Bores Quotes - Page 27

• Bizarre as was the name she bore, Kim Ravenal always said she was thankful it had been no worse.

  Edna Ferber

  Book, Names, Kim

  Edna Ferber (1962). “Show Boat ; So Big ; Cimarron: Three Living Novels of American Life”

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• In the first seat, in robe of various dyes,
  A noble wildness flashing from his eyes,
  Sat Shakespeare: in one hand a wand he bore,
  For mighty wonders fam'd in days of yore:
  The other held a globe, which to his will
  Obedient turn'd, and own'd the master's skill:
  Things of the noblest kind his genius drew,
  And look'd through nature at a single view:
  A loose he gave to his unbounded soul,
  And taught new lands to rise, new seas to roll;
  Call'd into being scenes unknown before,
  And passing nature's bounds, was something more.

  Charles Churchill

  Eye, Views, Hands

  Charles Churchill (1764). “Poems”, p.12

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• Then she fell on her knees, saying: 'I beg thee!' 'Nay, lady,' he said, and taking her by the hand he raised her. The he kissed her hand, and sprang into the saddle, and rode away, and did not look back; and only those who knew him well and were near to him saw the pain that he bore.

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Pain, Hands, Looks

  J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Lord of the Rings: One Volume”, p.532, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• You need to let little things that would ordinarily bore you suddenly thrill you.

  Andy Warhol

  Bores You, Boredom, Needs

  "Andy Warhol's party book".

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• His smile bore the same relation to a real smile as false teeth do to real teeth.

  Rebecca West

  Real, Teeth, His Smile

  Rebecca West (2007). “Black Lamb and Grey Falcon”, p.623, Penguin

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• People who quoted the Scriptures in criticism of others were terrible bores and usually they misapplied the text. One could prove anything against anyone from the Bible.

  Muriel Spark

  Bible, People, Criticism

  Muriel Spark (1967). “The Mandelbaum Gate”

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• The bore is good for promoting sleep; but though he causeth sleep in others, it is uncertain whether he ever sleeps himself; as few can keep awake in his company long enough to see. It is supposed that when he sleeps it is with his mouth open.

  Maria Edgeworth

  Sleep, Long, Mouths

  Maria Edgeworth (1848). “Harrington ; Thoughts on bores ; and, Ormond”, p.209

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• Neither loss of father, nor loss of mother, dear as she was to Mr Thornton, could have poisoned the remembrance of the weeks, the days, the hours, when a walk of two miles, every step of which was pleasant, as it brought him nearer and nearer to her, took him to her sweet presence - every step of which was rich, as each recurring moment that bore him away from her made him recal some fresh grace in her demeanour, or pleasant pungency in her character.

  Elizabeth Gaskell

  Mother, Sweet, Father

  Elizabeth Gaskell (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Elizabeth Gaskell (Illustrated)”, p.1236, Delphi Classics

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• As when the dove returning bore the mark Of earth restored to the long labouring ark; The relics of mankind, secure at rest, Oped every window to receive the guest, And the fair bearer of the message bless'd.

  John Dryden

  Long, Ark, Earth

  John Dryden, Ludwig GANTTER (1854). “The Poetical Works of John Dryden, with Biographical and Critical Notices, Edited by Ludwig Gantter”, p.328

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• Neither love me for
  Thine own dear pity's wiping my cheeks dry,
  A creature might forget to weep, who bore
  Thy comfort long, and lose thy love, thereby!
  But love me for love's sake, that evermore
  Thou mayst love on, through love's eternity.

  Elizabeth Barrett Browning

  Famous Love, Long, Comfort

  Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1872). “Poetical Works”, p.144

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• Show me the man who has enjoyed his schooldays and I will show you a bully and a bore.

  Robert Morley

  School, Men, Bully

  Robert Morley, Sewell Stokes (1967). “Robert Morley: a reluctant autobiography”

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• Atlas, we read in ancient song, Was so exceeding tall and strong, He bore the skies upon his back, Just as the pedler does his pack; But, as the pedler overpress'd Unloads upon a stall to rest, Or, when he can no longer stand, Desires a friend to lend a hand, So Atlas, lest the ponderous spheres Should sink, and fall about his ears, Got Hercules to bear the pile, That he might sit and rest awhile.

  Jonathan Swift

  Song, Strong, Fall

  Jonathan Swift (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Jonathan Swift (Illustrated)”, p.3013, Delphi Classics

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• There live a great man named Joe
  who was belittled by a loudmouth foe.
  While his rival would taunt and tease
  Joe silently bore the stings.
  And then fought like gladiator in the ring.

  Muhammad Ali

  Men, Rivals, Tease

  "The Soul of a Butterfly". Book by Muhammad Ali, Hana Yasmeen Ali, 2004.

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• When you say that [Martin Luther] King was a prophet, you don't say that he predicted anything; you say that he bore witness. He left a committed life so that people would never forget the suffering of people that he was connected to. King was prophetic because he lived a committed life. Now he did critique society, saying you're going to go under if you don't treat your poor right. I mean, that is part of prophetic calling, but it's not predicting anything.

  Cornel West

  Kings, Mean, People

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• Anything that doesn't bore me I think is doable because it's keeping me awake.

  Paul Schrader

  Thinking, Awake

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• As the chosen people bore in their features the sign manual of Jehovah , so the division of labour brands the manufacturing workman as the property of capital .

  Karl Marx

  People, Division, Jehovah

  Karl Marx (2007). “Capital: A Critique of Political Economy - The Process of Capitalist Production”, p.396, Cosimo, Inc.

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• I'm not afraid of life and I'm not afraid of death: Dying's the bore.

  Katherine Anne Porter

  Dying, Afraid Of Life, Not Afraid

  The New York Times, April 03, 1970.

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• Laughter is, above all, a corrective. Being intended to humiliate, it must make a painful impression on the person against whom it is directed. By laughter, society avenges itself for the liberties taken with it. It would fail in its object if it bore the stamp of sympathy or kindness.

  Henri Bergson

  Laughter, Kindness, Taken

  Henri Bergson (2014). “Key Writings”, p.478, Bloomsbury Publishing

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• I'm not a social person. Not that I'm not at ease. I'm pretty good, but it bores me. Not the people, but the whole thing. What for? It's not very productive. I only want to do what I have to do: fashion, photography, books. And that's all.

  Karl Lagerfeld

  Photography, Fashion, Book

  "In the Now". Interview with John Colapinto, www.newyorker.com. March 19, 2007.

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• I have to be excited, I have to have an adrenaline rush about doing something, or it bores me, I feel trapped.

  Ricky Gervais

  Excited, Adrenaline, Feels

  Interview with Scott Gordon, www.avclub.com. January 10, 2007.

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• There still remains one effort of magnanimity, one sacrifice of prejudice and passion, to be made by the individuals throughout the nation who have heretofore followed the standards of political party. It is that of discarding every remnant of rancor against each other, of embracing as countrymen and friends, and of yielding to talents and virtue alone that confidence which in times of contention for principle was bestowed only upon those who bore the badge of party communion.

  John Quincy Adams

  Party, Passion, Sacrifice

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• There is much to be said for exotic marriages. If your husband is a bore, it takes years longer to discover.

  Saul Bellow

  Husband, Years, Exotic

  1969 Mr Sammler's Planet, ch.6.

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• You can't expect to communicate with anyone if you're a bore.

  John Cheever

  Speech, Communicate, Ifs

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• I was a bore and didn't know when to smile or fake it. Or rather worse, I did but didn't.

  Charles Bukowski

  Fake, Knows

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• There were many good years. Good decades, good centuries. We believed we were living in paradise. Perhaps that was our downfall. We wanted our lives to be perfect, so we ignored imperfections. Problems were magnified through inattention and war might have become inevitable if the Bore hadn't ever made.

  Robert Jordan

  War, Years, Perfect

  Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (2013). “A Memory of Light”, p.144, Macmillan

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