I have been a collector of quotes for quite some time now. I will fully admit to partaking in the cheesy Pinterest boards and even making a quote collage or two (maybe even more than that). I think that quotes are often overlooked as colloquialisms and cliches.

Perhaps we have all read one two many Einstein quotations, but I would argue that they are much more than we give them credit for. I love the idea that of all the literature, movies, songs, poetry, and speeches in the world can have their essence summarized by a few sentences or even a few words. They are easy to remember and even easier to carry with you. Here are some of my favorites.

1. "Either be groovy or leave, man," - Bob Dylan

2. "Make it simple, but significant," - Don Draper

3. "Be messy and complicated and afraid and show up anyways," - Glennon Doyle Melton

4. "Aging is an extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been," - David Bowie

5. "Even if it is very foggy, cloudy or stormy, the blue sky is always there, for us, above the clouds," - Thich Nhat Hanh

7. "A well-read woman is a dangerous creature," - Lisa Kleypas

8. "Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing," - Benjamin Franklin

9. "People do not buy goods and services. They buy relations, stories, and magic," - Seth Godin

10. "There's no beauty without some strangeness," - Edgar Allan Poe

11. "Every destination's waiting," - Mike Doughty

12. "Far too many people are looking for the right person, instead of trying to be the right person," - Gloria Steinem

13. "You are so much sunshine in every square inch," - Walt Whitman

14. "Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience," - Colossians 3:12

15. "When it comes to art, it's important not to hide the madness," - Atticus

16. "Never regret anything that made you smile," - Mark Twain

17. "How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard," - Winnie the Pooh

18. "You don't have to be born beautiful to be wildly attractive," - Diana Vreeland

19. "If you go home with somebody and they don't have books, don't f**k 'em," - John Waters

20. "Rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness... give me truth," - Christopher McCandless

21. "The Universe does not operate according to a college deadline," - "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl"

22. "I've done things. I wrote half a book about zombies," - Nick Miller

23. "You need chaos in your soul," - Nietzsche

24. "Maybe the poets are right. Maybe love is the only answer," - Woody Allen

25. "I would always rather be happy than dignified," - Charlotte Brontë

26. "My goal is... I'd like a career or something," - "Reality Bites"

27. Alice: "How long is forever?" White Rabbit: "Sometimes, just one second," - "Alice in Wonderland"

28."I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but I see that you are unarmed," - William Shakespeare

29. "A party without a cake is just a meeting," - Julia Child

30. "The world is big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark," - John Muir

31. "Screws fall out all the time. The world's an imperfect place," - "The Breakfast Club"

32. "I revealed too much too soon. I was emotionally slutty," - "Sex and the City"

33. "Excuse me while I kiss the sky," - Jimi Hendrix

34. "Artists are here to disturb the peace," - James Baldwin

35. "Be kind," - Ellen DeGeneres