20 Empowering Quotes About Sharks to Use as Instagram Captions This Shark Week and Beyond

This year, Shark Week officially begins on July 20, celebrating our fearsome oceanic friend, the mighty shark.

We're planning to spend this time watching countless videos of as many types of sharks as possible, and if you're also getting in on the festivities, you may want to share a pic or two accompanied by the perfect captions. In case you're stumped, we've gathered 20 of our favorite empowering sharky quotes for your use—during Shark Week and beyond—as Instagram captions.

For appreciating a shark's place in nature:

"Sharks are beautiful animals, and if you're lucky enough to see lots of them, that means that you're in a healthy ocean. You should be afraid if you are in the ocean and don't see sharks."

-Sylvia Earle

 

For the most adorable baby shark:

"Baby shark, doo-doo-doo-doo-doo."

-"Baby Shark"

 

For the pic of a shark's razor-sharp smile:

"Oh, the shark has pretty teeth, dear and he shows them, a-pearly white."

-"Mack the Knife," Louis Armstrong

(via Unsplash)

 

For when you just can't stay out of the water:

"In the end, my love for surfing helped me overcome my fear of sharks."

-Bethany Hamilton

 

For enjoying the ocean during Shark Week:

"I'm just a simple guy swimming in a sea of sharks."

-Don Johnson

 

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For demonstrating your shark-like hunger:

"The only thing on the mind of a shark is to eat."

-"Lil Wayne"

 

For safely crossing paths with a shark:

"I realized that sharks are amazing, beautiful animals who have absolutely no interest in checking me out."

-Malin Akerman

 

For taking life by the horns:

"Live every week like it's shark week."

 

For feeling like a shark yourself:

"But I'm the greediest shark amongst an ocean of killers."

-"Seeing Green," Nicki Minaj, Drake and Lil Wayne

 

For always moving forward:

"Sharks don't swim backwards."

(via Unsplash)

 

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For keeping ahead of the competition:

"You don't have to swim faster than the shark, just faster than the person you're with."

-Kevin Nealon

 

For when you've had your ambition since the very beginning:

"All sharks were born swimming."

-Rebecca McNutt

 

For feeling as inspired and relentless as a shark:

"Passion, for me, is like a shark—it never stops moving."

-Jack White

 

For the sweetest shark pic you've ever seen:

"Sharks are naturally peaceful."

-George Wing

 

For literally swimming with sharks:

"Seven years, I've been swimmin' with the sharks now."

-"Heartless," The Weeknd

 

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For dreaming of being a shark:

"Always be yourself—unless you can be a shark. Then, be a shark."

 

For feeling more wary of sharks than usual:

"I dont like the idea of being eaten by a shark."

-David Duchovny

(via Unsplash)

 

For staying safe on land:

"Interesting fact: a shark will only attack you if you're wet."

-Sean Lock

 

For being more of a shark person:

"I believe implicitly that every young man in the world is fascinated with either sharks or dinosaurs."

-Peter Benchley

 

For noting that sharks are mostly gentle creatures:

"Sharks are enormously powerful and wild creatures, but youre more likely to be killed by your kitchen toaster than a shark!"

-Ted Danson

 

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