120 Not Okay Quotes
Following is our list of not okay quotations and slogans full of insightful wisdom and perspective about okay but not okay.
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Famous Not Okay Quotes
It’s ok to not be ok, but it’s not ok to stay that way. — Perry Noble
It is okay not to like someone, but it is never okay to try and degrade, humiliate, or dehumanize them. — Cory Booker
It's okay to be afraid. It's not okay to let the fear STOP you. — Cupcake Brown
It's okay to fail; it's not okay to quit. — Chris Gardner
It's okay to be crazy, but don't be insane. — Puff Daddy
I am not very happy the way things are going out there in New Zealand. — Sanath Jayasuriya
It's okay to not be superwoman all the time. — Demi Lovato
John you are not being open with me — Elizabeth Proctor
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end. — John Lennon
It's okay to grow up, it's just slowing down that's the scary part. Running out of time. It's okay to grow up, but it doesn't mean you have to become like your parents. — Billie Joe Armstrong
It’s OKAY to be scared. Being scared means you’re about to do something really, really brave. — Mandy Hale
I don't like thugs, I don't like nerds, I don't like myself and I hate bein' disturbed. — Sean Price
Things are not as we would like them to be. There is only one way to deal with it, namely to try and be all right oneself. — Anna Freud
That's not normal, because we don't want to be normal. Normal is what weak people call it living. I call it death. — Greg Plitt
a normal human being ... does not exist. — Karen Horney
Short Not Okay Quotes
- An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior. — Viktor E. Frankl
- im am who i am i can't change — Harry Styles
- Whatever it takes its fine. — Harry Styles
- Everything's fine today, that is our illusion. — Voltaire
- It's okay to learn from every experience, and it's okay to make mistakes. — Louise Hay
- Dysfunction is a true reaction to untruth. — Lemn Sissay
- I'm angry because homophobia is still a thing. — Troye Sivan
- You have to stop believing that you need other people’s permission to be okay with yourself. — Brianna Wiest
- Nothing is wrong - whatever is happening is just "real life." — Tara Brach
- Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from. — Jodie Foster
Top 10 Not Okay Quotes
It's okay not to be perfect. Your imperfections are what make you YOU. And at the end of the day, people like real people, flaws and all. At least I do. — Camila Cabello
In a big family the first child is kind of like the first pancake. If it's not perfect, that's okay, there are a lot more coming along. — Antonin Scalia
Move fast, take risks, it's okay to try big things you're better off trying something and having it not work and learning from that than having not done anything at all. — Mark Zuckerberg
Eat the rainbow and then poop the rainbow! Okay, not really. Brown is the preferred color, and when we deviate from it we should know why. — Will Bulsiewicz
The very essence of playfulness is an openness to anything that may happen, the feeling that whatever happens, it's okay... you're either free to play, or you're not. — John Cleese
My high school was a private school where you went to an Ivy League. That's just what was expected of you and nothing less. So I grew up never being okay with a 'B' because a 'B' was not good enough. — Troian Bellisario
Bullying is not okay. Period. — Jim C. Hines
Not every person is going to understand you and that's okay. They have a right to their opinion and you have every right to ignore it. — Joel Osteen
Healing is not fixing. It is just the process of remembering that everything was always okay. — Brianna Wiest
Emotions can create problems that do not exist. It's fine to be justifiably angry. But, it's not okay to let that anger fester long enough to become bitterness. — Ruben Papian
I Am Not Okay Quotes
Their attitude is, 'okay, I am the customer. You are supposed to entertain me.' It's kind of a passive attitude they're taking, and to me it's kind of a pathetic thing. They do not know how interesting it is if you move one step further and try to challenge yourself with more advanced games. — Shigeru Miyamoto
I play until my fingers are blue and stiff from the cold, and then I keep on playing. Until I'm lost in the music. Until I am the music--notes and chords, the melody and harmony. It hurts, but it's okay because when I'm the music, I'm not me. Not sad. Not afraid. Not desperate. Not guilty. — Jennifer Donnelly
I've always been a night person. There's a sense of virtue attached to getting up in the morning and doing things and starting the day, and I always felt bad for not being that person. But as I've gotten a bit older, now I'm completely okay with it. That's just who I am. — Bill Skarsgard
Man, I'm just into Buddhism, and I'm at peace with the fact that me, as this person, probably gonna not be around. Think about a hermit crab, okay? And it's a shell. It's like, they go from one shell to the next. And that's what I am. I'm just a hermit crab changin' shells. — Danny McBride
Okay," Claire finally said. "I admit, he has significant ninja qualities." "Booyah. I will summon the ninja. Oh, and take a lunch break while we burgle." "You’re going too?" "Am I not ninja enough? Are you saying that I lack ninja? — Rachel Caine
Nice " Shane said. "I'm warming up to this bloodsucking thing Mikey." "No you're not." "Okay no I'm not but right now let's pretend I am. — Rachel Caine
I've always known who I am. I might not work perfectly, or be like them, but that's okay. I know I work in my own way. — Sarah Dessen
To be honest, I am not especially pleased to be slotted primarily as a 'woman filmmaker', but it's okay with me. Plus, I see the relevance and the strength of having a distinctive subject and drift for promotional purposes — Ann Hui
Humans tend to start the process of change by acknowledging themselves. Thus blacks asserted black pride and 'black is beautiful;' women declared 'I am woman, I am strong'; men are saying 'I am man, I am okay.' After a quarter of a century of male bashing, that's not a bad start. — Warren Farrell
And the passiveness, you know, the apathy, well, that's not responsible citizenship. When I'm asked, why am I an activist, I say, well that's the rent that I pay for living on this planet, okay? — Ray McGovern
Okay But Not Okay Quotes
What I try to do is write. I may write for two weeks ‘the cat sat on the mat, that is that, not a rat,’.... And it might be just the most boring and awful stuff. But I try. When I’m writing, I write. And then it’s as if the muse is convinced that I’m serious and says, ‘Okay. Okay. I’ll come. — Maya Angelou
Is it strange for me to say that if I were to die today, there’s not a thing I would change? I’ve lived well. Maybe I have made mistakes and been through my fair share of pain but all in all, it’s been okay. I’ve lived well. — Jhene Aiko
It is okay to be an outsider, a recent arrival, new on the scene - and not just okay, but something to be thankful for. ... Because being an insider can so easily mean collapsing the horizons, can so easily mean accepting the presumptions of your province. — Tan Le
When you serve your mother and father it is okay to try to correct them once in a while. But if you see that they are not going to listen to you, keep your respect for them and don't distance yourself from them. Work without complaining. — Confucius
It’s okay to be discouraged. It’s not okay to quit. To know you want to quit but to plant your feet and keep inching closer until you take the impenetrable fortress you’ve decided to lay siege to in your own life—that’s persistence. — Ryan Holiday
There were times over the years when life was not easy, but if you're working a few hours a day and you've got a good book to read, and you can go outside to the beach and dig for clams, you're okay. — Mary Oliver
If you are young and open, and start loving football and really think about it then there are not a lot of alternatives to LFC. If you are a fan of another club it's okay too. But if you want to be a fan of 'the' club then it's Liverpool FC. — Jurgen Klopp
Most things will be okay eventually, but not everything will be. Sometimes you'll put up a good fight and lose. Sometimes you'll hold on really hard and realize there is no choice but to let go. Acceptance is a small, quiet room. — Cheryl Strayed
One breath at a time. One day at a time. Wake up, and be shredded. Cry for a while. Then stop crying and go about your day. You're not okay, but you're alive, and you will be okay, someday. — Jasinda Wilder
Before, I was so stupid. But, you know, when you have friends who died on the street, you say, okay, let's calm down. It's not the kind of energy I want to have in life. I want to go slower, and longer. — Olivier Martinez
I'm Not Okay Quotes
Okay listen, you think I'm so inconsequential? Then try this on for size. All those who see unworthiness when they look at me and are given thereby to denying me value - to you I say, I'm not talking about being AS GOOD as you. I hereby declare myself BETTER than you. — Sidney Poitier
Yeah, I like being on my own. I do. I tend to be a loner, so I'm okay. I'm not okay when I have to be around everyone all the time. — Keri Russell
I'm concerned about my daughter because she will not believe in Santa Claus. No matter what I say to her, she just doesn't buy it, and she's 2. I refuse to give it up. I say, 'There is a Santa Claus,' and she says, 'Okay, Mommy. In pretend world, right?' She really doesn't believe. — Salma Hayek
I'm just not one of these guys who, like, you know, woke up with a six-pack. I need Skittles. I have to eat very particularly and I have to work out like a madman. And then it looks like... okay. — Max Greenfield
Okay let's get this over with, no I'm not seasick, yes I've always been green, No I didn't eat grass as a child. — Gregory Maguire
I'm not okay, you're not okay, and that's okay. — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
I'm not aiming for a knockout. I focus on doing my best. If the knockout comes, fine. If not, that's okay. — Manny Pacquiao
It's okay to treat yourself once in awhile. I'm not going to stop eating Mexican food! — Jennifer Aniston
I'm not really much of a genre guy. I think that audiences don't need that anymore where you just need a very specific genre. Audiences are very sophisticated, and as long as it's fun, it's okay and entertaining. — Natalie Portman
I don't have a model's body. But I'm not one of those crazy girls who thinks that they're fat. I'm okay with what I have. I can rock this body, you know? — Hayden Panettiere
When You're Not Okay Quotes
Beyoncé's like, 'Okay. The singing is great. But you're not having any fun.' She's like, 'Remember when we were at Jay's concert and Panjabi MC comes on and you do your crazy Indian dance? Do that. Be you!' — Gwyneth Paltrow
When I'm writing for rappers it's kinda like switching, "Okay, you're not PJ. Now you have to act like a rapper." — PJ Harvey
When you're doing an investigation of a company that is doing things that they don't want to be found out, and they say, "I don't want to be on tape," you're not suddenly going to step away and say, "Okay, I'm not going to make a film." — David Farrier
I always consult five to ten people who are hardcore fans, to see how far I can push a role. When they go, "Wait a second, you can't do that! That's a sin!," you go, "Okay, fine, we're not going to do that. We tried too far." — Lorenzo di Bonaventura
I think that when you’re doing a comedy and it makes you laugh, there’s a certain… like you can reject it, and it’s okay. It’s not promoting it or making it seem cool. I think that’s when you get into hot water. — Michael Pena
When you're playing a man, you can look tired and horrible and you still look okay. As a woman, if you're tired, it's terrible. It was such a luxury not having to worry about that. — Glenn Close
If you are at first lonely, be patient. If you've not been alone much, or if when you were, you weren't okay with it, then just wait. You'll find it's fine to be alone once you're embracing it. — Tanya Davis
Why are people so fascinated by how to eat Valomilks?’ She said, ‘Well, Dad, they’re round and they’re messy. But that’s what makes them fun. Once we get older we’re not supposed to be messy anymore. But for one moment when you’re eating a Valomilk, it’s okay to be messy again. — Steve Almond
Oh, I know. They’re dwarfs pretending to be elves. No, they’re not dwarfs either. Okay, okay, they’re “little people,” I’m sorry! Can’t believe I have to be politically correct when you’re the only one who can hear me. — Kevin Hearne
Those questions you have? Whether he's the one, whether you feel about him the way you should, or whether the relationship is going okay? When you're not sure whether you're in love with someone or not, the answer is not. — Deb Caletti
People Writing About Not Okay
| Name | Quotes | Likes |
|---|---|---|
 Harry Styles |
74 | 3003 |
 Perry Noble |
11 | 138 |
 Cory Booker |
242 | 897 |
 Chris Gardner |
115 | 758 |
 Puff Daddy |
91 | 654 |
 Demi Lovato |
269 | 1585 |
More Not Okay Quotes
If someone needs to express their gender in a way that is different, that is okay, and they should not be denied healthcare. They should not be bullied. They don’t deserve to be victims of violence. … That’s what people need to understand, that it’s okay and that if you are uncomfortable with it, then you need to look at yourself. — Laverne Cox
There are things in your life which you are in control of, and those you're not. You need to not care about those things which you're not in control of, and when you come to really understand that, you can go from being really upset about something to that lovely feeling of being a kid where everything is okay. — Derren Brown
Only when mistakes hurt a person, they transform the person. So, there are times when a 'Sorry' from a person should be quietly absorbed. When your response to a 'Sorry' is “It's okay,” you are not providing the context for the person to feel the hurt of having committed the mistake. Then, people will only repeat their mistakes. — Mahatria Ra
I've always told Will, 'You can do whatever you want as long as you can look at yourself in the mirror and be okay.' Because at the end of the day, Will is his own man. I'm here as his partner, but he is his own man. He has to decide who he wants to be, and that's not for me to do for him. Or vice versa. — Jada Pinkett Smith
Entertainment has to come hand in hand with a little bit of medicine. Some people go to the movies to be reminded that everything's okay. I don't make those kinds of movies. That, to me, is a lie. Everything's not okay. — David Fincher
Entering in the narrow gate is allowing Him to define your life, and not in general terms. See, there's your problem. 'Oh, Jesus is everything to me, and Jesus is Lord.' Okay, specifically though, explain to me what that means: what has it cost you, how have you changed your life from the course the rest of the world is walking in? — Paul Washer
If young kids choose to have me as a role model...what I put out there is that it's not a perfect life and it's okay to make mistakes. — Anne Hathaway
The minute you think that the past was better, your present is second hand, and yourself becomes vintage - it’s okay for clothes not that great for people — Karl Lagerfeld
One thing I've learned best from my mom is to be yourself and not everyone will get you and that's okay. I try to bring that into everything that I do and just understand that I will not be everyone's cup of tea and that's fine. — Tyler Oakley
It's okay to put your heart on your sleeve. Okay to have that softer side - the softer side in the sense of being able to listen, to deal with fear, to not always be so dominant. — Shemar Moore
People are just self-centered-it's all about them. And we're telling people it's okay to be 'all about you' because you're a victim and it's not your fault. That's why society has gotten more and more belligerent and selfish. — Jim Norton
If he's not calling you, it's because you are not on his mind. If he creates expectations for you, and then doesn't follow through on little things, he will do same for big things. Be aware of this and realize that he's okay with disappointing you. — Greg Behrendt
Everything will be okay in the end. If it`s not okay, than there is always beer — Granger Smith
One of the most basic things we can do is let the men in our lives know it's not okay to mistreat a woman. — Tim McGraw
We are all a people in need. We are not perfect. We are not machines. We make mistakes. We need grace. We need compassion. We need help at times. We need other people. And that's okay. — Jamie Tworkowski
My hair was so much a part of my personality and all my photo shoots. I hid behind my hair. And then, I just decided I was okay with myself. To have short hair and really show my face is even more revealing than anything. It's a statement - not to everyone else, more to myself. I'm just ready to get out from behind my hair and be myself. — Sayings
Once you have a plan, you must sell it to the players. It is not enough to put it on the blackboard and say, 'Okay, here it is.' You have to convince the players that the plan is a good one and show them, in specific ways, why it will work. If you do, you send them out to the practice field with more confidence. — Joe Gibbs
I'll take you to Mickey D's," said Sean. "I'll buy you a hamburger." Annie was not thrilled. Sean's offer did not compare to offers made in other centuries. "And fries," Sean said. "And a vanilla milkshake." Annie remained unthrilled. "Okay, okay. You can have a Big Mac." Romance in my century, she thought, is pitiful. — Caroline B. Cooney
Okay, let's talk about cartoon labels for half a second - some people think anything with a dog or a car or a colorful alien is garbage, which is not true. Look at Big Moose Red. It's, like, a $6 wine with a cheesy label, and it's actually a solid wine. — Gary Vaynerchuk
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