June 21, 2023: Quotes for Summer
Summer is officially here (for the Northern Hemisphere, anyway). Following are some memorable quotes about the season to help get you in the mood for flip-flops, pool parties, and barbecue.
“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate.” —William Shakespeare
“It’s summer! I only get three short months to goof off! I’m not going to waste these precious days reading books!” —Bill Watterson, “Calvin and Hobbes”
“Barbecue may not be the road to world peace, but it’s a start.” —Anthony Bourdain
“I really wish I had invented the flip-flop. I love flip-flops. It’s the one style of shoe I would be so proud of inventing: the Havaiana.” —Christian Louboutin
“I actually love swimming, but I just hate jumping in the water.” —Natalie Coughlin
“In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.” —Albert Camus
“Swimming is a confusing sport, because sometimes you do it for fun, and other times you do it to not die. And when I’m swimming, sometimes I’m not sure which one it is.” —Demetri Martin
“If summer had one defining scent, it’d definitely be the smell of barbecue.” —Katie Lee
“People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.” —Anton Chekhov
“I am physically allergic to flip-flops.” —Karl Lagerfeld
“I love how the men stand around cooking the barbie while the women have done all the work beforehand doing the marinade and making the salads and then everybody says, ‘what a great barbie’ to the guy cooking. A barbecue is just the ultimate blokes’ pastime, isn’t it?” —Curtis Stone
“A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawnmower is broken.” —James Dent
“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, and drink the wild air.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
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