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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.

  Samuel Johnson

  Honesty, Men, People

  Quoted in James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson (1791) (entry for 25 Mar. 1776)

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• It is not difficult to be unhappy or discontented; all you have to do is sit down, like a prince waiting to be amused. ... It is impossible to be happy if one does not have the desire to be happy; one must therefore will one's happiness, and create it.

  Emile Chartier

  Waiting, Unhappy, Desire

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• If I lived in another country, like a country that was, say, an enemy of the United States, I would be more amused than I am.

  Fran Lebowitz

  Country, Enemy, United States

  "The Voice: Fran Lebowitz". Interview with Francesco Clemente, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 11, 2016.

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• I am amused when goody-goodies proclaim, from the safety of their armchairs, that children are naturally prejudice-free, that they only learn to "hate" from listening to bigoted adults. Nonsense. Tolerance is a learned trait, like riding a bike or playing the piano. Those of us who actually live among children, who see them in their natural environment, know the truth: Left to their own devices, children will gang up on and abuse anyone who is even slightly different from the norm.

  Josh Lieb

  Children, Hate, Piano

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• When a man is not amused, he feels an involuntary contempt for those who are.

  Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

  Men, Contempt, Feels

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• 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.

  Frank Zappa

  Thinking, People, Mental Health

  YouTube Chanel "hazzaroonee"/ "cocaine decisions", www.youtube.com. February 24, 2007.

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• 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!

  D. H. Lawrence

  Vitality, Goes On, Spending

  D.H. Lawrence (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of D.H. Lawrence (Illustrated)”, p.3754, Delphi Classics

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• People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don't sell nowadays.

  Louisa May Alcott

  People, Want, Moral

  Louisa May Alcott (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Illustrated)”, p.534, Delphi Classics

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• I've noticed the Fair Folk often say 'perhaps' when there is a truth they want to hide," Clary said. "It keeps you from having to give a straight answer." "Perhaps so," said the Queen with an amused smile. "'Mayhap' is a good word too," Alec suggested. "Also 'perchance,'" Izzy said. "I see nothing wrong with 'maybe'," said Simon. "A little modern, but the gist of the idea comes across.

  Cassandra Clare

  Queens, Ideas, Giving

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• Let the liberal turn to the course of action, the course of all radicals, and the amused look vanishes from the face of society as it snarls, “That’s radical!” Society has good reason to fear the radical. Every shaking advance of mankind toward equality and justice has come from the radical. He hits, he hurts, he is dangerous. Conservative interests know that while liberals are most adept at breaking their own necks with their tongues, radicals are most adept at breaking the necks of conservatives.

  Saul Alinsky

  Hurt, Justice, Tongue

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• I have found that the key to being happy - well, one of the keys, anyway - is to be easily amused.

  Wil Wheaton

  Keys, Found, Wells

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• I am looking for the fellowship of the burning heart--for men and women of all generations everywhere who love the Savior until adoration becomes the music of their soul until they don't have to be fooled with and entertained and amused. Jesus Christ is everything, all-in-all.

  Aiden Wilson Tozer

  Jesus, Heart, Men

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• Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.

  Benjamin Disraeli

  Communication, Humor, Intelligent

  "Benjamin Disraeli: An Unconventional Biography". Book by Wilfrid Meynell, 1903.

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• The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy pavement.

  E. W. Howe

  Fall, People, Icy

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• They the hazers or eversores were rightly called Overturners, since they had themselves been first overturned and perverted, tricked by those same devils who were secretly mocking them in the very acts by which they amused themselves in mocking and making fools of others.

  Saint Augustine

  Devil, Fool, Firsts

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• If anyone were to find out—” I began. Patch kissed me, hard, but with an amused glint in his eye. “If I get caught, it’ll mean the end of kissing you. Do you really think I’d risk that?” His face grew serious. “I know I can’t feel your touch, but I feel your love, Nora. Inside me. It means everything to me. I wish I could feel you the same way you feel me, but I have your love. Nothing will ever outweigh that. Some people go their entire lives never feeling the emotions you’ve given me. There is no regret in that.

  Becca Fitzpatrick

  Regret, Mean, Eye

  Becca Fitzpatrick (2013). “The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale”, p.1088, Simon and Schuster

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• To inquisitive minds like yours and mine the reflection that the quantity of human knowledge bears no proportion to the quantity of human ignorance must be in one view rather pleasing, viz., that though we are to live forever we may be continually amused and delighted with learning something new.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Learning, Ignorance, Knowledge

  Benjamin Franklin, Albert H. Smyth (1905). “Writings, Collected and Ed. with a Life and Introd”

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• In the hall of mirrors, you are everywhere. Which is the real you? Find your original Self, the one who perceives all the reflections and is amused by them. Then you will recognize your path and walk it.

  Alberto Villoldo

  Real, Reflection, Mirrors

  FaceBook post by Alberto Villoldo from Dec 12, 2016

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• A member of the committee slapped a name tag over my left bosom. "What shall we name the other one?" I smiled. She was not amused.

  Erma Bombeck

  Funny, Humorous, Names

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• If someone betrays you once, it is his fault. If he betrays you twice, it is your fault. Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves, they will never cease to be amused. Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.

  Henry Ford

  Blessed, Eye, Goal

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• One of the things I get amused by is when my opponent talks about the middle class.

  Scott Walker

  Class, Opponents, Middle

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• Knowing who you really are and dressing the part -- with an air of amused recklessness -- is life affirming for you and life enhancing for other people.

  Simon Doonan

  Air, Knowing, People

  Simon Doonan (2009). “Eccentric Glamour: Creating an Insanely More Fabulous You”, p.24, Simon and Schuster

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• We talked through Gillie's life from start to finish, including all her accomplishments and major life events. The woman fell asleep with a dreamy half smile still on her lips. I remained by her bedside. Cog would be amused by my efforts to comfort an upper. No. Not amused. Proud. I liked Ella. She was a good sort, much nicer than Trella, and I hoped she managed to survive the next thirty hours.

  Maria V. Snyder

  Accomplishment, Effort, Comfort

  Maria V. Snyder (2010). “Inside Out”, p.255, Harlequin

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• The alcohol had the effect of making the black cloth blacker. This amused her; she had noted in her journal: "booze affects material as it does people.

  Alice Sebold

  People, Alcohol, Black

  Alice Sebold (2014). “The Lovely Bones: Picador Classic”, p.177, Pan Macmillan

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• Well now, Jack," Hastings said from the sidelines. "I'm afraid you've been beheaded. Not a good start." He sounded amused.

  Cinda Williams Chima

  Said, Sidelines, Wells

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