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Sermon Quotations Archive

Quotations regarding 'Boredom'

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Boredom is just the reverse side of fascination: both depend on being outside rather than inside a situation, and one leads to the other.

Arthur Schopenhauer, German Philosopher (1788-1860)

The life of the creative man is lead, directed and controlled by boredom. Avoiding boredom is one of our most important purposes.

Susan Sontag, American Author (1933-2004)

One should only see a psychiatrist out of boredom.

Muriel Spark, English Novelist (1918-2006)

One must choose in life between boredom and suffering.

Madame de Stael, French Writer (1766-1817)

This is the curse of our age, even the strangest aberrations are no cure for boredom.

Stendhal, French Writer (1783-1842)

It is the unknown that excites the ardor of scholars, who, in the known alone, would shrivel up with boredom.

Wallace Stevens, American Poet (1879-1955)

If I planned everything out in advance, I'd expire of boredom.

Peter Straub, American Writer (1943- )

Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is.

Thomas Szasz, American Psychologist (1920- )

He who seeks rest finds boredom. He who seeks work finds rest.

Dylan Thomas, Welsh Poet (1914-1953)

Boredom is rage spread thin.

Paul Tillich, German Theologian (1886-1965)

Who wants a world in which the guarantee that we shall not die of starvation entails the risk of dying of boredom?

Raoul Vaneigem, Belgian Philosopher

Much is forgiven anyone who relieves the desperate boredom of the working press.

William Weld, American Politician (1945- )

In marketing you must choose between boredom, shouting and seduction. Which do you want?

Roy H. Williams, American Businessman

Boredom is the legitimate kingdom of the philanthropic.

Virginia Woolf, British Author (1882-1941)

Writer's block is the greatest side effect of boredom.

Jason Zebehazy, -

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