Quote tattoo ideas

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Flash design of a black-outlined ribbon banner with green shading carrying the lettering IN THE WAVES OF CHANGE WE FIND OUR TRUE DIRECTION, shown on a speckled background.
Ribbon banner with a lettered quote
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a red wax-sealed envelope, two red roses, blue forget-me-nots and a banner with lettering.
Envelope, roses and banner on upper arm
Flash drawing of pink lips biting a gold bullet engraved with the words Trust no Bitch, in a traditional style, with no placement on the body shown.
Pink lips biting a bullet with script
Traditional-style tattoo of a red anatomical heart pierced by arrows, with a banner reading WE ARE NOT OUR FAILURES, on the upper arm.
Heart with arrows and banner
Black ink pen drawing of a hot air balloon with banners reading It's not about the destination and It's about the journey, surrounded by clouds, rays and an anchor, in a lettering style suited to a
Hot air balloon with journey banner design
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a compass rose, two pink roses and a banner reading Not All Who Wander Are Lost, on the upper back.
Compass and roses with banner on upper back
Black and grey swallow tattoo in flight beside the script words "and in time, this too shall pass" on a pale area of skin.
Swallow with script quote
Traditional style tattoo of two red boxing gloves hanging from a bow, with the words "You've got more fight left in you", on the outer thigh.
Boxing gloves with quote on thigh
Traditional-style tattoo of a blue-black raven head above a red banner reading the hardest thing in this world is to live in it, on the upper arm.
Raven and quote banner on an arm
Colour traditional tattoo on a calf of a rose over crossed baseball bats, with barbed wire above and the words Life's Swinging Hard and But I'm Swinging Harder.
Rose and crossed bats with barbed wire
Two traditional-style tattoos side by side: a black and grey Darth Vader head with a red banner reading BENTLEY on the left, and a colourful heart with flowers, a pink bow and a ZOEY banner on the
Darth Vader and floral heart tattoos with banners
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a crouching hare with a small orange eye and the words WHAT IS, IS WHAT MUST BE arched above it, on the side of the body.
Crouching hare with arched quote
Two matching forearm tattoos in black ink: a ship's wheel with the words 'be the one to guide me' and an anchor with 'but never let me down'.
Ship's wheel and anchor with matching quote tattoos
Traditional colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS with orange explosions, a gear motif and banners reading We only have what we remember, on an upper arm.
TARDIS and explosions on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo on a calf showing a city skyline, a red bridge, a moon and two stars, with a quote on banners.
City skyline, red bridge and quote banners on a calf
Colour tattoo on a thigh showing a peeled banana wearing a top hat and monocle, with the script words I find this attire appealing, in a traditional style.
Peeled banana in a top hat on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a dagger wrapped in a banner reading IT HURTS UNTIL IT DOESN'T, with orange flowers and black leaves, on a forearm.
Dagger and banner on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo on a calf showing two crossed-finger hands and red roses within a gold-edged oval, with the words 'All the best lies they are told with fingers crossed' beneath.
Crossed fingers and roses on a calf
Black and grey traditional tattoo on a thigh, showing a peony, daisies, fern leaves, a stylised hand and a banner reading I long for you to hold me in your arms.
Peony and hand banner tattoo on thigh
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a pink cartoon train with a smiling face and the words I choo-choo-choose you in a speech cloud, with red hearts, on a lower leg.
Cartoon train with I choo-choo-choose you
Traditional style colour tattoo on the thigh showing a sun over snowy peaks and a river, framed by a rope border and the words If it's the mountains bending rivers you will have them.
Mountain, river and sun scene on a thigh
Colour traditional tattoo on a thigh showing banners reading Don't Forget The Important Things, with a red flame motif in a blue circle and teal and orange flowers.
Traditional banner quote on thigh
Colour tattoo on an upper back in a traditional style, showing a sword through a red and orange ribbon knot with a green leaf, above and below lettering reading Duty is heavier than a mountain and
Quote, sword and ribbon on upper back
Colour tattoo of a green top hat with a red ribbon, feather and tag, beside the black lettering "We're all mad here", on the chest.
Top hat and "We're all mad here" on the chest
Traditional style tattoo of a cartoon rabbit in a top hat beside the script words I guess this is growing up, on the upper arm or thigh.
Cartoon rabbit in a top hat with script quote
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a compass in a rope border, a blue and red anchor and the words Let your past be your compass but never your anchor.
Compass, rope and anchor quote on a forearm
Black and grey shaded compass rose tattoo on the inner forearm, with the script quote Not all those who wander are above it and the word Lost below.
Compass rose and quote on forearm
Black traditional tattoo of a rose with stippled dotwork petals, two arrows and the words LOVE YOURSELF SO NO ONE HAS TO set in a circle around it.
Rose and arrows with circular lettering
Colour tattoo on a calf of a gold armillary sphere with stars and a grey centre, above and below script lettering reading The ones we love never truly leave us.
Armillary sphere with script quote on a calf
Traditional style colour tattoo of a cartoon character seated in an orange armchair with a bowl of cherries, above a banner reading I apologize for nothing, on an upper arm.
Cartoon character with banner on upper arm
Black linework tattoo of a woman with glasses and an updo holding a teacup, above a banner reading IT WAS A RUN-BY FRUITING, on the upper arm.
Woman with teacup and banner quote
Traditional colour tattoo of Milhouse from The Simpsons riding a flying eagle above a banner reading Everything's coming up Milhouse, on a leg.
Milhouse riding an eagle with banner on a leg
Traditional style colour tattoo on a calf of stacked books, pink flowers and a banner reading We Are All Stories In The End.
Stacked books and banner on a calf
Black script tattoo reading Because you're mine with a flourish on the forearm, and a black banner reading I walk the line on the arm below.
Script quote and banner on forearm
Traditional-style colour tattoo on a thigh showing a pig, a cow and a hen above the words 'My body will not be a tomb for other creatures', framed by flowers.
Pig, cow and hen heads with lettering on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo on a calf showing a grey robot head with glowing yellow eyes, a red rose and a blue banner reading a quote.
Robot and rose banner on a calf
Traditional style heart tattoo with a banner reading 'It takes strength to be gentle and kind', surrounded by green leaves, on the back of a neck.
Heart and banner with quote on the back of neck
Black and grey tattoo of a curling ribbon banner reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good, with footprints, on a limb.
Footprints and quote banner on a limb
Black and grey anchor tattoo with three banners reading a quote, shaded in a traditional style on the side of the ribs.
Anchor and quote banner on ribs
Traditional style tattoo on a calf showing a black silhouette of a woman holding a magnifying glass, framed by the words THIS ABOVE ALL TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE and pink and yellow flowers.
Silhouette with magnifying glass and quote on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a light bulb with the words BABE YOU TURN ME ON arched above it and green leaves at its sides, on a limb.
Light bulb with quote on a limb
Two traditional-style forearm tattoos: a red flower vase with the words Oh No, Not again and Don't, and a grey whale with the words I wonder if it'll be friends with me and Panic.
Vase and whale forearm pair with quotes
Black and grey traditional style tattoo on a forearm showing a crying woman's profile inside a circle, with the words LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES below.
Crying woman profile in a circle with text
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an ornate birdcage with a bird inside and a swallow flying out, above a banner of text on the upper arm.
Birdcage and swallow on an upper arm
Black and white flash design of a small bird perched on a branch above a three-part banner reading Rise free from care before the dawn and seek adventures.
Bird on a branch with banner quote
Traditional colour tattoo of a red potion bottle with banners reading "You're the antidote for everything except for me" on a forearm.
Potion bottle and banner quote on a forearm
Two traditional style colour tattoos on the forearms, an umbrella with teal raindrops on the left and an anatomical heart with a yellow flower on the right, each with curved lettering.
Umbrella and anatomical heart on forearms
Black and grey ship wheel tattoo with script on a shoulder, and an anchor tattoo with script on a forearm, both shown in a close embrace.
Ship wheel and anchor matching tattoos