“Dullness is the spice of life. Which is why we must always use other spices.”
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David Levithan 447
American author and editor 1972Related quotes
“Standardization robs life of its spice.”
1920s, Viereck interview (1929)
Context: But to return to the Jewish question. Other groups and nations cultivate their individual traditions. There is no reason why we should sacrifice ours. Standardization robs life of its spice. To deprive every ethnic group of its special traditions is to convert the world into a huge Ford plant. I believe in standardizing automobiles. I do not believe in standardizing human beings. Standardization is a great peril which threatens American culture.
“Variety's the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavour.”
Source: The Task (1785), Book II, The Timepiece, Line 606.
self-titled TV comedy special, 1997
Standup routines
“Even good arguments fail, if they are spiced with digressions.”
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“I think that politics needs a bit of spicing up.”
In response to criticism of an anti-euro advertisement which showed Adolf Hitler promoting the single currency - Hitler anti-euro ad condemned http://articles.cnn.com/2002-07-03/world/eu.hitlerad_1_anti-euro-appearance-by-rock-star-euro-currency?_s=PM:WORLD, CNN, 3 July 2002.
2002
“I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.”