Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it. ~Bertrand Russell, The Conquest of Happiness

The war between being and nothingness is the underlying illness of the twentieth century. Boredom slays more of existence than war. ~Norman Mailer

I am never bored anywhere: being bored is an insult to oneself. ~Jules Renard

Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is. ~Thomas Szasz

When I get real bored, I like to drive downtown and get a great parking spot, then sit in my car and count how many people ask me if I'm leaving. ~-Steven Wright

The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. ~Dorothy Parker