One set of messages of the society we live in is: Consume. Grow. Do what you want. Amuse yourselves. Votes: 3
Susan SontagBeauty can't amuse you, but brainwork - reading, writing, thinking - can. Votes: 1
Helen Gurley BrownIn college, before video games, we would amuse ourselves by posing programming exercises. Votes: 1
Ken ThompsonWe cherish our friends not for their ability to amuse us, but for ours to amuse them. Votes: 1
Evelyn WaughWe amuse ourselves painting our prison-walls with bright figures and brilliant landscapes. Votes: 0
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheI have never taken a photograph without one thought in my head to amuse myself. Votes: 0
Jacques-Henri LartigueWe never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers Votes: 0
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonPeople in general do not willingly read if they have anything else to amuse them. Votes: 0
Samuel JohnsonThere's ways to amuse yourself while doing things and thats how I look at efficency. Votes: 0
Donald KnuthScience can amuse and fascinate us all, but it is engineering that changes the world. Votes: 0
Isaac AsimovThere are amusing people who do not interest, and interesting people who do not amuse Votes: 0
Benjamin DisraeliPeople frequently bore me, sometimes amuse me, most often irritate me, but rarely intrigue me. Votes: 0
Jeaniene FrostWomen are but the toys which amuse our lighter hours---ambition is the serious business of life. Votes: 0
Walter ScottIf it [dabbling in art] didn't amuse me, I beg you to believe that I wouldn't do it. Votes: 0
Pierre-Auguste RenoirI can only assume," said Jace, "that mortal emotions amuse you because you have none of your own. Votes: 0
Cassandra ClareYou might be a redneck if you can amuse yourself for more than an hour with a fly swatter. Votes: 0
Jeff FoxworthyIt's just thinking of funny things that will amuse us and entertain us and we'll come and do it. Votes: 0
Jeremy ClarksonI really like umbrellas. It's like, I have a roof! I carry it with me! Umbrellas always amuse me. Votes: 0
John GreenTo impress others we must be earnest; to amuse them, it is only necessary to be kindly and fanciful. Votes: 0
Henry Theodore TuckermanIf ever I want to amuse myself with an idiot, I have not far to look for one. I laugh at myself. Votes: 0
Frederic Farrar