings to fly"

There's so many different ways to interprut it, I really love it!

Adam  says:
4 weeks ago

I'm thinking about getting a quote on my side too, all i've come up with so far that means something to me is "All I can be is me, no matter who that is" by Bob Dylan. Everything else i've seen and liked is either too long or I liked it because it was funny.

Ste'  says:
4 weeks ago

I'm thinking about getting a quote on my side, don't want anything too long, roughly want something around 16 words. Something to do with love? or something cute. I originally had "nothing will come of nothing" from King Lear but i don't know. Anyone have any ideas?

Suzi   says:
4 weeks ago

it's only when we're tested that we discover who we truely are.

every song ends but that's no reason not to enjoy the music.

6,470,818,671 souls in this world and sometimes all you need is one.

Suzi   says:
4 weeks ago

a great tattoo for a couple to get is 'always and forever'

one has always one has forever. or both have the whole thing

holly  says:
4 weeks ago

one quote that im thinking of getting on the side of my ribs is

"at the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet"

by the philosopher plato.

like it?

Jon  says:
4 weeks ago

Bend Don't Break

suzi   says:
4 weeks ago

run don't walk. the sky is falling

is from a song but I love how it signifies that we only get one life and we haven't got the time to takes things slowly

elizabeth  says:
4 weeks ago

I'm 19 and my mom just passed away last year. she was my best friend & my hero. she was an amazing & strong woman who helped alot of people in her lifetime. i want to get a quote tattoo for her. i dont want it to have her dates or anything i just want a meaningful quote & i want to put rosary beads draped around the quote with the cross hanging on the bottom. i was thinking maybe a line or two from a song or maybe a line from the poem i carry your heart by ee cummings.

any ideas let me know!

thanks so much

Tiffany  says:
4 weeks ago

I'm about to turn 19. I've made many mistakes in my past I want a tattoo on my ribs about overcoming and life.

Any Ideas??? jgeddrie@gmail.com

mikael d  says:
4 weeks ago

I am in love with the fact you posted Emersons quote,

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us"

i have a best friend that was in a car wreck this past year and paralyzed from the neck down. I've been thinking about that quote as a tattoo, not to remember him, but more as an inspiration of his strength..

Im 18 and new to tattoos so i am not sure what kind of artwork could go with it. I don't want just the quote, but I am lost as to some art that would be appropriate with it, as the quote really holds true to my heart... if you have any advice, i would really appreciate the help anyone could give. thanks, one love

euusdoumeng@hotmail.com

carleigh  says:
4 weeks ago

"he was the light in the darkness..

..she was the butterfly"

Leah  says:
4 weeks ago

I want a quote, preferably in 3rd person. But meaningful. I've been messed around a lot with guys, I want a wishful "one day it'll happen" sort of thing..yet strong. I haven't got a clue. I'm 18 so it'll be my first tatto. Anyone?

:)

AC  says:
4 weeks ago

made it up myself

let me know what you think

make yourself known

make your presence felt

stand out on your own

and you'l make your audince melt

let me know what you think cookstar_34@hotmail.com

Ellie  says:
4 weeks ago

I don't trust soo i won't get let down

Busta  says:
4 weeks ago

Just random quotes someone might find worth getting :)

"If you don't lose, you'll never win"

"IF you never lost, how can you win"

"You need chaos to have peace"

"Where does the sinners go when hell is full"

"If you're afraid to die, you are also not living"

"Why go the distance if i can end it now"

"You wont know what you'll live for if you don't know what you'll die for"

"God place the heaviest burden to those who can carry its weight"

"Pain is a must but suffering is not"

"Before pointing fingers your hands must be clean"

dude  says:
4 weeks ago

me and my brother want to get matching tattoos, we want it to be either some biblical verse or something about power, and ides?

Busta  says:
4 weeks ago

DUDE

"Don't live the life you dream about but live the life your living"

Amanda  says:
3 weeks ago

I got this for my grandmother who passed and meant the world to me to symbolize that although she is gone in body, she is still with me always in spirit:

When Tomorrow Starts without Me

Dont Think We're Far Apart

Every Time you Think of Me

Im Right here in Your HEART

phil  says:
3 weeks ago

how about

"my ends justify my means"

Andy  says:
3 weeks ago

Hey i got a tattoo yesterday on my forearm... I'd Rather Die On My Feet, Than Live On My Knees... A Real good quote about strenght and freedom

Casey  says:
3 weeks ago

Im getting a tattoo soon. I have been collecting quotes for a really long time. I lost my best friend in a car accident and want to get something for him. And i also want to get a dance quote.

Ive found one for dance- Those who think that happiness comes from the sun have never danced in the rain.

But i have no ideas for him.

i do like

When Tomorrow Starts without Me

Dont Think We're Far Apart

Every Time you Think of Me

Im Right here in Your HEART

that somebody posted.

hutchi  says:
3 weeks ago

such is life

Miranda  says:
3 weeks ago

idk if Katie will see this now since it was so long ago, but i too was raped at the age of 14. i'm now only turning 18, but i love expressing myself through tattoos. because of everything that i've been through, especially that, i'm getting the quote "God places the heaviest burdon on those who can carry its weight" on my left inner forearm. i think it'll remind me of how far i've come emotionally in my life.

mia  says:
3 weeks ago

i'm 17 and planning to get a tattoo on my 18th in a couple of weeks. im not sure if i want a quote but here are a few that i like.

-Laugh when you can, apologise when you should and let go of what you can't change. kiss slowly, play hard, forgive quickly, take chances, give everything and have no regrets. life's too short to be anything but happy

-To be is to exist, to do is to live.

-Laugh as much as you breathe, love as long as you live.

~N~  says:
3 weeks ago

I got a script tattoo on my ribs recently.. it's a quote by Che Guevara in spanish and says 'Sueña y seras libre en espiritu, Lucha y seras libre en la vida'... which means 'dream and you'll be free in spirit, fight and you'll be free in life'... i love it andi'm planning my next ones

alimyali:)  says:
2 weeks ago

i need a quote to symbolize my grandmother,she just passed away and she was a big part in my life i miss her and will always love her... i miss her everyday and one day i wish im like her wgen i become a grandma like her.

bonnie  says:
2 weeks ago

"blood is thicker than water"...

Shelby_C  says:
2 weeks ago

MIA

i really liked the last quote you had, it really seems true to me anyway.

I was in a car accident last year doing buckforty on a loose gravel road, the car was totalled but i walked away with a bumps and bruises. I've wanted a tattoo ever since but i can't think of anything to do with it. I've always thought of wings/an angel flutter over a set of keys, saying something but i don't know what. I also thought of a line that says something like i was put on this world for a reason and was given a second chance to do something.

Any Ideas?

Amanda  says:
2 weeks ago

Buddha - "Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without."

Anya  says:
2 weeks ago

"The mere sense of living is joy enough." Emily Dickinson

"While there's life, there's hope." Marcus Cicero

"Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same." Emily Bronte

tom  says:
2 weeks ago

hello, i was thinking of getting a tattoo for my mum as she is everything to me, she is still alive and everything has anyone got any ideas? something to say thankyou

G.L.  says:
2 weeks ago

I think a good quote about life is " life isnt measured by the number of breaths we take, but the moments that take our breath away"

riko  says:
2 weeks ago

"Believe in yourself and others will too"

Ron  says:
2 weeks ago

hi there.. can anyone help me with these translations..

Feel the fear and do it anyway.

For every man shall bear his own burden

Ron  says:
2 weeks ago

oh and into latin please.. cheers

haVok  says:
2 weeks ago

"fear is only a four letter word"

"Pain is only temporary but the result will last forever"

RW  says:
2 weeks ago

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread

When you see only one step of footprints, that is when he carried me (with a pic of footprints at the side)

analeigh..  says:
2 weeks ago

my nephew died at the age of 3 months..

so for him i got this..

God is my witness as i promise myself to live a beautiful life. to dream forever and love for eternity. to look at the stars and reach for heaven.. To let my spirit be free so I can fly up on your wings and touch the face of god.

and on inside of my upper armss im getting believe... and on the other.. in love or and live..

michael  says:
2 weeks ago

Words i've seen as tattoos that i thought looked alright. "Whakahirahira" means "outstanding" in maori

"aroha" means "love" in maori

"Kia Kaha" means "stay strong" in maori

"mana" means "pride" in maori

IT'sME  says:
2 weeks ago

"in life you can be successful and have enemies, or you can be unsuccessful and have friends"

what does everyone think of this one???

Biii  says:
2 weeks ago

Rhyddid (Freedom in welsh)

on my thigh/hip with a balck and blue flower print.

or the same print with

Life.Love.Mysteries.

which one?

sandra  says:
2 weeks ago

heres a short and meaningfull quote i have it on my neck

" My life My Time"

Jim   says:
10 days ago

A man that's never made a mistake , has never made anything at all .

ken  says:
9 days ago

on my forearm i have,,,,,,As my darkness rises and falls I will defeat it,now into the light i shall stand....

Lindsay  says:
9 days ago

I have a a tattoo on my foot.

It says "Because they loved me I stand strong"

It's for my parents just because I've been through a lot and they were always there for me.

I really love it.

Siobhan   says:
9 days ago

"All because of you, I believe in angels. Not the kind with wings, no not the kind with halos. The kind that bring you home, when home becomes a strange place."

Steven  says:
9 days ago

My favorite Quote of all time comes from Muhammad Ali, and I have been toying around with the idea of getting it on my forearm.

-I Run On The Road Long Before I Dance Under The Lights

karlie  says:
9 days ago

im wanting a quote tattoo!,something to do with having the ability to overcome lifes obstacles.. i want it in french but cant seem to find anything related.. i did come across 'savoir faire' meaning "to have the ability to kno how to deal with any situation that arises" but its not quite what im after anyone able to help?

B  says:
8 days ago

To that Snake person, I believe that's quoted wrong. If that's from the song Omerta by Lamb of God, then it should go like this:

Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward. Whoever cannot take care of himself without that law is both. For a wounded man shall say to his assailant; if I live I will kill you, if I die, you are forgiven. Such is the rule of honor.

B  says:
6 days ago

To that Snake person, I believe that's quoted wrong. If that's from the song Omerta by Lamb of God, then it should go like this:

Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward. Whoever cannot take care of himself without that law is both. For a wounded man shall say to his assailant; if I live I will kill you, if I die, you are forgiven. Such is the rule of honor.

Nedda  says:
5 days ago

"You can't put your arms around a memory" - Johnny Thunders

"I can resist everything but temptation" -Oscar Wilde

"Born to lose" -Johnny Thunders

scottt  says:
5 days ago

i got my name dwn the inside of my arm recently i realli want a quote now any1 help me decide ?

o0scott-jay0o@msn.com

ben  says:
5 days ago

"The darkest hours hold the brightest dreams"

ben  says:
5 days ago

"The darkest hours hold the brightest dreams"

Kari  says:
4 days ago

This is for anyone really

"I am me, I am ok" It's from a virginia satir poem

batinic  says:
4 days ago

We'll do it all

Everything

On our own

I need your grace

To remind me

To find my own

Victoria Lauren  says:
4 days ago

Sometime s you have to get lost to find yourself.'

For anyone who has been lost and has or still is finding themselves in life

Nicole  says:
4 days ago

I got my first tattoo back in july its the japanese symbol for love with my parents names over it, my mom is japanese, and i'm thinking about getting another tattoo, it says "true victory is victory over oneself" it would also be in japanese. what do you guys think?

email@ thewallsgirl@yahoo.com or post.

Rachel  says:
4 days ago

I really like nicoles, i was thinking about getting "and the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom" its by anais nin i'm not sure where to get it tho, any help?

dee  says:
4 days ago

"An rud nach fiú é a lorg,

ní fiú í a fháil"

its irish for;

What is not worth seeking, is not worth finding.

was thinking bout gettin it on my rib cage but i was hoping for something longer. if anyone can think of something in english to go with it i can translate. its my first.

thanks

Dave 3449  says:
2 days ago

our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure

thats what i have on my ribs

corail  says:
36 hours ago

i have one on the ribs; Live & learn

Jessica  says:
7 hours ago

I'm an 18 year old girl looking to get a rib tattoo that can apply for my whole life. I dont want something that reminds me of a certain age or person or anything (i think its better that way)

Here are some of my favorites:

Love me, Love me well

I ask for much because I give much (Robert Schumann)

Live. Love. Laugh (corny but so true for me)

What lies behind and before you are small matters compared to what lies within.

You must be the change you wish to see in the world (Ghandi)

Looking for some that kind of just inspire, or remind you to live each day, and that you dont have to change for anyone. If anybody has some that come to mind or any websites that'd be greatly appreciated!!!

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