100+ Inspirational Hairdressing Quotes to Spark Creativity and Confidence

"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

"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

"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

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

- Vidal Sassoon

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

- Joan Crawford

"The hair is the richest ornament of women."

- Martin Luther

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

- Vidal Sassoon

"The best hairdressers never stop learning."

- SalonsDirect

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

- Serge Normant

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

- Serena Williams

"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

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

- SalonsDirect

"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

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

- Stacy Snapp Killian

"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

"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

"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

"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

"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

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

- Joss Stirling

"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

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

- Estée Lauder

"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

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

- Harry Winston

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

- Vidal Sassoon

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

- Hubert de Givenchy

"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

"Gorgeous hair is the best revenge."

- Ivana Trump

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

- Gwyneth Paltrow

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

- Marc Jacobs

"Do it with passion or not at all."

- Rosa Nouchette Carey

"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

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

- Top Level Salon

"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

"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

"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."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Gorgeous hair is the best revenge!"

"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."

"Good hair speaks louder than words."

"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."

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

"Everything feels better after a haircut!"

"Your hair is 90% of your selfie."

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

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

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

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

"Life is too short for boring hair!"

"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!"

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

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

"Hairdressers are therapists with scissors."

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

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

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

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

"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."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"You are the highlight of my life!"

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

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

"You blow me away!"

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

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

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

"Chop it like it’s hot!"

"I make hair contact before eye contact."

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

"Improve your selfies, see your stylist."

"Love is in the hair!"

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

"Bangs are the mustache of the forehead."

"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."