Quotations about Hugs

A hug is like a boomerang - you get it back right away. ~Bil Keane, "Family Circus"


Millions and millions of years would still not give me half enough time to describe that tiny instant of all eternity when you put your arms around me and I put my arms around you. ~Jacques Prévert


Everybody needs a hug. It changes your metabolism. ~Leo Buscaglia


You can't wrap love in a box, but you can wrap a person in a hug. ~Author Unknown


I have a present for you, but I need to borrow your arms for wrapping paper. ~Author Unknown


Hug Department: Always Open ~Author Unknown


I love hugging. I wish I was an octopus, so I could hug ten people at a time. ~Drew Barrymore


There's something in a simple hug
That always warms the heart,
It welcomes us back home
And makes it easier to part....
~Johnny Ray Ryder, Jr., "A Simple Hug"


No matter how hard you hug your money, it never hugs back. ~Quoted in P.S. I Love You, compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.


Arm ourselves for war? No! All the arms we need are for hugging. ~Author Unknown


I will not play at tug o' war
I'd rather play at hug o' war,
Where everyone hugs
Instead of tugs....
~Shel Silverstein


A hug is a handshake from the heart. ~Author Unknown


You can't give a hug without getting a hug. ~Author Unknown


A hug delights and warms and charms,
that must be why God gave us arms.
~Author Unknown


Hugs are the universal medicine. ~Author Unknown


A hug is a great gift - one size fits all, and it's easy to exchange. ~Author Unknown


Happiness is an unexpected hug. ~Author Unknown


A kiss without a hug is like a flower without the fragrance. ~Proverb


...A hug is an amazing thing
It's just the perfect way
To show the love we're feeling
But can't find the words to say....
~Johnny Ray Ryder, Jr., "A Simple Hug"


If you're angry at a loved one, hug that person. And mean it. You may not want to hug - which is all the more reason to do so. It's hard to stay angry when someone shows they love you, and that's precisely what happens when we hug each other. ~Walter Anderson, The Confidence Course, 1997


There's nothing like a mama-hug. ~Terri Guillemets


Hugs grease the wheels of the world. ~Author Unknown


Your hugs and kisses are like the stars that light up my life when things get dark. ~Author Unknown


A hug is worth a thousand words. ~Author Unknown


Every time I think of you, it is like getting a hug from the inside out. ~Author Unknown


Have you hugged yourself today? ~Anonymous


A hug is two hearts wrapped in arms. ~Author Unknown


I don't discriminate - I'm an equal-opportunity hugger. ~Author Unknown


Hugging has no unpleasant side effects and is all natural. There are no batteries to replace, it's inflation-proof and non-fattening with no monthly payments. It's non-taxable, non-polluting, and is, of course, fully refundable. ~Author Unknown


[H]ugs don't need new equipment,
Special batteries or parts -
Just open up your arms
And open up your hearts.
~Johnny Ray Ryder, Jr., "A Simple Hug"


A hug is like a bandage to a hurting wound. ~Author Unknown


Never wait until tomorrow to hug someone you could hug today,
because when you give one, you get one right back your way.
~Author Unknown


Sometimes it's better to put love into hugs than to put it into words. ~Author Unknown


A hug is the shortest distance between friends. ~Author Unknown