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I should have been a much better artist if I could have studied more and amused myself less Picture Quote #1

A professor was telling students about his colleagues class. Students in the other class had taken to tossing erasers at the clock. Each precise hit caused it to jump ahead one minute. Before class one morning they succeeded in advancing the clock by ten minutes. Since the new time indicated that the professor was beyond the accepted starting time, the class left. The professor never said a word about the incident. However, he presented the class with a killer of a final exam. As the students labored to finish in the allotted time, the professor amused himself by tossing erasers at the clock Picture Quote #1

Ah well, perhaps one has to be very old before one learns how to be amused rather than shocked Picture Quote #1

I read with some amusement my reputation as a ladies' man. My friends are amused by that, too, because they know my life Picture Quote #1

The intellectual man requires a fine bait; the sots are easily amused. But everybody is drugged with his own frenzy, and the pageant marches at all hours, with music and banner and badge Picture Quote #1

We are amused through the intellect, but it is the heart that saves us from ennui Picture Quote #1

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James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or amused about James Bond Picture Quote #1

The world is shocked, or amused, by the sight of saintly old people hindering in the name of morality the removal of obvious brutalities from a legal system Picture Quote #1

I've never had inner turmoil about all this. You find a lot of people these days who cannot stand to be alone. You could lock me up in solitary for weeks on end, and I'd keep myself amused Picture Quote #1

I have often been mildly amused when I think that the great American novel was not written about New England or Chicago. It was written about a white whale in the South Pacific Picture Quote #1

You're spending your life without renewing it. You've got to be amused, properly healthily amused. You're spending your vitality without making any. Can't go on you know. Depression! Avoid depression! Picture Quote #1

Just as we are often moved to merriment for no other reason than that the occasion calls for seriousness, so we are correspondingly serious when invited too freely to be amused Picture Quote #1

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He was looking at her with amused suspicion. There was something between them, and even she had to acknowledge that a tame remark about the weather sounded perverse Picture Quote #1

People are either attracted to the unseemly or disapproving of it, or both; yet we try to sound superior to the unseemly by pretending to be amused by it or indifferent to it Picture Quote #1

Never before had she seen such creatures, though they looked much live very large, very shaggy white goats. Thin black horns punctuated the top of their long faces. You look like a collection of grandfathers, she thought, amused Picture Quote #1

People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays Picture Quote #1

You will be amused when you see that I have more than once deceived without the slightest qualm of conscience, both knaves and fools Picture Quote #1

I think that people are entitled to be amused, and entertained. If they see deviations from this classical norm, it’s probably good for their mental health Picture Quote #1

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As men get on in life, they acquire a love for sincerity, and somewhat less solicitude to be lulled or amused. In the progress ofthe character, there is an increasing faith in the moral sentiment, and a decreasing faith in propositions Picture Quote #1

We live in an age which must be amused, though genius, feeling, trust, and principle be the sacrifice Picture Quote #1

There is nothing more frightening than the faces of people whom one does not know but who seem to know one, and be amused by one Picture Quote #1

The world loves to be amused by hollow professions, to be deceived by flattering appearances, to live in a state of hallucination; and can forgive everything but the plain, downright, simple, honest truth Picture Quote #1

Oh I used to be disgusted and now I try to be amused. But since their wings have got rusted, you know, the angels wanna wear my red shoes Picture Quote #1

I am amused to see from my window here how busily a man has divided and staked off his domain. God must smile at his puny fences running hither and thither everywhere over the land Picture Quote #1

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A man should be careful never to tell tales of himself to his own disadvantage. People may be amused at the time, but they will be remembered, and brought out against him upon some subsequent occasion Picture Quote #1

I try to tell one lie in every interview. It keeps people I know amused when they read the article Picture Quote #1

Have you ever considered how much pure stuff and nonsense surrounds this subject of interior decoration? Probably not. Almost everyone believes that there is something deep and mysterious about it or that you have to know all sorts of complicated details about periods before you can lift a finger. Well, you don’t. Decorating is just sheer fun: a delight in color, an awareness of balance, a feeling for lighting, a sense of style, a zest for life and an amused enjoyment of the smart accessories of the moment Picture Quote #1

I’m too amused by the way people carry on to give in to despair Picture Quote #1

We are raising a generation that has a woefully small stock of ideas and interests and emotions. It must be amused at all costs but it has little skill in amusing itself. It pays some of its members to do what the majority can no longer do for themselves. It is this inner poverty that makes for the worst kind of boredom Picture Quote #1

I’ve been looking for answers all of my life. Yes I realize now these are not what I needed. No, in fact, all I need is what I’ve decided on, in my heart to believe. In all the crossing confusion and haste of numerous opinion and stance, my own opinion has become my own boat from where I observe the raging opinions of the sea, relaxed, drinking my lemonade and feeling very amused by it all Picture Quote #1

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I should have been a much better artist if I could have studied more and amused myself less (Amused Quotes) A professor was telling students about his colleagues class. Students in the other class had taken to tossing erasers at the clock. Each precise hit caused it to jump ahead one minute. Before class one morning they succeeded in advancing the clock by ten minutes. Since the new time indicated that the professor was beyond the accepted starting time, the class left. The professor never said a word about the incident. However, he presented the class with a killer of a final exam. As the students labored to finish in the allotted time, the professor amused himself by tossing erasers at the clock (Amused Quotes) Ah well, perhaps one has to be very old before one learns how to be amused rather than shocked (Amused Quotes) I read with some amusement my reputation as a ladies' man. My friends are amused by that, too, because they know my life (Amused Quotes) The intellectual man requires a fine bait; the sots are easily amused. But everybody is drugged with his own frenzy, and the pageant marches at all hours, with music and banner and badge (Amused Quotes) We are amused through the intellect, but it is the heart that saves us from ennui (Amused Quotes) James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or amused about James Bond (Amused Quotes) The world is shocked, or amused, by the sight of saintly old people hindering in the name of morality the removal of obvious brutalities from a legal system (Amused Quotes) I've never had inner turmoil about all this. You find a lot of people these days who cannot stand to be alone. You could lock me up in solitary for weeks on end, and I'd keep myself amused (Amused Quotes) I have often been mildly amused when I think that the great American novel was not written about New England or Chicago. It was written about a white whale in the South Pacific (Amused Quotes) You're spending your life without renewing it. You've got to be amused, properly healthily amused. You're spending your vitality without making any. Can't go on you know. Depression! Avoid depression! (Amused Quotes) Just as we are often moved to merriment for no other reason than that the occasion calls for seriousness, so we are correspondingly serious when invited too freely to be amused (Amused Quotes) He was looking at her with amused suspicion. There was something between them, and even she had to acknowledge that a tame remark about the weather sounded perverse (Amused Quotes) People are either attracted to the unseemly or disapproving of it, or both; yet we try to sound superior to the unseemly by pretending to be amused by it or indifferent to it (Amused Quotes) Never before had she seen such creatures, though they looked much live very large, very shaggy white goats. Thin black horns punctuated the top of their long faces. You look like a collection of grandfathers, she thought, amused (Amused Quotes) People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don’t sell nowadays (Amused Quotes) You will be amused when you see that I have more than once deceived without the slightest qualm of conscience, both knaves and fools (Amused Quotes) I think that people are entitled to be amused, and entertained. If they see deviations from this classical norm, it’s probably good for their mental health (Amused Quotes) As men get on in life, they acquire a love for sincerity, and somewhat less solicitude to be lulled or amused. In the progress ofthe character, there is an increasing faith in the moral sentiment, and a decreasing faith in propositions (Amused Quotes) We live in an age which must be amused, though genius, feeling, trust, and principle be the sacrifice (Amused Quotes) There is nothing more frightening than the faces of people whom one does not know but who seem to know one, and be amused by one (Amused Quotes) The world loves to be amused by hollow professions, to be deceived by flattering appearances, to live in a state of hallucination; and can forgive everything but the plain, downright, simple, honest truth (Amused Quotes) Oh I used to be disgusted and now I try to be amused. But since their wings have got rusted, you know, the angels wanna wear my red shoes (Amused Quotes) I am amused to see from my window here how busily a man has divided and staked off his domain. God must smile at his puny fences running hither and thither everywhere over the land (Amused Quotes) A man should be careful never to tell tales of himself to his own disadvantage. People may be amused at the time, but they will be remembered, and brought out against him upon some subsequent occasion (Amused Quotes) I try to tell one lie in every interview. It keeps people I know amused when they read the article (Amused Quotes) Have you ever considered how much pure stuff and nonsense surrounds this subject of interior decoration? Probably not. Almost everyone believes that there is something deep and mysterious about it or that you have to know all sorts of complicated details about periods before you can lift a finger. Well, you don’t. Decorating is just sheer fun: a delight in color, an awareness of balance, a feeling for lighting, a sense of style, a zest for life and an amused enjoyment of the smart accessories of the moment (Amused Quotes) I’m too amused by the way people carry on to give in to despair (Amused Quotes) We are raising a generation that has a woefully small stock of ideas and interests and emotions. It must be amused at all costs but it has little skill in amusing itself. It pays some of its members to do what the majority can no longer do for themselves. It is this inner poverty that makes for the worst kind of boredom (Amused Quotes) I’ve been looking for answers all of my life. Yes I realize now these are not what I needed. No, in fact, all I need is what I’ve decided on, in my heart to believe. In all the crossing confusion and haste of numerous opinion and stance, my own opinion has become my own boat from where I observe the raging opinions of the sea, relaxed, drinking my lemonade and feeling very amused by it all (Amused Quotes)

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