Dullness Quotes

78 quotes by 70 authors

It is part of the pholosophic dullness of our time that there are millions of rational monsters walking about on their hind legs, observing the… — Martin Gardner
What we call doubt is often simply dullness of mind and spirit, not the absence of faith at all, but faith latent with the lives… — Christian Wiman
The dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits. — William Shakespeare
The enchantment of the sky, ever changing beauty almost ignored. Beyond words, without fixed form, not to be understood, or stated. It ravished away dullness,… — Florida Scott-Maxwell
No degree of dullness can safeguard a work against the determination of critics to find it fascinating. — Harold Rosenberg
I felt shame - I see this clearly, now - at the instinctive recognition in myself of an awful enfeebling fatalism, a sense that the… — Joseph O'Neill
With color, for the price of a pot of paint, people can express their own style and individuality. But, as with style, a gift for… — Shirley Conran
You cannot sell a man who isn't listening; word of mouth is the best medium of all; and dullness won't sell your product, but neither… — William Bernbach
Discipline in typography is a prime virtue. Individuality must be secured by means that are rational. Distinction needs to be won by simplicity and restraint.… — Stanley Morison
The calm man is not the man who is dull. You must not mistake Sattva for dullness or laziness. The calm man is the one… — Swami Vivekananda
We shall awaken from our dullness and rise vigorously toward justice. If we fall in love with creation deeper and deeper, we will respond to… — Hildegard of Bingen
When you look at the whole package of energy, the food you eat should match the story you want to live, which means: as fresh… — Deepak Chopra
I am convinced that the human heart hungers for constancy. In forfeiting the sanctity of sex by casual, nondiscriminato ry "making out" and "sleeping around,"… — Elisabeth Elliot
Yet, even for us, there is left some loveliness of environment, and the dullness of tutors and professors matters very little when one can loiter… — Oscar Wilde
Excess is part of my nature. Dullness is a disease. I really need danger and excitement. I'm never scared of putting myself out on a… — Freddie Mercury
Dullness is the coming of age of seriousness. — Oscar Wilde
Fashions smile has given wit to dullness and grace to deformity, and has brought everything into vogue, by turns, but virtue. — Charles Caleb Colton
Those who have mastered etiquette, who are entirely, impeccably right, would seem to arrive at a point of exquisite dullness. — Dorothy Parker
What will happen once the authentic mass man takes over, we do not know yet, although it may be a fair guess that he will… — Hannah Arendt
It is never a good practice to continue to sleep after sunrise. We should not think of staying in bed once we are awake; it… — Mata Amritanandamayi

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