Bores Quotes

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[Adams] supposed that, except musicians, everyone thought Beethoven a bore, as every one except mathematicians thought mathematics a bore. — Henry Adams
We often bore others when we think we cannot possibly bore them. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Perhaps the world's second worst crime is boredom. The first is being a bore. — Cecil Beaton
Everyone is a bore to someone. That is unimportant. The thing to avoid is being a bore to oneself. — Gerald Brenan
Parties sickened me. I hated the game-playing, the dirty play, the flirting, the amateurs drunks, the bores. — Charles Bukowski
A gossip is one who talks to you about others; a bore is one who talks to you about himself; and a brilliant conversationalist is… — Unknown Author
I was a self-centered bore. I was masochistic, and only thought I was happy. When I woke up and said, "there must be something wrong… — Cary Grant
All bores me in the world of facts, I see an end, a limit to all things and my heart thirsts for the infinite and… — Unknown Author
An enthusiast may bore others, but he has never a dull moment himself. — John F. Kieran
A bore is a man who, when you ask him how he is, tells you. — Unknown Author
If you didn't know that I am an actress, I don't think you could tell from my lifestyle. I cook and cook and cook. I… — Karen Black
They bore within their breasts the grief That fame can never heal- That deep, unutterable woe Which none save exiles feel. — William Edmondstoune Aytoun
Father Col, an intrepid defender of the Faith during the French Revolution and the pastor of Bourg-d'Oisans where these good people were married [M/M Eymard],… — Peter Julian Eymard
A long visit to a friend is often a great bore. Never make people twice glad. — Abraham Lincoln
You see, Suzanne, history lectures bore me, art films bore me, your friends bore me, and, if you want to know the truth, I guess… — Francine Pascal
Highly educated bores are by far the worst; they know so much, in such fiendish detail, to be boring about. — Louis Kronenberger
Fool that I was, upon my eagle's wings I bore this wren, till I was tired with soaring, and now he mounts above me. — John Dryden
Attractive Etonians who go straight onto the Stock Exchange missing University on their fathers advice: the raw material of the great bores. — Geoffrey Madan
Knowing what I'll write about and what I won't has never really been a problem. I won't write about things that bore me. — Ree Drummond
A young musician plays scales in his room and only bores his family. A beginning writer, on the other hand, sometimes has the misfortune of… — Marguerite Yourcenar

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