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Bored Quotes

Words for when nothing feels interesting anymore.

These bored quotes speak to the itch of restlessness — resisting conformity, growing impatient with routine, and craving something new the moment the old wears thin. Anyone who has felt Boredom creep in during an ordinary day will recognize the mood.

I found at a certain point in my acting career that I was just bored. I had too much energy. I had too many ideas.

Quotes by Peter Berg

I had piercings all over my face, which did look dreadful, but I got them done while waiting for my husband Michael to get a tattoo. I was bored.

Quotes by Pete Burns

The variety and flexibility of ClassPass is limitless, ensuring that you'll never get bored, and neither will your muscles.

Quotes by Payal Kadakia

For a while, I tried to masquerade as somewhat of a hippie because I was under the impression that was the kind of guy girls would like. I was pretty unsuccessful because I liked the idea of camping more than...

Quotes by Paul Rudd

If you're happy with what you're doing, then you don't get bored.

Quotes by Paul Mooney

After 'The Sisters Brothers,' I tried to write a contemporary story dealing with an investment adviser in New York City who moves to Paris. I did all this research, but after about a year and any number of pages written,...

Quotes by Patrick deWitt

The biggest risk with a series that goes on this long is that you'll get bored with the character.

Quotes by Patricia Cornwell

I have a backup plan. Everybody should have a backup plan. I am a banker. The day you all get bored of me and don't want to watch my films, I will go back to banking.

Quotes by Parineeti Chopra

I will do everything that is required from me, but if people get bored of me, I can't control their emotions.

Quotes by Parineeti Chopra

I was getting a little bored with my hair. It's kind of a symbolic thing, just getting rid of the past, moving forward. It's amazing what a reaction you get when you cut your hair.

Quotes by Pamela Anderson

My desire to experiment comes from my attention-deficit approach to cosmetics. I just get really bored, really easily.

Quotes by Paloma Faith

How does one get bored of life?

Quotes by Osric Chau

Then you get into it, especially if you start talking about football, fighting and Muhammad Ali. Then the ladies get very bored and start delivering ultimatums.

Quotes by Oliver Reed

I start getting bored and misbehaving if I don't work hard. It's fine when you're younger - you go out a lot and muck around with your mates and drink and stuff - but I'm a bit over that now.

Quotes by Noel Fielding

I don't think you can ever get bored or lose focus as a competitor.

Quotes by Nnamdi Asomugha

What Facebook wants to create an association with is every time you're bored, every time you have a few minutes. We know that, psychologically speaking, boredom is painful. Whenever you're feeling bored, whenever you have a few extra minutes, this...

Quotes by Nir Eyal

I took two years out to find what sound I felt passionate about and what I liked making. After the last album, 'Peroxide', which is quite poppy and acoustic, I felt really bored.

Quotes by Nina Nesbitt

It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune; but the art of being bored is infinitely more successful.

Quotes by Nicolas Chamfort

When I hear young people today complain about being bored - and the things that keep them from being bored are generally exclusively videogames and/or computer pastimes - I just try to encourage them to go outside.

Quotes by Nick Offerman

Wallace and Gromit's contraptions are created purely for gags, but we all have the urge to invent - especially children. If they're bored, kids will make something from cardboard boxes, yoghurt pots, tape and elastic bands. Often, those constructions are...

Quotes by Nick Park

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these bored quotes have in common?
Most of them treat boredom as a reaction to repetition or conformity. One calls conventional habits something that makes a person say, "So-called normal behaviour patterns make me so bored, I could throw up!" while another observes that "the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition."
Why do some quotes connect boredom to always wanting something new?
One quote frames it that way directly: "I get very bored easily." It goes on to explain this as a side effect of being "a child of the Internet," always wanting "more and more of new and interesting things" — boredom as impatience with the familiar rather than simple idleness.
Do any quotes suggest boredom can be a way of avoiding discomfort?
Yes — one puts it bluntly: "The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight of distress," suggesting that tuning out can be a form of self-protection rather than a lack of interest.
How is boredom different from something being "boring" on this site?
These quotes describe the felt experience of being under-stimulated or restless, while the Boring quotes collection leans more toward what makes a person, place, or thing tedious to others.
Where can I find more quotes about restlessness or monotony?
Try the Monotony quotes page for repetition-focused lines, or Tired quotes for fatigue and weariness — both moods sit close to boredom without being identical to it.

Some lines here lean toward outright rebellion against sameness, others simply admit how fast novelty fades. Pair them with Boring or Dull quotes for more on life's slower, flatter moments.