Quotes for Share a Hug Day

Celebrated on July 30, this day embraces the warmth of hugging

Mike Brundritt’s family has a valued tradition of sharing hugs like it’s going out of style — and when he needed comfort after losing his wife and child in a car accident on July 30, 2017, that family tradition helped him deal with his grief. Knowing the loving power of a hug and what it’s done for him and his family, he founded Share a Hug Day, celebrated on the anniversary of the accident, in order to encourage people to share many hugs with the people they care about. These quotes are about hugging and why we enjoy sharing them with our loved ones.

1. “I have learned that there is more power in a good strong hug than in a thousand meaningful words.” -Ann Hood 2. “That’s what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you’re not so lovable.” -Deb Caletti

3. “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 Prevert

4. “They invented hugs to let people know you love them without saying anything.” -Bil Keane

5. “Come to supper, all; we have bread and cheese and tea, and hugs and kisses for dessert.” -Jay Benson Hamilton

6. “Hug the shore; let others try the deep.” -Virgil

7. “Some moments can only be cured with a big squishy grandma hug.” -Dan Pearce

8. “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.

9. “A hug is like a boomerang — you get it back right away.” -Bil Keane

10. “Where I live if someone gives you a hug it’s from the heart.” -Steve Irwin

11. “I wished I could spend the rest of my life…being slightly crushed by someone who loved me.” -Gail Carson Levine

12. “A hug is a wonderful thing. It’s a marvelous gift to share. It’s a grand way to say; ‘I care.’ A hug communicates support, security, affection, unity, and belonging. A hug shows compassion. A hug brings delight. A hug charms the senses. A hug touches the soul.” -Bob Stoess

13. “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 Inglis Anderson

14. “Sometimes a silent hug is the only thing to say.” -Robert Brault

15. “Honestly, I’d rather hug than shake hands. I don’t know where those hands have been!” -Whitney Wolfe Herd 16. “Laughter with those that understand us is music for the soul. A hug at the right moment and a kind shoulder to lean on, Is the sprinkle of magic that keeps us walking towards hope.” -Mimi Novic

17. “One day someone is going to hug you so tight that all of your broken pieces will stick together.” -Unknown 18. “A kiss without a hug is like a flower without the fragrance.” -Proverb

19. “Everybody needs a hug. It changes your metabolism.” -Leo Buscaglia

20. “Sometimes when you hurt inside, the only medicine that’ll help is a great big hug.” -Jeff Keane

21. “Eating something fresh out of the oven is like a hug you can taste.” -Regina Brett 22. “A famous citation from the American psychotherapist Virginia Satir (1916–1988) reads: ‘We need four hugs a day for survival. We need eight hugs a day for maintenance. And we need twelve hugs a day for growth.’” -Laura Imai Messina

23. “Sometimes all you can do is hug a friend tightly and wish that their pain could be transferred by touch to your own emotional hard drive.” -Richelle E. Goodrich

24. “However long a hug lasts, it doesn’t last long enough.” -Kyle Schmalenberg

25. “I’ve learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.” -Maya Angelou

26. “Girdles and wire stays should have never been invented. No man wants to hug a padded bird cage.” -Marilyn Monroe 27. “Hugs are okay. Hugs are manly (as long as you thump them on the back).” -Daniel Thorman

28. “A hug is the perfect gift; one size fits all, and nobody minds if you exchange it.” -Unknown

29. “Sometimes you just need a hug and a cookie.” -Bil Keane

30. “A hug makes you feel good all day.” -Kathleen Keating

31. “Once the bear’s hug has got you, it is apt to be for keeps.” -Harold MacMillan 32. “You aren’t tearing apart. Just need a hug.” -Meghna Sodha

33. “A hug a day keeps the demons at bay.” -German Proverb 34. “HUG: A roundabout way of expressing affection.” -Charles Wayland Towne

35. “After his kisses and hugs it feels like without them my body will fall apart into pieces.” -Francesca Lia Block

36. “I had fallen in love once with someone, and I remember it being so distinct, where after the first time they’d hug me, I never wanted another man to ever touch me ever again.” -Lela Loren

37. “Spread love. Hug the people you care about and make sure they know that you care and appreciate them. Make it known to your friends and family that you love them.” -Germany Kent

38. “Hugs can do great amounts of good — especially for children.” -Princess Diana

39. “A hug is worth a thousand words.” -Unknown

40. “‘Hug’ is my mother’s word for affection.” -Robert Indiana

41. “Hug tight Hug often ….Because love travels through hugs.” -Drishti Bablani

42. “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.

43. “Sometimes it’s better to put love into hugs than to put it into words.” -Unknown

44. “When the right person hugs you, it’s like medicine. I’m so grateful for those few people in my life who are good for my soul.” -Steve Maraboli

45. “The good thing about hugs: when you give one, you get one too.” -Diana Rowland

46. “Have you hugged someone your appreciation today?” -Terri Guillemets

47. “Hugging: the truest form of giving and receiving.” -Carol ‘CC’ Miller

48. “Feel the presence of love, wrapped up within a hug.” -Robert M. Hensel 49. “This is my favorite place — inside your hug.” -Bil Keane

50. “When a hug is this big, you feel it for days.” -Jessica Shook, Shrapnel

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