Best Dull Minds Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

Source: The Simple Art of Murder

“Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.”

Human Nature Humility Perfection Graves Dull Defects Perfectionism Perfection And Imperfection Dull Minds

Book:Mr. Maugham Himself

Source: Mr. Maugham Himself

“To a dull mind all of nature is leaden. To the illumined mind the whole world burns and sparkles with light.”

World Mind Whole Light Motivational Nature Beauty Knowledge Whole World Dull Wilderness Sparkle Dull Minds

Book:A Year with Emerson: A Daybook

Source: A Year with Emerson: A Daybook

“The enemy of the black is not the white. The enemy of capitalist is not communist, the enemy of homosexual is not heterosexual, the enemy of Jew is not Arab, the enemy of youth is not the old, the enemy of hip is not redneck, the enemy of Chicano is not gringo and the enemy of women is not men. We all have the same enemy. The enemy is the tyranny of the dull mind. The enemy is every expert who practices technocratic manipulation, the enemy is every proponent of standardization and the enemy is every victim who is so dull and lazy and weak as to allow himself to be manipulated and standardized.”

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Author:Tom Robbins

“The world is a wonderfully weird place, consensual reality is significantly flawed, no institution can be trusted, certainty is a mirage, security a delusion, and the tyranny of the dull mind forever threatens -- but our lives are not as limited as we think they are, all things are possible, laughter is holier than piety, freedom is sweeter than fame, and in the end it's love and love alone that really matters.”

“The enemy is the tyranny of the dull mind.”

Mind Enemy Tyranny Dull Dull Minds

Author:Tom Robbins

“The dull mind, once arriving at an inference that flatters the desire, is rarely able to retain the impression that the notion from which the inference started was purely problematic.”

Mind Able Desire Notion Impression Dull Arriving Inference Dull Minds

Book:Silas Marner ; And, Scenes of Clerical Life

Source: Silas Marner ; And, Scenes of Clerical Life

“Baseball is dull only to dull minds.”

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Author:Red Barber

“The idea that seeing life means going from place to place and doing a great variety of obvious things is an illusion natural to dull minds.”

Life Mind Mean Ideas Natural Seeing Travel Illusion Obvious Variety Dull Tourism Life Means Obvious Things Dull Minds

Book:On Self and Social Organization

Source: On Self and Social Organization

“Dull minds are never either intuitive or mathematical.”

Mind Mathematical Dull Intuitive Dull Minds

Book:Thoughts, Letters & Minor Works

Source: Thoughts, Letters & Minor Works

“Baseball is a dull game only for those with dull minds.”

Mind Games Baseball Dull Dull Minds

Author:Red Smith

“Whenever you have a tight situation and there's a close pitch, the umpire gets a squawk no matter how he calls it.”

Matter Situation Umpires Dull Minds Close Calls

Author:Red Barber

“When I was in baseball and you went into the clubhouse, you didn't see ball players with curling irons.”

Player Baseball Balls Iron Ball Players Dull Minds

Author:Red Barber

“Classes will dull your mind, destroy the potential for authentic creativity.”

Mind Class Creativity Dull Beautiful Mind Dull Minds

Author:John Forbes Nash

“You have to be as fully prepared for the dull game as you are for the great game, or else you won't be prepared for the great one.”

Games Prepared Dull Be Prepared Great Ones Dull Minds

Author:Red Barber

“This is Red Barber speaking. Let me say hello to you all.”

Red Let Me Hello Lipstick Red Lips Barbers Red Lipstick Dull Minds

Author:Red Barber

“It is the sign of a dull mind to dwell upon the cares of the body, to prolong exercise, eating and drinking and other bodily functions. These things are best done by the way; all your attention must be given to the mind.”

Way Mind Done Body Care Given Attention Food Exercise Eating Function Cooking Drinking Dull Culinary Eating And Drinking Bodily Functions Dull Minds

Author:Epictetus

“When I'm talking to a large audience, I imagine that I'm talking to a single person.”

Persons Talking Audience Imagine Praise Imagine That Single Person Dull Minds

Author:Red Barber