“Never be bored, and you will never be boring.”
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) American politician, diplomat, and activist, and First Lady of the United States
Source: You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life
“Never be bored, and you will never be boring.”
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) American politician, diplomat, and activist, and First Lady of the United States
Source: You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life
“Never do anything that bores you.”
James D. Watson (1928) American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist.
Succeeding in Science: Some Rules of Thumb (1993)
Context: Never do anything that bores you. My experience in science is that someone is always telling to do something that leaves you flat. Bad idea. I'm not good enough to do something I dislike. In fact, I find it hard enough to do something that I like. … Constantly exposing your ideas to informed criticism is very important, and I would venture to say that one reason both of our chief competitors failed to reach the Double Helix before us was that each was effectively very isolated.
“Cooking is like decorating — it never bores me.”
Robert Denning (1927–2005) American interior designer
"Denning's Pot-au-Feu – A decorator indulges his passion for cuisine bourgeoise", by Suzanne Hart, House & Garden, March 1992
“All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring.”
Chuck Palahniuk book Invisible Monsters
Source: Invisible Monsters
“Hard to believe God is always listening, never gets bored.”
John Updike book Rabbit at Rest
Rabbit at Rest (1990)
“Whatever else I am now, I'm never bored.”
P. D. James book The Children of Men
The Children of Men (1992)
“The great consolation of righteousness is never having to worry whether you’re a bore.”
James Richardson (1950) American poet
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Vectors: Aphorisms and Ten Second Essays (2001)
“A Muslim will never get tired and bored of educating himself throughout his life.”
Ali al-Rida (770–818) eighth of the Twelve Imams
Ibn Shu’ba al-Harrani, Tuhaf al-'Uqul, p. 467.
Regarding Knowledge & Wisdom, Religious
“He had the satisfied countenance of a man who has never succeeded in boring himself.”
Peter Ackroyd book The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde
Page 45.
The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde (1983)