Bores Quotes

470 Bores quotes by 385 unique authors

A good friend, who knows whereof he speaks, has observed of trials, ‘If it’s fair, it is not a true trial!’ That is, without the… — Neal A. Maxwell
No, I don't like recording. It's a bore. — Buddy Rich
There is no art without intoxication. But I mean a mad intoxication! Let reason teeter! Delirium! The highest degree of delirium! Plunged in burning dementia!… — Jean Dubuffet
Do not accept the roles that society foists on you. Re-create yourself by forging a new identity, one that commands attention and never bores the… — Robert Greene
The return from your work must be the satisfaction which that work brings you and the world's need of that work. With this, life is… — W. E. B. Du Bois
We should all know this: that listening is not talking; [it] is the gifted and great role and the imaginative role. And the true listener… — Brenda Ueland
Long, long ago the country bore the country-town and nourished it with her best blood. Now the giant city sucks the country dry, insatiably and… — Oswald Spengler
The second suggestion is to think as well as to read. I know people who read and read, and for all the good it does… — Arnold Bennett
Old friend, there are people—young and old—that I like, and people that I do not like. The former are always in short supply. I am… — John D. MacDonald
Conciseness in art is essential and a refinement. The concise man makes one think; the verbose bores. Always work towards conciseness. — Edouard Manet
Concision in art is a necessity and an elegance. The verbose painter bores: who will get rid of all these trimmings? — Edouard Manet
The weakest living creature, by concentrating his powers on a single object, can accomplish something. The strongest, by dispensing his over many, may fail to… — Thomas Carlyle
On my fortieth birthday, rather than merely bore my friends by having anything as mundane as a midlife crisis I decided it might be more… — Alan Moore
Doctrinal preaching certainly bores the hypocrites; but it is only doctrinal preaching that will save Christ's sheep. — J I Packer
As I lay stretched upon the beach of Nice, I began to feel hatred for birds which flew back and forth across my blue sky,… — Yves Klein
At the cross in holy love God through Christ paid the full penalty of our disobedience himself. He bore the judgment we deserve in order… — John Stott
The meaning of atonement is not to be found in our penitence evoked by the sight of Calvary, but rather in what God did when… — John Stott
Trivial participation ultimately bores you, leaves behind a sense of shallowness, contributes little to your deeper sense of life. Significant participation, on the other hand,… — Henryk Skolimowski
I love the physical thing of being on the earth that bore you. I have the same feeling when I walk in a very beautiful… — Jacqueline du Pre
Even as I'm shoveling up my hooter, I realize the sad truth. Coke bores me, It bores us all. We're jaded cunts, in a scene… — Irvine Welsh
Music needs the juxtaposition of opposites to achieve its drama, so harshness and dissonance are simply part of the material a musician can use to… — Chuck Israels
DJing for people is fun until someone comes up with a phone screen that has 'PLAY SOME RIHANNA' written on it. I prefer to play… — Alexa Chung
Listen: there was once a king sitting on his throne. Around Him stood great and wonderfully beautiful columns ornamented with ivory, bearing the banners of… — Hildegard of Bingen
Beyond doubt, there was a certain splendor in pain, which bore a deep affinity to the splendor that lies hidden within strength. — Yukio Mishima
Undocumented immigrants produced $1.58 billion in state revenues, which exceeded the $1.16 billion in state services they received. However, local governments bore the burden of… — Carole Keeton

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