Boredom Quotes

698 Boredom quotes by 498 unique authors

Every time I think I've touched bottom as far as boredom is concerned, new vistas of ennui open up. — Margaret Halsey
A typical day is full of anxiety and boredom. Flow experiences provide the flashes of intense living against this dull background. — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Boredom is the effort used in suppressing something negative. — Leonard Orr
Painting bores me like everything else. Unfortunately, painting is one of the activities - it is bound up in the series of activities - that… — Rene Magritte
Many works of the past complete what they announce they are going to do, to our increasing boredom. Certain others plague me because I cannot… — Philip Guston
You will face boredom and frustration your entire career as artists. You will be very frustrated seeking a voice/style that collectors can connect with. Once… — Jack White
Boredom is the thing that regularly arrives between excitements and episodes of meaning: it is as natural as the tides, and in it an artist… — Eric Maisel
Art makes you reinvent the wheel with regularity. If you don't, art gets bored and slips away. — Walter Darby Bannard
Fact is, perfection is boring. — Robert Genn
There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror. — Orson Welles
If you want to cure boredom, be curious. If you're curious, nothing is a chore; it's automatic - you want to study. Cultivate curiosity, and… — Tony Robbins
Build pockets of stillness into your life. Meditate. Go for walks. Ride your bike going nowhere in particular. There is a creative purpose to daydreaming,… — Maria Popova
Boredom has an important function, because pushing through it can unleash creativity. — Amy Dickinson
Americans don’t want drama, especially good drama, they just want their boredom killed. — Paddy Chayefsky
There are people who think death a fate worse than boredom. — Helen DeWitt
The effect of boredom on a large scale in history is underestimated. It is a main cause of revolutions, and would soon bring to an… — William Ralph Inge
As I inched sluggishly along the treadmill of the Maycomb County school system, I could not help receiving the impression that I was being cheated… — Harper Lee
Discomfort is a pain. Boredom is a pain. A perfect piece of music can reduce us to tears. Every one of these pains is essential… — Ruben Papian
Condition de l'homme: inconstance, ennui, inquie tude. Man's condition. Inconstancy, boredom, anxiety. — Blaise Pascal
Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom. — Anatole France
I fear the boredom that comes with not learning and not taking chances. — Robert Fulghum
Economics is a subject profoundly conducive to cliche, resonant with boredom. On few topics is an American audience so practiced in turning off its ears… — John Kenneth Galbraith
Running through things because you are familiar with them, breeds routine and this is the seed of boredom. — James Galway
Discussing how old you are is the temple of boredom. — Ruth Gordon
Only those who want everything done for them are bored. — Billy Graham

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