Diversion Quotes

106 Diversion quotes by 99 unique authors

I believe certain members of the U.S. Congress have aided in the oppression and diversion of critical information that could have revealed a fullness of… — Bo Gritz
The pleasantest of all diversions is to sit alone under the lamp, a book spread out before you, and to make friends with people of… — Yoshida Kenko
Although reading the classics in Latin in school may be not as fulfilling as it would be at a more mature age, few scientists can… — George Andrew Olah
Tennis was a game invented by a woman named Samantha Tennis in 1839, in the village of Lobsworth, County of Kent, as a diversion for… — Dan Jenkins
The mind gets distracted in all sorts of ways. The heart is its own exclusive concern and diversion. — Malcolm De Chazal
This death cult has no reason and is beyond negotiation. This is what makes it so frightening. This is what causes so many to engage… — David Brooks
I was never jailed. The fact is that I was arrested, but I went into a diversion programme, and by that time I'd already begun… — David Soul
There's always the possibility that you're going to come across a record that transforms your life. And it happens weekly. It's like a leaf on… — John Peel
When one has a famishing thirst for happiness, one is apt to gulp down diversions wherever they are offered. — Alice Hegan Rice
The second best thing about space travel is that the distances involved make war very difficult, usually impractical, and almost always unnecessary. This is probably… — Robert A. Heinlein
The friendship of a dog is precious. It becomes even more so when one is so far removed from home.... I have a Scottie. In… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
It will begin with its President taking a simple, firm resolution. The resolution will be: To forego the diversions of politics and to concentrate on… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Who could deny that privacy is a jewel? It has always been the mark of privilege, the distinguishing feature of a truly urbane culture. Out… — Phyllis McGinley
At its best, climbing becomes a life focus around which everything else must orbit and at its least is an excellent diversion from the real… — Todd Skinner
Man's origin was as spirit, not a physical body. These souls projected themselves into matter, probably for their own diversion. Through the use of his… — Edgar Cayce
The constitution has broken down. We have no enemies except the ones we select and direct towards the nearest nuclear bombs. They need an enemy… — Gore Vidal
I believe the main solution is to gain the trust of Europe and America and to remove their concerns over the peaceful nature of our… — Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Whenever vanity and gaiety, a love of pomp and dress, furniture, equipage, buildings, great company, expensive diversions, and elegant entertainments get the better of the… — John Quincy Adams
It is necessary now and then for a man to go away by himself and experience loneliness; to sit on a rock in the forest… — Carl Sandburg
In Europe they look upon jazz as art. In America it's a diversion. Somebody opens a restaurant and installs another band off to the side.… — Chet Baker

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