123 quotes found
“An enthusiast may bore others but he has never a dull moment himself.”
“Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough things.”
“Three-quarters of a soldier's life is spent in aimlessly waiting about.”
“Any idiot can face a crisis-it's day to day living that wears you out.”
“They sicken of the calm that know the storm.”
“Peace is not only better than war but infinitely more arduous.”
“Peace hath higher tests of manhood Than battle ever knew.”
“Man lives by habits indeed but what he lives for is thrill and excitements. ... From time immemorial war has been ... the supremely thrilling excitement.”
“It is not merely cruelty that leads men to love war it is excitement.”
“The statistics of suicide show that for non-combatants at least life is more interesting in war than in peace.”
“Boredom ... causes us to neglect more duties than does interest.”
“One of the worst forms of mental suffering is boredom not knowing what to do with oneself and one's life. Even if man had no monetary or any other reward he would be eager to spend his energy in...”
“Doing differently what’s already done is old and boring. Do something new, that’s yet to be done.”
“Humanity is OK, but 99% of people are boring idiots.”
“...What kind of a tragedy did you have in your childhood?""Why, none at all. I had a wonderful childhood. Free and peaceful and not bothered too much by anybody. Well, yes, I did feel bored very of...”
“- Boys my age are boring. They have nothing to say and half of them seem like complete idiots.I was going to say that they didn't improve with age but didn't want to spoil her illusions.”
“Normal day let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you love you bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you wh...”
“Either you reach a higher point today or you exercise your strength in order to be able to climb higher tomorrow.”
“This is the day which the Lord hath made we will rejoice and be glad.”
“That man is happiest who lives from day to day and asks no more garnering the simple goodness of a life.”
