50 Cleaning Quotes to Motivate You to Tidy Up Your Home

1. "Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing up is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing." - Phyllis Diller

2. “I love a clean house, I just don’t love the process of getting there.” - Unknown

3. “Sometimes I want to clean up my desk and go out and say, “Respect me; I’m a respectable grown-up!" and other times I just want to jump into a paper bag and shake and bake myself to death.” - Wendy Wasserstein

4. "Cleaning the house is like eating vegetables. You know you should do it, but you really don't want to." - UNknown

5. “Housekeeping is like being caught in a revolving door.” - Marcelene Cox

6. “I always clean before the cleaning lady comes. If not, when I come home, I can’t find anything. Cleaning ladies are always hiding things you leave out.” - Celia Cruz

7. "We dream of having a clean house - but who dreams of actually doing the cleaning? We don't have to dream about doing the work, because doing the work is always within our grasp; the dream, in this sense, is to attain the goal without the work." - Marcus Buckingham

8. "At the worst, a house unkept cannot be so distressing as a life unlived." - Rose Macaulay

9. "I'm great at washing dishes and I'm great at cleaning the house and all that kind of stuff. I don't like doing it, but I'm." - Sinead O'Connor

10. “Nothing inspires cleanliness more than an unexpected guest.” - Radhika Mundra

1. "The objective of cleaning is not just to clean, but to feel happiness living within that environment." - Marie Kondo

2. "We are used to cleaning the outside house, but the most important house to clean is yourself - your own house - which we never do." - Marina Abramovic

3. "Cleaning is therapy for me. I'm not ashamed of holding the duster or broom." - Amisha Patel

4. “Perfectionism means that you try not to leave so much mess to clean up. But clutter and mess show us that life is being lived.” - Anne Lamott

5. “Cleaning and organizing is a practice, not a project.” - Meagan Francis

6. "When all else fails, cleaning house is the perfect antidote to most of life's ills." - Sue Grafton

7. "Whether you are cooking, cleaning house, or planting flowers, try to concentrate on the textures, the smells, colors, tastes, sounds, all Zen moments of focused joy." - Jerry Lynch

8. “The first step in crafting the life you want is to get rid of everything you don’t.” – Joshua Becker

9. “Maintaining a clean environment can lead to feelings of happiness, motivation, and good health.” – Lailah Gifty Akita

10. “I believe in cleaning, and I believe in getting stuff done. There are very few things that are therapeutic for me in that way.” – Meghan Markle

1. “My theory on housework is, if the item doesn't multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you?” - Erma Bombeck

2. "Why do I continue making movies? Making movies is better than cleaning toilets." - Klaus Kinski

3. "I clean my house every day. Some days I use a vacuum, other days I just close the door." - Uknown

4. "I'm not messy. I'm organizationally challenged." - Unknown

5. "My house was clean last week. Sorry you missed it." - Unknown

6. “Housework can’t kill you, but why take a chance?” - Phyllis Diller

7. “Cleaning up with children around is like shoveling during a blizzard.” - Margaret Culkin Banning

8. “My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.” - Erma Bombeck

9. “Housework is like cleaning fish. No matter how often you do it, it still stinks.” - Thelma Harper

10. “I hate housework. You make the beds, you wash the dishes and six months later you have to start all over again.” - Joan Rivers

11. “Sweeping only moves the dust somewhere else.” - Marty Rubin

12. "A clean house will result in peace in the Middle East as well." - Melina Marchetta

13. “A clean desk is a sign of a cluttered desk drawer.” - Mark Twain

14. “Dust is a protective coating for fine furniture.” - Mario Buatta

15. “If your house is really a mess and a stranger comes to the door, greet him with, “Who could have done this? We have no enemies.” - Phyllis Diller

16. “I’m not going to vacuum until Sears makes one you can ride on.” – Roseanne Barr

17. “Everyone wants to save the earth; no one wants to help mom do the dishes.” - P.J. O’Rourke

18. “Housework is what a woman does that nobody notices unless she hasn’t done it.” - Evan Esar

19. “A man thinks all dust stays outdoors.” - Ernest Vincent Wright

20. “Housework, if you do it right, can kill you.” - Erma Bombeck

1. "Cleanliness may be defined to be the emblem of purity of mind." - Joseph Addison

2. "Cleanliness is very important. If you let kids make a total mess in the kitchen and then leave, you're not really teaching them anything." - Emeril Lagasse

3. “Neatness and cleanliness is not a function of how rich or poor you are but that of mentality and principle.” - Ikechukwu Izuakor

4. "Morality, like physical cleanliness, is not acquired once and for all: it can only be kept and renewed by a habit of constant watchfulness and discipline." - Victoria Ocampo

5. “A tidy space creates a welcoming environment for well-being and creativity.” - Marie Kondo

6. “A clean space is like a blank canvas, ready for the beauty of life to be painted upon it.” - Alexandra Stoddard

7. “A clean environment is the foundation for a clear mind and good health.” - Joshua Becker

8. "So great is the effect of cleanliness upon man, that it extends even to his moral character. Virtue never dwelt long with filth; nor do I believe there ever was a person scrupulously: attentive to cleanliness, who was a consummate villain." - Benjamin Thompson

9. “Cleanliness is not just about looks, it is about peace of spirit.” - Unknown

10. “A clean home is a silent gift to everyone who enters it.” - Unknown