Quotation
Quote by Nick Denton
Every single thing I’ve ever done has been messy. It’s just the way it goes.
Explore the idea
Understanding this quote
The speaker says that everything they have done has turned out untidy, complicated, or imperfect. “It’s just the way it goes” treats this messiness as a recurring part of life rather than an unusual exception. The quote expresses acceptance of that pattern without explaining why it happens.
Source & trust
About this quotation
- Source
- Vanity Fair
- Format
- Official Statement
Explore the idea
Topics
Join the community
Keep meaningful words close.
Save quotes, follow people and topics, join conversations, and publish words of your own.
“You can’t guarantee that you will succeed, but you must guarantee that you will give it your all.”
Read quote“Tout le monde affirmait que c’était impossible, nous l’avons fait !”
“Once you start caring about what other people think, in terms of music, I don’t think that’s very true. But the minute you start doing for yourself, people’s opinions fall away and they’re not as important.”
“The manly thing to do is to face the situation and find a way out.”
“For this, indeed, is the main source of our ignorance—the fact that our knowledge can only be finite, while our ignorance must necessarily be infinite.”
“We risked our lives, but we really had no choice.”
“I’m always more interested in someone that sincerely wants to express something and find a new way to do it.”
“I started from nowhere and in reality he is humble and he doesn't discriminate.”
“Tienes que creer en ti para lograr las cosas y llegar a tus objetivos.”
“Zjistil jsem, že strašně důležitý je být a zůstat optimistou za jakékoliv situace.”
The Sound of Tuesday
When instructions keep disappearing into the noise of an evening pottery class, a precise teacher and a percussion-loving apprentice invent a language everyone can see.
Read Story