Entertained Quotes

198 quotes by 181 authors

Of all the purposes of education, I think the most useful is this: It prepares you to keep yourself entertained. It gives you a better… — Roger Ebert
Grinning is something you do when you are entertained in some way, such as reading a good book or watching someone you don't care for… — Daniel Handler
You have come to earth to entertain and to be entertained. — Paramahansa Yogananda
In other centuries, human beings wanted to be saved, or improved, or freed, or educated. But in our century, they want to be entertained. The… — Michael Crichton
I added to my mental list of the odd things I'd done that day. I'd entertained the police, sunbathed, visited at a mall with some… — Charlaine Harris
I'm bored. I need to be entertained. Sam is moping. I may kill him with his own guitar. It would give me something to do… — Maggie Stiefvater
He entertained these thoughts awkwardly, as a man entertains unexpected guests. Then, as he reached his objective, he pushed these thoughts away, as a man… — Neil Gaiman
If I'm going to spend the whole night waiting for you guys to stop flirting and shoot each other, I want to at least be… — Dan Wells
Miss Marks, you see, makes her living by...entertaining young, and not so young, sailors...or any other members of the armed forced, or civilians, who enjoy...being… — Rick Yancey
In my terms, I settled for the realities of life, and submitted to its necessities: if this, then that, and so the years passed. In… — Julian Barnes
Disgust with injustice may sharpen the desire for justice. Readers who donâ€™t see this connection merely wish to be entertained, and I have neither skill… — Ayi Kwei Armah
She had all her life long been accustomed to harbor thoughts and emotions which never voiced themselvesâ€¦ They belonged to her her and were her… — Kate Chopin
Children want the same things we want. To laugh, to be challenged, to be entertained, and delighted. — Dr. Seuss
I should be sorry if I only entertained them. I wish to make them better. — George Frideric Handel
The church that can't worship must be entertained. And leaders who can't lead a church to worship must provide the entertainment. — Aiden Wilson Tozer
I am aware that I am very old now; but I am also aware that I have never been so young as I am now,… — Mark Twain
The best thing a man can do for his culture when he is rich is to endeavor to carry out those schemes which he entertained… — Henry David Thoreau
I do what I do because of Walt Disney. Goofy. Mickey Mouse. I never forgot how their films entertained me. — John Lasseter
I was a good kid, but I was just very chatty. Teachers were rarely entertained, but occasionally a child was, which was enough for me.… — Barbara Park
We are being entertained all the time - in the bathroom, on the train, in our beds. Sure, there is a smaller audience for theater.… — Mike Nichols

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