Famous Quotes & Sayings

Regina Spektor

There's something about trying to know when you really need to protect yourself, or else you're not going to get anything done, and sometimes to be really uncomfortable or agitated or annoyed or bored. Boredom is so important.

William S. Burroughs

In the U.S., you have to be a deviant or die of boredom.

Rebecca Stead

Boredom is what happens to people who have no control over their minds.

Uma Thurman

Boredom is a great motivator.

Samuel Johnson

Surely a long life must be somewhat tedious, since we are forced to call in so many trifling things to help rid us of our time, which will never return.

Wallace Stevens

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

Wayne Dyer

The concept of boredom entails an inability to use up present moments in a personally fulfilling way.

Wayne Dyer

Life is never boring, but some people choose to be bored.

Wayne Dyer

The tendency is to blame boredom on the environment. "This town is really dull" or "What a boring speaker." The particular town or speaker is never dull, it is you experiencing the boredom, and you can eliminate it by doing something else with your mind or energy at that moment.

Laura Anderson

I thought he'd split if he saw me, but he just looked at me and took another mouthful of bird feed from the ground. I banged on the glass thinking he'd just run right off, but he looked up at me as though I'd annoyed him.

Paul Lambert

I was annoyed to lose the goal with 30 seconds till half-time because I thought we were in it at 1-0.

Emily Stoecker

I was annoyed that he got to read them. This guy, they've really coddled him.

Andrew Murray

I was a bit annoyed that at the end he was trying to put me off - he knows I am younger than him and he shouldn't do that,

Sebastien Loeb

I didn't want to get at all involved in the battle with Petter and Marcus because I would have been very annoyed with myself if I'd gone off as a result of me chasing them and then making a mistake.

Brad Bird

I don't know what's more frightening, being watched by millions of people, or the hundreds of people that are going to be annoyed with me tomorrow for not mentioning them,

Michael R. Bloomberg

I don't know why somebody would spend their money to do that, ... The banking superintendent would be annoyed if it was me and it is not me. I did not place that ad.

Richard Whately

It is also important to guard against mistaking for good-nature what is properly good-humor,--a cheerful flow of spirits and easy temper not readily annoyed, which is compatible with great selfishness.

William O. Douglas

We who have the final word can speak softly or angrily. We can seek to challenge and annoy, as we need not stay docile and quiet.

Robert Crandall

I've never invested in any airline. I'm an airline manager. I don't invest in airlines. And I always said to the employees of American, 'This is not an appropriate investment. It's a great place to work and it's a great company that does important work. But airlines are not an investment.'

Richard P. Feynman

It is important to realize that in physics today, we have no knowledge of what energy is

Richard Dawkins

The important thing to remember about mathematics is not to be frightened

Rose Kennedy

I have come to the conclusion that the most important element in human life is faith.

Ronan Farrow

I know full well how important women are in diplomacy and development. I grew up with seven sisters.

Tyler Cowen

In most of the world, breakfast is an important meal.

Troy Polamalu

Material things aren't important to me.

Richard D. Zanuck

The most important thing is the story. Not the script, but the story.

Regis McKenna

Speed has become an important element of strategy.