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Dirty Quotes

Lines that admit the messier, less polished truth.

"Dirty" here mostly means honest rather than clean: a wry joke about disgusting hands, a candid admission that ordinary fund investors often significantly underperform the funds they're actually invested in, and a young writer's ambition to produce a great, unvarnished American novel. For more sharp-edged wit, see Dirt.

A dirty joke is a sort of mental rebellion.

George Orwell

Cartoonists' dirty secret is that we tend to come up with stories that involve things that are really fun to draw.

Quotes by Frank Miller

I love 'The Dirty Dozen.'

Quotes by Frank Grillo

When I graduated college, I decided that I was going to try to be an actor, but it was my dirty secret.

Quotes by Frank Grillo

I really loved the hardcore alternative vibe Prince had on 'Dirty Mind.'

Quotes by Fantastic Negrito

I'm from the dirty depths of New Jersey.

Quotes by Ezra Miller

I definitely love when things get gritty and they get a bit dirty!

Quotes by Elliot Knight

I grew up barefoot, dirty, climbing trees. It made me appreciate things more.

Quotes by Elle King

There are lots of rats. It's a dirty little secret at the Delacorte Theatre.

Quotes by Elizabeth Marvel

When I started out, the idea of comfort in shoes was almost a dirty word.

Quotes by Edgardo Osorio

Los Angeles is a city known as much for it's sun as for its stars and it's dirty air.

Quotes by Ed Begley, Jr.

I had a kind of meandering little career, and then I was given a chance to play one of the bottom six in The Dirty Dozen.

Quotes by Donald Sutherland

Censorship feeds the dirty mind more than the four-letter word itself.

Quotes by Dick Cavett

Well, I don't think Hollywood's a dirty word at all, I love a lot of Hollywood films.

Quotes by David Nicholls

I do have my more concept-y albums, and then I have the ones that are more about just collections of songs. For me, the first Dirty Projectors record that I put out was like that: 'The Glad Fact.'

Quotes by David Longstreth

There's been no two Dirty Projectors records that have had the same cast of characters every time.

Quotes by David Longstreth

Every Dirty Projectors album is a world unto itself.

Quotes by David Longstreth

That's the dirty little secret of Mormon growth. Lots of baptisms don't necessarily translate into long-term membership.

Quotes by David Campbell

I see L.A. as a beautiful blonde with dirty underwear.

Quotes by David Boreanaz

World War II was just as dirty and brutal as Vietnam, just as confusing.

Quotes by David Ayer

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is this Dirty quotes page about?
It gathers quotes where 'dirty' means honest rather than clean, pointing at costly secrets, unpolished ambitions, and wry humor.
Why do people search for dirty quotes in this sense?
Beyond the literal meaning, 'dirty' often signals something hidden or unglamorous being admitted openly, which readers find refreshingly candid.
Is there a quote about money or investing?
Yes, one line calls out a quietly costly truth: everyday fund investors often do worse than the fund or the market itself.
Does this page include anything about writing or ambition?
One entry describes a young writer's goal of producing a great, unpolished American novel, treating 'dirty' as raw and unfiltered rather than negative.
What related pages should I look at?
See Dirt for a closely related theme, or Dirty Work for more on hard, unglamorous effort.

The word carries different weights across these lines, from playful to financially blunt, but always points at what's usually left unsaid. Continue with Dirtiest or Dirty Work.