Existential Boredom Quotes & Sayings

I would rather fail in a cause that would ultimately succeed, than succeed in a cause that would ultimately fail. — Woodrow Wilson

There's nothing like impending death to rouse you from existential boredom. — Roger Ebert

The quickness and flexibility of a well mind, a belief or hope that things will eventually sort themselves out-these are the resources lost to a person when the brain is ill. — Kay Redfield Jamison

I doona understand them," Ryder said as he stopped beside Laith. "Doona get me wrong. I love the feel of a woman's thighs around me, but to be bound to a single woman for eternity?" Ryder shuddered. "It's no' for me. Human or Fae. — Donna Grant

Adultery is a most conventional way to rise above the conventional. — Vladimir Nabokov

Useless the Elder was looking at me in amusement. "Not exactly stalwart, are you?" he said. — Megan Whalen Turner

How is it possible to live like a machine and bear fruit like a tree? — Douglas Wilson

If you deserve it, and repent in action - not in words. I want no more words. — Charles Dickens

No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son desires to reveal Him. — Anonymous

A love without reservation ought to be a life force compelling the world into order and beauty. But that love can be so strong and yet so entirely powerless is what breaks the heart. — Iris Murdoch

The existential vacuum manifests itself mainly in a state of boredom. — Viktor E. Frankl

I was pretty successful before Sept. 11 and fully expected that when I left being mayor I would be very successful. — Rudy Giuliani

There's no thrilling anticipation of the day's first cup of coffee ... nor the eye-closing delight of that first swallow of sauvignon blanc in the evening. We cats have no access to everyday mood-enhancing substances. Apart from humble catnip, there is no pharmaceutical refuge if we're suffering from boredom, depression, existential crisis, or even an everyday headache. — David Michie