It is the unknown that excites the ardor of scholars, who, in the known alone, would shrivel up with boredom.
Wallace Stevens
If I planned everything out in advance, I'd expire of boredom.
Peter Straub
Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is.
Thomas Szasz
He who seeks rest finds boredom. He who seeks work finds rest.
Dylan Thomas
Boredom is rage spread thin.
Paul Tillich
Boredom: the desire for desires.
Leo Tolstoy
I love heights. I love speed. I'm on the verge of being a pyromaniac. Maybe my phobia is boredom.
Erin Wasson
Much is forgiven anyone who relieves the desperate boredom of the working press.
William Weld
In marketing you must choose between boredom, shouting and seduction. Which do you want?
Roy H. Williams
I can't keep myself from playing roles. The emotionless decadent, looking for diversion from boredom, is a favorite.
Ellen Willis