Ernest Shackleton Quotes

I hate getting bored.

Boredom: the desire for desires.

I cannot abide being bored.

I think I would be bored if I were winning all the time, even though it would be nice.

There is nothing more stimulating than a case where everything goes against you.

All the fun is locking horns with impossibilities.

You can learn so much from bad things. I feel boring. I feel like, Why is everything so easy for me? I can't wait for something crazy to f***ing happen to me. Just life. I want someone to f*** me over! Do you know what I mean?

This isn't going to be easy," I grumbled as we headed toward the exit. Bones shrugged. "Nothing worthwhile ever is.

I'd hate to feel in a comfort zone while I am working. That's not the way I like to do things. I want to be pressurized and challenged every day.

I like when things are hard; I'm very competitive. If something seems difficult or impossible, it interests me.

I quite like that jeopardy, those up-against-the-wall odds. I don't like it when it's over-comfortable, too easy, something that can be done in two or three weeks. I like a challenge.

If it wasn't painfully difficult, you did it wrong!

All my life I've been rowing against the tide. What can I do? It seems I was born that way.

Good-bye. I am leaving because I am bored.

Weave me a rope that will pull me through these impossible times.

You try to figure out things to keep yourself interested. It's very easy to get lulled.

On my tombstone it will say: 'I tried everything - nothing was easy.'

It is so tempting to try the most difficult thing possible.

Nothing comes easily for me.

When you've toured for about 10 years like me, you end up feeling like you're always waiting for somebody or something. The whole day is a drag.

Long-term boredom can't lead to anything good.

People of Wealth and the so called upper class suffer the most from boredom.

I'm bored. I'm not unprofessional. I'm just bored.