Do you know that feeling when you have a collection of awesome pictures ready for Instagram, and the only things missing are some downright good Instagram captions? It can be a real headache to decide whether it should be a positive quote or just a cute caption to fill up the space. Or perhaps you want to study them and learn how to make your own clever captions?

Picking out a caption from endless lists or coming up with it on your own might be a difficult task. So, taking a good look at other people's ideas might be of great help. From birthday posts and funny fillers to self-love expressions and philosophical quotes, this list is full of Instagram caption ideas, which you can use straight out of the box or use as inspiration.

With no further ado, check out the best Instagram captions we’ve compiled into one list. Scroll through and let us know which you find the most inspiring, funny, or which one you will borrow for your own IG post.

#1

If the world was created in 7 days but it took 9 months to make me, I’m clearly a big deal… Happy birthday to me!

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#2

I walk around like everything is fine, but deep down, inside my shoe, my sock is sliding off.

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AVGucky
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1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And that happens to me sometimes. 😖 A real pain in the YouKnowWhat. I'm sure it's the revenge of the socks on which are "R" & "L" - and - ignorant me - I wear the L-sock on my right foot...

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#3

Don’t be ashamed of who you are. That’s your parents’ job.

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#4

I’m not high maintenance, you’re just low effort.

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Nonya Bidness
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hey, Bored Panda... this article is titled "Clever captions to make your Instagram posts more engaging." However, while some of these are "clever," it appears more of them are of the conceited variety. Not exactly engaging.

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#5

To be old and wise, you must first be young and stupid.

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#6

Beauty attracts the eye, but personality captures the heart.

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#7

If you’re searching for the one person who will change your life, take a look in the mirror.

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#8

I’m not lazy. I’m on energy-saving mode.

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#9

Live for the moments you can’t put into words.

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Kamie Jones
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OR POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA!!!!!!!

#10

Different doesn’t mean wrong.

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Ría ʚĭɞ .·.⊹
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sometimes it does tho, nonetheless it's always good to have different points of views

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#11

Seek respect, not attention. It lasts longer.

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C W
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8 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kind of an ironic thing to post on social media. Isn’t the goal of posting something specifically in an effort to get attention?

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#12

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.

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#13

New year, same me… Because I’m already fabulous!

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#14

When I feel like giving up on my dreams, I keep sleeping.

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Cheyanne Pavan
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think this is literally true for me!

#15

Embrace the glorious mess that you are!

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#16

Sending my selfie to NASA, because I’m a star.

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Yi-Seul Shin
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"I'm gonna be a star, I'm gonna be-I'm gonna be~"

#17

One bad chapter doesn’t mean your story is over.

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#18

The smallest change can make the biggest difference.

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#19

Let it hurt and then let it go.

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Kamie Jones
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

*let it go let it go* parents all over the world. I KNOW you heard this song when you read this. Don't lie

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#20

Hating me doesn’t make you pretty.

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Cheyanne Pavan
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Umm, no. There's no reason to be cruel here. If you respect yourself, it doesn't matter what acquaintances think of you!

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#21

Make Peace with your broken pieces.

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#22

Friday, my second favorite F word.

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#23

Reality called, so I hung up.

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#24

Birthdays are nature’s way of telling you to eat more cake.

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#26

Growing old is mandatory, but growing up is optional.

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#27

Always classy, never trashy, and a little bit sassy.

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#28

Self love is the best love.

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Yi-Seul Shin
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And the most important, because love from others doesn't matter if you can't(or won't) love yourself too.

#29

Everyone has a chapter they don’t read out loud.

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Cheyanne Pavan
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Absolutely! You never know what someone else has been through, so it's best to not make assumptions!

#30

If I was you, I’d wanna be me too.

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#31

The little things in life matter.

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#32

If I was funny, I’d have a better Instagram caption for this.

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#33

Today, I will be as useless as the ‘g’ in lasagna.

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Sarah Rockwoods
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The g in lasagna isn't useless tho it changes the pronunciation.

#34

What you seek is seeking you.

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#35

That annoying moment when you take a selfie, and your hair looks perfect but your face looks horrific.

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#36

Move over coffee, today is a day for champagne.

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#37

Dream without fear, love without limits.

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Lily Francis
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Live without fear, love without limits!

#38

Less perfection, more authenticity.

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Lucy
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No one is perfect. All are unique & one of a kind be yourself

#39

Oops is always better than what if.

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Amy Stone-Chandler
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've never lived my life on "what if?" I either do it or don't. Never hold onto "would have/could have/should have.

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#40

Sometimes you got to fall before you fly.

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#41

Happy mind, happy life.

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#42

Dream big, sparkle more, shine bright.

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#43

Keep your chin up so your crown doesn’t slip.

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#44

Single as a dollar but not looking for change.

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#45

I wanna be your end game. I wanna be your first string. I wanna be your A-Team.

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#46

Simply be, and appreciate being.

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#47

Don’t live a life regretting the things you didn’t do. Go do things!

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Lily Francis
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don't let regret be with you in the end!

#48

I am not taking selfie, I am just checking my camera quality.

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#49

Felt cute, might delete later…

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timothy (he/they)
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8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

very clever, i dont think anyone's used it before..

#50

As beautiful on the inside as I am on the outside.

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Amy Stone-Chandler
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If only people would stop sheeting their faces with ¼inch of make up to try and convince themselves

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#51

Gonna party like my birthday… Oh wait, it is!

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Lily Francis
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Suffering dementia on your birthday or a really bad hangover?!

#52

Please don’t download my selfie, you may fall in love with me.

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#53

Just livin’ life.

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#54

Take a ride on my energy.

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#55

I am woman hear me ROAR.

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Lily Francis
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Trust me, you don't want to! 😂

#56

Warning: you might fall in love with me.

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#57

Objects in the mirror are cuter than they appear.

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#58

Having my cake and eating it too?

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#59

I’m another year older, wise and happier.

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#60

We age not by years, but by stories.

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#61

Be a more of you, less of them.

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Cheyanne Pavan
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

YES! You can only be yourself & that's beautiful!

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#62

Be you. Do you. For you.

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#63

Grow through what you go through.

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#64

If you want opportunity to knock, it’s time to build a door.

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Lily Francis
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I make my own opportunity, I don't wait for it to knock!

#65

Me, myself and I.

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#66

Selfie in paradise.

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#67

We ain’t picture perfect but we worth the picture still.

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#68

Thanks to filters, I always look one year younger.

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Lily Francis
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never worry about wrinkles, every single one is well earned and comes naturally! Be grateful because the alternative is death!

#69

The best of me is yet to come.

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#70

She acts like summer and walks like rain.

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Charley Harward
Community Member
1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

reminds me that theres room to change i love this dsong

#71

If you’re searching for the one person who can change your life, take a look in the mirror.

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#72

I may be bad, but I’m perfectly good at it.

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#73

We are all mirrors, and what we see in others reflects what we see inside ourselves.

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#74

Never on schedule but always on time.

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#75

Darling I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream.

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Jessica George
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So it's gonna be forever! Or it's gonna go down in flames!

#76

You’re unquestionably someone that individuals can cherish.

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#77

Be yourself, there’s no one better.

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#78

Mirrors show us what we look like, not who we are.

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#79

Only see the truth when I’m staring in the mirror.

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#80

Be the EXTRA in extraordinary.

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#81

Life is lit.

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#82

This is me in all my glory.

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#83

Back to the grind!

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#84

It wasn’t always easy but it’s worth it.

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#85

When the roots are deep there are no reasons to fear the wind.

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#86

My hair is the crown I never take off.

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#87

They say good things come to those who wait. So ima be at least about an hour late.

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#88

Sassy since birth!

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#89

I’m not getting older. I’m getting better.

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#90

Be a stiletto in a room full of flats.

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Lily Francis
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm a flat because I'm a clod but that doesn't mean I don't stand out!

#91

Leave a little sparkle wherever you go.

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AVGucky
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What??? A trail of cat litter which my three furballs threw out of their boxes and I had it on my shoes... 🤫 Naw, it's fairy dust!

#92

Smile a little more, regret a little less.

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Cheyanne Pavan
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As women, we're told to smile WAY too much, but I still agree with he sentiment!

#93

We’re all born a little crazy, some of us just choose to stay that way.

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Lily Francis
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A little crazy is what makes life fun just so long as you're not insane!

#94

All about the vibe.

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#95

Every moment matters.

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Lucy
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes because once gone can never get back

#96

Getting my pose on!

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#97

I don’t always take a selfie, but when I do…

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#98

I woke up like this.

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#99

Keep calm and take a selfie.

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Lily Francis
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hell no! I have always hated having my picture taken, I know what I look like. Why would I want to keep taking my picture?

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#100

Me doing me.

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#101

Selfie Sunday.

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#102

Perseverance pays… A lot!

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#103

Salty BUT Sweet.

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#104

The impossible is now possible.

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#105

Be the kind of person that makes others step up their game.

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#106

I can’t be held responsible for stolen candy.

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#107

Learn to appreciate the people who want to be in your life and stop stressing over people who don’t want to be in your life.

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AVGucky
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's their loss to not have awesome you in their lives 🤗

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#108

Do your thing and couldn’t care less on the off chance that they like it.

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#109

Never let anyone treat you like you’re ordinary.

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#110

Life is better when you’re laughing.

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Lily Francis
Community Member
1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Always laugh! No matter what's going or how bad it is because laughing releases endorphins and they relieve pain and make you feel happy, regardless of what's going on. It doesn't last forever so just keep laughing because it's definitely better than crying although that can be a release as well. But laughing is more fun.

#111

Age and glasses of wine should never be counted.

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Cheyanne Pavan
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Age gives you the experience that leads to wisdom, so I wouldn't be so quick to count it out!

#112

On this day, a Queen was born.

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#113

Confidence Level: Selfie with no filter.

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#114

I know looks aren’t everything, but I have them just in case.

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#115

I may be down to earth but I’m still above you.

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Lily Francis
Community Member
1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pride goeth before a fall! No one is better than anyone else!

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#116

I’m a model… Well… An Instagram model. Same thing right?

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#117

Best. Selfie. Ever.

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#118

I always bring my Slay game.

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#119

I was born to stand out.

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#120

Just chillin’.

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#121

Mellow vibes and everything nice.

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#122

You just can’t spell awesome without me.

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#123

I have no selfie control.

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#124

Sorry for what I said when I didn’t have my pumpkin spice latte.

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#125

Time to drink champagne and stand on tables.

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#126

Smile big, laugh often.

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#127

I really like staring at pretty things.

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#128

Go shawty, it’s my birthday.

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#129

Haters always tell the truth.

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