Quirky quotes

Quirky

87 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

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Stephen Jay Gould
Stephen Jay Gould Paleontologist, Evolutionary Biologist

"Organisms [...] are directed and limited by their past. They must remain imperfect in their form and function, and to that extent unpredictable since they are not optimal machines. We cannot know their future with certainty, if only because a myriad of quirky functional shifts lie within the capacity of any feature, however well adapted to a present role."

Zadie Smith
Zadie Smith Novelist, Essayist

"The world is now multicultural the same way the world is round. It's not a selling point, it's not a 'quirky' feature, it's not a cynical marketing ploy, it's not an artistic statement, it's not even a plot device. It's a fact, like seedless grapes."

Viola Davis
Viola Davis Actress, Producer

"I want to span different genres. I want to be able to transform. I want to be able to be sexy, and funny, and quirky, and all the other things that I am. And I feel that the best way that I can achieve that is by producing."

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Hannah Unknown
Quirky

"It's like, 'Sorry I passed you an STD but I really enjoy your quirky web presence.'"

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Karen Walker Fashion Designer
Quirky

"What I like about eyewear is that it can work with a lot of different looks. You can wear it with a Balenciaga dress, or something that is straight and very quirky."

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