Chore Quotes

My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint. (Erma Bombeck)
Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly. View quote
Julie Andrews
So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads. View quote
Dr. Seuss
If you have to dry the dishes (Such an awful boring chore) If you have to dry the dishes ('Stead of going to the store) If you have to dry the dishes And you drop one on the floor Maybe they won't let you Dry the dishes anymore. View quote
Shel Silverstein
Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be offered as a gift. View quote
Kate DiCamillo
It's mind-boggling to consider that movies this bad are actually committed to film. The poor quality of The Pest in almost every category - humor, intelligence, creativity, and just plain entertainment value - ranks it somewhere between a bad infomercial and a local cable newscast. Rarely do I consider the act of seeing a movie to be a chore, but this kind of experience is the exception. View quote
James Berardinelli
Even the smallest daily chore can be humanized with the harmony of culture. View quote
Alvar Aalto
Every time a child organizes and completes a chore, spends some time alone without feeling lonely, loses herself in play for an hour, or refuses to go along with her peers in some activity she feels is wrong, she will be building meaning and a sense of worth for herself and harmony in her family. View quote
Barbara Coloroso
For me, the big chore is always the same: how to begin a sentence, how to continue it, how to complete it. View quote
Claude Simon
To the old saying that man built the house but woman made of it a 'home' might be added the modern supplement that woman accepted cooking as a chore but man has made of it a recreation. View quote
Emily Post
Helping others isn't a chore; it is one of the greatest gifts there is. (Liya Kebede)
Some people are a natural administrator. They actually enjoy doing it. I find it a chore. I'm not a details person. I go for the big sweep. View quote
Peter Hollingworth
I used to hate, with a capitol H, making videos. It was nothing but a chore. It was something you had to do to have your music accepted in the visual medium. View quote
Sheena Easton
I think for me I've always loved being in the water and I love training and I love being at the pool so you know it's not a chore for me to go training, but come race day I would never just train to train - I train to race. View quote
Stephanie Rice
I approached the bulk of my schoolwork as a chore rather than an intellectual adventure. View quote
Steven Chu
Do not be duped by little duties. Do not be a chore man all your days. View quote
Henry Miller
I was never overexposed and work never became a chore. I was a very good girl wanting to do a good job. View quote
Anna Paquin
The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them. Even the most tedious chore will become endurable as you parade through each day convinced that every task, no matter how menial or boring, brings you closer to fulfilling your dreams. View quote
Og Mandino
What little time left is in this century is rehearsal time for the chief psychological chore of the 21st century: letting go, with dignity. View quote
Kevin Kelly (editor)
All writers in some insane place believe that to write is a holy chore - that what one wishes to do is speak to one's time, to make a difference, to say: "I was here. I was a force for good in some way." View quote
Harlan Ellison
I avoid that bleak first hour of the working day during which my still sluggish senses and body make every chore a penance. I find that in arriving later, the work which I do perform is of a much higher quality. (John Kennedy Toole)
If I'm home with no chore at hand, and a package of books has come, the television set and the chess board and the unanswered mail will have to manage without me if one of the books is a detective story. View quote
Rex Stout
There are tons of things in your home and life that you don't use, need, or even particularly want. They just came into your life as impulsive flotsam and jetsam and never found a good exit. Whether you're aware of it or not, this clutter creates indecision and distractions, consuming attention and making unfettered happiness a real chore. It is impossible to realize how distracting all the crap is - whether porcelain dolls, sports cars, or ragged T-shirts - until you get rid of it. View quote
Timothy Ferriss
normal person's weekly chore list: 1. clean kitchen. 2. clean bathroom. 3. clean entire rest of domicile. cleaning impaired person's weekly chore list: 1. don't get peanut butter on sheets. View quote
Dave Barry
Camp life is demanding, and even the simplest daily routine becomes a chore in a climate with 90 per cent humidity, not to mention the bugs. View quote
Stefanie Powers