We are amused through the intellect, but it is the heart that saves us from ennui. — Sophie Swetchine Copy Share Image
I'm always trying to do something different and trying to keep myself amused. — T.C. Boyle Copy Share Image
Blessed are we who can laugh at ourselves, for we shall never cease to be amused. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The fingerprints of the god who amused himself fashioning them - I can see them on any bone whatsoever. — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
Be prepared to be enlightened, enraged, amused, engaged, and above all provoked. — Beatrix Campbell Copy Share Image
Perhaps one has to be very old before one learns to be amused rather than shocked. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“He had a thought that amused him. "Figures, still life, landscape, AND an animal! Zola, eat your hat!" he bellowed.” — susan vreeland Copy Share Image
When you realize where you come from, you naturally become tolerant, amused, kindhearted as a grandmother, and dignified as a king. Immersed… — Laozi Copy Share Image
“She knew him so well, the amused, detached tone of his voice, the scroll of his ear, his eyes, his bony frame.… — Harriet Evans Copy Share Image
Such an assemblage of the spraddle-legged men of the middle class, whose hands were bent and shoulders stooped from delving and constructing,… — Stephen Crane Copy Share Image
Just as we are often moved to merriment for no other reason than that the occasion calls for seriousness, so we are… — Agnes Repplier Copy Share Image
I could have made money this way, and perhaps amused myself writing code. But I knew that at the end of my… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
Oh I used to be disgusted and now I try to be amused. But since their wings have got rusted, you know,… — Elvis Costello Copy Share Image
“Your mind is wandering, desperately trying to keep itself amused. It's not crazy, says therapist Cineas; it could just be a way… — Lenore Skenazy Copy Share Image
“Served her right, he thought, riling him up the way she had. "Hurt your foot?" The amused and satisfied tone didn't escape… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
There are so many comics about violence. I'm not entertained or amused by violence, and I'd rather not have it in my… — Dave McKean Copy Share Image
“His wide mouth falls into amused lines. “Everything dies. There’s no way to stop that tide. In the end, all we have… — Ann Aguirre Copy Share Image
The reader has certain rights. He bought your story. Think of this as an implicit contract. He's entitled to be entertained, instructed,… — Larry Niven Copy Share Image
“Francesca,' he murmured, making his voice smooth and personable, 'it is a delight to see you.' 'And you as well,' she replied.… — Julia Quinn Copy Share Image
I am looking for the fellowship of the burning heart--for men and women of all generations everywhere who love the Savior until… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
I became frustrated early on as a playwright by a kind of smug smallness in modern drama. There was a lack of… — Ellen McLaughlin Copy Share Image
I was always amused that people were either skeptical or surprised that I would choose a Hillary Clinton as a secretary of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Upon the whole, I am inclined to think that the far greater part, if not all, of those difficulties which have hitherto… — George Berkeley Copy Share Image
“She crosses her arms. “Are you trying to be cute?” “No. I don’t have to try…it just sort of happens.” Her brow… — Emma Chase Copy Share Image
“ROTHKO: (Explodes) 'Pretty.' 'Beautiful.' 'Nice.' 'Fine.' That's our life now! Everything's 'fine'. We put on the funny nose and glasses and slip… — John Logan Copy Share Image
There are just a host of problems born by the electronic age. Things we couldn't even conceive of. I was amused by… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
Why had we come to the moon? The thing presented itself to me as a perplexing problem. What is this spirit in… — H. G. Wells Copy Share Image
...stories about [the German composer Johannes] Brahms's rudeness and wit amused me in particular. For instance, I loved the one about how… — Arthur Rubinstein Copy Share Image
[The doctrine of air] I was led into in consequence of inhabiting a house adjoining to a public brewery, where I at… — Joseph Priestley Copy Share Image
Innocent amusements are such as excite moderately, and such as produce a cheerful frame of mind, not boisterous mirth; such as refresh,… — William Ellery Channing Copy Share Image
![“...stories about [the German composer Johannes] Brahms's rudeness and wit amused me in particular. For instance, I loved the one about how a great wine connoisseur invited the composer to dinner. 'This is the Brahms of my cellar,' he said to his guests, producing a dust-covered bottle and pouring…” quote by Arthur Rubinstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/84f/arthur-rubinstein-17373_amused_stories-about-the-german-composer-johann_2777721.jpg)
![“[The doctrine of air] I was led into in consequence of inhabiting a house adjoining to a public brewery, where I at first amused myself with making experiments on the fixed air [carbon dioxide] which I found ready made in the process of fermentation . When I removed from that house I was under the…” quote by Joseph Priestley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/42a/joseph-priestley-17782_air_the-doctrine-of-air-i-was-led-into-in-co_74416.jpg)
