Humdrum Quotes

38 quotes by 34 authors

Very few of the heroes of the Golden Age of American finance had much interest in the solid realities of what underlay their structure of… — Robert Heilbroner
The idea of private property universal but private, the idea of families free but still families, of domesticity democratic but still domestic, of one man… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
What am I doing with my life? Am I just going to some humdrum job that I donâ€™t really want to be at, doing some… — Kai Greene
What could you do better for your children and your children's children than to record the story of your life, your triumphs over adversity, your… — Spencer W. Kimball
It had been a humdrum couple of days, reaffirming his belief in reincarnation: everything was so boring that this could not be the first time… — Colson Whitehead
When you've spent half your political life dealing with humdrum issues like the environment, it's exciting to have a real crisis on your hands. — Margaret Thatcher
The most visceral science fiction always takes place in the past and focuses on the humdrum — Dean Cavanagh
In both writing and sleeping, we learn to be physically still at the same time we are encouraging our minds to unlock from the humdrum… — Stephen King
Have you ever stopped to think what fun this business of living can be? If you haven't, and if you are one of those who… — Dorothy Draper
I loved the stage not because it provided an escape from myself or my humdrum life but because when the curtain went up I could… — Suzanne Farrell
A fellow must know where he wants to go, if he is going to get anywhere. It is so easy just to drift along. Some… — William C. Menninger
Real sadness is such an all-encompassing intense thing that it takes you out of your humdrum existence. If you can still function, you want to… — David Byrne
MARVEL IS A CORNUCOPIA OF FANTASY, A WILD IDEA , A SWASHBUCKLING ATTITUDE , AN ESCAPE FROM THE HUMDRUM AND PROSAIC. IT'S A SERENDIPITOUS FEAST… — Stan Lee
The amelioration of the world cannot be achieved by sacrifices in moments of crisis; it depends on the efforts made and constantly repeated during the… — Aldous Huxley
No one ever mentioned it, but thousands of men welcomed World War II as a way to escape their humdrum lives rather than a chance… — Art Buchwald
In the works of man, everything is as poor as its author; vision is confined, means are limited, scope is restricted, movements are labored, and… — Joseph de Maistre
Of course some days are easier than others, but my worst day is better than being in most humdrum occupations. — Bernard Cornwell
When some incident has shattered the career youâ€™ve mapped out for yourself, a folly, a crime or a misfortune, you mustnâ€™t think youâ€™re down and… — W. Somerset Maugham
Jane Austen writes about these humdrum lives with such empathy that they seem endlessly fascinating — Mark Haddon
Nothing will sustain you more potently than the power to recognize in your humdrum routine, as perhaps it may be thought, the true poetry of… — William Osler

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