Quotes by Dull [On the premiere of a dull show:] I've seen more excitement at the opening of an umbrella. Margaret Whiting umbrella excitement dull I hear nothings, I speak nothings, I take interest in nothing and from nothing to nothing I travel gently down the dull way which leads to becoming nothing. Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand becoming dull way Living sites are only as good as today's update. If the words are dull, nobody will read them, and nobody will come back. If the words are wrong, people will be misled, disappointed, infuriated. If the words aren't there, people will shake their heads and lament your untimely demise. Mark Bernstein demise dull people There are surely worse things than being wrong, and being dull and pedantic are surely among them. Mark Kac pedantic being-wrong dull Learning to quit while you're not ahead, when the dull ooze of depression tells you things are not going to get any better, is one of the best financial and life skills you can master. Martha Beck skills grace dull In many cases a dull proof can be supplemented by a geometric analogue so simple and beautiful that the truth of a theorem is almost seen at a glance. Martin Gardner simple beautiful dull The thoughts and opinions of one human being, if they are sincere, must always have an interest for some other human beings. The world is there to think about; and if we have lived, or are living, with any sort of energy, we must have thought about it, and about ourselves in relation to it - thought 'furiously' often. And it is out of the many 'thinkings' of many folk, strong or weak, dull or far-ranging, that thought itself grows. Mary Augusta Ward strong dull thinking Your heart, Mary Karr, he'd say. His pen touched my sternum, and it felt for all the world like the point of a dull spear as he said, Your heart knows what your head don't. Or won't. Mary Karr heart dull world What a dreadful thing it must be to have a dull father. Mary Mapes Dodge fathers-day father dull Often beauty grows dull or common when speech breaks the mask. Mary Renault speech common dull We tend to value military heroes and Schwarzenegger types who are physically courageous. The heroics of doing the right thing every day even when it is dull and inconvenient are undervalued. Mary Pipher military hero dull Miserable is the fate of writers: if they are agreeable, they are offensive; and if dull, they starve. Mary Wortley Montagu offensive fate dull We travellers are in very hard circumstances. If we say nothing but what has been said before us, we are dull and have observed nothing. If we tell anything new, we are laughed at as fabulous and romantic. Mary Wortley Montagu romantic dull travel It's important to hold something back, though, because quite frankly my personal life is pretty dull and I don't want to bore people with it. Matt Lucas important dull people Business could not make dull, nor passion wild; Who saw life steadily, and saw it whole. Matthew Arnold saws passion dull What is known for certain is dull. Max Perutz science dull knowledge [H]istory is a melodrama on the theme of parasitism, characterized by scenes that are exciting or dull, as the case may be, and many a sudden stagetrick. Max Nordau may history dull Worried about being a dull fellow? You might develop your talent for being irritating. Mason Cooley literature might dull Why do we never expect dull people to be rascals? Mason Cooley never-expect dull people Procrastination is something you do yourself. You know: "I gotta sharpen these pencils before I start. I got 20 pencils, they're looking kinda dull." Well, the pencils aren't calling you and alluring you and inviting you and offering you anything. They're just sitting there. You're the one who's procrastinating. Michael Chabon procrastination offering dull «7891011121314151617»