Diversions Quotes

I have a lot of interests.

Perhaps it is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged against provisions against danger, real or pretended from abroad.

The world is full of ways and means to waste time.

Laziness begat wearisomeness, and this put men in quest of diversions, play and company, on which however it is a constant attendant; he who works hard, has enough to do with himself otherwise.

The only way to save our empires from the encroaching of the people is to engage in war, and thus substitute national passions for social aspirations.

The public cannot stand at attention with its eyes fixed on one spot indefinitely. It is bound to get restive, and seek diversion I other interests..

I knew I was going from the flock of Christ and had no resolution to return, hence serious reflections were uneasy to me, and youthful vanities and diversions were my greatest pleasure.

Most sorts of diversion in men, children, and other animals, are an imitation of fighting.

Watering places - the sports of the field - cards! never-failing cards! - the assembly - the theater - all contribute their aid - amusements are multiplied, and combined, and varied, 'to fill up the void of a listless and languid life;' and by the judicious use of these different resources, there is often a kind of sober settled plan of domestic dissipation, in which with all imaginable decency year after year wears away in unprofitable vacancy.

We have used the Bible as if it were a mere special constable's handbook, an opium dose for keeping beasts of burden patient while they are overloaded.

My only refuge, as a serious young man, from the despair of my financial burden to my family, is that I did everything I could to never permit myself any amusements or diversions except those afforded by my studies.

Set me anything to do as a task, and it is inconceivable the desire I have to do something else.

But I don't read or listen for pleasure. I have too much else to do.

Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its empty spaces as the reading of useful and entertaining authors.

I had a visit from Mr. James Buchanan, Secretary of State. He told me that he had formerly visited my father at Quincy [MA], and said that in speaking to him of some of the Tories during our Revolutionary War, he said they were men of great respectability, fine talents, and excellent private character, but that they were all deplorably loyal—an epithet which Mr. Buchanan said had greatly diverted him.

I would not say I was not interested in studies - it just wasn't there in me to pursue academics. I would open a page in the textbook and start thinking about everything under the sun except what was there in the book. I was more into extra-curricular activities and sports like NCC, rifle shooting, aero-modelling, bike racing, etc.

Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its empty spaces as the reading of useful and entertaining authors.

I had too many big passions in life and it gets in the way of work. You can't concentrate properly on the one thing.

I'm not the type who spends his free time in training camp playing with his Playstation or playing cards on trips. The other players thought it was odd: There he is, reading again.

Digressions incontestably are the sunshine; they are the life, the soul of reading.

If you don’t put positive things in the city’s open spaces, they will be filled by negative things.

I have a lot of great distractions outside of acting.

Mr. President, I believe that we can supersede the Negro-Mania with the almost universal excitement of an Anti-Mormon Crusade ... and the pipings of Abolitionism will hardly be heard amidst the thunders of the storm we shall raise.

Politicians used to be able to change the subject. With television they cannot do that any more.

Life would be tolerable but for its amusements.