Will Durant

The most interesting thing in the world is another human being who wonders, suffers and raises the questions that have bothered him to the last day of his life, knowing he will never get the answers.

American Historian

Alice Walker

It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by this time, I have found several and dearly enjoyed knowing them all.

American Author

Fran Lebowitz

Don't bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.

American Journalist

Colin Powell

Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.

American Statesman

Yoko Ono

Energy is so important. If you don't have it, don't bother with rock and roll.

American Artist

Ari Aster

With 'Hereditary', I wanted to make a film about what bothers me about life.

American Director

Jackie Collins

My philosophy is, unless you're sick and need help, why bother?

British Author

Ivan Lendl

Not winning at Wimbledon is not going to bother me forever.

Czechoslovakian Athlete

Rhys Ifans

My personal life is invented for me, so why bother?

Welsh Actor

Mariano Rivera

I like a calm life where nobody bothers me.

Panamanian Athlete

Use 'bother' when referring to minor and informal interruptions or disturbances.

Informal Interruptions

'I hope I don't bother you' is often used to appear polite before asking for help or information.

Politeness Strategy

'Bother' can carry a feeling of concern or consideration for someone else's comfort.

Emotional Nuance

Use 'bother' as a noun to question if an action is worth the effort required.

Worth the Effort

'Bother' can express frustration about the need to exert unnecessary effort.

Expressing Frustration

'Can't be bothered' shows a lack of willingness or desire to do something.

Lack of Willingness

Using 'bother' in this way can imply laziness or a casual attitude towards an action.

Showing Laziness

'Bother about' often indicates that something is not important to someone.

Lack of Concern

'Bother' suggests not taking worries too seriously or stressing over minor things.

Taking It Easy

 I've got to go see my grandmother in the afternoon, and so you probably don't want to bother with that." I said, "It would be an honor to meet your grandmother." I asked for what I wanted. I asked for access that nobody else had because this is what makes a photographer sort of greater, to have a picture that somebody else doesn't have.

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 just let them out and you can see is not really bothered at all and what will their diet consists of the wild in the world there'll be mainly eating fruits and that lays of studies have shown that actually the fruit they eat in the world is the same sugar content of the

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 doesn't bother me at all it's about the children but you have suffered a bit of those kinds of you know slings and arrows as it were course everyone in public life it's used to them but you know people say well gee boys she's

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 takes forever let's give you a valuation and when he does say i'm not bothered about selling it anyway you kind of just think what did you bring it for anyway you mug how much is it worth i just want to know for

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 Albert Einstein played a key role in launching quantum mechanics through his theory of the photoelectric effect but remained deeply bothered by its philosophical implications.

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 i don't want to chase them it's very important that i don't go into their space i let them come into mine but they don't seem to be bothered by us oh my goodness

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 I didn't like it I wouldn't do this this doesn't bother me I like being outside it's a nice life

Bother

Informal Interruptions

Politeness Strategy

Emotional Nuance

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