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48 Little Mermaid Quotes You’ve Gotta Read

Published by Elizabeth Morgan on September 21, 2023

If you love Disney movies, then you’re going to love these Little Mermaid quotes!

The Little Mermaid is a Disney movie that came out in 1989. It was one of my favorite movies as a kid!

The main character in Ariel. She’s a Disney princess and a mermaid. She is super interested in humans and life on land.

She makes a deal with Ursula, the sea witch, and trades her voice for legs. She goes on land and falls in love with Prince Eric.

The movie follows them leading up to their wedding. It’s an awesome Disney movie that you should definitely watch if you haven’t already!

There was a live action Little Mermaid 2023, but the quotes you’ll read in this post are from the animated 1989 version.

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The Little Mermaid is so popular that there are rides based on it in Disneyland and Walt Disney World. The Disneyland one is in California Adventure and it’s called The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel’s Undersea Adventure.

It’s one of our family’s favorite rides there and we made sure to ride it every time we visit! It has all the best songs from the movie and all your favorite characters too. We also met Ariel on our last trip!

The Disney World ride is called Under The Sea: Journey Of The Little Mermaid. It’s located in Magic Kingdom.

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The Little Mermaid Quotes

Are you ready to read these cute Little Mermaid quotes? There are inspirational quotes, Little Mermaid love quotes, funny quotes, and more.

Ariel Quotes

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1. I don’t see how a world that makes such wonderful things could be bad. – Ariel

2. You’re not getting cold fins now, are you? – Ariel

3. Don’t be such a guppy. – Ariel

4. What’s that word again? – Ariel

5. Who says that my dreams have to stay just my dreams? – Ariel (This is my favorite Little Mermaid quote!)

6. What would I pay to spend a day warm on the sand. – Ariel

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7. I’ve never seen a human this close before. – Ariel

8. I don’t know when, I don’t know how, but I know something’s starting right now. – Ariel

9. Watch and you’ll see, someday I’ll be part of your world. – Ariel

10. I want to be where the people are. – Ariel

11. I’ve got gadgets and gizmos aplenty. I have whoozits and whatzis galore. – Ariel

Prince Eric Quotes

1. You’re the one, the one I’ve been looking for. – Prince Eric (This is one of the sweetest Little Mermaid quotes about love)

2. I’m sorry if this knucklehead scared you. – Prince Eric

3. Isn’t this great? The salty sea air, the wind blowing in your face. A perfect day to be at sea! – Prince Eric

4. A girl, rescued me. She was singing. She had the most beautiful voice. – Prince Eric

King Triton Quotes

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1. As long as you live under my ocean, you’ll obey my rules. – King Triton

2. I consider myself a reasonable merman. – King Triton

Sebastian Quotes

1. Children have got to be free to lead their own lives. – Sebastian

2. The human world, it’s a mess. – Sebastian

3. You gotta bat your eyes, like this. – Sebastian

4. Geez, man. I’m surrounded by amateurs. – Sebastian

5. Boy, what a soft shell I’m turning out to be. – Sebastian

6. This has got to be, without a doubt, the single most humiliating day of my life. – Sebastian

7. We got not troubles… life is the bubbles under the sea. – Sebastian

8. You want something done, you’ve got to do it yourself. – Sebastian

9. Will you get your head out of the clouds and back in the water where it belongs? – Sebastian

10. Down here all the fish is happy. – Sebastian

Flounder Quotes

1. Okay. Yeah, you go. I’ll stay and—what? Sharks? Ariel! – Flounder

2. I’m not a guppy. – Flounder

3. Ariel’s been turned into a human. She’ll have to make the prince fall in love with her, and he’s gotta he’s gotta kiss her. – Flounder

Ursula Quotes

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1. You can’t get something for nothing, you know. – Ursula

2. The waves obey my every whim! – Ursula

3. Poor unfortunate souls! – Ursula

4. Life’s full of tough choices, isn’t it? – Ursula

5. So much for true love! – Ursula

6. Well, it’s time Ursula took matters into her own tentacles! – Ursula

7. So long, lover boy! – Ursula

8. No more talking, singing. Zip! – Ursula

9. We mustn’t lurk in doorways. It’s rude. – Ursula

10. Babies! My poor little poopsies. – Ursula

11. Don’t underestimate the importance of body language. – Ursula

12. Now I am the ruler of all the ocean! – Ursula

Scuttle Quotes

1. Have I ever been wrong? I mean, when it’s important! – Scuttle

2. Ya look great, kid. Ya look sensational. – Scuttle

3. It’s a dinglehopper. Humans use these little babies to straighten their hair out. – Scuttle

4. Now, the snarfblatt dates back to prehistorical times, when humans used to sit around and stare at each other all day. – Scuttle

Grimsby Quotes

1. Now, let’s eat before this crab wanders off my plate. – Grimsby

2. I think you’ve swallowed a bit too much seawater. – Grimsby

Little Mermaid Quotes FAQ

What is the most famous line in The Little Mermaid?

The line from The Little Mermaid that is the most famous is from a song that Ariel sings. It is “Someday I’ll be part of your world”.

What are some catchphrases from The Little Mermaid?

Some catchphrases are “The seaweed is always greener in somebody else’s lake” said by Sebastian and “I want to be where the people are.” said by Ariel.

What is a positive message from The Little Mermaid?

A positive message from the movie is that it’s good to put other’s needs before your own. King Triton knows that Ariel is happier as a human, so he allows it even though he wants her to stay a mermaid and he’ll miss her in the sea.

Conclusion

I hope you found some Little Mermaid sayings in this post that you love! The movie has some of the best Disney movie quotes around.

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