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Butterfly Quotes

Small wings, big change.

From an artist recalling college sketches of a butterfly catcher to someone describing their own emergence from anger into something calmer, this page collects lines built around metamorphosis. It pairs naturally with Nature quotes for readers drawn to imagery from the outdoors.

If in 1989 I said, 'I have an idea: Bottle water and sell it. And charge more than a beer,' they would have chased me around with a giant butterfly net. The same with paying to watch a television station.

Quotes by Adam Carolla

And when I was angry, when I was younger, I was in a cocoon. Now I'm a beautiful, black butterfly.

Quotes by Tracy Morgan

Even the pictures I was doing at college - a little narrative based on a butterfly catcher, or a chimney sweep - the images were always telling stories. They were all scenarios and moods which I storyboarded and worked through...

Quotes by Tim Walker

The term 'breakout' always makes me think of an inmate or some butterfly emerging out of a cocoon.

Quotes by Tessa Thompson

Beauty Quotes

The film 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,' based the book of the same name, has a line that enlightens and comforts me. The protagonist, who has lost all ability to move except one eye, discusses his role as a...

Quotes by Steve Gleason

David knew everyone because he's such a social butterfly.

Quotes by Stephen Stills

I race six events. I specialise in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle, and it's not impossible, but it is hard to be able to race every single race, and day after day as well.

Quotes by Sophie Pascoe

Never touch a butterfly's wing with your finger.

Quotes by Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

I was kind of a loser at ballet school. It's all rich kids, and I was not a wealthy kid. I didn't have the Chanel butterfly clip everyone else did.

Quotes by Sarah Hay

Emotion Quotes

What's a butterfly garden without butterflies?

Quotes by Roy Rogers

Going into auditions, there is a wonderful butterfly feeling in your stomach - an equal balance of being utterly terrified and exhilarated that this is your chance.

Quotes by Rose Leslie

I would like to think that the singer is the butterfly, and the drummer was just the little grub in the ground, working to become a caterpillar.

Quotes by Robert Wyatt

The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls the butterfly.

Quotes by Richard Bach

What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly.

Quotes by Richard Bach

Freedom Quotes

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.

Rabindranath Tagore

There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly.

Quotes by R. Buckminster Fuller

I should like to present myself to the young painters of the year 2000 with the wings of a butterfly.

Quotes by Pierre Bonnard

The reason we shot it was that the script was geared to Las Vegas and it was something commercial that we wanted to have in the can in case Butterfly was a success and we needed a follow-up.

Quotes by Pia Zadora

Butterfly was certainly a vehicle for me, and if it died, it still would have served its purpose, in spades. We never expected it to give me the visibility it has given me. It was just a small thing as...

Quotes by Pia Zadora

Nature Quotes

I feel like the worst has happened to me, so what better person to skate to 'Madame Butterfly' than me?

Quotes by Mirai Nagasu

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the butterfly symbolize in these quotes?
Mostly transformation — moving from an angry or narrow phase of life into something more open, often described through the cocoon-to-flight metaphor.
Is 'social butterfly' covered on this page?
Yes, one quote pushes back on the phrase, with someone stating plainly they were never that kind of outgoing presence at gatherings.
Do any quotes connect butterflies to storytelling or art?
One artist recalls early college work built around a butterfly catcher as a narrative device, showing how the image can carry mood and story beyond nature itself.
Why is the cocoon imagery repeated across different quotes?
It's a natural shorthand for personal change, used here both for emotional growth and for describing a sudden creative or professional breakout.
Where can I read more transformation-themed quotes?
Try Freedom quotes for the liberation side of this theme, or Nature quotes for more imagery drawn from the outdoors.

Not everyone feels like a social butterfly, and that honesty shows up here too. For more on personal reinvention, explore Freedom or Beauty.