63 Quotes About the Moon to Shoot for Greatness

These beautiful moon quotes will help you find inspiration and motivation in the sky, in the world and within yourself. Use them to shoot for the moon and achieve greatness.

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Moon Quotes

“We’re gonna chase the moon, chase the moon, chase the moon tonight. We’re gonna leave the world behind.” – Sha Breezie, Chase the Moon

“There’s no point in saving the world if it means losing the moon.” – Tom Robbins

“Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all stars of light!” – Psalm 148:3

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“That’s the thing about the moon… the closer she gets to you, the rougher the seas. Unless, of course, you are the sun.” – Erin Van Vuren

“Neil and Buzz, I am talking to you by telephone from the Oval Office at the White House, and this certainly has to be the most historic telephone call ever made. Because of what you have done, the heavens have become a part of man’s world. As you talk to us from the Sea of Tranquility, it inspires us to redouble our efforts to bring peace and tranquility to Earth.” – President Richard M. Nixon

“Nights on the moon. I’m not weightless, but I feel close to it. I can hit heights on the moon.” – Alex Parker, Nights on the Moon

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“Now he had still another dream, and related it to his brothers, and said, ‘Lo, I have had still another dream; and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.’” – Genesis 37:9

“For you, full moon, keep vigil for you, my girl, keep vigil for you, my love.” – Miguel Ángel Sáez Gutiérrez

“When hope is fleeting, stop for a moment and visualize, in a sky of silver, the crescent of a lavender moon. Imagine it — delicate, slim, precise, like a paper-thin slice from a cabochon jewel. It may not be very useful, but it is beautiful. And sometimes it is enough.” – Vera Nazarian

“The moon rested right above the mountains, a place I call home.” – Daniel Wallock

“There is no dark side of the moon really. Matter of fact it’s all dark.” – Pink Floyd

“The Moon is not an electric light bulb that you can change with another!” – Avijeet Das

“The lovely moon may not be able to breathe, but it takes our breath away with her incredible beauty and soft silvery love.” – Debasish Mridha MD

“That what secretly flows between us today, will gleam tomorrow, the way the full moon does.” – Rafy Rohaan

“The wisdom of the Moon is greater than the wisdom of the Earth, because the Moon sees the universe better than the Earth can see it.” – Mehmet Murat Ildan

“I feel as though someone’s handed me the moon… and I don’t exactly know what to do with it.” – Lucy Maud Montgomery

“The moon is the sun at your place splashing its rays below but it’s the same art board we stare at!” – Suyasha Subedi

“Be the moon and inspire people, even when you’re far from full.” – K. Tolnoe

“Moonlight is sculpture; sunlight is painting.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne

“Looking at the moon in the night sky, thinking ’bout the ways it can change lives. Thinking ’bout the way it can change tides. Thinking ’bout how I always miss it in the daytime.” – A.T.S.D., Moon

“Everybody said that the moon won’t fall. It’s been there for time, holding strong and tall. Everybody said that the moon won’t fall. No need to panic, no worries at all.” – FoxyNoTail, Slack’s Fault

“When the eagle landed on the moon, I was speechless—overwhelmed, like most of the world. Couldn’t say a word. I think all I said was, Wow! Jeez! Not exactly immortal. Well, I was nothing if not human.” – Walter Cronkite, CBS News Anchor

“Yours is the light by which my spirit’s born—you are my sun, my moon, and all my stars.” – E.E. Cummings

“The wisdom of the Moon is greater than the wisdom of the Earth because the Moon sees the universe better than the Earth can see it.” – Mehmet Murat Ildan

“The moon is a loyal companion. It never leaves. It’s always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments, changing forever just as we do.” – Tahereh Mafi

“The moon and other celestial bodies should be free for exploration and use by all countries. No country should be permitted to advance a claim of sovereignty.” – Lyndon B. Johnson

“The moon — a luminous guide for the poetic musings of my soul.” – Meeta Ahluwalia

“Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” – Anton Chekhov

“When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained.” – Psalm 8:3

“As the seas are claimed, the Moon shall be the jewel in the prize. Claimed, not as a safe haven, but as an island of menace within the sky. And the last nail will have been driven home when humanity realizes their inactive mistakes.” – Anthony T. Hincks

“The moon stared at me through sprinkled nighttime stardust and I alone smile.” – Jay Long

“She was like the moon, half here and half somewhere else.” – Meeta Ahluwalia

“If the Sun and Moon should ever doubt, they’d immediately go out.” – William Blake

“The light of the Moon reminds us that when we share the light of others, we shine in our own unique way.” – Suzy Davies

“It shall be established forever like the moon, and the witness in the sky is faithful.” – Psalm 89:37

“I swear, the reason for full moons is so the gods can more clearly see the mischief they create.” – Michael J. Sullivan

“I’d rather live in a world where I get to love the moon than in one where I don’t, even if the moon won’t return the feeling.” – Alex London

“If you strive for the moon, maybe you’ll get over the fence.” – James Wood

“For the moon though one, dispels the darkness, which the stars, though numerous, do not.” – Chanakya

“Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine.” – Gautama Buddha

“Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.” – Mark Twain

“The moon fascinates us in her simplicity.” – Avijeet Das

“Fly me to the moon, let me play among the stars.” – Frank Sinatra

“She used to tell me that a full moon was when mysterious things happen and wishes come true.” – Shannon A. Thompson

“Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out, and I will tell you how old you are, and I shall know if you are happy.” – Henri Frederic Amiel

“I like to think that the moon is there even if I am not looking at it.” – Albert Einstein

“During the day the Sun causes wounds. And in the night the Moon heals the wounds. The mountain waits all day for the night when his moon will be finally bright.” – Suyasha Subedi

“The moon is brighter since the barn burned.” – Matsuo Basho

“The moon is alive because of the darkness – how could we ever be afraid of something that gives the stars a home?” – Laura Chouette

“It was the kind of moon that I would want to send back to my ancestors and gift to my descendants so they know that I too have been bruised…by beauty.” – Sanober Khan

“The moon, like a flower in heaven’s high bower, With silent delight Sits and smiles on the night.” – William Blake

“Full moon is a good fisherman; every eye is easily caught in his net!” – Mehmet Murat Ildan

“Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.” – J.R.R. Tolkien

“We went to the moon and discovered Earth.” – Neil deGrasse Tyson

“Your thoughts are a veil on the face of the Moon. That Moon is your heart, and those thoughts cover your heart. So let them go, just let them fall into the water.” – Rumi

“You may have the dark and cold street life, ruled by the lessor light of the moon. During this time, I restore my temple, and later awake to greet the awesome radiance of the sun-star.” – T.F. Hodge

“This is not only a full moon for me. This is an image of your face for me.” – Gaurav G.R.V. Sharma

“I’m in no hurry: the sun and the moon aren’t, either. Nobody goes faster than the legs they have. If where I want to go is far away, I’m not there in an instant.” – Alberto Caeiro

“The moon will guide you through the night with her brightness, but she will always dwell in the darkness, in order to be seen.” – Shannon L. Alder

“The moon is at her full, and riding high, Floods the calm fields with light. The airs that hover in the summer sky are all asleep tonight.” – William C Bryant

“You can be the moon and still be jealous of the stars.” – Gary Allan

“There was a man who loved the moon, but whenever he tried to embrace her, she broke into a thousand pieces and left him drenched, with empty arms.” – Laini Taylor