#trivia

In larger things we are convivial; what causes trouble is the trivial. ↗

— Richard Armour

#larger #things #trivial #trouble

We think that democracy can change a lot of things, but we're being fooled, because democracy is not the election. We've been taught that democracy is having elections. And it isn't. Elections are the most horrendous aspect of democracy. It's the most mundane, trivial, disappointing, dirty aspect. ↗

— Gael Garcia Bernal

#because #been #being #change #democracy

Occasionally, I would focus on a particular school project and become obsessed with, what seemed to my mother, to be trivial details instead of apportioning the time I spent on school work in a more efficient way. ↗

— Steven Chu

#details #efficient #efficient way #focus #i

Why is it trivia? People call it trivia because they know nothing and they are embarrassed about it. ↗

— Robbie Coltrane

#because #call #embarrassed #know #nothing

Anonymous blog comments, vapid video pranks and lightweight mash-ups may seem trivial and harmless, but as a whole, this widespread practice of fragmentary, impersonal communication has demeaned personal interaction. ↗

— Jaron Lanier

#blog #comments #communication #fragmentary #harmless

In wilderness I sense the miracle of life, and behind it our scientific accomplishments fade to trivia. ↗

— Charles Lindbergh

#accomplishments #behind #fade #i #life

A lot of what is publicized now is really pretty trivial stuff - you know, what I eat for breakfast, where I have my pedicures, questions that I just cannot for the life of me understand why someone would want to know that. ↗

— Laura Linney

#cannot #eat #i #just #know

The pain was considerable, but trivial compared with my mental state. ↗

— Harold Lloyd

#considerable #mental #pain #state #trivial

Of course it's trivial, but then most things are. ↗

— John Malkovich

#most #then #things #trivial

Giving parties is a trivial avocation, but it pays the dues for my union card in humanity. ↗

— Elsa Maxwell

#dues #giving #humanity #parties #pays