Oscar Wilde, on bad reply game:
"A bore is someone who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company."
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Oscar Wilde, on bad reply game: "A bore is someone who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company."
- Boredom, in other words, is not a neutral emotion. It is an emotion related to silencing and avoidance, regulating what can be discussed and defending against more difficult emotions like guilt and anger.
from What Does Boredom Teach Us About How We Engage with History? - By Chana Teeger - Behavioral Scientist by Chana Teeger
A ‘boring person’ is merely someone lacking the courage to be sufficiently in touch with the more troubled visceral parts of themselves.
from The School of Life: Quotes to Live By: A collection to revive and inspire by The School of Life
- We have to face the fact that most men and women out there in the world of work are more stale than they know, more bored than they would care to admit. Boredom is the secret ailment of large-scale organizations. Someone said to me the other day "How can I be so bored when I'm so busy?" And I said "Let me count the ways." Logan Pearsall Smith said ... See more
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