It’s only fitting that our blog highlight all the hippie quotes that we love and adore. While the hippies that we consider ourselves to be are hippies of peace, happiness, and love, we can’t forget about the hippie movement of the past as well.
Throughout our life on Earth, one thing has been evidently clear to us as a family. If you can love big, be open, and trust in the power of good, the world truly is an oyster that is waiting to be explored.
Our “hippie vibe” is more of a way of thinking…teaching our girls to follow the “Golden Rule” (treat others as you’d want to be treated) and to love big with all your heart. While we have street smarts about where we travel and what we do, we also feel that there is more good out there than evil.
Our free-spirited ways love camping, nature, and running barefoot through the yard…and it’s no joke that you can find us biking around town way more often than filling up our cars with gas. Doing what we can to preserve the Earth for future generations is always on our minds as well.
This post is proof that being a “hippie” isn’t a bad thing. It’s actually something that we proudly say. (and even if you are a hippie from the Woodstock Era, more power to ya!) We all live one life, one beautiful life. I choose to live each day to the fullest rather than settle for what “the man” says I have to do.
And in fact, that whole mentality is what got us started on this blogging journey in the first place. To us, hippie means happy. Hippie means peace. Hippie means minimalistic. Hippie means earth-friendly. Hippie means fun. And hippie means that we surround ourselves with the beautiful chaos and simplicity of life.
How can I be a hippie?
While I wish there was a manual, there isn’t. Being a hippie is a mentality or a way of life. You have to be able to go with the flow and find peace. Keep a calm mind and find a way to find the best in everyone around you.
What are some hippie words?
Believe it or not, there are other hippie words that you can use to mean the same thing as “hippie”. These include:
- freethinker
- gypsies
- Bohemian
- free spirit
- Earth child
And these are just a few. (some of the terms are a lot less positive as well)
What is a modern day hippie?
It’s hard to believe that people are qualified as “modern day” but they are. Hippies nowadays are different from the hippies back then and it’s often quite obvious anymore to pick them out of a crowd. Free spirits today tend to have longer hair or dreds, wear tie-dye, travel around in vans, play guitars, and have a love for incense or essential oils. (Totally stereotyping here but these things are often what is associated)
What is hippie short for?
While I don’t know if there is really any truth to it or not, I’ve read that the word hippie is actually an acronym for:
H – Helper
I – In
P – Promoting
P – Peaceful
I – Individual
E – Existence
I don’t know about you, but I like the sound of that.
Now that you know a little about the history of the people, let’s dive into some of the quotes.
These hippie quotes are perfect for showcasing many things that we feel and believe as well.
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Hippie Quotes about Happiness
Hippie quotes are all about happiness. Hippies love to share the love with anyone and everyone they meet. Welcoming others to join in on the hippie mentality is actually kind of fun.
“With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy?”
– Oscar Wilde
“Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. That’s why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.”
— Erica Jong
“Your mind is like a parachute, it doesn’t work unless it’s open.”
― Jordan Maxwell
“If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years.”
— Bertrand Russell
“I was raised with hippie parents, so I get down with the positive. I don’t pay attention to the negative.”
– Guy Fieri
“Love is all you need.”
― The Beatles
“Work like you don’t need the money. Love like you’ve never been hurt. Dance like nobody’s watching.”
– Satchel Paige
“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”
— Jimi Hendrix
“All I’m gonna do is just go on and do what I feel.”
― Jimi Hendrix
“Life is short. Don’t waste it being sad. Be who you are, be happy, be free, be whatever you want to be.”
— Unknown
Hippie Quotes about Peace
One of the biggest things that all hippies believe is that there is hope for pure peace. With everything going on in the world around us, a world full of peace sound perfect.
“You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us. And the world will live as one.“
– John Lennon
“When you find peace within yourself you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.”
– Anne Frank
“In a gentle way you can shake the world”
– Ghandi
“If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there would be peace.”
– John Lennon
“An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind”
– Mahatma Gandhi
“If someone thinks that peace and love are just a cliche that must have been left behind in the 60s, that’s a problem. Peace and love are eternal.“
– John Lennon
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.”
– Audrey Hepburn
Hippie Quotes about Freedom
Being free is what is most important to a lot of hippies. Free spirits = free minds.
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed individuals can change the world, indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.”
-Margaret Meade
“I took the road less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.”
– Robert Frost
“I do my thing, and you do your thing. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you, and I am I, and if by chance we find each other, it’s beautiful.”
— Frederick E. Perl
“The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role… you give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask.”
– Jim Morrison
“None but ourselves can free our minds.”
– Bob Marley
“You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.”
– Bob Dylan
Flower Child Hippie Quotes
Are you a flower child? Or did you grow up in the era of time? If so, these hippie sayings and hippie words are for you.
“I’m a little bit of a hippie at heart, so I always wear things that are comfortable and flowing.”
– Carly Rae Jepsen
“I’d rather wear flowers in my hair than diamonds around my neck. I don’t want to earn a living, I want to live.”
– Oscar Wilde
“I mean, I come from a hippie mentality where I just think to know someone, you need to look into their eyes. Eyes are so important. Until they start melon-balling eyes out, I won’t be able to get to know someone another way.”
– Drew Barrymore
“Though it’s frequently portrayed as this crazy, unbridled festival of rain-soaked, stoned hippies dancing in the mud, Woodstock was obviously much more than that – or we wouldn’t still be talking about it in 2009. People of all ages and colors came together in the fields of Max Yasgur’s farm.”
― Richie Havens
“All things old become new again. In my youth, the athletes had crew cuts and the hippies had long hair. Now the athletes have long hair and the hippies are bald.“
– Harley King
“If someone thinks love and peace is a cliché that must have been left behind in the ‘60s, that’s his problem. Love and peace are eternal.”
— John Lennon
Famous Hippie Quotes
“How does it feel to be on your own, with no direction home, like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone?”― Bob Dylan
“If I’m free, it’s because I’m always running.”
― Jimi Hendrix“Love is all you need.”
― The Beatles
Stoner Hippie Quotes
“Stay Trippy, Little Hippie”
“Flower child with a rock and roll heart.”
Just because I think it’s important to point out that hippies aren’t all about being serious all the time, here are some fun harmless hippie jokes that are pretty far out!
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Harmless Hippie Joke to share with others
It’s hard not to laugh at this funny hippie joke. (Don’t worry mom and dad, it’s clean to share with the kids, too)
Q: “What did the hippie say when you asked him to leave?”
A: Namaste
Hippie sayings that are pretty far out
Do you say any of these sayings? You might be a little bit more of a hippie than you think!
“Peace, not war.”
“Groovy, man.”
“Far out!”
“Stick it to the man!”
“Hell no, we won’t go!”
“Right on.”
After seeing this long list of hippie quotes, it’s hard to deny that the hippies have made quite a change in our culture and state of mind. Their freedom loving thoughts and happy vibes are actually a simple and stress-free way to live. So, what do you say? Do you think that you could be a hippie or start to act like one? Who knows, you may actually love it!
which of these hippie quotes do you love?
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