"For Heidegger, boredom is a privileged fundamental mood because it leads us directly into the very problem complex of being and time."

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Source : Lars Svendsen (2005). “A Philosophy of Boredom”, p.116, Reaktion Books

Lars Svendsen

#Boredom Quotes #Fundamentals Quotes #Problem Quotes

“What we insistently desire, over time, is what we become.”
“The dews of the evening most carefully shun; Those tears of the sky for the loss of the sun.”
“And it has been sarcastically said, that there is a wide difference between a good physician and a bad one, but a small difference between a good physician and no physician at all; by which it is meant to insinuate, that the mischievous officiousness of art does commonly more than counterbalance any benefit derivable from it.”

Source : Gilbert Blane (1821). “Elements of Medical Logick”, p.10
“If cats could write history, their history would be mostly about cats.”
“The game has evolved over the years, and I don't think we have as a country. In other countries they have, and they adjust much quicker than our boys.”
“The vices of some men are magnificent.”
“You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.”

Source : Fellowship of Christian Athletes, John Wooden (2010). “The Greatest Coach Ever: Timeless Wisdom and Insights of John Wooden”, p.101, Gospel Light Publications
“Hubert Humphrey talks so fast that listening to him is like trying to read Playboy magazine with your wife turning the pages.”

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