#bored

It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune; but the art of being bored is infinitely more successful. ↗

— Nicolas Chamfort

#art #being #bored #commonly #fortune

It's the boredom that kills you. You read until you're tired of that. You do crossword puzzles until you're tired of that. This is torture. This is mental torture. ↗

— Jack Kevorkian

#crossword #kills #mental #puzzles #read

Teens think listening to music helps them concentrate. It doesn't. It relieves them of the boredom that concentration on homework induces. ↗

— Marilyn vos Savant

#concentrate #concentration #helps #homework #induces

When I get a fringe, it's because I'm bored or need a change; I always regret it! ↗

— Chloe Sevigny

#because #bored #change #fringe #get

I take the theater seriously in that I loathe it, I'm bored by it. ↗

— Fiona Shaw

#i #loathe #seriously #take #theater

One must choose in life between boredom and suffering. ↗

— Madame de Stael

#boredom #choose #life #must #suffering

I got bored of not feeling affectionate towards girls. ↗

— Rod Stewart

#bored #feeling #got #i #towards

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

— Peter Straub

#boredom #everything #expire #i #out

I get bored at the theatre a lot because I notice that there's not always a connection between the actors. They may be technically proficient, but they're not surprising each other. I'm thrilled by actors who make choices that are surprising. ↗

— Lusia Strus

#because #between #bored #choices #connection

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

— Thomas Szasz

#everything #feeling #nothing #serenity #time