Messy Quotes

Quotes that make peace with disorder and imperfection.

From messy democracies to messy rooms, this page collects quotes that embrace disorder as simply part of how things work. Pair it with chaos quotes for more on embracing the unpredictable.

Both individuals and societies tell themselves stories to simplify and make sense of the messy chaos of reality.

Quotes by Adam Curtis

Revolutions can be messy but they can't be perceived as unjust.

Quotes by Varun Grover

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Democracy is messy, clearly, but it has one key factor, which is an orderly transfer of power.

Quotes by Toomas Hendrik Ilves

My filing system is messy but orderly.

Quotes by Tony Benn

But transitions from the politics of violence to democratic compromise are always messy.

Quotes by Timothy Garton Ash

Really, life is full of contradictions. Life is messy.

Quotes by Tim Blake Nelson

Democracy is messy.

Quotes by Ted Lieu

Not only have individual politicians and celebrities personally condemned your automobiles for being too messy, noisy, and harmful to the common good, but they've tried to affect the natural market through taxes on larger vehicles along with incentives and quotas...

Quotes by Steven Crowder

Emotions are messy and hard to figure out.

Quotes by Spike Jonze

Real life is messy, and drama is a shaped version of real life.

Quotes by Simon Beaufoy

I've always believed that pastry chefs are born, not made. They're patient, methodical, tidy, and organized. It's why I stick to the savory side of the kitchen - I'm far too messy and impulsive to do all the measuring, timing,...

Quotes by Samin Nosrat

Democracy is messy, and it's hard. It's never easy.

Quotes by Robert Kennedy, Jr.

Young girls in particular aren't given a space to be messy and complicated and express themselves and experiment - they're told to be a little quieter and a little less than.

Quotes by Rachel Keller

I find the world with its inequities and injustices to be messy, unfair, and complicated. The cosmos, on the other hand, is orderly and beautiful - this I find terribly alluring and captivating.

Quotes by Priyamvada Natarajan

Biological diversity is messy. It walks, it crawls, it swims, it swoops, it buzzes. But extinction is silent, and it has no voice other than our own.

Quotes by Paul Hawken

The nice thing about baseball is that all of the possible outcomes are known - it's not quite as messy as the real world. That makes the game an excellent playground for probability.

Quotes by Paul DePodesta

Genuine democracy is frequently messy, not stage-managed.

Quotes by Owen Jones

I've been to war, and it's not easy to kill. It's bloody and messy and totally horrifying, and the consequences are serious.

Quotes by Oliver Stone

I'm kind of in between organized and messy, so if I have the right things to keep me organized, it's easier for me to stay that way. If I don't have the right tools, I'm a train wreck.

Quotes by Odette Annable

Hated 'The Imitation Game.' Totally inaccurate. A gay man with a messy room? Don't buy it.

Quotes by Nell Scovell

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These lines suggest that messiness isn't always a flaw, sometimes it's just an honest description of how change and creativity actually happen. Explore humor quotes for a lighter take, or reality quotes for a grounded one.