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Quotes About Amusement

When men are rightfully occupied, then their amusement grows out of their work as the color petals out of a fruitful garden.
~ John Ruskin
The main obligation is to amuse yourself.
~ S. J. Perelman
Golf and sex: Two things you can really enjoy without being that good at them.
~ Anonymous
Television is not the truth. Television is a god-damned amusement park. Television is a circus, a carnival, a travelling troupe of acrobats, storytellers dancers, singers, jugglers, sideshow freaks, lion tamers and football players. We're in the boredom-killing business.
~ Paddy Chayefsky
A sense of humor is the ability to laugh at your own jokes when your friends tell them.
~ Patricia Jasper Clark
Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself.
~ Charles Baudelaire
When men are rightly occupied, their amusement grows out of their work, as the color-petals out of a fruitful flower.
~ John Ruskin
Our society, like decadent Rome, has turned into an amusement society, with writers chief among the court jesters - not so much above the clatter as part of it.
~ Saul Bellow
Hooting and hollering, the crowd reliably responded as if that were the height of humor, while Herman slapped me on the back and nearly fell off his gunnysack seat guffawing and I laughed as hard as if I hadn't heard that mossy joke at every rodeo I had ever been to. Life can tickle you in the ribs surprisingly when it's not digging its thumb in.
~ Ivan Doig
A pity it was so early in the day and I couldn't treat myself to the roller coaster. we'll have to come back, you and I, and make up for it. Sure, when I've lost my mind and want to rush screaming through the air in a little car.
~ J.D. Robb
You won't forget me, Eve. You'll think of me, perhaps not fondly, but you'll think of me. I'm in the middle of a murder investigation. You're part of it. Sure, I'll think of you. Darling, he began, and watched with amusement as his use of the endearment knitted her brow. You'll be thinking of what I can do to you.
~ J.D. Robb
The rap sheet of a dick. Dicks kill as much as anyone. I do try to keep mine nonviolent. The smirk that crossed her face felt good. It's got some punch. Thanks, darling. I'd love to punch you later. You always want to punch me. That's love for you. Amused, she angled her head, studied him. Maybe I'll punch you back. Here's hoping.
~ J.D. Robb
Christ Jesus. Torn between amusement and pain, Roarke dabbed at the blood on his lip. You make romance a dangerous business.
~ J.D. Robb
Vishous to Qhuinn: Listen, I gotta go. I need both hands to hold my gut as I laugh my ass off attcha. Later.
~ J.R. Ward
The pair of them were staring at the computer screen like two dogs watching animal planet: very focused, but incapable of turning up the volume or changing the channel. -Manny and Butch
~ J.R. Ward
Normally, Lassiter was the kind of guy who was so upbeat most folks couldn't decide whether to shoot him to put everyone out of their misery … or just grab some popcorn and a Coke and watch the show. Because even if he pissed you off, it was always hella funny
~ J.R. Ward
What happened to your other nut? Was one of those ponies hungry?
~ J.R. Ward
Don't make me flip you off." "Why would I deprive you of a favorite hobby?" "Because my finger's getting sore.
~ J.R. Ward
God made the world to amuse himself because he was bored?
~ Jack Kerouac
On Twitter, I just want to make you laugh at all costs.
~ Rob Delaney
Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any harm to the world.
~ Voltaire
The dog has got more fun out of Man than Man has got out of the dog, for the clearly demonstrable reason that Man is the more laughable of the two animals.
~ James Thurber
Jesse Tyler Ferguson is probably one of the funniest people I've ever met in my life. Everything the kid does is funny. I think he tunes his life to being funny.
~ Jesse L. Martin
I remember being a bathtub singer. You know, the type that sings and everybody's like, 'Shut up.'
~ Sean Paul