Amuse Quotes

161 quotes by 141 authors

Since the age of five I had been one of those people who was an indefatigable reader, more inclined to go off by myself with… — Anna Quindlen
Write to amuse? What an appalling suggestion! I write to make people anxious and miserable and to worsen their indigestion. — Wendy Cope
People frequently bore me, sometimes amuse me, most often irritate me, but rarely intrigue me. — Jeaniene Frost
mostly we've had to found ways to amuse ourselves." "Really?" Valkyrie asked. "Like what?" Plight's smile faded. "Like human sacrifice." He grabbed one arm and… — Derek Landy
I was not born to amuse the Tsars. — Alexander Pushkin
We amuse ourselves painting our prison-walls with bright figures and brilliant landscapes. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I love enemies, though not in the Christian way. They amuse me, excite my blood. Being always on oneâ€™s guard, catching every glance, the significance… — Mikhail Lermontov
I don't personally try to balance my work because I operate under the assumption that anyone reading or watching my stuff isn't having a particularly… — Lev Yilmaz
We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers — Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington
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 to… — Aristotle
When you did the job, you thought you were just trying to amuse your friends who are all on the job. I'm just trying to… — Bill Murray
To design is much more than simply to assemble, to order, or even to edit: it is to add value and meaning, to illuminate, to… — Paul Rand
My sister is older than me and would often go off, so I grew up alone in a sense. I had to amuse myself and… — Amanda Donohoe
Scandinavia is boring. People living there apparently have little to do. And as European history teaches, when there is nothing much to do, you may… — Elliott Abrams
I think stories get better the more people try to amuse themselves. — Ira Glass
In college, before video games, we would amuse ourselves by posing programming exercises. — Ken Thompson
If I go to Germany, I learn something in addition. The German television is very precise and respectable. One has never stress. In Italy it… — Michelle Hunziker
Kids can amuse themselves with almost anything. — Allen Klein
Before I got through high school I had attended 22 different schools. In the time before I was well acquainted with the latest school, I… — Marc Davis
It only works because we still amuse each other. After we have been working with other people, it is so refreshing to laugh unreservedly when… — Adrian Edmondson

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