logo

Quotes About Apathy

Men there are, who having quite done with the world, all its merely worldly contents are become so far indifferent, that they carelittle of what mere worldly imprudence they may be guilty.
~ Herman Melville
Nothing so hardens the heart of man as a barren familiarity with sacred things.
~ J. C. Ryle
To the lazy man the world appears bereft of all blessings; if poor, he has no friends; if rich, he has no ambition; he aims at nothing, and generally hits his mark.
~ James Ellis
When there wasn't any money involved, for all intents and purposes, nobody gave a damn. But now the land, supposedly worthless, is seen for what it really is: an incredibly valuable asset.
~ Neil Abercrombie
I was never interested in anything, particularly. I didn't get through school. I was a layabout. So, I started working at a theater to earn some money, as a part-time job.
~ Robert Kazinsky
Do you think I give a damn about your and your pathetic violin?
~ Ludwig van Beethoven
This world, I am afraid, is designed for crashing bores.
~ Morrissey
For neither life nor nature cares if justice is ever done or not.
~ Patricia Highsmith
Human nature is above all things lazy.
~ Harriet Beecher Stowe
... nature photographs downright bore me for some reason or other. I think: 'Oh, yes. Look at that sand dune. What of it?'
~ Walker Evans
As Nature is always careless and indifferent Who sees, who steps, means nothing and this is pretty.
~ Stevie Smith
People are crazy and times are strangeI'm locked in tight, I'm out of rangeI used to care, but things have changed
~ Bob Dylan
She has no interest in human quarrels, for they are often petty and always pointless.
~ Ross Turner, Reaper
I wasn't sure which I appreciated less—the insincere concern or the genuine indifference.
~ Arthur Graham, Editorial
When a boy feels as if no one cares about him, or as if he will never amount to anything, he truly believes it doesn't matter what he does.
~ Clayton Lessor MA, LPC
Indifference is an excellent substitute for patience.
~ Mason Cooley
Lethargy is the forerunner of death to the public liberty.
~ Thomas Jefferson
It's pathetic how a man can stand by and do nothing as a whole nation cleans out the garbage and makes itself great"-Hans Junior
~ Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity.
~ George Bernard Shaw
The greatest danger to our future is apathy.
~ Jane Goodall
The ultimate crime is not to care.
~ Todd Rundgren
The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.
~ Elie Wiesel
The awful thing is that if i can forget they're people, it will be no different at all
~ Suzanne Collins
There is absolutely no worse death curse than the humdrum daily existence of the living dead.
~ Anthon St. Maarten