Pastime Quotes

134 Pastime quotes by 126 unique authors

The Phenomenon of Man stands square in the tradition of Naturphilosophie, a philosophical indoor pastime of German origin which does not seem even by accident… — Peter Medawar
The worst thing you can do is invest in companies you know nothing about. Unfortunately, buying stocks on ignorance is still a popular American pastime. — Peter Lynch
Happiness does not consist in pastimes and amusements but in virtuous activities. — Aristotle
Shadow boxes become poetic theater or settings wherein are metamorphosed the elements of a childhood pastime. The fragile, shimmering globules become the shimmering but more… — Joseph Cornell
As a composer seeking to remain anonymous I am shy of confessing my musical activity. This is intelligible enough. For others it is their chief… — Alexander Borodin
The sportsman knows that a sport is a recreation, a game, an amusement and a pastime, but his eyes are fixed on a higher goal,… — Avery Brundage
The best pastimes for a true enjoyer of leisure who has to stay at home . . .: reading by the fireside. . . .… — Salvador de Madariaga
For crying out loud, stop comparing and start living! And you'll be happier with your life, I guarantee. This is crucial: the most difficult thing… — Bo Sanchez
Seeking out causes is a pastime of the mind. There is no duality of cause and effect. Everything is its own cause. — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
What delight To back the flying steed, that challenges The wind for speed! - seems native more of air Than earth! - whose burden only… — James Sheridan Knowles
PASTIME, n. A device for promoting dejection. Gentle exercise for intellectual debility. — Ambrose Bierce
Bowmen bend their bows when they wish to shoot: unbrace them when the shooting is over. Were they kept always strung they would break and… — Herodotus
By...our readiness to allow arms to be purchased at will and fired at whim; by allowing our movie and television screens to teach our children… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Fantasizing about the future is one of my favorite pastimes. — Richard Branson
When I play with my cat, who knows whether I do not make her more sport than she makes me? When I play with my… — Michel de Montaigne
Shadow boxes become poetic theaters or settings wherein are metamorphosed the element of a childhood pastime. — Joseph Cornell
Pain s the truth of art. Art is not a hobby or a pastime. It is the result of an internal battle royal, one between… — Seth Godin
I believe movies are one of the great American art forms and the shared experience of watching a story unfold on screen is an important… — Christopher Nolan
I write because I must. It's not a choice or a pastime, it's an unyielding calling and my passion. — Elizabeth Reyes
Poetry has never been a favorite American pastime. — Natalie Goldberg
Don't quote me on this, but if they ever manage to ban beer advertising in baseball you can kiss the national pastime goodbye. — Roger Maris
In Australia, not reading poetry is the national pastime. — Phyllis McGinley
The national pastime is juiced, — Jose Canseco
The intellect must not be kept at consistent tension, but diverted by pastimes.... The mind must have relaxation, and will rise stronger and keener after… — Seneca the Younger
Never neglect an opportunity to play leap-frog; it is the best of all games, and, unlike the terribly serious and conscientious pastimes of modern youth,… — Hesketh Pearson

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