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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'm not a horror fan. I'm an anti-horror fan. I think horror fans feel deep down in the pit of their souls, they feel safe, and therefore bored. And therefore they want to be scared.

Quotes by Max Brooks

I am much more a pitch manager than a general manager. I am one of the few managers who is bored by the transfer market. Our task is growing the players that we have.

Quotes by Maurizio Sarri

I get bored real easy. I'm so used to L.A. and the pace that when I go home now I start thinking, 'Something's not right, something's not feelin' right.' I just gotta do what I gotta do in Oklahoma and...

Quotes by Matt Kemp

The penalty of success is to be bored by the attentions of people who formerly snubbed you.

Quotes by Mary Wilson Little

I've read plenty of amazing science pieces where the writers don't hang out in labs. I just have fun doing it. And I get rewarded for it; I get gushy, especially when kids tell me they expected to be bored...

Quotes by Mary Roach

There are times when I'm so bored with being healthy and organic that I crave sugar and additives.

Quotes by Martine McCutcheon

It's great to surprise people. If you do the same thing all over again, which people expect you to do, they're going to get bored.

Quotes by Martin Garrix

I am not bored at all. I am not bored in the least.

Quotes by Martha Plimpton

I don't like to get bored and don't like to repeat myself.

Quotes by Martha Plimpton

I don't think I could have just kept writing the 'Richard Jury' books. It wasn't that I was bored or dissatisfied. I just had to write something else.

Quotes by Martha Grimes

I have readers tell me that I must be bored, but that's not true. I am never bored with the characters. I like them.

Quotes by Martha Grimes

Even the most brilliant accomplishments on the Internet are essentially cold. Google has changed the world, but you don't snuggle up to it. YouTube is a giant carnival, filled with freaks and mountebanks, a place to gawk and laugh and...

Quotes by Marshall Herskovitz

God knows when I'm going to retire. I think I'm going to be bored.

Quotes by Mark Roberts

I've been here for 19 years, so West Ham fans are bored with seeing me. It's like my wife, who changes the wallpaper every three years because she gets tired of it.

Quotes by Mark Noble

Nobody is going to tell me that I can’t do three games in a week. No one is going to tell me that I can’t do it well. I’m going to work really hard at it. I get bored if...

Quotes by Maria Taylor

The fashion business got boring. I was working with big companies, but the minute it became too formulaic, I got bored with it. I wanted to do a creative space where I could just make stuff - kind of like...

Quotes by Maria Cornejo

At first I didn't know if I wanted to do TV again. I can get bored quickly.

Quotes by Maria Bello

There has to be some newness in the story or, at least, some aspect of the movie. I get bored if the story is told in the same way all the time. I get bored easily.

Quotes by Manoj Bajpayee

He was not only a bore; he bored for England.

Quotes by Malcolm Muggeridge

I try to challenge my ears. I get bored easily.

Quotes by Madlib

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.