- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Last Updated on Aug 01, 2026
- Key
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Democracy is messy, clearly, but it has one key factor, which is an orderly transfer of power.
- Orderly
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- Nov 07, 2020
My filing system is messy but orderly.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
But transitions from the politics of violence to democratic compromise are always messy.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Really, life is full of contradictions. Life is messy.
- Nov 07, 2020
Democracy is messy.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
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 for 'greener' cars.
- Hard
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- Nov 07, 2020
Emotions are messy and hard to figure out.
- Born
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- Nov 07, 2020
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, and rule-following that pastry demands.
- Easy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Democracy is messy, and it's hard. It's never easy.
- Complicated
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Own
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- Nov 07, 2020