Quote

Have you ever noticed how bored people are also boring?

Amy Dickinson

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Amy Dickinson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: November 6
Columnist
Freeville
New York
Boring
Also
Women
Ever
People
Noticed
Bored

More quotes by Amy Dickinson

Image
When you're a single parent, you're often lonely, yet seldom alone. There is no backup ... It is mothering without a net.
Amy Dickinson
Image
Friendships can survive after massive disappointment, but only if both parties are honest with one another.
Amy Dickinson
Image
Life is both short and complicated. People sometimes make baffling choices.
Amy Dickinson
Image
This is a tough situation. But it is what it is, and time has an amazing way of knitting together solutions as long as everybody stays calm and resolves to be as gentle and patient as possible.
Amy Dickinson
Image
Absence really can make the heart grow fonder, even when the [man's] feet wander.
Amy Dickinson
Image
There is true freedom in letting go.
Amy Dickinson
Image
Bullies never want to acknowledge their own actions. They want to move through life without reflection or apology.
Amy Dickinson
Image
In life, you don't get instant satisfaction. In life, you get to slog. You work. You grow. You take the long view. You fill the void with self-actualization.
Amy Dickinson
Image
In the name of friendship you should make sure your door is always open to listen. Don't feel you need to provide unsolicited possible solutions, answers or even ideas. Listening without judgment and offering assistance when asked should be enough. That's friendship's high calling.
Amy Dickinson
Image
The ability to break a loved one's heart is the essential contradiction in human relationships.
Amy Dickinson
Image
Love is an irrational force, making humans do all sorts of strange and wonderful things like write poetry and take up the ukulele.
Amy Dickinson
Image
You cannot tie your fiance to the railroad track of self-reflection and personal improvement.
Amy Dickinson
Image
[from a reader] Whenever I feel myself resenting someone, I reach out. I have made good friends that way.
Amy Dickinson
Image
People don't change when they don't acknowledge their actions.
Amy Dickinson
Image
All promises are empty - until they are fulfilled.
Amy Dickinson
Image
When you are criticizing someone, you should speak only to your own experience - not others'.
Amy Dickinson
Image
One of the privileges of adulthood is that your parents don't get to tell you what to do.
Amy Dickinson
Image
Life is weird. And guess what makes it weird? People.
Amy Dickinson
Image
Weddings and funerals are when you figure out who your real friends are.
Amy Dickinson
Image
You should not propose marriage until you have resolved your feelings about your ex.
Amy Dickinson