The Easter story doesn’t just inspire music and art and poetry, it has inspired memorable sayings and quotable quotes from a range of people including some famous people. You can find some of these quotes in this blog. Many of the quotes explore the significance of the first Easter when Jesus died and rose again. They focus on forgiveness, love, hope and rebirth. You can also find inspirational quotes that remind us about the true meaning of Easter and the relevance of the Easter story to many different aspects of life, as well as witty quotes that have some elements of humour!

“Look at the cross and you will know what one soul means to Jesus.” —Mother Teresa

“Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.” —Martin Luther

“Christ has not only spoken to us by his life but has also spoken for us by his death.” —Soren Kierkegaard

“The Bible tells us that Jesus Christ came to do three things. He came to have my past forgiven, you get a purpose for living and a home in Heaven.” —Rick Warren

“Christ the Lord is risen. Our joy that hath no end.” —John of Damascus 

“The great gift of Easter is hope” —Basil C. Hume

“Easter is the one morning in all of history where the dawn came twice; once on the eastern horizon and again in eternity.” —Craig D. Lounsbrough

“The Easter egg symbolizes our ability to break out of the hardened, protective shell we’ve surrounded ourselves with.” —Siobhan Shaw

“Easter is very important to me. It’s a second chance.” —Reba McEntire

“Easter says you can put truth in a grave, but it won’t stay there.” —Clarence W. Hall

“The very first Easter taught us this: that life never ends and love never dies.” —Kate McGahan

“Easter spells out beauty, the rare beauty of new life.” —S.D. Gordon

“‘Twas Easter Sunday. The full-blossomed trees filled all the air with fragrance and with joy.” —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“Easter is a time when God turned the inevitability of death into the invincibility of life.” —Craig D. Lounsbrough

“The resurrection gives my life meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over no matter what my circumstances.” —Robert Flatt

“A rebirth out of spiritual adversity causes us to become new creatures.” —James E. Faust

“April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.” —William Shakespeare

“Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.” —Pope John Paul II