As landscape travel photographers we absolutely love watching the sun go down. This list of our favorite sunset quotes will help you find the right words to describe your experiences for your next social media caption.
Funny Sunset Puns
1. “I stayed up all night to see where the sun went… then it dawned on me.”
2. “Sunsets are my daily dose of vitamin sea!”
3. “The sun’s going down on my chance to make a good pun.”
4. “I couldn’t see the sunset because there was dusk in my eyes.”
5. “Sun’s out, puns out.”
6. “If there’s a will, there’s a wave and a sunset.”
7. “Saying shell yeah for sunsets.”
8. “That crazy little sun of a beach.”
9. “It’s going down for real.”
10. “Words cannot espresso how much I love sunsets.”
11. “I wanted to see the sunset, but I mist it.”
12. “Sunsets and chill.”
13. “Ain’t no sunsets when she’s gone.”
14. “Want to race to the sunset? I bet I can beach you to it.”
15. “It’s all sun and games until somebody gets hurt.”
16. “Your chances to watch the sunset tonight are getting dim.”
17. “Sunsets and sol-mates.”
Short Quotes
18. “Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
19. “Sunsets are proof that endings can often be beautiful too.” – Beau Taplin
20. “”Sunset is still my favorite color, and rainbow is second.” – Mattie Stepanek
21. “It is almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream.” – Bernard Williams
22. “There are too many things I haven’t done yet. There are too many sunsets I haven’t seen.” – Sara Bareilles
23. “If I could lick the sunset, I’ll bet it would taste like Neapolitan ice cream.” – Jarod Kintz
24. “Not everyone has to ride off into the sunset with a man. Some of us just want a tan.” – Mandy Hale
25. “Don’t forget, beautiful sunsets need cloudy skies.” – Paulo Coelho
26. “A sunset is the sun’s fiery kiss to the night.” – Crystal Woods
27. “As angry as the sky looks, it’s still full of the colors of love.” – Anthony T. Hincks
28. “Every sunset is an opportunity to reset.” – Richie Norton
29. “Her heart was made of liquid sunsets.” – Virginia Woolf
30. “Watching the sunset makes you feel stronger.” – Anamika Mishra
31. “Sunset is the opening music of the night.” – Mehmet Murat ildan
32. “No sun outlasts its sunset but will rise again and bring the dawn.” – Maya Angelou
33. “A sunset paints the sky as if there were no tomorrow.” – Anthony T. Hincks
34. “Never go too long without watching a sunset.” – Atticus
35. “Softly the evening came with the sunset.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
36. “When the sun has set, no candle can replace it.” – George R.R. Martin
37. “Sunsets are proof that no matter what happens, every day can end beautifully.” – Kristen Butler
38. “The sun has gone to bed and so must I.” – The Sound of Music
39. “The sun ignites the clouds below it as if they, and the water itself, were on fire.” – Anthony T. Hincks
Awesome Quotes
40. “Twilight fell: the sky turned to a light, dusky purple littered with tiny silver stars.” – J.K. Rowling
41. “The strange thing about the sunset is that we actually don’t want the sun to set, we want it to stay right on the horizon, not below it, not above it, just right on it.” – Mehmet Murat Ildan
42. ““Whenever you want to see me, always look at the sunset; I will be there.” – Grace Ogot
43. “A large drop of sun lingered on the horizon and then dripped over and was gone, and the sky was brilliant over the spot where it had gone, and a torn cloud, like a bloody rag, hung over the spot of its going. And dusk crept over the sky from the eastern horizon, and darkness crept over the land from the east.” – John Steinbeck
44. “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
45. “There’s always a sunrise and always a sunset and it’s up to you to choose to be there for it… Put yourself in the way of beauty.” – Cheryl Strayed
46. “Can you see the sunset real good on the West side? You can see it on the East side too.” – S.E. Hinto
47. “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
48. “The sunset doesn’t care if we watch it or not, it will keep on being beautiful even if no one bothers to look at it.” – Gene Amole
49. “Today I saw a red and yellow sunset and thought, how insignificant I am! Of course, I thought that yesterday too, and it rained.” ― Woody Allen
Sunset Love Quotes
50. “I want to see how sunset decorates your hair.” – Tyler Knott Gregson
51. “Some days, a beautiful sunset with your best friend can be one of the most peaceful and relaxing mediations of the day.” – Charles Schulz
52. “She was a ray of sunshine, a warm summer rain, a bright fire on a cold winter’s day, and now she could be dead because she had tried to save the man she loved.” – Grace Willows
53. “Sensual pleasures have the fleeting brilliance of a comet; a happy marriage has the tranquillity of a lovely sunset.” – Ann Landers
54. “People are just as wonderful as sunsets if you let them be. When I look at a sunset, I don’t find myself saying, Soften the orange a bit on the right hand corner.’ I don’t try to control a sunset. I watch with awe as it unfolds.” – Carl R. Rogers
55. “For me, optimism is two lovers walking into the sunset arm in arm. Or maybe into the sunrise – whatever appeals to you.” – Krzysztof Kieslowski
56. “Sunsets are not a rare commodity they come and go every night, so I compare you not to a sunset for you come once in a life.” – Daniel Cook
57. “Perfect happiness is a beautiful sunset, the giggle of a grandchild, the first snowfall. It’s the little things that make happy moments, not the grand events. Joy comes in sips, not gulps.” – Sharon Draper
58. “You’ll need coffee shops and sunsets and road trips. Airplanes and passports and new songs and old songs, but people more than anything else. You will need other people and you will need to be that other person to someone else, a living breathing screaming invitation to believe better things.” – Jamie Tworkowski
Sunset Life Quotes
59. “Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” – Rabindranath Tagore
60. “Science will never be able to reduce the value of a sunset to arithmetic. Nor can it reduce friendship to formula. Laughter and love, pain and loneliness, the challenge of beauty and truth: these will always surpass the scientific mastery of nature.” – Louis Orr
61. “Sunsets, like childhood, are viewed with wonder not just because they are beautiful but because they are fleeting.” – Richard Paul Evans
62. “Believe in yourself and you can change a sunset into a new dawn.” – Anthony T. Hincks
63. “Admire the efforts of a failure like you admire the beauty of a sunset.” – Amit Kalantri
64. “The first stab of love is like a sunset, a blaze of color – oranges, pearly pinks, vibrant purples…” – Anna Godbersen
65. “Allow failure to teach you a supreme lesson. Each sunset is the beginning of a very, very bright and powerful sunrise.” – Sri Chinmoy
66. “Life does not come with instructions on how to live, but it does come with trees, sunsets, smiles and laughter, so enjoy your day.” – Debbie Shapiro
67. “The darkness that follows a sunset is never so dark that it can change the inevitability of a sunrise.” – Craig D. Lounsbrough
68. “I believe in evolution. But I also believe, when I hike the Grand Canyon and see it at sunset, that the hand of God is there also.” – John McCain
69. “My dream date would be a hike through the woods followed by an outdoor picnic followed by a glass of wine at sunset. Heaven!” – Nina Agdal
70. “Twilight drops her curtain down and pins it with a star.” – Lucy Maud Montgomery
Inspirational Quotes
71. “When your world moves too fast and you lose yourself in the chaos, introduce yourself to each color of the sunset.” – Christy Ann Martine
72. “There’s a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they’re absolutely free. Don’t miss so many of them.” – Jo Walton
73. “As long as the sun does not set in your mind, darkness will be nothing but a weak shadow in your life!” – Mehmet Murat ildan
74. “It was sunset that taught me that beauty sometimes lasts but a moment, and it was sunrise that showed me that all it takes is patience to experience it all over again.” – AJ Lawless
75. “Never waste any amount of time doing anything important when there is a sunset outside that you should be sitting under.” – C. JoyBell C
76. “Every one of a hundred thousand cities around the world had its own special sunset, and it was worth going there, just once, if only to see the sun go down.” – Ryu Murakami
77. “When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.” – Wilma Rudolph
78. “You have to travel far and wide to see a lot of the world’s wonders, but sunsets can be appreciated in every corner of the earth.” – Kimmie Conner
79. “Age is irrelevant. Ask me how many sunsets I’ve seen, hearts I’ve loved, trips I’ve taken, or concerts I’ve been to. That’s how old I am.” – Joelle
Sunset Beach Quotes
80. “One day, all your worries will set like the sun does and deserved happiness will come gushing like waves at the beach do. All you need to make sure id that your trips to beach never end.” – Jasleen Kaur Gumber
81. “Sunset is so marvelous that even the sun itself watches it every day in the reflections of the infinite oceans!” – Mehmet Murat Ildan
82. “The sun is setting in a burnt orange sky; the cliffs are black silhouettes; the sea, liquid silver.” – Laura Treacy Bentley
83. “The sun was a fiery furnace of gold, but finally it set in the west and the cosmos glittered like a million burning embers, briefly reminding Awa of poetry readings under starry skies in Timbuktu.”- Rehan Khan
84. “Let the sea breeze blow your hair, let the sunset bring tranquillity to your heart, let the distant places you travel allow you to explore yourself.” – Somya Kedia
85. “To capture a California sunset in South Pasadena is to hold an angel’s wings with bated breath.” – Ace Antonio Hall
86. “A slight breeze cooled the Hawaiian spring air, swaying the branches of palm trees, which cast black silhouettes against the purple and orange colors of the twilight sky.” – Victoria Kahler
87. “When the sun went down, and touches of blue filtered into the fading afterglow, an orange lamp would light up in the knob of the bell and slowly begin to revolve. The beacon always pinpointed the onset of nightfall exactly. Against the most gorgeous sunsets or in dim drizzling mist, the beacon was ever true to its appointed moment: that precise instant in the alchemy of light and dark when darkness tipped the scales. “ – Haruki Murakami
Sunset Captions
88. “Painting the sky with nature’s brush.”
89. “Nature’s way of saying goodnight.”
90. “Cotton candy skies and good vibes.”
91. “Wrapped in the colors of the sunset, but you’re my favorite view.”
92. “I’ve never met a sunrise I didn’t like.”
93. “Sunset state of mind.”
94. “Don’t waste sunrises on people who will be gone by sunset.”
95. “Life is a collection of moments, let this be a memorable one.”
96. “Fifty shades of red, orange, pink, and purple…”
97. “As the sun sets, let gratitude be your attitude.”
98. “That’s my kind of light show.”
99. “Many things in life can wait, but the sunset won’t.”
100. “Something beautiful is on the horizon.”
101. “Where the sun kisses the sea, magic happens.”
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Mark and Kristen
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