To amuse oneself in order that one may exert oneself, as…

Those who cannot think, have, in my opinion, a necessity (which goes very far towards creating a right) for amusement.

— Sarah Josepha Hale

We must be contented to amuse, when we cannot inform.

— Thomas Jefferson

Happiness does not consist in pastimes and amusements but in virtuous activities.

— Aristotle

Happiness does not lie in amusement; it would be strange if one were to take trouble and suffer hardship all one's life in order…

— Aristotle

Fashion and decor should amuse you and your friends.

— Lauren Santo Domingo

To design is much more than simply to assemble, to order, or even to edit: it is to add value and meaning, to illuminate,…

— Paul Rand

“[O]ur relationship with nature has become warped. You see, nature has acquired a purpose where we are concerned. Its task is to amuse us.…

— Joseph Roth

Now, all writing - all the arts - are a form of 'Pay attention to me,' but there's also the flip side. Like, I…

— Jonathan Ames

I certainly know all about the Jersey jokes that amuse the rest of the country. You've probably heard them. Our state bird is the…

— Sharon Kay Penman

They [the English] amuse themselves sadly as in the custom of their country. [Fr., Ils s'amusaient tristement selon la contume de leur pays.]

— Jean Froissart

I do films that amuse me and I can enjoy watching.

— Nani

Kids can amuse themselves with almost anything.

— Allen Klein

...do you think God made the world to amuse himself because he was bored? Because if so he would have to be mean.

— Jack Kerouac

“The situation always amuse you unless you don't go through it.”

— Nikunj shukla

With all due respect for the wondrous ways people have invented to amuse themselves and one another on paved surfaces, I find that this…

— Barbara Kingsolver