Tedious Quotes

201 quotes by 168 authors

You are a tedious fool. — William Shakespeare
The truth is rarely pure and never simple. Modern life would be very tedious if it were either, and modern literature a complete impossibility! — Oscar Wilde
I am inspired by the professionalism of others. I believe there is an obligation to strive for excellence in what one is asked to do.… — Densey Clyne
To pile up honey upon sugar, and sugar upon honey, to an interminable tedious sweetness. — Charles Lamb
When subject matter is forced to fit into preconceived patterns, there can be no freshness of vision. Following rules of composition can only lead to… — Edward Weston
Continuous eloquence is tedious. — Blaise Pascal
The variety of more minute interests, which will necessarily fall under the superintendence of the local administrations . . . cannot be particularized without involving… — Alexander Hamilton
Being on television, playing the same character for many years, for me, I think that would get a little tedious. — Peter Dinklage
Joke number 1, I have a bit of a problem with jokes, bit of a handicap for a comedian obviously, um, I tend to bail… — Bill Bailey
I hate biographies which say, I was called to such and such an office, and he offered me so and so, and I got so… — Leslie Caron
If you're looking at things with the right set of eyes, people are endlessly fascinating. And then, of course, if you look at it the… — John Cusack
To become a champion requires a good mental attitude toward preparation. You have to accept the most tedious task with pleasure. — Bruce Lee
Some days are good; some days are not so good. Some days are really exciting. Some days are just tedious. You just have to get… — Andre Leon Talley
Proust again: One can only wish that a man with such powers of total recall had led a less tedious life, moved among somewhat livelier… — Edward Abbey
When Mr. William Faraday sat down to write his memoirs after fifty-eight years of blameless inactivity he found the work of inscribing the history of… — Margery Allingham
Or I can choose to force myself to consider the likelihood that everyone else in the supermarket's checkout line is just as bored and frustrated… — David Foster Wallace
Meditation practice is like piano scales, basketball drills, ballroom dance class. Practice requires discipline; it can be tedious; it is necessary. After you have practiced… — Elizabeth Lesser
When you're in danger of losing a thing it becomes precious and when it's around us, it's in tedious abundance and we take it for… — John McGahern
This generation, raised on "Eyewitness News," conditioned by the instant replay, and spared the illumination that comes from tedious historical study, tends to be even… — Harry S. Truman
Truth, after all, wears a different face to everybody, and it would be too tedious to wait till all were agreed. She is said to… — James Russell Lowell

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