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Coffee time quotes to share the magic of that morning brew.

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Morning coffee quotes, work coffee quotes, and more — find the perfect quote for your cuppa.

Coffee fans might be split between Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts, home brews and coffee shops — but one thing they agree on is that coffee is a must-have. Two thirds of Americans drink coffee daily, and half of them drink three to five cups a day. Coffee is woven into our morning, work, and meal routines, and it has been for hundreds of years.

You can exchange knowing smiles with other coffee drinkers when you share coffee time quotes and play with cute coffee quotes in posters, photo collages, social graphics, and more. It’s easy in Adobe Express (no experience required), and each quote is bound to hit the spot.

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Morning Coffee Quotes

Short Coffee Quotes

Funny Coffee Quotes

Inspirational Coffee Quotes

Coffee Shop Quotes

Coffee Time Quotes

Morning coffee quotes to capture the best part of waking up.

Your daily goal is to have that first cup of coffee before someone declares, “good morning!” It’s that brew that starts the engine every day. Without coffee, people suffer (and not just you).

Morning coffee quotes capture the marvel of that first cup and joke about what happens if it’s missed. Monday coffee quotes embody how coffee gets us going for the week, too. However you slice and dice your time, coffee is how it all begins.

Morning coffee quotes can go in posters, cards, social posts, and Monday morning emails to share. Choose your favorites and think of who will appreciate each message most.

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Nothing says coffee like six in the morning.”
Lorelai Gilmore
Why, yes, I could start my day without coffee. But I like being able to remember things like how to say words and put on pants.”

Nanea Hoffman

Your choice: get me coffee, or get me without pants.

Ah coffee. The sweet balm by which we shall accomplish today’s tasks.”

Holly Black

The only way to start a day is with that morning coffee.

I’m not one of those people who wakes up and thinks, “Bring on the day.” I have to have about seven pints of coffee before I’m even remotely awake.”
Stacey London
I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.”

T.S. Eliot

Consider this among Monday coffee quotes, too. Measure each workweek out with coffee spoons, and it will always go down smoother.

I like coffee because it gives me the illusion that I might be awake.”

Lewis Black

Morning coffee serves many purposes. Properly waking up is one of them.

No one can understand the truth until he drinks of coffee’s frothy goodness.”
Sheik Abd-al-Kadir
I sometimes get excited at night thinking of the coffee I’ll get to drink in the morning. Coffee is reason to wake up. There are other reasons, of course. But coffee is the incentive, at the very least.”
Annie Clark
I orchestrate my mornings to the tune of coffee.”

Harry Mahtar

How much of your daily routine revolves around how and when you make and drink your coffee?

The coffee is prepared in such a way that it makes those who drink it witty. At least there is not a single soul who, on quitting the house, does not believe himself four times wittier that when he entered it.”
Charles de Secondat Montesquieu
Coffee is a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to your older self.”

Terry Pratchett

Part bitter truth, part motivation, this morning coffee quote plugs you into that feeling of post-coffee productivity.

When traveling with someone, take large does of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee.”
Helen Hayes
This left me alone to solve the coffee problem — a sort of catch-22, as in order to think straight I need caffeine, and in order to make that happen I need to think straight.”

David Sedaris

Avoid this catch-22 by heading to the coffee shop when you really need it.

Coffee is the best thing to douse the sunrise with.”

Terri Guillemets

Put this on a poster for the kitchen, and every coffee drinker will agree.

That’s something that annoys the hell out of me — I mean if somebody says the coffee’s all ready and it isn’t.”
J.D. Salinger
Without my morning coffee, I’m just like a dried-up piece of roast goat.”
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Short coffee quotes as direct as a short Americano.

Short coffee quotes are the most sharable, partly because they’re short and partly because they’re to the point. Hyper-relatable despite their shortness, these are the best coffee quotes for Instagram stories and other social spaces.

The best short coffee quotes hit home like that first sip of morning Joe, so read through and imagine what each could do in social media graphics, work emails, and more.

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I’d rather take coffee than compliments just now.”

Louisa May Alcott

It doesn’t matter how nice people are. Coffee comes before kindness.

Coffee is a language in itself.”
Jackie Chan
I like coffee exceedingly…”

H.P. Lovecraft

Maybe, just maybe, some of us have a dependency.

Even bad coffee is better than no coffee at all.”
David Lynch
I don’t know how people live without coffee, I really don’t.”
Martha Quinn
There’s nothing sweeter than a cup of bitter coffee.”

Rian Aditia

A little play on words is always fun to share in an Instagram post.

Coffee smells like freshly ground heaven.”

Jessi Lane Adams

What visuals can you imagine next to this quote on a poster for the coffee shop?

I never laugh until I’ve had my coffee.”
Clark Gable
Never steal a man’s coffee.”

Anthony T. Hincks

Could such a thing happen?

Coffee first. Schemes later.”
Leanna Renee Hieber
Coffee makes us severe, and grave, and philosophical.”

Jonathon Swift

Open a personal letter with this quote, and it justifies whatever philosophical meanderings follow.

Coffee is a kind of magic you can drink.”
Catherynne M. Valente
My birthstone is a coffee bean.”
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Coffee — creative lighter fluid.”

Floyd Maxwell

Creative professionals of all kinds agree on this point.

I can't imagine a day without coffee."

Howard Schultz

This short coffee quote is perfect for a print t-shirt as well as social media.

Coffee, the finest organic suspension ever devised.”
Captain Janeway
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Funny coffee quotes for laughs over the daily brew.

Monday coffee quotes start the week, and Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday coffee quotes follow suit. Every morning is a coffee morning, and the world’s codependency with the coffee bean is a ready source of laughs.

Funny coffee quotes come in many forms. Cute coffee quotes earn a smirk, and sarcastic coffee quotes make it hilariously clear what will happen if the coffee isn’t ready on time.

Share the best of these funny coffee quotes with other coffee fans at home, at work, and among friends. Funny coffee quotes are great for sharing on social, on posters and banners, and on flyers to get the coffee klatsch together.

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What goes best with a cup of coffee? Another cup.”
Henry Rollins
I want someone to look at me the way I look at coffee.”

Unattributed

This is both a coffee quote and a love quote about the quest for that special someone.

I gave up coffee. It’s almost worse than giving up a lover.”
Sandra Bullock
No matter what historians claimed, BC really stood for “Before Coffee.”

Cherise Sinclair

Funny though this is, it might surprise you to learn that coffee cultivation didn’t start until the 15th century.

Do you know how helpless you feel if you have a full cup of coffee in your hand and you start to sneeze?”

Jean Kerr

Sneeze all over yourself if you have to, just don’t spill the coffee.

If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.”
Abraham Lincoln
Life is like coffee, the darker it gets, the more it energizes.”
Ankita Singhal
Decaffeinated coffee is kind of like kissing your sister.”

Bob Irwin

Even if you choose to drink decaffeinated coffee, you have to admit, Irwin makes it sound pretty unpleasant.

Coffee in England is just toasted milk.”

Christopher Fry

Clearly, this English poet didn’t think too highly of coffee in England.

I’ll quit coffee. It won’t be easy drinking my Baileys straight, but I’ll get used to it. It’ll still be the best part of waking up.”
Megan Mullally
I like my coffee like I like myself: strong, sweet, and too hot for you.”

Jac Vanek

Think of all the ways you could use this funny coffee quote as a gag.

Our culture runs on coffee and gasoline, the first often tasting like the second.”
Edward Abbey
If it wasn’t for coffee, I’d have no discernible personality at all.”

David Letterman

Do you feel like coffee turns you “on” every day? David Letterman does.

My couch is coffee-colored. I can thank Starbucks and clumsiness for that.”
Jarod Kintz
I like my coffee strong. Not lethal.”
Coronel Potter (Harry Morgan), M*A*S*H
I don’t know what I’d do without coffee. I’m guessing 25 to life.”

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Criminal crankiness is a common side-effect of coffee withdrawal.

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Inspirational coffee quotes worthy of coffee table books.

Of global coffee drinkers, nearly half agree that drinking coffee benefits their health. You could say that coffee is seen as an elixir that wards off sleepiness, kicks the digestive system into gear, and gets the brain whirring.

Coffee delivers emotional boons, too, like these positive coffee quotes suggest. Some of them tap the purity of Sunday morning with Sunday coffee quotes. Others pair the perfect cuppa with a book (a combination known to aid mental health).

Choose your favorite inspirational coffee quotes and, if you don’t already have a coffee in-hand, you’ll want one after reading these.

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Live life today like there is no coffee tomorrow.”

Meik Wiking

One way to get motivated is to imagine it’s the last day you’ll ever have coffee. (You might also end up drinking extra coffee.)

Reading in bed can be heaven, assuming you can get just the right amount of light on the page and aren’t prone to spilling your coffee or cognac on the sheets.”
Stephen King
I’ll read my books and I’ll drink coffee and I’ll listen to music, and I’ll bolt the door.”

J.D. Salinger

With coffee, a good book, music, and no interruptions, how much better can life get?

Coffee connects us in so many ways–to each other, to our senses, and to the earth that supports the coffee trees.”
Rohan Marley
He was my cream, and I was his coffee. And when you poured us together, it was something.”
Josephine Baker
You can’t have a decent food culture without a decent coffee culture: the two things grow up together.”

Adam Gopnik

Coffee is not just a way to start the day. Like beer and wine, it’s also paired with meals. After eating, coffee serves to end on an aromatic note.

What on earth could be more luxurious than a sofa, a book, and a cup of coffee?”

Anthony Trollope

This is not a trick question.

To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one’s fling from time to time, smoke one’s pipe, and drink one’s coffee in peace.”
Vincent Van Gogh
Like most of the world’s population I’m into coffee, but in a properly big and important way. My perfect weekend would start with a pint of coffee.”
Jimmy Carr
As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be?”
Cassandra Clare
It doesn’t matter where you’re from — or how you feel…There’s always peace in a strong cup of coffee.”

Gabriel Bá

Another universal comfort: a strong cup of coffee with a good friend.

It’s amazing how the world begins to change through the eyes of a cup of coffee.”

Donna Favors

Not only does the world change, it changes for the better.

My dream is to have a house on the beach, even just a little shack somewhere so I can wake up, have coffee, look at dolphins, be quiet and breathe the air.”
Christina Applegate
You make good coffee...You're a slob, but you make good coffee.”

Loretta Castorini (Cher), Moonstruck

We all have redeeming qualities.

To an old man, a cup of coffee is like the door post of an old house — it sustains and strengthens him.”

Old Bourbon Proverb

Curiously, the statistics back this up. Baby boomers are the number-one buyer and consumer of coffee in the U.S.

Coffee is the common man's gold, and like gold, it brings to every person the feeling of luxury and nobility.”
Sheik-Abd-al-Kadir
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Coffee shop quotes to stop in and smell the coffee.

Over half of coffee drinkers buy coffee from a coffee shop at least once a week, and since coffee is such an ingrained part of our routines, our orders tend to repeat themselves, too.

While clients savor their favorite orders, coffee shop walls adorn their view with famous coffee quotes. These “love coffee quotes” are a worldwide phenomenon because the world is flooded with coffee drinkers. So many people delight in their daily brew that it’s no wonder there are so many coffee shop quotes to share.

Use these coffee quotes in flyers for the coffee shop, social media banners, or on posters for the coffee klatch. It’s all easy to do in Adobe Express — no experience required.

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To me, the smell of fresh-made coffee is one of the greatest inventions.”

Hugh Jackman

Even non-coffee-drinkers admit that the aroma of fresh-made coffee is delicious.

The powers of a man’s mind are directly proportioned to the quantity of coffee he drinks.”
Sir James Mackintosh
Today’s good mood is sponsored by coffee.”

Unattributed

This is the perfect quip for the chalkboard at the coffee shop.

Adventure in life is good; consistency in coffee even better.”
Justina Chen
Coffee is a beverage that puts one to sleep when not drank.”
Alphonse Allais
I never drink coffee at lunch. I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon.”

Ronald Reagan

Of all the famous coffee quotes, this one requires a double take. Did he mean to say that?

I judge a restaurant by the bread and by the coffee.”

Burt Lancaster

Simple, but effective.

I like my coffee with cream and my literature with optimism.
Abigail Reynolds
Never underestimate the power of a good cup of coffee.”

Ursula Vernon

Can you list all the things a good cup of coffee can cure? That might make for a cute poster or greeting card.

Caffeine and sugar — the two basic food groups.”
Laurell K. Hamilton
I would rather suffer with coffee than be senseless.”
Napoleon Bonaparte
I think if I were a woman I’d wear coffee as a perfume.”

John Van Druten

Love coffee quotes come in many forms, some of them bizarre yet appealing.

I’d never met coffee that wasn’t wonderful. It was just a matter of how wonderful it was.”
Laurell K. Hamilton
I am a coffee fanatic. Once you go to proper coffee, you can’t go back. You cannot go back.”
Hugh Laurie
Adventure in life is good. Consistency in coffee even better.”

Justina Headley

For those who frequent the coffee shop, their go-to orders are a satisfying source of consistency.

Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love.”

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

That’s how some people like it.

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Coffee time quotes for the coffee klatch at work or with friends.

Over 2.25 billion cups of coffee are consumed globally every day, and hundreds of millions of those are consumed with friends or among colleagues. Talking over a cup of Joe is a social staple to get the workday going and to catch up with friends or family.

Coffee quotes for work are especially popular since they’re relatable and work friendly. Coffee and friends quotes stir feelings of affection and nostalgia, too, thanks to the intimate exchange that a quiet cup of coffee tends to inspire.

Choose your favorite coffee time quotes for the next time you sit down with someone for a cuppa. Imagine how these can be used in cards, banners for get-togethers, posters for the breakroom, and more.

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I believe humans get a lot done, not because we’re smart, but because we have thumbs so we can make coffee.”
Flash Rosenberg
Coffee is the great incentivizer in the office.”

Michael Scott

Incentivizer might not be a word, but it feels like the right way to describe coffee at the office.

I’d have coffee, sometimes six cups, along with the shake, and I’d have sugar in my coffee. By then I would be pretty jazzed up, and I’d start writing down ideas.”

David Lynch

All of David Lynch’s screenplays suddenly make sense.

I think the key to the start of any good relationship is to remember how the other person likes their coffee.”
J. Lynn
Once you wake up and smell the coffee, it's hard to go back to sleep.”

Fran Drescher

The daily coffee experience starts as soon as its fragrance reaches nostrils.

Television is not real life. In real life, people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.”

Charles J. Sykes

Wouldn’t it be fantastic to spend as much time in coffee shops as sitcom characters do?

It’s when you look over the top of your coffee cup that you can smile at life.”
Anthony T. Hincks
We want to do a lot of stuff. We’re not in great shape. We didn’t get a good night’s sleep. We’re a little depressed. Coffee solves all these problems in one delightful little cup.”
Jerry Seinfeld
A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems.”

Alfred Renyi

Remix this quote for any other profession. A writer is a device for turning coffee into words. A designer is a device for turning coffee into graphics.

People don’t seem as annoying when I’ve got coffee.”
Tommy Cotton
Do Lipton employees take coffee breaks?”

Steven Wright

It’s a fair question.

Science may never come up with a better office communication system than the coffee break.”
Earl Wilson
I was taken by the power that savoring a simple cup of coffee can have to connect people and create community.”
Howard Schultz
I drink coffee. Without coffee, I probably couldn’t write.”

Jonathon Ames

This American writer has been prolific, so coffee is clearly part of his process.

Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.”
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Behind every successful woman is a substantial amount of coffee.”

Stephanie Piro

Rephrase this for any successful person, and the answer is still “coffee.”

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Tips to put coffee quotes to good use.

Coffee is such a universal pleasure and such an ingrained part of people’s routines that it’s easy to think any coffee quotes will do. Choosing the right coffee quote, though, adds real personality to your project.

Just like you order your favorite brew a certain way, consider these the key ingredients to choose the right coffee quotes for your projects:

Exercise: memorize favorite coffee quotes to use in every context.

Most coffee quotes are short, and all are memorable. They’re relatable and sometimes funny, too. This makes coffee quotes easy to memorize.

If you have a handful of your favorite coffee quotes at the ready, you can use them as conversation starters or in any of the following projects:

Adobe Express can help.

Adobe Express has templates and customization tools to put your favorite coffee quotes to work. If you want to use coffee quotes in cards, letters, posters, banners, photo collages, flyers, or other creative projects, Adobe Express makes it as simple as picking a template and personalizing it, or making your own idea with easy-to-use tools. Whatever message you want to transmit, Adobe Express brings it to life, no experience required.

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