#bore

The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

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The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#another #any #beings #bore #capacity

The chief contribution of Protestantism to human thought is its massive proof that God is a bore. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#chief #contribution #god #human #human thought

Mr. Ware has no right to discharge any of his laborers on account of their political opinion. ↗

— Charles E. Merrill

#any #discharge #his #laborers #mr

Bores can be divided into two classes; those who have their own particular subject, and those who do not need a subject. ↗

— A. A. Milne

#classes #divided #into #need #own

I've always been terrified about being bored. I always think being bored is the worst thing. The only strategic decision I ever made as an actor was to try and make each job as different as possible. ↗

— Alfred Molina

#actor #always #been #being #bored

I soon found law school an unmitigated bore. ↗

— Constance Baker Motley

#found #i #law #law school #school

I like to mix it up, yeah. I don't sort of think,'Oh, I need to do a comedy, I've done three dramas this year.' I don't think of it like that, but I definitely from project to project I feel like I want to just do something different all of the time and stop, I don't want to bore myself or anyone else. ↗

— Emily Mortimer

#bore #comedy #definitely #different #done

He was not only a bore; he bored for England. ↗

— Malcolm Muggeridge

#bored #england #only

I get bored doing one thing only. I've been very lucky to explore a lot of different artistic territory and I don't see why I won't continue on that path. ↗

— Bill Mumy

#been #bored #continue #different #doing