Random Quote Generator
Generate random famous quotes, or search a bundled quote library by category, author, or keyword — 135 curated quotes across 10 topics.
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Guides
Pull random quotes from a curated library of 135 famous quotes across 10 topics — or narrow it down by category, author, or a keyword inside the quote itself.
How to use it
- Choose how many quotes to draw (1–10).
- Optionally pick a category (Life, Love, Motivation, Success, Wisdom, Humor, Friendship, Happiness, Leadership, Creativity).
- Optionally filter by author (matches any part of the name) or a keyword inside the quote text.
- Hit Generate quotes. Every run draws fresh, non-repeating quotes from whatever matches your filters.
What is this for?
- Daily inspiration — draw one quote to open a meeting, a journal entry, or a class.
- Content and social posts — grab a handful of on-topic quotes for a newsletter or caption.
- Speech and presentation openers — search by keyword ("courage", "leadership") to find a line that fits.
- Quote hunting — search by author to pull everything from a specific thinker in the library.
How does the search work?
Category, author, and keyword filters combine — set any mix of them and the tool narrows the pool to quotes matching all three before drawing your count at random. Leave every filter on "Any" for a fully random pick across the whole library.
Can the same quote appear twice in one run?
Not in a single run — draws are without replacement. If a filter combination matches fewer quotes than you asked for, you'll get every match instead.
Does it work offline / is my data private?
The whole quote library ships with the page and the draw happens in your browser — nothing is uploaded anywhere.
More ways to use this tool
REST API
curl -X POST https://api.iotools.cloud/v1/tool/random-generator/random-quotes \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"entriesCount": "3",
"category": "",
"author": "",
"keyword": ""
}'Swap in your own key from your account. The tool's fields are the body — no wrapper.
Ask an AI agent
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YOUR_INPUT_HEREPaste this at any agent connected to the IOTools MCP server, then add your input.
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