“At an early age, you started hearing it: It's a virtue to be "well-rounded." ... They might as well have said : Become as dull as you possibly can be.” WellsSaidMightAgeVirtueHearingDullWell Rounded Book:Living Your Strengths Source: Living Your Strengths
“Most of life is so dull that there is nothing to be said about it, and the books and talks that would describe it as interesting are obliged to exaggerate, in the hope of justifying their own existence. Inside its cocoon of work or social obligation, the human spirit slumbers for the most part, registering the distinction between pleasure and pain, but not nearly as alert as we pretend. There are periods in the most thrilling day during which nothing happens, and though we continue to exclaim, "I do enjoy myself", or , "I am horrified," we are insincere.” HumansSaidBookHappensPainLife IsSpiritSocialEnjoyPleasureInterestingExistencePeriodsThings HappenObligationDullDistinctionHuman SpiritThrillingObligedSlumberPain And PleasureCocoonsInsincereSocial Obligation Author:E. M. Forster
“The only people who are afraid of file sharing are the people whose albums are so dull presentation-wise that nobody cares about owning the actual finished product, and the people who have so little connection to their listeners that said listeners have no reason to care whether the artists they like are getting reimbursed for their efforts.” PeopleLittlesSaidReasonCareArtistEffortWiseProductsConnectionsAlbumsFinishedDullNo ReasonListenersFilesPresentationNobody CaresFile Sharing Author:John Darnielle
“There is little that can be said about most economic goods. A toothbrush does little but clean teeth. Aspirin does little but dull pain. Alcohol is important mostly for making people more or less drunk ... There being so little to be said, much is to be invented.” PeopleLittlesDoeSaidImportantPainBusinessEconomicCleanAlcoholTeethDrunkDullGoodsAspirinToothbrushes Author:John Kenneth Galbraith