Bland Quotes

92 Bland quotes by 87 unique authors

...What is at stake is civilization and humanity, nothing less. The idea that everything is permitted, as Nietzsche put it, rests on the premise of… — Irving Kristol
You know, nobody eats in England. Three or four pints of English beer a night fills you. I can't say I'm very impressed with the… — Anne Dudley
The bland assumption that the Church's life will continue to be fruitful so long as we go on praying and cultivating our souls, irrespective of… — Harry Blamires
Like Daniel she enteres the lions' den, but lacking Daniel's pure and unblemished soul, Ada is spiced with the flavors of vice that make for… — Barbara Kingsolver
Without a quest, life is quickly reduced to bleak black and wimpy white, a diet too bland to get anybody out of bed in the… — Charles R. Swindoll
If no one speaks out for [young readers], if they don’t speak out for themselves, all they’ll get for required reading will be the most… — Judy Blume
Everything is judged by its appearance; what is unseen counts for nothing. Never let yourself get lost in the crowd, then, or buried in oblivion.… — Robert Greene
Olivia Newton-John - Australia's gift to insomniacs. It's nothing but the blonde singing the bland. — Minnie Riperton
Nice writing isn't enough. It isn't enough to have smooth and pretty language. You have to surprise the reader frequently, you can't just be nice… — Anne Bernays
When New Yorkers tell one about the dangers of their city, the muggings, the dinner parties to which no one turns up for fear of… — Jonathan Raban
When you come right down to it, I guess I really am pretty bland. — Dale Murphy
A Web site that promotes flow is like a gourmet meal. You start off with the appetizers, move on to the salads and entrees, and… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
For a couple of days after chemotherapy, food tastes really bland, even the best foods. I haven't been sick, but have been a little tired.… — Grete Waitz
A lot of the television industry is so cookie-cutter. In general, there are so many shows that are easy and bland to watch. You can… — Adam Baldwin
The moon is bland in color. I call it shades of gray. You know, the only color we see is what we bring or the… — Gene Cernan
Uh, I just had an operation last March which was rather serious and I'm recuperating now. I'm on a very bland diet. But, uh, I'm… — Rube Goldberg
I tested a lot of old cornbread recipes and most of them were bland or tough. — Jeremy Jackson
The older ideas are rendering more and more bland music. — Squarepusher
There are so many comics about violence. I'm not entertained or amused by violence, and I'd rather not have it in my life. Sex, on… — Dave McKean
There's just no great rock albums anymore. There's a lot of rock music out there, but it's very bland and disposable. — Marilyn Manson
I don't like the term 'ensemble.' It's bland to me. — Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Quoth the Ocean, "Dawn! O fairest, clearest, Touch me with thy golden fingers bland; For I have no smile till thou appearest For the lovely… — Jean Ingelow
A shining isle in a stormy sea, We seek it ever with smiles and sighs; To-day is sad. In the bland To-be, Serene and lovely… — Mary C. Ames
Being the first mid-size SUV for the brand, Dodge Nitro had to personify the bold, powerful and street-smart attitude of Dodge. In a world of… — George Murphy
Most of our cities built since the war are bland. They're modernist, they're cold, and now architects want to go back to that. — Frank Gehry

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