"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."

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"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."

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"There's a rebirth that goes on with us continuously as human beings. I don't understand, personally, how you can be bored. I can understand how you can be depressed, but I just don't understand boredom."

Dustin Hoffman, American Actor

Boredom, Rebirth

"Our only competition in the theater is boredom, because if I'm bored with a play, if I'm revolted by a play on stage, with the Broadway prices, especially today, I'm going to walk out and not come back and pay that price again."

Jerome Lawrence, American Playwright

Boredom, Competition, Play, Theater

"Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom."

Anatole France, French Novelist

Boredom, Despair, Humanity, Lies

"It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the constant repetition of them that has this liberating effect. Tolerance is the result not of enlightenment, but of boredom."

Quentin Crisp, English Writer

Boredom, Effect, Facts, Freedom

"The corporate outings were fun, but after doing them for 25 years, they got to be a little old hat."

Tom Kite, American Athlete

Boredom, Corporate, Fun, Old, Years

"The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them."

Richard M. Nixon, American President

Boredom, Presidency, Problems

"Without much ardor but quite unmistakably, she was writhing her hips as if she were dancing. When he was very close, he saw' her gaping mouth: she was yawning lengthily, insatiably: the great open hole was rocking gently atop die mechanically dancing body. Jean-Marc thought: she's dancing and she's bored.He reached the seawall: down below, on the beach, he saw men with their heads thrown back releasing kites into the air. They were doing it with passion, and Jean-Marc recalled his old theory: there are three kinds of boredom: passive boredom: the girl dancing and yawning; active boredom: kite-lovers; and rebellious boredom: young people burning cars and smashing shop windows."

Milan Kundera, Czechoslovakian Writer

Boredom, Desire, Routine, Alienation

"My own business always bores me to death, I prefer other people's."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

Boredom, Business, People, Interest, Preference

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

Peter Straub, American Writer

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"The boring thing about being interesting is that you bore boring people."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Boredom, Truth, Regret, Wisdom, Interest

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"There's a rebirth that goes on with us continuously as human beings. I don't understand, personally, how you can be bored. I can understand how you can be depressed, but I just don't understand boredom."

"Our only competition in the theater is boredom, because if I'm bored with a play, if I'm revolted by a play on stage, with the Broadway prices, especially today, I'm going to walk out and not come back and pay that price again."

"Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom."

"It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the constant repetition of them that has this liberating effect. Tolerance is the result not of enlightenment, but of boredom."

"The corporate outings were fun, but after doing them for 25 years, they got to be a little old hat."

"The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them."

"My own business always bores me to death, I prefer other people's."

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

"The boring thing about being interesting is that you bore boring people."

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"Let's hope you feel better now."

"The American people are sheep. They're comfortable, rich, working. It's like the Romans, they're happy with bread and their spectator sports. The Super Bowl means more to them than any right."

"Look at the forces against me. They don't want me out. They're afraid I'll cause trouble if I get out."

"Rotten travesty. Yeah. Send me to jail for contempt. Try that. Go ahead."

"Not one has shown an iota of fear of death. They want to end this agony."

"When your conscience says law is immoral, don't follow it."

"The Supreme Court of the United States... has validated the Nazi method of execution in... concentration camps, starving them to death."

"All the big powers they've silenced me. So much for free speech and choice on this fundamental human right."

"What looks like enjoyment is the sneer of contempt. That's not a smile."

"As a medical doctor, it is my duty to evaluate the situation with as much data as I can gather and as much expertise as I have and as much experience as I have to determine whether or not the wish of the patient is medically justified."