Top 280 Chris Colfer Quotes (2024 Update)
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251. “As teachers we must not guide our students to be the people we wish them to be but elevate them to become the people they were meant to be. Remember the encouragement we give our students may be the only encouragement they ever receive so don’t use it sparingly.”

— Chris Colfer

252. “Just like they say, “History is invented by those who outdrank the other witnesses.”

— Chris Colfer

253. “You could devote years to doing everything you just said and ‘still’ disappoint people the second you put yourself first. You can’t manage your brother’s happiness any more than I can manage yours. The truth is you’re only responsible for one person and that’s yourself – believe me, I’ve learned that lesson the hard way.”

— Chris Colfer

254. “Lessons are like stones; the harder and heavier they are, the more they’ll sink in.”

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255. “She had the heart of a turkey, the determination of a duck, and the bravery of a goose.”

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256. “Promise me you won’t waste the rest of your lives pleasing other people, because if you do, you’ll wake up one day and realize you’ve never really lived. Trust me, you don’t want to learn that lesson the way I did.”

— Chris Colfer

257. “This world has goblins and fairies but weres an escalator when you need one?”

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258. “To fight for love and acceptance is to know love and acceptance. And anyone who actively tries to steal these qualities from others is admitting they’ve never known love at all. The people who want to hate and hurt us are so deprived of compassion they believe the only way to fill the voids in their hearts is to create voids in the hearts of others. So I render them powerless by refusing to accept their voids.”

— Chris Colfer

259. “Oppression is a sport for the small-minded. Empathy is the path to true power,” Merlin lectured. “A great leader respects all walks of life; otherwise, life will walk all over them.” “Ain’t that the truth,” Mother Goose agreed. “It’s just like I told my friends during the Boston Tea Party: Tyranny is a revolution’s welcome mat.”

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260. “Explorers are quick to claim the places they find, but they don’t.”

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261. “Conner gave Alex a dirty look.”

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262. “You don’t get there by being perfect; on the contrary, it’s our humanity that guides us. And that’s what fairy tales have been trying to teach us all along.”

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263. “It’s very important a monarch never reveal a pebble in their shoe, for their enemies may turn it into a boulder!”

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264. “Ezmia, on behalf of everyone in this room, I apologize for what the world put you through, and I forgive you for all the havoc you caused trying to heal,” Alex said. “I’m sorry your family was killed when you were a little girl. I’m sorry no one was there to comfort you when you had your heart broken over and over again. I’m sorry the fairies never showed you the kindness they showed everyone else. And I’m sorry you felt revenge was the only way you could piece yourself together again.”

— Chris Colfer

265. “Every hurricane seems endless from the center of the storm. That’s why it’s so important to talk to people – getting a different perspective can be just as valuable as finding a solution. Now tell me about the things that are troubling you. I may not solve your problems, but I might change how you feel about them.”

— Chris Colfer

266. “That is the last time you will ever lay hands on me,” Brystal said. “And don’t you dare address me as daughter. You’re no father of mine.”

— Chris Colfer

267. “If we let one experience destroy our faith in an entire species, then we’re no better than the people who hurt us.”

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268. “I know part of you still hates yourself for being different! Part of you still lives in fear of the truth! Part of you still believes you don’t deserve to exist! And part of you still believes you’ll never be loved for who you are! I know how you feel, because we all feel that way!”

— Chris Colfer

269. “No one ever changed the world by being beautiful. If you want to make a difference, you can’t let something as trivial as appearance get in your way. A daisy doesn’t need the roses’ permission to bloom – and neither do you.”

— Chris Colfer

270. “Because an invisible butler and a goat led me to a pumpkin in a witch’s closest!”

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271. “You can restore all the bottled youth, beauty, and stamina to their rightful owners”, the frog man explained. “It won’t change how you look, but it will change how you look at yourself. From then on, every time you pass a mirror and see your reflection, you won’t see a hideous monster; you’ll see a woman who chose to help others instead of helping herself. And anyone who looks into a mirror and sees Who they are, over What they are – well, it’s impossible to curse someone like that.”

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272. “Sometimes the best way to prevent a burn is by lighting yourself on fire!”

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273. “But we should do what we can, and not torture ourselves over the things we can’t.”

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274. “The approving roar was so loud it actually knocked a man off the windowsill he sat on.”

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275. “A memory is nice for people with good memories, but amnesia can be quite comforting to others.”

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276. “What if every story ever told was just a realm waiting to be discovered.”

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277. “Only in absolute silence could he simply exist and not be reminded of who and what he was, or according to his critics, who and what he wasn’t. But finding a space that wasn’t dominated by the commotion of a television set, the rapid clicks of paparazzi cameras, or the murmuring of a hungry crowd was very rare.”

— Chris Colfer

278. “She wasn’t going to waste any more time living in fear. She wasn’t going to spend another ounce of energy worrying. She was done with waiting and hoping.”

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279. “I had to lose it to realize just how valuable it is.”

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280. “I didn’t think Red could write, but she definitely wrote this.”

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281. “In truth, the leaders were delighted their people had something besides government to direct their anger toward.”

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282. “The trust ‘is’ our there.” Diane corrected him. “But who wants the truth when they have something ‘better’ ti believe in? And with the world in the shape that’s in, who could blame them?”

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283. “The Fairy Godmother sat beside him. “You as well,” she said. “You weren’t at home, so I figured I would find you here. Are you having trouble writing this evening?” “Unfortunately so,” Hans said. “Some days words flow through me like the Nile, and other days I’m as dry as the Sahara. I’m afraid you’ve caught me in the middle of a drought, but I’m confident rain shall fall again.” “I have no doubt,” the Fairy Godmother.”

— Chris Colfer

284. “The taller you stand, the less weight you fell. Don’t ever let anything break your spirit.”

— Chris Colfer

285. “When your enemies drag your name through the dirt, you can emerge covered in roses if you look for the flowers hidden in the field.”

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286. “Misery is like an animal, it needs food to survive – so starve it.”

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287. “We have to take some things for granted every now and then, otherwise we would live life afraid of losing everything.”

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288. “Because I would rather have nothing and a big heart than everything and no heart at all.”

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289. “The world knows and loves me for a quality I used to hide and hate myself for,” she said. “And even though I know I have nothing to fear or be ashamed of, deep down, I’m still carrying that fear and shame with me. Somewhere along the line, I got so busy changing the world I forgot to change myself with it. And now I think those old feelings are starting to play tricks on me.”

— Chris Colfer

290. “She’s not sailing with a full set of sails, is she?” the captain asked.”

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291. “Getting into things is much easier than getting out of them, but I guess that’s life for you.”

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292. “The dream came true,” Grandma said. “And it had nothing to do with us. After years and years of being inspired by other dreamers, that person made their own dream come true and probably inspired countless others to do the same. We wouldn’t want to want to live in a world where no one believed in themselves enough to make their own dreams come true.”

— Chris Colfer

293. “If you dislike your looks to the point of hating and harming yourself, I’d say you’re just as cursed and trapped in the mirror as I am.”

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294. “It feels just like the time we joined Christopher Columbus’s ship thinking it was a Mediterranean cruise.”

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295. “Alex, get ahold of yourself,” she whispered under her breath. “Just because you’re a fourteen-year-old girl doesn’t mean you need to think like one. He just wants a walk, not marriage.”

— Chris Colfer

296. “Fascinating, isn’t it? I believe the most extraordinary ideas come from children,” the queen said. “If only we all could be so perceptive, we would find the simplest solutions to the greatest problems are right under our noses.”

— Chris Colfer

297. “I’ll be right back,” Bolt said. “I’ve got some monkey business to take care of!” His brothers and sister groaned. “Annnnnd you lost me,” Blaze said. “Less is more,” Morph said.”

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298. “With one slip of the tongue, he could emotionally scar a generation of young people for the rest of their lives and trigger a wave of resentment for the rest of his.”

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299. “I don’t want to be inconvenienced in exchange for happiness!”

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