Amusement Quote by Queen Victoria

“We poor creatures are born for man's pleasure and amusement, and destined to go through endless sufferings and trials.”

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Oh! was ever woman so blessed as I am.

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She was such a beautiful and sweet creature... and so full of tricks.

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Just close your eyes—and think of England.

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We will not have failure - only success and new learning.

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The important thing is not what they think of me, but what I think of them.

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Were women to "unsex" themselves by claiming equality with men, they would become the most hateful, heathen, and disgusting of beings and would surely…

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“Beware of artists. They mix with all classes of society and are therefore most dangerous."— Queen Victoria”

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I think people really marry far too much; it is such a lottery after all, and for a poor woman a very doubtful happiness.

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No civilization is complete which does not include the dumb and defenseless of God's creatures within the sphere of charity and mercy.

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Cultivate the habit of thinking ahead, and of anticipating the necessary and immediate consequences of all your actions… Likewise in your pleasures, ask yourself what such and such an amusement leads to, as it is essential to have an objective in everything you do. Any pastime that contributes nothing to bodily strength or to mental alertness is a totally ridiculous,…

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Ancient eyes had stared at me, filled with ancient grief. And something more. Something so alien and unexpected that I'd almost burst into tears. I'd seen many things in his eyes in the time that I'd known him: lust, amusement, sympathy, mockery, caution, fury. But I had never seen this. Hope. Jericho Barrons had hope, and I was the reason…

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Every producer in Hollywood had set me down as a type. I was both amused and disappointed.

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By amusing myself with all these games, all this nonsense, all these picture puzzles, I became famous... I am only a public entertainer who…

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I just started writing for my own amusement and occasionally singing in little clubs around Los Angeles. Then I wrote 'The Rose,' and through…

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Happiness does not consist in pastimes and amusements but in virtuous activities.

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The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play…

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Ordinary people simply don't know what books mean to us, shut up here. Reading, learning, and the radio are our amusements.

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My first job was at an amusement park in Virginia. It was the worst. I loved the park but once I'd worked there all…

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The Stoics say, "Retire within yourselves; it is there you will find your rest." And that is not true. Others say, "Go out of…

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I realized, "Gee, you're making the same film over and over here." I just kept making them for my own amusement, but also with this thought in my head that I could collect enough songs to make an album out of it. I am attracted to non-dramatic moments in life. The idea of a coffee break is not something you'd…

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I like these boots," I told Vayl. "Do you think they'd sell them to me cheap? I keep ruining mine." "Since when do you fret over money?" he asked with amusement. "I was not even sure you knew what to do with it." I shrugged. "A women has needs." "Still." said Cole. "Gosh, Jaz, why didn't you say something to…

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