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Sunrise Quotes: Capturing the Magic of a Fresh Start

Sunrise: A Perfect Dose of Beauty, Magic, Inspiration, and Hope

Looking for inspiration to start your day off right? Look no further than these powerful sunrise quotes that capture the beauty and transformative power of a new day. 

Sometimes we just need a little push to get us going, and what better way to start your day than with some inspiring sunrise quotes? 

Whether you’re an early riser or simply love the idea of a fresh start, these quotes will help you embrace the beauty and potential of every new day.

Let these powerful words fuel your motivation and inspire you to embrace each new day with passion and purpose. Discover the beauty and transformative power of sunrise through the wisdom of poets, thinkers, and visionaries from around the world.

As a landscape photographer, one of the best times to be out with your camera is sunrise. I can’t say I’m too pleased when the alarm goes off at stupid o’clock. It is, however, always worth it once I’m out there watching the sun peep over the horizon.

So, grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and let’s enjoy the beauty of sunrise together.

“Every day a million miracles begin at sunrise!” ~ Eric Jerome Dickey

“It’s a new day. Yesterday’s failure is redeemed at the sunrise” – Todd Stocker

“I wanted everybody to see a sunrise and be knocked out by the miracle of it, the world being created every morning.” ~ Mordicai Gerstein

“We can only appreciate the miracle of a sunrise if we have waited in the darkness.”

~ Sapna Reddy

“Sunrise is the reminder that we can start a new beginning all over again.”  ~ Rupal Asodaria

“Every sunrise begins with new eyes.” ~ Richie Norton

“At sunrise everything is luminous but not clear. It is those we live with and love and should know who elude us. You can love completely without complete understanding.” ~ Norman Maclean

“It was harder to drown at sunrise than in darkness.” ~ Edith Wharton

“For one minute, walk outside, stand there, in silence, look up at the sky, and contemplate how amazing life is.” ~ Rhonda Byrne

“Reach up for the sunrise, Put your hands into the big sky, You can touch the sunrise, Feel the new day enter your life.” ~ Duran Duran

“The darkness that follows a sunset is never so dark that it can change the inevitability of a sunrise.” ~ Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Saw the sun rise. A lovely apricot sky with flames in it and then solemn pink. Heavens, how beautiful…I feel so full of love to-day after having seen the sun rise. ” ~ Katherine Mansfield

“There’s always a sunrise and always a sunset and it’s up to you to choose to be there for it.” ~ Cheryl Strayed

A sunrise is Nature telling you that it’s time to cherish another day on Earth. Enjoy life. ~ Urbn Madl Ui

“I love sunrises. They always signify something new and something beautiful. The darkness fading away.” ~ Michelle N. Onuorah

“Climb up on some hill at sunrise. Everybody needs perspective once in a while, and you’ll find it there.” ~ Robb Sagendorph

“Sunrise looks spectacular in the nature; sunrise looks spectacular in the photos; sunrise looks spectacular in our dreams; sunrise looks spectacular in the paintings, because it really is spectacular!” ~ Mehmet Murat Ildan

“Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.” ~ William Arthur Ward

“Rest but never quit. Even the sun has a sinking spell each evening. But it always rises the next morning. At sunrise, every soul is born again.” ~ Muhammad Ali

“Sunrise paints the sky with pinks and the sunset with peaches. Cool to warm. So is the progression from childhood to old age.” ~ Vera Nazarian

“The morning steals upon the night, Melting the darkness.” ~ William Shakespeare

“It was sunsets that taught me that beauty sometimes only lasts for a couple of moments, and it was sunrises that showed me that all it takes is patience to experience it all over again.” ~ A.J. Lawless

Every sunrise holds more promise, and every sunset holds more peace. ~ Unknown

“Every sunrise is a poem written on the earth with words of light, warmth, and love.” ~ Debasish Mridha

“While chasing the moon that was about to set, she missed the sunrise.” ~ Akshay Vasu

“There’s a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they’re absolutely free. Don’t miss so many of them.” ~ Jo Walton

“The key is to enjoy every sunset, and look forward to every sunrise.” ~ Unknown

“At sunrise, the blue sky paints herself with gold colours and joyfully dances to the music of a morning breeze.” ~ Debasish Mridha

“Another sunrise, another new beginning.” ~ Jonathan Lockwood

“A sunrise or sunset can be ablaze with brilliance and arouse all the passion, all the yearning, in the soul of the beholder.” ~ Mary Balogh

“I rise to taste the dawn, and find that love alone will shine today.” ~ Ken Wilber

“The sunrise, of course, doesn’t care if we watch it or not. It will keep on being beautiful, even if no one bothers to look at it.” ~ Gena Amole

“We can only appreciate the miracle of a sunrise if we have waited in the darkness.” ~ Sapna Reddy

“The key for a good life is to enjoy every sunset, and look forward to every sunrise.” ~ Unknown

“Every sunrise is a blessing. Use it wisely before sunset.” ~ Euginia Herlihy

“Every day, a million miracles begin at sunrise.” ~ Ian Palmer

“Every sunrise gives you a new beginning and a new ending. Let this morning be a new beginning to a better relationship and a new ending to the bad memories. It’s an opportunity to enjoy life, breathe freely, think and love. Be grateful for this beautiful day.” ~ Norton Juster

“When the sun rises, it rises for everyone.” ~ Cuban proverb

“That time of day when the sun hasn’t come up yet, but you can already feel it coming. It’s an elusive warmth, like a subtle promise whispered in your ear and you can go on with your day knowing you’ve been given another chance to get it right.” ~ Cassia Leo

“May every sunrise hold more promise and every sunset hold more peace.” ~ Umair Siddiqui

“There is always a way and always hope in the next sunrise, and in the next second, and in the next minute.” ~ Ziggy Marley

“A faint blush below the horizon, as the first kiss from the Sun wakes the Earth from its slumber.” ~ Meeta Ahluwalia

“I love sunrises and sunsets. But what I really love is the space that I have in-between them to do something incredible.” ~ Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Sunrise is the reminder that we can start a new beginning from anywhere.” ~ Rupal Asodaria

“At every sunrise, I renounce the doubts of night and greet the new day of a most precious delusion.” ~ Czeslaw Milosz

“Let every sunrise adorn your mind with the power of hope. Let it paint your life with the colours of the morning sky.” ~ Debasish Mridha


“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” ~ Victor Hugo


“Every sunrise is an invitation for us to arise and brighten someone’s day. ” ~ Richelle E. Goodrich

“The sky takes on shades of orange during sunrise and sunset, the colour that gives you hope that the sun will set only to rise again.” ~ Ram Charan

“The charm of golden sunrise and sunset does not depend on you, it reflects on you…only if you allow it. So does fleeting moments of joy.” ~ Val Uchendu

“Thank you is what each and everyone of us should say when we see either a sunrise or sunset. And when we do that, maybe, just maybe the world will start to become a better place.” ~ Anthony T. Hincks

“I hope you realise that every day is a fresh start for you. That every sunrise is a new chapter in your life waiting to be written.” ~ Juansen Dizon


“The biggest cliche in photography is sunrise and sunset.” ~ Catherine Opie


“In someone’s darkest hour your simple act of kindness may imitate the sunrise, and to sad eyes you become their only source of light. ” ~ Richelle E. Goodrich

“We need to be reminded sometimes that a sunrise lasts but a few minutes. But its beauty can burn in our hearts eternally.” ~ R. A. Salvatore

“He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity’s sunrise.” ~ William Blake

“Just like the days, no two sunrises are ever the same.” ~ Jonathan P Lamas



“It’s almost impossible to watch a sunrise and not dream.” ~ Bernard Williams

“Everyone should experience a sunrise at least once a day.” ~ Phil Dunphy

“I love that this morning’s sunrise does not define itself by last night’s sunset.” ~ Steve Maraboli

“Lost – yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No reward is offered, for they are gone forever.” ~ Horace Mann

“Listen to the wind blow, watch the sun rise.” ~ Fleetwood Mac

“Night never had the last word. The dawn is always invincible.” ~ Hugh B. Brown

“What I know for sure is that every sunrise is like a new page, a chance to right ourselves and receive each day in all its glory. Each day is a wonder.“ ~ Oprah Winfrey

“Each time I see a beautiful sunset or sunrise, I have to pinch myself because I can’t believe that I’m awake and not dreaming.” ~ Anthony T. Hincks


“The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep.” ~ Rumi


“Next time a sunrise steals your breath or a meadow of flowers leaves you speechless, remain that way.” ~ Max Lucado

‘No matter how dark the night, sunrises after the dawn of a new day.’ ~ Lailah Gifty Akita



“I like that time is marked by each sunrise and sunset whether or not you actually see it.” ~ Catherine Opie

“I will always be that girl who gets excited when the sky turns pretty colours.” ~ Unknown

“If the sunset and sunrise are for sale, I will buy it even if it’s expensive.” ~ El Fuego

“From sunrise to sunset to sunrise, there is a lifetime of beauty, charm and elegance.” ~ Sandeep N. Tripathi

“Every sunrise is an invitation for us to arise and brighten someone’s day.” ~ Jhiess Krieg

“I thought I wanted caprice and fire, but it turns out that what I really want is someone who will wake me up early so I don’t miss a sunrise.” ~ Jenna Evans Welch

“Get outside. Watch the sunrise. Watch the sunset. How does that make you feel? Does it make you feel big or tiny? Because there’s something good about feeling both.” ~ Amy Grant

“Three things can not hide for long: the Moon, the Sun and the Truth.” ~ Gautama Buddha


“Let the beauty of sunrise keep your heart warm.” ~ Lailah Gifty Akita


“In the twilight of the morning, all life silently waits for the sunrise. Sun must rise for the darkness to sink!” ~ Mehmet Murat Ildan

“The secret to a good morning is to watch the sunrise with an open heart.” ~ Anthony T. Hincks



“To stand by the beds at sunrise and see the flowers awake is a heavenly delight.” ~ Celia Thaxter

Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most. ~ Gautama Buddha

‘If you wish to see the Sunrise you must get up before the Sun.’ ~ Roland R Kemler

“If you are in a beautiful place where you can enjoy sunrise and sunset, then you are living like a lord.” ~ Nathan Phillips

“It would be awesome to fly in a superfast airplane that could chase the sunrise around the world for a while.” ~ John Green

“As I woke up this morning, and I opened my eyes, I am very grateful to see another sunrise” ~ Charmaine J Forde

“The sun will rise, and we will try again.” ~ Twenty One Pilots


“Nature unfolds her treasure at the first ray of sunrise.” ~ Kishore Bansal


“The sun will rise and set regardless. What we choose to do with the light while it’s here is up to us. Journey wisely.” ~ Alexandra Elle

“Whether sunrise or sunset, it heralds a new opportunity to dream…” ~ Virginia Alison

“Each sunrise is an opportunity to make a discovery.” ~ Mother India

“The sunrise is always a source of morale for human beings; in the days when the world experiences global disasters, sunrise becomes almost an angel.” ~ Mehmet Murat Ildan

“Every sunrise is a new page of the book of your life, don’t let it stay blank.” ~ Jaume Puig Costa-Jussa

“One grateful thought is a ray of sunshine. A hundred such thoughts paint a sunrise. A thousand will rival the glaring sky at noonday – for gratitude is light against the darkness.” ~ Richelle E. Goodrich

“Nature unfolds her treasure at the first ray of sunrise.” ~ Kishore Bansal

“It’s another tequila sunrise, Starin’ slowly ‘cross the sky.” ~ Tequila Sunrise, Eagles

“We wanderers, ever seeking the lonelier way, begin no day where we have ended another day; and no sunrise finds us where sunset left us.” ~ Khalil Gibran

“I love the sunrise, as I am definitely a morning person! It’s a great time to get up and have a coffee in the garden by myself before everybody wakes up.” ~ Bianca Balti



“What is the good of your stars and trees, your sunrise and the wind, if they do not enter into our daily lives?” ~ E. M. Forster


“If I should capture the most beautiful sunrise, only then, will I stop capturing them.” ~ Danikelii


“Indeed every sunrise brings new ideas, new discoveries, new opportunities.” ~ Lascelles J. Poyser


I just had to finish up with a photography one of course:


“You only get one sunrise and one sunset a day, and you only get so many days on the planet. A good photographer does the math and doesn’t waste either.” ~ Galen Rowell



Fun sunrise captions for Instagram


Just because –

“Sunrises are wonderful. Its only drawback is that they come at such an inconvenient time of day.”

“I’d watch the sunrise more often if it’ll happen around 2 PM.”

“I tried to be a morning person and watch the sunrise today… I failed”

“The sky was looking cute, so as a good friend, I snapped a pic of it.”

“The sun and I decided to rise to the occasion.”

“My favourite combo: sunrise and coffee.”

“What a splendid pleasure it is to say good morning to the morning sun!”

“The sky was looking cute, so as a good friend, I snapped a pic of it.”

“Turn your face to the sun and let the shadows fall behind you.”

“Sunrise reminds us that while there are clouds in life. The beauty is in the way, the light shines through them.”

“Watching sunrises around the world is boring. Said no one ever!”


And that’s a wrap


Starting your day with the awe-inspiring beauty of a sunrise is truly a gift. It puts us in the right mindset to tackle whatever the day may bring, and reminds us of the infinite potential and beauty that lies ahead. 

So why not set your alarm a little earlier tomorrow and see what magic the sunrise has in store for you?

I truly hope you’ve enjoyed this post.

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