Why do we love the Grinch?
These Grinch quotes are Funny and inspiring. The Grinch is a beloved holiday classic that teaches the meaning of Christmas (not the religious meaning).
The movie centers around the mean and grumpy Grinch, who hates the joy and happiness the holiday season brings.
Despite the Grinch’s disdain for the Christmas season, the movie still has many inspirational, funny, and heart-warming moments.
Here are some of the meanest, funniest, and most memorable Grinch quotes to get you in the Christmas spirit.
Top 5 most memorable quotes from the movie
- “Maybe Christmas doesn’t come from a store.”
- “You’re the one thing in the world I can’t stand.”
- “You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch.”
- “No, no, no. I am the Grinch!”
- “Your heart’s an empty hole, your brain is full of spiders.”
Funny Grinch Quotes
“I wouldn’t touch you with a thirty-nine-and-a-half foot pole.”
“Christmas Day is in the air, the Grinch can feel it everywhere.”
“Your heart’s an empty hole, your brain is full of spiders, you’ve got garlic in your soul, Mr. Grinch.”
“Your heart’s the size of a pea, the three sizes too small.”
“Your soul is an appalling dump heap overflowing with the most disgraceful assortment of deplorable rubbish imaginable!”
“And then all the noise. All the noise, noise, noise, NOISE! They’ll bang on tong-tinglers, blow their foo-flounders, they’ll crash on Jang-jinglers, and bounce on boing-bounders!”
– Jim Carrey (Grinch)
“And they’ll feast, feast, feast, feast. They’ll eat their Who-Pudding and rare Who-Roast Beast. But that’s something I just cannot stand in the least. Oh, no. I’m SPEAKING IN RHYME!” –
Jim Carrey (Grinch)
“Look at those greedy little monsters. Loading themselves up with Christmas junk.”
– Benedict Cumberbatch
“I tell you, Max, I don’t know why I ever leave this place. I’ve got all the company I need right here.” – Jim Carrey (Grinch)
“Hate, hate, hate. Hate, hate, hate. Double Hate. Loathe entirely!” – Jim Carrey (Grinch)
“4:00, wallow in self-pity; 4:30, stare into the abyss; 5:00, solve world hunger, tell no one; 5:30, jazzercize; 6:30, dinner with me—I can’t cancel that again; 7:00, wrestle with my self-loathing… I’m booked. Of course, if I bump the loathing to 9, I could still be done in time to lay in bed, stare at the ceiling and slip slowly into madness.”
– Jim Carrey (Grinch)
Mean Grinch Quotes
“You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch”
“I wouldn’t touch you with a thirty-nine-and-a-half foot pole.”
“You’re the meanest beast the forest ever bred!”
“Your heart’s an empty hole, your brain is full of spiders, you’ve got garlic in your soul, Mr. Grinch.”
“You’re the meanest thing the world has ever seen!”
“The Grinch hated Christmas the whole year through.”
“Your soul is an appalling dump heap overflowing with the most disgraceful assortment of deplorable rubbish imaginable!”
“The avarice never ends! “I want golf clubs. I want diamonds. I want a pony so I can ride it twice, get bored and sell it to make glue.” Look, I don’t wanna make waves, but this whole Christmas season is stupid, stupid, stupid!”
– Jim Carrey (Grinch)
“Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot, but the Grinch who lived just north of Whoville did NOT!”
“But the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville, did NOT!”
Grinch Quotes to Max
“Well done, Max! Serves them right, those yuletide-loving…sickly-sweet, nog-sucking cheer mongers! I really don’t like ’em. Mm-mm. No, I don’t.”
– Jim Carrey (Grinch)
“Those Whos are hard to frazzle, Max. But, we did our worst, and that’s all that matters.”
– Jim Carrey (Grinch)
“Max, grab a bag. We’ll come back for the rest. Of course when I say “we” I mean “you.”
– Jim Carrey (Grinch)
“I tell you, Max, I don’t know why I ever leave this place. I’ve got all the company I need right here.”
– Jim Carrey (Grinch)
The Grinch Quotes the audacity
“How dare you enter the Grinch’s lair!? The insolence! The audacity! The unmitigated gall!”
The Grinch quotes Short
“You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch”
“I wouldn’t touch you with a thirty-nine-and-a-half foot pole.”
“You’re the meanest beast the forest ever bred!”
“You’re the meanest thing the world has ever seen!”
“The Grinch hated Christmas the whole year through.”
“What’s that stench? It’s fantastic.” – Jim Carrey (Grinch)
“That is not a chew toy. You have no idea where it’s been.” – Jim Carrey (Grinch)
“Oh. Bleeding hearts of the world UNITE.” – Jim Carrey (Grinch)
“What a great Grinchy trick. With this coat and this hat, I’ll look just like Saint Nick!” – Jim Carrey (Grinch)
“The ribbons! The wrappings! The tags! And the tinsel! The trimmings! The trappings!”
– Dr. Suess
The Grinch Heart Grew Quote
“And what happened, then? Well, in Whoville they say – that the Grinch’s small heart grew three sizes that day. And then – the true meaning of Christmas came through, and the Grinch found the strength of ten Grinches, plus two!”
~How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, the narrator
Why did the Grinch’s heart grow?
“And the Grinch’s small heart grew three sizes that day” refers to the transformation the Grinch goes through at the end of the Dr. Seuss book and movie “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”
This moment comes when the Grinch has finished stealing all the presents and decorations from the Whos in Whoville, only to find that the joy the Whos experience is not dependent on material possessions. The Grinch’s heart melts and grows with the realization that the true spirit of the holiday comes from the love the Whos have for each other.
Who changed the Grinch’s heart?
The love and warmth that Cindy Lou brings help the Grinch acknowledge the season’s true meaning.
One of the most famous Grinch quotes is, “Maybe Christmas doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.”
This quote sums up the Grinch’s epiphany about the season and its meaning for people worldwide.
What is the Grinch’s famous line?
“Maybe Christmas doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.”
~The Grinch
Best Grinch Quotes Meaning
“You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch!” This is the most popular Grinch quote and is most often repeated. It’s the opening line of the song “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” from the classic holiday movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas. This phrase is the clearest expression of the Grinch’s attitude and the essence of the story.
Why ‘How The Grinch Stole Christmas’ Is A Classic
The Grinch is a classic villain to which children and adults can relate. He despises Christmas due to his misfortunes and is determined to ruin it for everyone else.
However, no matter how hard he tries, he learns that the joy of Christmas cannot be taken away from those who truly embrace the spirit of the season.
It’s the classic Christmas tale everyone knows and loves — How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Written by Dr. Seuss in 1957, the story tells the tale of the Grinch and his mission to steal the joy of Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.