Bores Quotes

470 Bores quotes by 385 unique authors

The chief contribution of Protestantism to human thought is its massive proof that God is a bore. — H. L. Mencken
Bores can be divided into two classes; those who have their own particular subject, and those who do not need a subject. — A A Milne
Men are so willing to respect anything that bores them. — Marilyn Monroe
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. Is not life a hundred times too short for us to… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Is life not a thousand times too short for us to bore ourselves? — Friedrich Nietzsche
Plato was a bore. — Friedrich Nietzsche
One of the greatest gifts my father gave me - unintentionally - was witnessing the courage with which he bore adversity. We had a bit… — Ben Okri
People find ideas a bore because they do not distinguish between live ones and stuffed ones on a shelf. — Ezra Pound
I hope I didn't bore you too much with my life story. — Elvis Presley
We are not forgiven because we are good. We are forgiven because Christ bore our sins. — Joseph Prince
We always get bored with those whom we bore. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
I'm very open and never write what I'm going to say. Speeches bore everybody else. I have to freestyle. Every time, from one program to… — Marjane Satrapi
I am one of those unhappy persons who inspire bores to the greatest flights of art. — Edith Sitwell
All presidents swear an oath to the Constitution to keep this country united, and when the country fell apart, Lincoln had to put it back… — Steven Spielberg
Name any name and then remember everybody you ever knew who bore that name. Are they all alike. I think so. — Gertrude Stein
I've lived in good climate, and it bores the hell out of me. I like weather rather than climate. — John Steinbeck
Everything is complicated; if that were not so, life and poetry and everything else would be a bore. — Wallace Stevens
One would like to be grand and heroic, if one could; but if not, why try at all? One wants to be very something, very… — Harriet Beecher Stowe
Boredom: the desire for desires. — Leo Tolstoy

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