100+ Iconic Carrie Bradshaw Quotes for Every Occasion
Unlock the charm of "Sex and the City's" iconic character, Carrie Bradshaw, whose wit and wisdom continue to resonate with audiences worldwide. In this exploration, we dive deep into ten significant themes, each accompanied by twelve astute quotes from Carrie herself. These quotes reflect and elaborate the multifaceted nature of modern relationships, fashion, city life, love, writing, self-acceptance, friendship, dating, heartbreak, and independence. This collection serves as an inspiration and guide for understanding the nuances of contemporary living through Carrie's iconic voice—a voice that combines humor, honesty, and depth. Whether you're a die-hard fan or new to her philosophy, these quotes will add perspective to your life's journey.
"The most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself."
"Some love stories aren't epic novels. Some are short stories, but that doesn't make them any less filled with love."
"Maybe our mistakes are what make our fate."
"In love relationships, there is a big difference between compromise and compromise."
"Sometimes we fall in love with the fantasy of someone."
"When men attempt bold gestures, generally it's considered romantic. When women do it, it’s often desperate or psycho."
"If you find someone to love the you you love, well, that’s just fabulous."
"Maybe the best any of us can do is not to quit, play the hand we've been given, and accessorize what we've got."
"I would love to say that you could have forgiven me, but really, it’s not my place."
"Love is not about hospitals, and heart rates, and stroke units—it’s about people."
"When you’re in love, you start off as manic as hell, want to strangle each other one moment, and yet the next, find yourself wrapped up in them."
"I’m very, very lucky I have someone in my life who is mine and who I belong to."
"I like my money right where I can see it… hanging in my closet."
"I’m not afraid of heights. Have you seen my shoes?"
"I like to see my money where I can see it—walking down the street."
"I'd have to buy ten pairs of Manolos before I even got close to the Ford Taurus station wagon."
"Every once in a while, a girl has to indulge herself."
"Life gives you lots of chances to screw up, which means you have just as many chances to get it right."
"How can I imbue my loins with this sudden confidence, this new joie de vivre?"
"I’m working on the theory of couture karma—if you can’t afford it, it probably isn’t meant for you."
"If I only waited and bought the things I needed, I’d still be waiting."
"I have a very simple system of saving money: I put 50 percent in a savings account, and 50 percent in Timmy Woods bags."
"Sometimes the truth is like a pair of skinny jeans—there's only so much you can pack into them before they start pinching."
"I need more structure in my wardrobe, maybe a metrical stripe or two."
"In New York, you're always looking for a job, a boyfriend, or an apartment."
"The city is my lover completely unhampered by the constraint of human nature."
"In New York, they say you’re never more single than when you’re in a relationship."
"It's exhausting being in a city where no one sleeps."
"I’m not really sure who was shot, but I’m pretty sure it happened on 5th Avenue."
"That’s the thing about living in the heart of a big city, the world rarely stands still."
"New York may be the city that never sleeps, but it sure sleeps around."
"If you’re tired, you take a napa—you don’t move to Napa."
"In the city, we dwindle down to our core essence, stripped of strangers’ fantasies and impossibilities."
"In a city that never sleeps, sometimes it takes a minute to slow down."
"We all judge. That’s our hobby. Some people do arts and crafts; we judge."
"We galavant around the city as if it’s a magic playground."
"People come into your life and people go, but memories never fade."
"It’s really hard to walk in a single woman’s shoes—that’s why you sometimes need really special shoes!"
"You know, I can't stand that people think that you can have your cake and eat it too."
"Maybe all men are a drug, sometimes they bring you down, sometimes, like now, they get you so high."
"Later that day, I got to thinking about relationships."
"So many roads. So many detours. So many choices. So many mistakes."
"If you fancied someone and they liked you, you looked into what made you happy and sad, and it was as simple as that."
"When something is over, it is important to acknowledge it, and move on."
"You’re not as busy as you pretend to be."
"But the thing is, there is nothing better than getting excited about someone new."
"If you don’t have a close relationship with your family of origin, create a family of choice."
"We accept the love we think we love because it’s been shoved down our throats our entire life."
"When I want a good laugh, I glance over my fashion mistakes."
"I couldn’t help but wonder…"
"I let my work speak for itself, which some may interpret as brave, others call it lazy."\
"I could eat a tin can—there isn’t anything I wouldn’t put my writing behind."
"Some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end; you learn to deal with it."
"I like to write when I’m in love—it’s easier to linger on the subject without resentment."
"Did you ever realize that you could be the strongest person you've ever known?"
"Goodbye is often a prelude to hello."
"As a writer, it dawned on me that I only write exactly what I knew—or what I feared."
"I seek the strong emotion, the hard laugh, the blood-curdling scream of joy."
"Sometimes we have to let go of the story we’ve written to pursue the story that rightfully belongs to us."
"Nobody writes songs about the ones that come easy."
"You shouldn’t have to sacrifice who you are to conform to someone else's version of perfect."
"Maybe the past is like an anchor holding us back."
"The past is like being in a weight room—and it lifts that weight off you."
"This is my big life lesson: It’s only when you've let go of everything that you can start to gain everything."
"There is nothing wrong with yourself. Start realizing it."
"Life inevitably throws curveballs; wisdom lies in sticking with yourself and understanding what reality really means."
"You have to push yourself to the limits, and the four walls start to dissolve around you."
"There is no day but this one; every room has a corner."
"To be successful, we must first present ourselves as living cadavers, and then as living miracles."
"Everybody is somebody’s something."
"And there are people born this way—the eternal questioner, the seeker of ultimate human truth."
"The trick is finding the right person for your particular brand or quirk, and knowing that you can handle each other’s baggage."
"Friendship doesn’t grow on trees—if you’re very lucky, they grow up around you."
"Maybe our girlfriends are soulmates, and guys are just people to have fun with."
"I couldn't imagine my life without them."
"Somewhere in this crazy world of relationships and friendships, they were the ties that bind and heal."
"A true friendship can be purely about wanting what’s best for them, even at your own cost."
"Sometimes even good friends can become perfect strangers."
"Friendship is knowing all of someone’s stories and still admiring them."
"We all have those friends we instinctively reach out to."
"In matters of friendship, it’s more about what’s between the lines than the lines themselves."
"The best relationships are the ones in which you never have to try too hard, but you must always be willing to try."
"The secret ingredient in every good friendship is knowing when to meddle and when to let things be."
"Friendship isn’t about being inseparable, it’s about being separated knowing nothing will change."
"Maybe we all have a few of those bruised apples on our dating resumes."
"The very best thing we can do is hold on—and enjoy the ride while we wait for the right 'apple' to come along."
"I’ve done the merry-go-round. I’ve been through the revolving door. Now I’m too tired to pretend anymore."
"Speed dating feels like a musical chair except you don’t know if the prize is worth the run."
"If your date is a flop, you have a good story to tell."
"Playing hard to get is a one-way ticket to an empty field."
"There’s only one real rule to dating: don’t make it your life."
"There are no right or wrong answers in dating—just some that work better than others."
"Women come to New York for different types of love tracks and back-to-back dates."
"If you’re not dating around, you’re not dating at all."
"It's not all about meeting someone perfect; it's about getting to be with someone perfectly imperfect."
"Why is it when you meet someone special, all you can think about is how you screw it up?"
"Maybe the heart is like a snowball—a doughy, fractured thing, always prone to being subjected to the elements."
"We are all entitled to colossal doses of sorrow."
"The hardest part of moving forward is acknowledging that you failed."
"Unrequited love—life’s great equalizer."
"It’s important to remember that somewhere out there, someone is getting over a heartbreak."
"Some heartbreaks give meaning to ‘survival’."
"Sometimes it’s easier to let go than to be the one that’s let go."
"Retrospect is the consolation gift for heartbreak—an underestimated form of art."
"The sweet scent of resolution is always welcomed in the wake of heartbreak."
"Broken hearts have the power to regenerate possibilities yet unheard."
"The battle with one’s heart is often fought with unfed dreams."
"Just because you tell your heart to never do it again, doesn’t mean it’ll listen."
"The most exciting two words anyone can say to another are ‘Thank you’."
"I’m more accustomed to being on my own shiny path."
"Nothing is quite as eternally enduring as getting to know yourself better."
"Never undervalue the power of the independent soul."
"I like to stand where the final waltz usually occurs."
"Some things are better left undone, alone."
"I refuse to let my life be dictated by snafus in affairs of the heart."
"When everyone else tends to prioritize others, prioritize yourself."
"Growing up gracefully is the courtly expression of being more comfortable alone."
"It takes a village for some, but for others, independence is the sacred outcome."
"To be truly free, you must allow yourself to drift without being adrift."
"Independence comes with learning that you can stand on your own two wildly fabulous shoes."
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