Entertainment Quotes

1237 Entertainment quotes by 921 unique authors

...we are quick to rationalize our entertainment and priorities yet are slow to commit to serving God. — Francis Chan
The people of Ankh-Morpork had a straightforward, no-nonsense approach to entertainment, and while they were looking forward to seeing a dragon slain, they'd be happy… — Terry Pratchett
Any pile of stunted growth unaware that entertainment is just that and nothing more deserves to doom themselves to some dank cell somewhere for having… — Jhonen Vasquez
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
Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved. As far as an amiable disposition and powers of entertainment make you so, it is… — Margaret Fuller
Panem et Circenses" translates into 'Bread and Circuses.' The writer was saying that in return for full bellies and entertainment, his people had given up… — Suzanne Collins
Much of what is today called "social criticism" consists of members of the upper classes denouncing the tastes of the lower classes (bawdy entertainment, fast… — Steven Pinker
The darkest secret of this country, I am afraid, is that too many of its citizens imagine that they belong to a much higher civilization… — Kurt Vonnegut
The more civilized we become, the more horrendous our entertainments. — Gregory Maguire
The truth is that the heroism of your childhood entertainments was not true valor. It was theatre. The grand gesture, the moment of choice, the… — David Foster Wallace
That’s nice of you, but it’s not necessary to loan me a car.” “I loan you cars all the time.” “And I almost always destroy… — Janet Evanovich
Before we invented civilization our ancestors lived mainly in the open out under the sky. Before we devised artificial lights and atmospheric pollution and modern… — Carl Sagan
If we would spend on education half the amount of money that we currently lavish on sports and entertainment, we could provide complete and free… — Benjamin Carson
Just in case, though, I stormed into my apartment, tossed a quick hello to Mr. Wong, then rummaged through my entertainment center to lay out… — Darynda Jones
You know the typical crowd, Wow, it’s Friday night, what are you going to do? Just sit there? Well, yeah. Because there’s nothing out there.… — Charles Bukowski
Entertainment provides relief. Art provokes engagement. — David Foster Wallace
Only a country that feels invulnerable can afford political turmoil as entertainment. — Lionel Shriver
Happily ever after?" "If justice doesn't triumph and love doesn't make the circle in entertainment fiction, what's the point? Real life sucks too often. — Nora Roberts
Everything's about my personal entertainment. The world is my stage. Keep it up- you're becoming a star performer in the show. — Richelle Mead
People [are] as much a source of entertainment as they [are] a source of irritation. it keep[s] things balanced. — Nora Roberts
I do not mean to imply that television news deliberately aims to deprive Americans of a coherent, contextual understanding of their world. I mean to… — Neil Postman
... don't ever underestimate people, don't ever underestimate the pleasure they receive from viewing pain that is not their own... Pain by itself is just… — Zadie Smith
I believe that entertainment and amusements are the work of the Enemy to keep dying men from knowing they're dying; and to keep enemies of… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Every good book should be entertaining. A good book will be more; it must not be less. Entertainment…is like a qualifying examination. If a fiction… — C.S. Lewis
My prerogative right now is to just chill and let all the other overexposed blondes on the cover of Us Weekly (magazine) be your entertainment. — Britney Spears

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