Everyone knows that circus quotes are hilarious. But did you know that they’re also inspiring? Here’s a compilation of some of the best circus quotes, to help motivate and entertain you.
The best circus quotes
1. A national political campaign is better than the best circus ever heard of, with a mass baptism and a couple of hangings thrown in. — H. L. Mencken
2. So many FREAKS and not enough CIRCUSES! — Rachel Renée Russell, Nikkis (nicht ganz so) fabelhafte Welt
3. I have always been a romantic, one of those people who believes that a woman in pink circus tights contains all the secrets of the universe. — Tom Robbins
4. Loyalty was a great thing, but no lieutenants should be forced to choose between their leader and a circus with elephants. — Neil Gaiman
5. I went camping and borrowed a circus tent by mistake. I didn’t notice until I got it set up. People complained because they couldn’t see the lake. — Steven Wright
6. Film is not analysis, it is the agitation of mind; cinema comes from the country fair and the circus, not from art and academicism. — Werner Herzog
7. I went camping and borrowed a circus tent by mistake. I didn’t notice until I got it set up. People complained because they couldn’t see the lake. — Steven Wright
8. My life is circus — Onkar K Khullar (Digital Gandhi)
9. I enjoy being a hyphenate. I’ve always thought of my career as a plate spinner in the circus. — Neil Patrick Harris
10. But the soul of touring and the heart of it is basically every day is like putting up a circus tent. — Pat Benatar
11. Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage. — H. L. Mencken
12. A national political campaign is better than the best circus ever heard of, with a mass baptism and a couple of hangings thrown in. — H. L. Mencken
13. I don’t want to end up being a circus act, doing my most famous tricks when I’m 70. — Pharrell Williams
14. I think there are times when I believe God welcomes the circus into our lives to give us an opportunity to show that there’s another way to live and respond to things. — Tony Dungy
15. The Englishman walks before the law like a trained horse in the circus. He has the sense of legality in his bones, in his muscles. — Maxim Gorky
16. So far as the colleges go, the sideshows are swallowing up the circus. — Woodrow Wilson
17. I’m a street photographer, but I’m interested in any ironic, whimsical images, and there’s something very romantic about a circus. — Mary Ellen Mark
18. Sometimes I think God wants there to be a circus so we can show there’s another way to respond. — Tony Dungy
19. I look like a casual, laid–back guy, but it’s like a circus in my head. — Steven Alexander
20. Just a few more years and then we’ll join the circus. — Ray S. Jones
21. I went camping and borrowed a circus tent by mistake. I didn’t notice until I got it set up. People complained because they couldn’t see the lake. — Steven Wright
22. I don’t want to end up being a circus act, doing my most famous tricks when I’m 70. — Pharrell Williams
23. I have always been a romantic, one of those people who believes that a woman in pink circus tights contains all the secrets of the universe. — Tom Robbins
24. I look like a casual, laid–back guy, but it’s like a circus in my head. — Steven Alexander Wright
25. I have always been a romantic, one of those people who believes that a woman in pink circus tights contains all the secrets of the universe. — Tom Robbins
26. The thing that’s interesting about wire walking is that we never get to see it other than looking up. It’s like a circus thing. It’s a guy on a wire. — Robert Zemeckis
27. I went camping and borrowed a circus tent by mistake. I didn’t notice until I got it set up. People complained because they couldn’t see the lake. — Steven Wright
28. I have always been a romantic, one of those people who believes that a woman in pink circus tights contains all the secrets of the universe. — Tom Robbins
29. Life’s a bitch and then you keep on fucking living. — Will Elliott, The Pilo Family Circus
30. I went camping and borrowed a circus tent by mistake. I didn’t notice until I got it set up. People complained because they couldn’t see the lake. — Steven Wright
31. I’m a street photographer, but I’m interested in any ironic, whimsical images, and there’s something very romantic about a circus. — Mary Ellen Mark
32. Life’s a bitch and then you keep on fucking living. — Will Elliott, The Pilo Family Circus
33. I reckon if I ever marry, she will have to be a strong woman in a circus or something. — Robert E. Howard
34. She had always enjoyed the carte blanche accorded to mobsters, aristocrats, circus clowns, and lunatics — Simon Doonan, Beautiful People: My Family and Other Glamorous Varmints
35. Husbands should revolt from time to time. Even the best circus number becomes boring if the beast is too tame. — Orson Welles
36. Sometimes I think God wants there to be a circus so we can show there’s another way to respond. — Tony Dungy
37. I don’t want to end up being a circus act, doing my most famous tricks when I’m 70. — Pharrell Williams
38. Husbands should revolt from time to time. Even the best circus number becomes boring if the beast is too tame. — Orson Welles
39. Life’s a bitch and then you keep on fucking living. — Will Elliott, The Pilo Family Circus
40. This circus that’s advertised to show and furnish a little amusement for us heathens is owned by a woman, one whose pluck catches my sympathy every time. — Wild Bill Hickok
41. My life is circus — Onkar K Khullar (Digital Gandhi)
42. We’ve become so glorified in the movie–star system that it’s become this artificial royalty. The truth is that we’re circus clowns. — Nicolas Cage
43. If there was a higher form of idiot, like a circus idiot’s illegitimate child with an idiot donkey, then that would be you. — Ron Burgundy
44. So many FREAKS and not enough CIRCUSES! — Rachel Renée Russell, Nikkis (nicht ganz so) fabelhafte Welt
45. I enjoy being a hyphenate. I’ve always thought of my career as a plate spinner in the circus. — Neil Patrick Harris
46. What happened was, my parents after ‘Circus Boy’ decided to take me out of show business for two years to go back to normal school. It was the smartest thing they ever did. — Micky Dolenz
47. Just a few more years and then we’ll join the circus. — Ray S. Jones
48. When you turn an election into a three–ring circus, there’s always a chance that the dancing bear will win. — Nancy Isenberg, White Trash: The 400–Year Untold History of Class in America
49. I reckon if I ever marry, she will have to be a strong woman in a circus or something. — Robert E. Howard
50. I’m like a circus standing on two legs. — Nuno Roque
Conclusion
We hope that the quotes we have shared have inspired you to keep dreaming and never give up on your goals, no matter how difficult they may be. Everyone is capable of achieving greatness, and the circus is a great reminder of this. Just like the circus performers, you have to take risks and practice relentless to succeed. So keep practicing and never stop believing in yourself!
