Tedious – Quotes

When you need something

When you need something tedious done, and don’t have time for it, give it to a workaholic. This way, both of you will be happy. Ernie J Zelinski

For the scientific acquisition

For the scientific acquisition of knowledge is almost as tedious as the routine acquisition of wealth. Eric Linklater

I hate movies. They’re

I hate movies. They’re so boring. So tedious. Eric Idle

There’s the fact that animation is extremely time-consuming, tedious, labor-intensive, and therefore, extremely expensive as an art form to really do it right, to really do full animation. Eric Drooker

Meditation practice is like

Meditation practice is like piano scales, basketball drills, ballroom dance class. Practice requires discipline; it can be tedious; it is necessary. After you have practiced enough, you become more skilled at the art form itself. You do not practice to become a great scale player or drill champion. You practice to become a musician or … Read more

I find it rather

I find it rather tedious working with some actors who have to go into a corner and bounce up and down, shake their hands and arms, saying to the director, \”Just a second – I’ll be ready in a few minutes, \” while all the other actors are waiting around to get in. Then they … Read more

I have far more

I have far more enthusiasm in life than I have actual energy. In my excitement, I routinely take on more that I can physically or emotionally handle, which causes me to break down in quite predictable displays of dramatic exhaustion. You will be the one burdened with the job of mopping me up every time … Read more

When subject matter is

When subject matter is forced to fit into preconceived patterns, there can be no freshness of vision. Following rules of composition can only lead to a tedious repetition of pictorial cliches. Edward Weston

The zest for life

The zest for life of those unusual men and women who make a great zealous success of living is due more often in good part to the craftiness and pertinacity with which they manage to overlook the misery of others. You can watch them watch life beat the stuffing out of the faces of their … Read more

The simple circumstantial narrative

The simple circumstantial narrative (did such a narrative exist) of the ruin of a single town, of the misfortunes of a single family, might exhibit an interesting and instructive picture of human manners; but the tedious repetition of vague and declamatory complaints would fatigue the attention of the most patient reader. Edward Gibbon