Quotes

Marilyn Monroe photo

“It’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”

Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) American actress, model, and singer

Variant: Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.

Niccolo Machiavelli photo
E.E. Cummings photo
Cassandra Clare photo

“Knowing is better than not knowing. Every time.”

Source: City of Glass

Alexander Hamilton photo

“Men are reasoning rather than reasonable animals.”

Alexander Hamilton (1757–1804) Founding Father of the United States

Source: The Works Of Alexander Hamilton

Jawaharlal Nehru photo

“There is nothing more horrifying than stupidity in action.”

Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964) Indian lawyer, statesman, and writer, first Prime Minister of India
Jack London photo

“It's better to stand by someone's side than by yourself”

Jack London (1876–1916) American author, journalist, and social activist
Anne Frank photo

“Memories mean more to me than dresses.”

Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary
Fannie Flagg photo

“By the way, is there anything sadder than toys on a grave?”

Source: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

Richard Sibbes photo
C.G. Jung photo

“Creative power is mightier than its possessor.”

C.G. Jung (1875–1961) Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist who founded analytical psychology
Anne Frank photo

“Deep down, the young are lonelier than the old.”

Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary

Source: The Diary of a Young Girl

Jorge Luis Borges photo

“Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.”

Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986) Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, and a key figure in Spanish language literature

Preface to Dr. Brodie's Report [El informe de Brodie] (1970)

Eugene O'Neill photo

“You're worse than decent. You're virtuous.”

Eugene O'Neill (1888–1953) American playwright, and Nobel laureate in Literature
Jorge Luis Borges photo

“To die for a religion is easier than to live it absolutely.”

"Deutsches Requiem" as translated by Julian Palley (1958)

“There must be more to life than having everything!”

Maurice Sendak (1928–2012) American illustrator and writer of children's books

Higglety Pigglety Pop! or, There Must Be More to Life (1967)
Source: Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life