Dull Quotes

903 Dull quotes by 659 unique authors

Our society cannot afford a two-tiered system in which the affluent have access to superior education, while everyone else is subjected to a dull and… — E. D. Hirsch, Jr.
Revolution today is taken for granted, and in consequence becomes rather dull. — Wyndham Lewis
I remember once going to see him [Ramanujan] when he was lying ill at Putney. I had ridden in taxi-cab No. 1729, and remarked that… — G. H. Hardy
And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd… — Oliver Goldsmith
If you teach a poor young man to shave himself, and keep his razor in order, you may contribute more to the happiness of his… — Benjamin Franklin
Seal the openings, shut the doors, dull the sharpness, untie the knots, dim the light, become one with the dust. This is called the profound… — Laozi
As high over the mountains the eagle spreads its wings, may your perspective be larger than the view from the foothills. When the way is… — John O'Donohue
In turning away from beauty, we turn away from all that is wholesome and true, and deliver ourselves into an exile where the vulgar and… — John O'Donohue
I stopped and gazed on the little dull man who was being paid to be a teacher of teachers. I turned and walked to the… — Burl Ives
Football is such a great game, but football players are so dull, — Steve Sabol
Art does not have to be dull, to be effective; the artist does not have to be a bore, to be real. — Burton Raffel
Abstract understanding doesn't mean arbitrary sloshing and messing. Abstract art is controlled visual magic based on laws and methodology. Abstraction generally involves implication, suggestion and… — Robert Genn
Classes will dull your mind, destroy the potential for authentic creativity. — John Forbes Nash
It takes a lot of energy to dull the soul and not hear its voice — Susan L. Taylor
The Universe wants to play. Those who refuse out of dry spiritual greed & choose pure contemplation forfeit their humanity - those who refuse out… — Hakim Bey
And with each step my heart broke for the person I would never find, the person who'd love me. And then I would remember I… — Denis Johnson
Life would be dull without them. — Oscar Wilde
By the anxieties and worries of this life Satan tries to dull man's heart and make a dwelling for himself there. — Francis of Assisi
There's nothing in this world can make me joy: Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man;… — William Shakespeare
Hast any philosophy in thee shepherd? .• • • • . . . He that wants money, means and content, is without three good friends;… — William Shakespeare
There was a poor poet named Clough, Whom his friends all united to puff, But the public, though dull, Had not such a skull As… — Algernon Charles Swinburne
Steve Trevor was dull and boring and I didn't like him much so I disposed of him. — Unknown Author
A child lies like a grey pebble on the shore until a certain teacher picks him up and dips him in water, and suddenly you… — Elizabeth Hay
Many things happen in life. There are joyous days and times of suffering. Sometimes unpleasant things occur. But that's what makes life so interesting. The… — Daisaku Ikeda
To see the dull indifference, the negligent and thoughtless air that sits upon the faces of a whole assembly, while the psalm is upon their… — Isaac Watts

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