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Most Famous Dark Quotes of All Time!

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The social object of skilled investment should be to defeat the dark forces of time and ignorance which envelope our future.

Quotes by John Maynard Keynes

Every town has its dark side, but I spend time in New York for my dark inspiration.

Quotes by John Lutz

Human knowledge is dark and uncertain; philosophy is dark, astrology is dark, and geometry is dark.

Quotes by John Jewel

I consider myself a humanist. Even if I do very dark worlds, I try to make those characters real humans as opposed to just cartoons.

Quotes by John Hillcoat

She was not a white woman. She was not a Greek... Until the emergence of the doctrine of white superiority, Cleopatra was generally pictured as a distinctly African woman, dark in color.

Quotes by John Henrik Clarke

So is the savage buffalo, especially delighting in dark places, where he can wallow in the mud and slake his thirst without much trouble; and here also we find the wild pig.

Quotes by John Hanning Speke

My trouser needs are simple: a narrow leg in a dark colour, with jean detailing.

Quotes by John Cooper Clarke

Childhood is measured out by sounds and smells and sights, before the dark hour of reason grows.

Quotes by John Betjeman

I like dark, hopeless, beautiful tragedies.

Quotes by Johan Renck

I'm drawn to the dark but not the nihilistic aspects, the relentless parts, of darkness.

Quotes by Johan Renck

I'd like to play a mixture of Lucille Ball meets Murphy Brown meets Glenn Close on 'Damages,' to keep a little bit of the darkness in there. I like dark comedy a lot.

Quotes by Joelle Carter

We shot 'CBGB' in Savannah, and then I took another project there afterwards called 'Killing Winston Jones.' It's a dark comedy with Richard Dreyfuss, Danny Glover, Jon Heder, Danny Masterson and Aly Michalka. It's a great cast and a beautiful...

Quotes by Joel David Moore

Chris Nolan went through Slamdance a year and a half after us, and he went on to direct 'The Dark Knight.' So the joke now is if you want to make superhero movies, that's where you have to go.

Quotes by Joe Russo

I was kind of a dark kid. I loved Halloween, and I loved vampires and the black and white old monster movies.

Quotes by Joe Manganiello

My strongest audiences are in Germany and France - they stuck with me through my dark days in the '70s.

Quotes by Joe Cocker

We still don't know what about 96 per cent of the universe is made of. It is dark matter and dark energy, but we have no idea what it is.

Quotes by Jocelyn Bell Burnell

I'm really such a bumbler! Writing fiction is like arranging furniture in a dark room. I can't see what I'm doing. I grope for the right words. I bump against the wrong words and stumble and stub my toe and...

Quotes by Joanna Scott

I definitely am afraid of the dark. Somehow, in my mind I can always come up with some horrific stuff to worry about.

Quotes by Joanna Garcia

I had a wonderful time making 'Dark Shadows.'

Quotes by Joanna Going

The nature of Scandinavians is that they don't talk so much, there will be these dark secrets, and most things are under-communicated.

Quotes by Jo Nesbo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do these quotes use "dark" to mean something bad?
Not always in the way you'd expect - one quote actually pushes back on that idea, saying, "I hate using the word ‘dark' for things that are negative." It's a nice reminder that the word doesn't always carry a negative meaning.
Is there a quote about a difficult personal period?
Yes - one quote reflects on a rough chapter, saying, "It was a dark time for me," referring to a period that clashed with the speaker's beliefs and personality. For more reflections on tough periods, see our Dark Time collection.
How do these quotes connect darkness and humor?
One quote makes an interesting connection, noting that "some things are so dark that you have to laugh about it" - suggesting comedy can be a way of coping with heavy topics.
Is there a quote describing a challenging creative or intellectual process?
Yes, one quote compares the process of proving something to going "into a dark tunnel," before coming out somewhere new - a nice metaphor for working through uncertainty. For more on that idea, browse our Dark Places collection.
Where can I find more intense or extreme "dark" quotes?
If you're looking for something more extreme, check out our Darkest collection, or for a broader look at the hidden or difficult sides of life, try Dark Side.

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