- December 15, 2025
The humble dawn patrol (or dawny, in Australian slang). A pre-light surf session, before the monotony of the 9-5 grind, can feel transformative and set you up for the rest of the day. It's a moment of stillness and calm before the sun is even up.
Everyone has their own dawn patrol rituals: bleary-eyed cam check, kettle on, don't wake your sleeping partner (if they're not a surfer), eat a quick snack for energy, load the wagon and get after it. But watching the sunrise while you're out in the water more than makes up for the pain of that early alarm clock. With that in mind, here's a list of some of the best sunrise quotes to get you pumped.
40+ Top Quotes About Sunrise
Mohammed Zaki Ansari: "Sunrise. Nature is more beautiful than dreams. So wake up early.”
Margaret Atwood: “What breaks in daybreak? Is it the night? Is it the sun, cracked in two by the horizon like an egg, spilling out light?”
Bana: “Basked in the view of the sun rising and moon setting at the same time by the sea as the tender soft foam from the sea washed his feet.”
Jayita Bhattacharjee: “How beautifully sunrise washes the night away from the face of the earth…”
Jayita Bhattacharjee: “Grow through grief, for in the end, it will only reveal a new horizon ... a sunrise even after the sun sank into the sea.”
Ben Carson: “The first brush of violet painted the horizon.”
George Washington Carver: “Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before sunrise.”
Cuban proverb: “When the sun rises, it rises for everyone.”
Eric Jerome Dickey: "Every day, a million miracles begin at sunrise."
Juansen Dizon: “I hope you realize that every day is a fresh start for you. That every sunrise is a new chapter in your life waiting to be written.”
Related: The Surfer's Guide To Breathwork
Juansen Dizon: “Sunrise is the start of something beautiful: the day. Sunset is the start of something beautiful: the night.”
Journey Era: "The sun is proof that no matter what, we can rise again."
Charmaine J. Forde: “As I woke up this morning, and I opened my eyes, I am very grateful to see another sunrise.”
Jean Genet: “It's the hour when night breaks away from the day, my dove, let me go.”
Richelle E. Goodrich: “Every sunrise is an invitation to brighten someone’s day.”
Victor Hugo: “Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”
Mehmet Murat ildan: “The sun you ran away from yesterday has appeared before you again today! The truth you ran away from yesterday will also appear before you again!”
Ibn Jeem: “Your choice between sunrise or sunset depends on your attitude.”
Michael Bassey Johnson: “The sun taught me how to love, by shining on everybody.”
Mindy Kaling: “There is no sunrise so beautiful that it is worth waking me up to see it … except maybe for waves.”
Related: How To Surf Forever: Surfing's Ultimate Yoga Poses
Suzy Kassem: “Each day is born with a sunrise."
Monika Ajay Kaul: “Realization is like a sunrise. Gradually illuminating the landscape of understanding with the gentle warmth of newfound consciousness.”
Rupi Kaur: “Sunrise is the reminder that we can always begin again.”
Craig D. Lounsbrough: “The science behind a sunrise will never explain the joy of experiencing it.”
Craig D. Lounsbrough: “A sunset is only half of the story.”
Norman Maclean: “At sunrise everything is luminous but not clear.”
Debasish Mridha: “It sunrise, the blue sky paints herself with gold colors and joyfully dances to the music of a morning breeze.”
Vladimir Nabokov: “Life is a great sunrise. I do not see why death should not be an even greater one.”
Sherry Namdeo: “For a girl with such a dark mind, you're a little too in love with the sunrise.”
Vera Nazarian: “Sunrise paints the sky with pinks and the sunset with peaches. Cool to warm. So is the progression from childhood to old age.”
Related: 7 Mental Hacks That Help Surfers Stay Calm in Rough Waters
Richie Norton: “Every sunrise begins with new eyes.”
Roman Payne: “O, Sunlight! The most precious gold to be found on Earth.”
Nitya Prakash: “A girl in love with sunsets. A man hell-bent on being her sunrise.”
Terry Pratchett: “There's always a story. It's all stories, really. The sun coming up every day is a story. Everything's got a story in it. Change the story, change the world.”
Umair Siddiqui: “May every sunrise hold more promise, and every sunset hold more peace.”
Todd Stocker: “A sunrise is God’s way of saying: let’s start again.”
Unknown: “The sun will rise and we will try again.”
Unknown: “The horizon changes with every sunrise, so should you.”
Unknown: “The darkest nights produce the brightest sunrises.”
Unknown: “Every sunrise brings a new chapter. Surf the one you’re given.”
Jo Walton: “There's a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they're absolutely free. Don't miss so many of them.”
Bernard Williams: “It’s almost impossible to watch a sunrise and not dream.”
Markus Zusak: “It was a Sunday, an arsonist sunrise.”
