r/21stCenturyQuotes is a subreddit with 7k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses life, quotes, change, politics, and people.
A subreddit for sharing your own words for others to quote today or in the centuries to come, or for sharing someone else’s words that were spoken or written during this century (2000-present).
Popular Themes in r/21stCenturyQuotes
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Paying someone minimum wage is like saying “I wouldn’t pay you anything if it were legal.”"
13 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’ as a reply to this tweet. (Alyssa Milano, 2017)."
2 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "When hedge fund billionaires move markets, they get huge bonuses. When ordinary Americans move market, they get shut down by Wall Street. The system is rigged. (Robert Reich, 2021)"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/21stCenturyQuotes
#1
Life
: "Is Life not Sisyphean enough without creating our own boulders? (u/teapot_in_orbit)"
16 posts
#2
Quotes
: "Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me. (Arianna Huffington, 2014)"
14 posts
#3
Change
: "This idea of always being politically correct and 'woke'... You should get over that quickly. The world is messy. The way of me making Change is to be as judgmental as possible about other people and that’s enough. That’s not activism. That’s not bringing about Change. (Barack Obama, 2019)"
6 posts
#4
Politics
: "You work three jobs? ... Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that. (George W. Bush, 2005)"
5 posts
#5
People
: "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our People, and neither do we. (George W. Bush, 2004)"
5 posts
#6
Dreams
: "We are our ancestors' wildest Dreams. (Tulane University School of Medicine students Russell Ledet and Sydney Labat, 2019)."
4 posts
#7
Truth
: "My life is a lie, but only I can find the Truth in it."
4 posts
#8
Identity
4 posts
#9
Education
: "I hate when people confuse Education with intelligence. You can have a degree and still be an idiot. (u/Ghostifier2k0, 2021)"
3 posts
#10
Knowledge
: "The actual crisis is how entire generations are sunk w/inhumane levels of student debt, low incomes, high rent, no guarantee of healthcare & little action on climate change; feeling stable enough to have a kid can feel more like a luxury than a norm.(Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 2021)"
3 posts
Flair Used in r/21stCenturyQuotes
#1
Shared
: "I'm what's known as a 'triple threat' in Hollywood: I sing, I dance, and I don't sexually harass people. (Neil Patrick Harris, 2017)"
143 posts
#2
Original
: "A friendship begins with a similarity; a friendship is strengthened with its differences."
14 posts
#3
:BOoftheMonth: Original Quote of the Month
: "Paying someone minimum wage is like saying “I wouldn’t pay you anything if it were legal.”"
5 posts
#4
:BSoftheMonth: Shared Quote of the Month
: "I can’t breathe. I have my ID right here. My name is Elijah McClain. That’s my house. I was just going home. I’m an introvert. I’m just different. That’s all. I’m so sorry. I have no gun. I don’t do that stuff. I don’t do any fighting. Why are you attacking me? (Elijah McClain, August 2019)"
5 posts
#5
Share
: "This idea of always being politically correct and 'woke'... You should get over that quickly. The world is messy. The way of me making change is to be as judgmental as possible about other people and that’s enough. That’s not activism. That’s not bringing about change. (Barack Obama, 2019)"
1 post
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Last updated: August 9, 2026