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"I'm just trying to play my best and have fun."

"I'm just trying to play my best and have fun."

Miguel Cabrera, Venezuelan Athlete

Fun, Play, Trying

140

"But basically, I'm trying to write a fun story."

"But basically, I'm trying to write a fun story."

Rob Walton, Canadian Athlete

139

"Yeah, that came out of a reading. It was great. It's such a fun crew to be with, and we all went out the night before and that really encouraged us to go out and get drunk."

"Yeah, that came out of a reading. It was great. It's such a fun crew to be with, and we all went out the night before and that really encouraged us to go out and get drunk."

John Leguizamo, Colombian Comedian

Fun, Night, Reading

104

"Swimming is a confusing sport, because sometimes you do it for fun, and other times you do it to not die. And when I'm swimming, sometimes I'm not sure which one it is."

"Swimming is a confusing sport, because sometimes you do it for fun, and other times you do it to not die. And when I'm swimming, sometimes I'm not sure which one it is."

Demetri Martin, American Comedian

103

"Violence is one of the most fun things to watch."

"Violence is one of the most fun things to watch."

Quentin Tarantino, American Director

102

"This is normal, to have pressure. It's how you respond. Take the pressure, use the pressure, have fun."

"This is normal, to have pressure. It's how you respond. Take the pressure, use the pressure, have fun."

Chan Ho Park, Korean Athlete

100

"The most important thing is that it's much more fun to play in a band than to be in an audience in a club. That's the main thing I think, that you can do it."

"The most important thing is that it's much more fun to play in a band than to be in an audience in a club. That's the main thing I think, that you can do it."

Ikue Mori, Japanese Musician

88

"The best climber in the world is the one that has the most fun."

"The best climber in the world is the one that has the most fun."

Alex Lowe, American Athlete

79

"It's fun to be there with the guys, to practice with them, arrange the balls, do this, do that, but when you play you can get some of this nervousness out of your system."

"It's fun to be there with the guys, to practice with them, arrange the balls, do this, do that, but when you play you can get some of this nervousness out of your system."

Goran Ivanisevic, Croatian Athlete

Fun, Nervousness, Play, Practice

60

"It's kind of fun to do the impossible."

"It's kind of fun to do the impossible."

Walt Disney, American Cartoonist

58

"Bikes and planes aren't about going fast or having fun; they're toys, but serious ones."

"Bikes and planes aren't about going fast or having fun; they're toys, but serious ones."

Harrison Ford, American Actor

56

"I'm not ready for another series. I have fun doing other kinds of things."

"I'm not ready for another series. I have fun doing other kinds of things."

Robert Urich, American Actor

56

"Contrasting styles is always the most fun to watch."

"Contrasting styles is always the most fun to watch."

Richard Krajicek, Dutch Athlete

55

"And then I did one called High Rollers and that was a lot of fun."

"And then I did one called High Rollers and that was a lot of fun."

Wink Martindale, American Entertainer

54

"I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of life. It's not very funny, but it's sincere. My commitment is to sincerity."

"I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of life. It's not very funny, but it's sincere. My commitment is to sincerity."

Tahar Ben Jelloun, French Poet

Fun, Funny, Life, Commitment, Sincerity

53

"Still for fun, I play the drums, but I don't do much recording with them."

"Still for fun, I play the drums, but I don't do much recording with them."

Jan Hammer, Czech Musician

53

"I guess I had fun doing it but it has hard memories for me."

"I guess I had fun doing it but it has hard memories for me."

Faith Ringgold, American Artist

51

"It's all about having fun and smiling and shaking hands."

"It's all about having fun and smiling and shaking hands."

Tone Loc, American Musician

51

"Golf will grow so long as it's fun."

"Golf will grow so long as it's fun."

Tom Watson, American Golfer

Fun, Golf, Will

50

"If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun."

"If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun."

Katharine Hepburn, American Actress

49

"I think cheese smells funny, but I feel bananas "are" funny. I'm assuming Swamp told the whole story of the executives seriously asking us to replace the banana with cheese because they thought it was funnier."

"I think cheese smells funny, but I feel bananas "are" funny. I'm assuming Swamp told the whole story of the executives seriously asking us to replace the banana with cheese because they thought it was funnier."

Joe Murray, American Artist

Fun, Funny, Thought

49

"It's kind of fun when it's you versus them."

"It's kind of fun when it's you versus them."

Julian McMahon, Australian Actor

49

"Memory is funny. Once you hit a vein the problem is not how to remember but how to control the flow."

"Memory is funny. Once you hit a vein the problem is not how to remember but how to control the flow."

Tobias Wolff, American Writer

Fun, Funny, Control, Memory

47

"It's fun, but the fun is where it always was. I mean, it's still fun to strap on my Les Paul in the basement and turn up the Marshall amp. I'm still 15. I still enjoy that as much as I ever did."

"It's fun, but the fun is where it always was. I mean, it's still fun to strap on my Les Paul in the basement and turn up the Marshall amp. I'm still 15. I still enjoy that as much as I ever did."

Paul Westerberg, American Musician

47

"It's funny, 'cause it seems like just yesterday that I was the youngest player just starting out. But now there are young players all over the league, and they'll ask me questions about playing overseas or finding an agent."

"It's funny, 'cause it seems like just yesterday that I was the youngest player just starting out. But now there are young players all over the league, and they'll ask me questions about playing overseas or finding an agent."

Sue Wicks, American Athlete

Fun, Funny, Now, Questions, Yesterday

46

"It's kind of fun to be sexy."

"It's kind of fun to be sexy."

Tea Leoni, American Actress

46

"It's always fun to put on bell bottoms and have your butt hanging out and hip huggers."

"It's always fun to put on bell bottoms and have your butt hanging out and hip huggers."

Pam Grier, American Actress

46

"The essays are very solipsistic and self-absorbed, I'm totally conscious of that. To me, book writing is fun, and I basically just write about things that are entertaining to myself."

"The essays are very solipsistic and self-absorbed, I'm totally conscious of that. To me, book writing is fun, and I basically just write about things that are entertaining to myself."

Chuck Klosterman, American Critic

Fun, Self, Writing

45

"Kennedy was a lot of fun, always. He had something going on. But not Nixon."

"Kennedy was a lot of fun, always. He had something going on. But not Nixon."

George Smathers, American Politician

43

"It's generally more fun playing the villain."

"It's generally more fun playing the villain."

Charlie Hunnam, English Actor

42

"Comedians don't laugh. They're too busy analyzing why it's funny or not."

"Comedians don't laugh. They're too busy analyzing why it's funny or not."

James Lipton, American Educator

Fun, Funny, Comedians

42

"The Sennett system of making pictures was actually fun. You never knew what the person next to you was going to do."

"The Sennett system of making pictures was actually fun. You never knew what the person next to you was going to do."

Gloria Swanson, American Actress

42

"I wouldn't be doing this if it wasn't fun. It's just a whole different thing these days."

"I wouldn't be doing this if it wasn't fun. It's just a whole different thing these days."

Bill Kreutzmann, American Musician

42

"I used to like writing for comedians - I enjoyed the challenge of making other people funny."

"I used to like writing for comedians - I enjoyed the challenge of making other people funny."

Denis Norden, English Writer

Fun, Funny, People, Challenge, Comedians

41

"I love things made out of animals. It's just so funny to think of someone saying, 'I need a letter opener. I guess I'll have to kill a deer."

"I love things made out of animals. It's just so funny to think of someone saying, 'I need a letter opener. I guess I'll have to kill a deer."

David Sedaris, American Writer

Fun, Funny, Love, Animals, Saying

41

"Johnny Rotten. He's a big fan of mine. I used to see him out in the audience in England and he'd stand up and holler. He's funny. Smart too, and a nice guy. Don't think he's a jerk because he isn't."

"Johnny Rotten. He's a big fan of mine. I used to see him out in the audience in England and he'd stand up and holler. He's funny. Smart too, and a nice guy. Don't think he's a jerk because he isn't."

Don Van Vliet, American Artist

Fun, Funny, England

41

"What's funny about Jesus' Son is that I never even wrote that book, I just wrote it down. I would tell these stories and people would say, You should write these things down."

"What's funny about Jesus' Son is that I never even wrote that book, I just wrote it down. I would tell these stories and people would say, You should write these things down."

Denis Johnson, German Writer

Fun, Funny, Son, People

41

"It was like two different photographers, and shot in three different locations and it was really fun to do. There were 12 beautiful girls in it. It was great."

"It was like two different photographers, and shot in three different locations and it was really fun to do. There were 12 beautiful girls in it. It was great."

Gisele Bundchen, Brazilian Model

40

"Memories are doing funny things to us."

"Memories are doing funny things to us."

Milos Forman, Czechoslovakian Director

Fun, Funny, Memories

40

"It was funny, when I thought of it afterward, how Ruth and Gehrig looked as they stood there. The Babe must have been waiting for me to get the ball up a little so he could get his bat under it."

"It was funny, when I thought of it afterward, how Ruth and Gehrig looked as they stood there. The Babe must have been waiting for me to get the ball up a little so he could get his bat under it."

Carl Hubbell, American Athlete

Fun, Funny, Thought, Waiting

40

"I want to get a vending machine, with fun sized candy bars, and the glass in front is a magnifying glass. You'll be mad, but it will be too late."

"I want to get a vending machine, with fun sized candy bars, and the glass in front is a magnifying glass. You'll be mad, but it will be too late."

Mitch Hedberg, American Comedian

Fun, Machine, Want, Will

39

"It's funny to have become an elegant skier now. But my drive is still the same."

"It's funny to have become an elegant skier now. But my drive is still the same."

Hermann Maier, Austrian Athlete

Fun, Funny, Now

39

"It's as much fun to scare as to be scared."

"It's as much fun to scare as to be scared."

Vincent Price, American Actor

39

"When I say something untrue on the air, I mean for it to be transparently untrue. I assume people know when I'm just saying something for effect. Or to be funny."

"When I say something untrue on the air, I mean for it to be transparently untrue. I assume people know when I'm just saying something for effect. Or to be funny."

Ira Glass, American Journalist

Fun, Funny, People, Effect, Saying

38

"I sang in a rock band when I was training as a lawyer. You know, not professional, we just did it for fun. We just did gigs all over Edinburgh and some in Glasgow and some at festivals."

"I sang in a rock band when I was training as a lawyer. You know, not professional, we just did it for fun. We just did gigs all over Edinburgh and some in Glasgow and some at festivals."

Gerard Butler, Scottish Actor

38

"While you're improvising, you may come up with something which will break him up. As soon as that smile comes out, you know that, hey, we're having fun."

"While you're improvising, you may come up with something which will break him up. As soon as that smile comes out, you know that, hey, we're having fun."

Shelley Berman, American Comedian

Fun, May, Smile, Will

38

"In the past it seemed like I was making fun of rap a little bit. But it was more me making fun of myself, since I'm not technically a rapper, whatever that means."

"In the past it seemed like I was making fun of rap a little bit. But it was more me making fun of myself, since I'm not technically a rapper, whatever that means."

Beck, American Musician

38

"The British have slang words, as we do, but it was fun."

"The British have slang words, as we do, but it was fun."

Dennis Farina, American Actor

Fun, Slang, Words

38

"It's a lot of fun to play someone you don't normally think of yourself as."

"It's a lot of fun to play someone you don't normally think of yourself as."

Harvey Fierstein, American Actor

37

"Some debts are fun when you are acquiring them, but none are fun when you set about retiring them."

"Some debts are fun when you are acquiring them, but none are fun when you set about retiring them."

Ogden Nash, American Poet

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