Diversion Quotes

106 Diversion quotes by 99 unique authors

Let us assume that entertainment is the sole end of reading; even so I think you would hold that no mental employment is so broadening… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Illium, with his wings of silver-kissed blue and a face designed to seduce both males and females, not to mention his ability to do the… — Nalini Singh
I am what a romantic movie is to a profound thinker - a mere diversion, a comic interlude, something that is soon forgotten. — Anne Frank
Anyone who does not see the vanity of the world is very vain himself. So who does not see it, apart from young people whose… — Blaise Pascal
You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts; And when you can no longer dwell in the solitude of your heart… — Khalil Gibran
People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in… — Adam Smith
Only Valek would consider an attempt on my life a fascinating diversion. — Maria V. Snyder
Happiness in reality consists only in rest, and not in being stirred up. This instinct conflicts with the drive to diversion, and we develop the… — Dallas Willard
I'm not such a bad fighter myself," Skye said. Po exploded with laughter. "Oh, fight him, Katsa. Please fight him. I can't imagine a more… — Kristin Cashore
Hamilton awkwardly folded himself into the passenger seat. "Couldn't you get something bigger?" he asked as he banged his knee against the dashboard. "We're supposed… — Judy Blundell
We wait. We are bored. (He throws up his hand.) No, don't protest, we are bored to death, there's no denying it. Good. A diversion… — Samuel Beckett
I used to wonder why Lucy liked those songs so much. You know what I mean? She sits in the dark and listens and cries.… — Harlan Coben
Attacking a provincial lord in his manor house, surrounded by guards...Honestly, Kell, I'd nearly forgotten how foolhardy you can be. "Foolhardy?" Kelsier asked with a… — Brandon Sanderson
Because to the poor, books are not diversions. Book are siege weapons. — Joe Queenan
Think often on God, by day, by night, in your business and even in your diversions. He is always near you and with you; leave… — Brother Lawrence
Prison always has been a good place for writers, killing, as it does, the twin demons of mobility and diversion — Dan Simmons
I think, when men tell women to lose weight, it's a diversion from their own lack of size in certain areas. — Candace Bushnell
And as men diversions increase from the world, so do their entanglements from Satan. When they have more to do in the world than they… — John Owen
Twitter is not a business. I know its founders would like to think it is. It is, for the most part, a diversion. — Mark McKinnon
Nearly everybody I know does something to try to remove herself to clear her head and to have enough time and space to think... All… — Pico Iyer
I have always been making art from an early age but for nearly forty years did computer programming to earn a living. I bought a… — Mike Thompson
This whole phenomenon of the diversion of organizations from their purposes and ideals does not seem very serious when the scum rise to the top… — Robert Shea
A little before noon I sent orders to all my batteries to open fire through the streets or at any points where the troops were… — James Longstreet
To feel greatly, and understand greatly, and express greatly, the natural Beauty, is the sole business of poetry. The rest's diversion: those holy or noble… — Robinson Jeffers
Life is like a road,you can keep on driving straight until you reach your desired location,or you can make a turn,take a diversion and reach… — Unknown Author

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