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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 get bored with music so I try to listen to things in different types of genre to see what's possible.

Quotes by Madlib

I'm usually bored with both gangsta rappers and underground ones, too.

Quotes by Madlib

When I was in Toronto shooting 'Hemlock Grove,' I'd spend a couple of hours in the makeup trailer every day because my character had all these tattoos. I was telling one of the artists how bored I was - I...

Quotes by Madeline Brewer

We can be bought, but we can't be bored.

Quotes by Lynn Fontanne

I get bored at the theatre a lot because I notice that there's not always a connection between the actors. They may be technically proficient, but they're not surprising each other. I'm thrilled by actors who make choices that are...

Quotes by Lusia Strus

I get bored very quickly.

Quotes by Lizz Wright

I think, as singers and performers, we are ambassadors of the human experience. I don't want to get bored just talking about myself.

Quotes by Lizz Wright

I think the price of the food can totally alter the perception of it. If I know something is expensive and the ambience is fancy, the food just invariably tastes a little better - and I feel like I'm getting...

Quotes by Lisa Hanawalt

I started modeling at 14. It's simple. You respond to what the photographer wants and wear other people's ideas. I got bored with it, though, so I went to university.

Quotes by Lily Cole

Any actor has their moments of being stressed, but the great part about this job is that it's so unpredictable, and that's what I like. I love spontaneity. I don't ever want to be bored, doing the same thing from...

Quotes by Liana Liberato

I think every single win, every single pole has felt new and different in its own way. I've not got bored of it.

Quotes by Lewis Hamilton

For the past couple of years I've been pretty bored with music in general... just bored with it.

Quotes by Les Claypool

I will say that when I first came out to the States to work on 'Jericho,' that was the only time that I've ever been frightened about a job, because in America they tell stories over such a long time,...

Quotes by Lennie James

The electorate is bored of talking about the past. They are much more interested in the future.

Quotes by Layla Moran

I do not often get lonely, and I never get bored.

Quotes by Laura Dekker

I don't play video games. My husband does. He plays sometimes the football, and every once in a while when he gets bored, he'll do a little boxing in there. He gets into the football. You can trade players, and...

Quotes by Laila Ali

I was bored at college, so I put $10 in a jukebox in this place where people played ping-pong and pool. I put in $10 of 'Jingle Bell Rock,' and this was back in the '90s, so it played 'Jingle...

Quotes by Kyle Dunnigan

I think it's great training for any comedian to start on cows. Because with cows, you expect them to be bored and just stare at you blankly. And that's exactly what you'll get at a comedy club. If you can...

Quotes by Kristen Schaal

I should probably confess that I get bored easily, which explains my reluctance to work with formula, tropes, whatever.

Quotes by Kit Reed

I took lots of photographs and had planned to write a treatise on how it worked, but I quickly got bored with that idea and wrote a scientific fairy tale instead.

Quotes by Kit Williams

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.