"The frivolous work of polished idleness." — James Mackintosh

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• Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim. — Jane Austen
• I'm not involved in light, frivolous matters. I'm not involved in fringe or side issues. I'm involved in serious issues. — Michele Bachmann
• Listen, I think movies serve many different purposes, from those movies that are frivolous and just an entertainment, to movies… — Antonio Banderas
• The perfection of joyful determination is defined as taking delight or feeling joy in doing something positive or virtuous. If… — Unknown Author
• It makes him contemptible to be considered fickle, frivolous, effeminate, mean-spirited, irresolute, from all of which a prince should guard… — Niccolo Machiavelli
• A life of pleasure makes even the strongest mind frivolous at last. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
• Be sincere and true to your word, serious and careful in your actions; and you will get along even among… — Confucius
• I understood that all the material of a literary work was in my past life, I understood that I had… — Marcel Proust
• But my bill, the Drill Now Act, would actually expedite the whole process, let the Interior Department move ahead quicker...… — Jim DeMint
• The way I look at a musical, you are commenting on the human condition no matter what you do. A… — Gene Kelly
• I'm not interested in playing the field and all that stuff because frankly I'm not into frivolous relationships. I've got… — Taylor Momsen
• I wouldn't be satisfied with a life lived solely on the barricades. I reserve my right to be frivolous. — Betty Friedan

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