Random Quote Generator

Discover random inspirational, funny, and thought-provoking quotes. Filter by category, then copy or share.

Random Quote Generator tool

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Example

Input: Category All Categories, then Generate Quote

Result: One randomly chosen quote with its author and category label, taken from more than 1,000 hand-reviewed quotes

Next Quote never shows the same quote twice in a row. Pick a category such as Inspirational or Funny to draw only from that set.

Quotes in Each Category

CategoryQuotes
Funny226
Wisdom215
Courage179
Inspirational97
Philosophy87
Success85
Science & Technology83
Life81
All categories1,053

Counted from the current collection of quotes by 679 different people.

  1. Pick a category (Inspirational, Funny, Philosophy and so on) or leave it on "All Categories".
  2. Click "Generate Quote", then "Next Quote" for another one.
  3. Or tap a card in Browse by Category to jump to a random quote from that group.
  4. Click Copy to copy the quote with its author.
  5. Tap Share to send the quote from your device; where sharing is not supported, the quote is copied instead.

A Curated Collection of 1,053 Quotes

This generator shows a random quote with its author, drawn from a hand-reviewed collection of 1,053 quotes. Pick one of 8 categories, or leave it on All Categories for a surprise.

The quotes come from 679 different people, from ancient philosophers and scientists to novelists, comedians and athletes. Each quote was read and kept only if it suits a general audience. Weak lines, celebrity trivia, political statements and duplicates were taken out. So were famous misattributions, such as the line about insanity that is often pinned on Einstein. The table on this page shows how many quotes each category holds. Funny and Wisdom are the largest groups.

Using it is simple. Click Generate Quote, then Next Quote for another one. Next Quote never repeats the quote you just saw. The Browse by Category cards show the size of each group, and tapping one jumps straight to a random quote from it. Copy puts the quote and author on your clipboard. Share opens your phone's share sheet, or copies the quote where sharing is not available. People use a random quote to open a meeting, start a journal entry, add a line to a slide or give a class a writing prompt. If you quote someone in print, check the original source first, since sayings often drift from their real author over time. For filler text in a design mockup rather than a real quote, use the Lorem Ipsum Generator.

Frequently Asked Questions

The collection started from public quote lists shared on GitHub. Every quote was then read and reviewed by hand for a general audience. Weak lines, celebrity trivia, political statements, duplicates and famous misattributions were removed, leaving 1,053 quotes from 679 people.
Well-known misattributions were removed, such as the insanity line often credited to Einstein and "Be the change" credited to Gandhi. Even so, quote attribution is hard to prove, and the collection does not cite original sources. If you use a quote in a speech, book or article, check it in a reliable reference first.
Yes. Pick a category in the menu and every new quote comes from that group only. The count under the menu shows how many quotes are in the current selection. You can also tap a card in Browse by Category to jump straight to a random quote from that category.
Click Copy to put the quote and author on your clipboard, ready to paste. Share opens the share sheet on phones and other devices that support it, so you can send the quote to a chat or social app. Where sharing is not supported, Share copies the quote instead.
The tool does not keep a favorites list, and quotes are not saved between visits. To keep one you like, copy it into a note, or use Share to send it to yourself. Next Quote never shows the same quote twice in a row, but a quote can come back later.

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