100+ Inspirational Hairdressing Quotes to Spark Creativity and Confidence

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

- Steve Jobs

"Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work."

- Stephen King

"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary."

- Vince Lombardi

"Like a therapist, or the local barkeep, hairdressers are in a position of trust, We are transforming not just how a person looks but how they feel and, therefore, they want to tell us things."

- Tabatha Coffey

"As stylists, we’re groundshakers and daymakers. Setting trends, while fostering that special connection between a person’s inner and outer self."

- Rebecca Gregory

"I think that the most important thing a woman can have – next to talent, of course – is her hairdresser."

- Joan Crawford

"I think that as good architecture enhances a city, a good cut enhances the definition and expression of a face."

- Vidal Sassoon

"If your hair is done properly and you’re wearing good shoes, you can get away with anything."

- Iris Apfel

"To sculpt a head of hair with scissors is an art form. It’s in pursuit of art."

- Vidal Sassoon

"Hairdressers are a wonderful breed. You work one on one with another human being, and the object is to make them feel so much better, and to look at themselves with a twinkle in their eye."

- Vidal Sassoon

"The only place where success comes before work is the dictionary."

- Vidal Sassoon

"It doesn’t matter how many people do what you do. Nobody can do it like you do."

- SalonsDirect

"It doesn’t matter if your life is perfect as long as your hair color is."

- Stacy Snapp Killian

"You have to have fun with hair. It’s a great accessory, play with it."

- Serge Normant

"Remember, it’s not the box or the bottle that does the work, it is the hands and mind using the color that’s key."

- Rick Wellman

"A champion is not defined by their wins but how they can recover when they fall."

- Serena Williams

"The best hairdressers never stop learning."

- SalonsDirect

"A woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life."

- Coco Chanel

"Short hair removes obvious femininity and replaces it with style."

- Joan Juliet Buck

"The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor."

- Vince Lombardi

"The hair is the richest ornament of women."

- Martin Luther

"I think that the most important thing a woman can have- next to talent, of course- is her hairdresser."

- Joan Crawford

"Life is more beautiful when you meet the right hairdresser."

- Peter Coppola

"The best way to gain new clients is to focus on the ones you have."

- SalonsDirect

"People will stare. Make it worth their while."

- Harry Winston

"If I weren’t performing, I’d be a beauty editor or a therapist. I love creativity, but I also love to help others. My mother was a hairstylist, and they listen to everyone’s problems like a beauty therapist!"

- Beyoncé

"For me, the working of hair is architecture with a human element."

- Vidal Sassoon

"You don't have to be a movie star for me to do your hair. When you sit in my chair, you're my movie star."

- Vincent Roppatte

"A hairstyle is the final tip-off whether or not a woman knows herself."

- Hubert de Givenchy

"I think the most important thing a woman can have—next to talent, of course—is her hairdresser."

- Joan Crawford

"If your hair is done properly and you're wearing good shoes, you can get away with anything."

- Iris Apfel

"As stylists we’re ground shakers and day makers. Setting trends, while fostering that inner connection between a person’s inner and outer self."

- Rebecca Gregory

"I never dreamed about success. I worked for it."

- Estée Lauder

"Even geniuses can get things wrong. Look at Einstein’s unfortunate choice of a hairdresser."

- Joss Stirling

"Life is more beautiful when you meet the right hair dresser."

- Peter Coppola

"You don’t have to be a movie star for me to do your hair, when you sit in my chair you’re my movie star."

- Vincent Roppatte

"Do it with passion or not at all."

- Rosa Nouchette Carey

"To me, beauty and makeup and color is like the finishing touch on everything."

- Marc Jacobs

"People are more apt to believe you and like you when you know you look fine. And when the world approves, self-respect is just a little easier."

- Estee Lauder

"As a stylist I have a new boss every 30 minutes and that is who I’m trying to please and my all is given to them."

- Sherri Jones

"Beauty to me is being comfortable in your own skin… That, or kick-ass red lipstick."

- Gwyneth Paltrow

"Gorgeous hair is the best revenge."

- Ivana Trump

"Bangry is a type of anger experienced by stylists when clients cut their own bangs."

- Behind the chair

"The best thing is to look natural, but it takes a lot of makeup to look natural."

- Calvin Klein

"Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair."

- Sam Ewing

"This would have been a selfie but I need my hair done"

- Top Level Salon

"I never dreamed about success, I worked for it."

"Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it."

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."

"Nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief that she is beautiful."

"Your hair is the crown you never take off."

"Invest in your hair. It’s the crown you never take off."

"Give a girl the right hairstyle, and she will conquer the world."

"Hairstylists bring out the beauty in others, one cut at a time."

"Success isn’t in the hands you were dealt—it’s in the hands you train."

"The only limit to your success is the limits you set for yourself."

"Behind every amazing hairstyle is a hairstylist who never gave up."

"Passion and persistence are what make good hairstylists great."

"Every hairstylist knows that transformation happens one snip at a time."

"In a world full of trends, hairstylists create timeless beauty."

"A hairdresser’s job isn’t just to make you look good—it’s to make you feel good."

"A hairdresser holds more than a comb in their hand—they hold confidence, trust, and care."

"Hairdressers create beauty with their hands and their hearts."

"A great hairdresser is one part artist, one part therapist, and one part magician."

"Life is too short for boring hair!"

"A good hairdresser is a storyteller who listens to the chapters of your life."

"Being a hair dress is the best profession. All day we get to listen to music, be creative, bond with others and make them feel amazing. Being a hairdresser rocks!"

"Success is when I see my client smile."

"The bond between a hairdresser and client is built on trust and friendship."

"Contrary to popular belief men have hair too. And barbers are the ones that style it in a way that make men ooze with confidence."

"Good hair speaks louder than words."

"Never waste a good hair day!"

"A hairstylist is someone who touches more hearts than hair."

"Behind every beautiful woman, there’s a hairdresser that loves her!"

"Remember: Your hair takes 90% of your selfie!"

"Big hair, big dreams!"

"When in doubt, trust your hairdresser—they know how to bring out your best."

"Gorgeous hair is the best revenge!"

"Life isn’t perfect but your hair can be."

"Great hair doesn’t happen by chance; it happens by appointment!"

"Hairdressers are therapists with scissors."

"Life isn’t perfect, but your hair can be!"

"A good stylist is cheaper than a good therapist."

"Your hair is 90% of your selfie."

"Everything feels better after a haircut!"

"Life is an endless struggle full of frustrations and challenges, but eventually you find a hairstylist that understands you."

"Your craft is your voice; let it speak volumes."

"I hope your day is as nice as your hair!"

"Hairdresser—because ‘badass miracle worker’ isn’t an official job title."

"Life status: Holding it all together with a single bobby pin."

"Unlike life and a box of chocolates, with box color, you always know what you’re going to get—a really expensive color correction bill."

"Hairdressing: Powered by love, fueled by coffee, sustained by wine."

"Always be nice to the person holding scissors near your head!"

"Always be nice to the person who is holding scissors next to your head."

"Whoever said money can’t buy happiness hasn’t found the right beauty salon."

"I hope your day is as nice as your hair."

"I speak hair. English is my second language."

"You blow me away!"

"I’m a hairstylist and I could tell you stories that would curl your hair."

"I encourage all my clients to talk behind my back… right after I hand them a fistful of my business cards."

"You are the highlight of my life!"

"I just want to look natural. You know, like a movie star."

"I make hair contact before eye contact."

"Improve your selfies, see your stylist."

"I’m a stylist, I make hair contact before eye contact."

"Beauty comes from the inside. Inside the hair salon."

"Chop it like it’s hot!"

"Love is in the hair!"

"The best advice for young stylists: Marry someone bald—one less free haircut to do!"

"Life is short. You might as well live it with really great hair."

"The best advice I can give to young stylists is marry bald, so you have one less free haircut to do on your day off."

"Blessed are the hairstylists, for they bring out the beauty in others."

"Bangs are the mustache of the forehead."