#bore

Boredom is the legitimate kingdom of the philanthropic. ↗

— Virginia Woolf

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I listened, motionless and still; And, as I mounted up the hill, The music in my heart I bore, Long after it was heard no more. ↗

— William Wordsworth

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We estimated that we could make one of four cylinders with 4 inch bore and 4 inch stroke, weighing not over two hundred pounds, including all accessories. ↗

— Orville Wright

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Only those who want everything done for them are bored. ↗

— Billy Graham

#done #everything #only #them #those

One thing any backpacker will tell you is that it's tedious and monotonous. You're bored sometimes, so you really have to make the fun in your head. ↗

— Cheryl Strayed

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The want of logic annoys. Too much logic bores. Life eludes logic, and everything that logic alone constructs remains artificial and forced. ↗

— Andre Gide

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I find myself thinking: Oh God, now what? I always have to have a new plan, otherwise I get very, very bored. ↗

— Trisha Goddard

#bored #find #get #god #i

It is impossible for capitalists and laborers to have common interests. ↗

— Samuel Gompers

#common #common interests #impossible #interests #laborers

I was just very conscious that I could either bore people by having the music be similar for too long, or I could just wear them out and bore them in a different way by having it changing too much every minute or two minutes. So, there was that kind of balance to get right. ↗

— Jonny Greenwood

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Bore children, and they stop reading. There's no room for self-indulgence or showing off or setting the scene. ↗

— Mark Haddon

#children #off #reading #room #scene