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Fun Quotes

"I don't believe you should make fun of anyone but yourself."

"I don't believe you should make fun of anyone but yourself."

Cameron Diaz, American Actress

12

"I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's were the fun is."

"I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's were the fun is."

Donald Trump, American Businessman

Fun, Future, Past, Present

12

"I can remember loving to recruit. I knew I was going to do my best. But traveling and recruiting doesn't appeal to me any more. It's not as much fun as it used to be."

"I can remember loving to recruit. I knew I was going to do my best. But traveling and recruiting doesn't appeal to me any more. It's not as much fun as it used to be."

Bear Bryant, American Coach

12

"It's more fun to think that there are other worlds."

"It's more fun to think that there are other worlds."

Katherine Heigl, American Actress

12

"I like creating these rhythmic patterns. These interlocking rhythmic things are really fun."

"I like creating these rhythmic patterns. These interlocking rhythmic things are really fun."

Danny Elfman, American Musician

12

"When it comes to war, we focus more on the mainstream coverage of the event, rather than the event itself. People dying is never funny. Protest puppets are always funny."

"When it comes to war, we focus more on the mainstream coverage of the event, rather than the event itself. People dying is never funny. Protest puppets are always funny."

Mo Rocca, American Writer

Fun, Funny, War, People, Dying

12

"Do you know anything that in all its innocence is more humiliating than the funny pages of a Sunday newspaper in America?"

"Do you know anything that in all its innocence is more humiliating than the funny pages of a Sunday newspaper in America?"

Johan Huizinga, Dutch Historian

Fun, Funny, America, Innocence

12

"Did I get jiggy with Will? I would have to say no! Did I have fun with Will? I would have to say yeah! But you know, I did not jig with the man, if you know what I'm saying!"

"Did I get jiggy with Will? I would have to say no! Did I have fun with Will? I would have to say yeah! But you know, I did not jig with the man, if you know what I'm saying!"

Bruce Greenwood, Canadian Actor

12

"Have fun. Do something nobody else had done before, or has done since."

"Have fun. Do something nobody else had done before, or has done since."

Paul Prudhomme, American Celebrity

12

"It's always fun to walk down the street with or behind a really beautiful woman, for no reason other than to see how the world reacts to them."

"It's always fun to walk down the street with or behind a really beautiful woman, for no reason other than to see how the world reacts to them."

Jonathan Carroll, American Author

Fun, Reason, Woman, World

12

"You have to understand the tone of the movie, because if it's supposed to be funny, it can be funny violent like the Home Alone stuff, but you have to really understand the tone of what you're doing and make the action work for that and for the character."

"You have to understand the tone of the movie, because if it's supposed to be funny, it can be funny violent like the Home Alone stuff, but you have to really understand the tone of what you're doing and make the action work for that and for the character."

David R. Ellis, American Director

Fun, Funny, Home, Work, Action

12

"I finished the movie a month ago in downtown Los Angeles. I had a lot of fun doing it."

"I finished the movie a month ago in downtown Los Angeles. I had a lot of fun doing it."

Coolio, American Musician

12

"Some kind of fun lasts longer than others."

"Some kind of fun lasts longer than others."

Betty Hutton, American Actress

12

"Fill with mingled cream and amber, I will drain that glass again.Such hilarious visions clamber Through the chamber of my brain -Quaintest thoughts - queerest fancies Come to life and fade away;What care I how time advances? I am drinking ale today."

"Fill with mingled cream and amber, I will drain that glass again.Such hilarious visions clamber Through the chamber of my brain -Quaintest thoughts - queerest fancies Come to life and fade away;What care I how time advances? I am drinking ale today."

Edgar Allan Poe, American Poet

Fun, Joy, Drink, Imagination, Creativity

12

"It's fun to sing sad songs. And it's fun to listen to sad songs. Enjoyable. Satisfying. Something."

"It's fun to sing sad songs. And it's fun to listen to sad songs. Enjoyable. Satisfying. Something."

Richard Thompson, British Musician

12

"Getting used to the studio and everything was fun, we freaked about alot. I was working very hard then."

"Getting used to the studio and everything was fun, we freaked about alot. I was working very hard then."

Syd Barrett, English Musician

12

"There's nothing cure or funny or lovable about being cheap. It's a total turn-off."

"There's nothing cure or funny or lovable about being cheap. It's a total turn-off."

Doug Coupland, Canadian Author

Fun, Funny, Being, Cure, Nothing

12

"I'm having as much fun today as I did when I made $55 a week, because it is as much fun."

"I'm having as much fun today as I did when I made $55 a week, because it is as much fun."

Larry King, American Entertainer

12

"Kids enjoy laughing and are seldom bored when they find something funny. They also ask questions, often to adults, because they understand that the more words they can comprehend about a funny story or a joke, the more they'll enjoy it."

"Kids enjoy laughing and are seldom bored when they find something funny. They also ask questions, often to adults, because they understand that the more words they can comprehend about a funny story or a joke, the more they'll enjoy it."

Brian P. Cleary, American Author

Fun, Funny, Kids, Questions, Words

12

"Doing this James Brown thing for the last couple of days has been ideal. But it's a different kind of fun."

"Doing this James Brown thing for the last couple of days has been ideal. But it's a different kind of fun."

Jules Shear, American Musician

12

"It's good to have mysteries. It reminds us that there's more to the world than just making do and having a bit of fun."

"It's good to have mysteries. It reminds us that there's more to the world than just making do and having a bit of fun."

Charles de Lint, Canadian Writer

12

"If I ever do anything, it actually might be some fantasy elf thing or even some cute, funny thing. Just to do something a little bit out of the ordinary. I've done my superhero gig."

"If I ever do anything, it actually might be some fantasy elf thing or even some cute, funny thing. Just to do something a little bit out of the ordinary. I've done my superhero gig."

Todd McFarlane, Canadian Artist

Fun, Funny, Cute, Fantasy

12

"It's a funny thing, but today the Titanic is probably much more - that is people are much more aware of it than they were in 1954, when I was doing my research."

"It's a funny thing, but today the Titanic is probably much more - that is people are much more aware of it than they were in 1954, when I was doing my research."

Walter Lord, American Author

Fun, Funny, People, Research, Today

12

"It's a funny thing because you look at the careers of other filmmakers, and you see them sort of slow down, and you realize, maybe this becomes harder to do as you get older. That's sort of a cautionary thing. I hope it doesn't happen to me."

"It's a funny thing because you look at the careers of other filmmakers, and you see them sort of slow down, and you realize, maybe this becomes harder to do as you get older. That's sort of a cautionary thing. I hope it doesn't happen to me."

Joel Coen, American Director

Fun, Funny, Hope, Careers

12

"People who are funny and smart and return phone calls get much better press than people who are just funny and smart."

"People who are funny and smart and return phone calls get much better press than people who are just funny and smart."

Howard Simons, American Editor

Fun, Funny, People, Press

12

"It was fun. That was something I came to fairly late."

"It was fun. That was something I came to fairly late."

Michael Chabon, American Author

12

"Until now, until I actually got into law class, I just never thought of it as being an interest for me, but it's really funny because now that I'm in law, I'm like 'Wow, I could be a lawyer."

"Until now, until I actually got into law class, I just never thought of it as being an interest for me, but it's really funny because now that I'm in law, I'm like 'Wow, I could be a lawyer."

Lisa Leslie, American Athlete

Fun, Funny, Thought, Being, Class

12

"I really liked working with Sean Paul; he is a very attractive guy, very hot. He was fun; the chemistry was really great, it was great to be in the moment."

"I really liked working with Sean Paul; he is a very attractive guy, very hot. He was fun; the chemistry was really great, it was great to be in the moment."

Blu Cantrell, American Musician

11

"It's fun to see a lot of the crowd become embarrassed. You're kind of watching them almost wanting to not watch the screen, but they have to because it's so compelling!"

"It's fun to see a lot of the crowd become embarrassed. You're kind of watching them almost wanting to not watch the screen, but they have to because it's so compelling!"

Will Friedle, American Actor

11

"I'm not a very serious person. You know how they say that clowns are very funny in public and are really sad at home? I'm really kind of stupid at home and more serious in public."

"I'm not a very serious person. You know how they say that clowns are very funny in public and are really sad at home? I'm really kind of stupid at home and more serious in public."

Roland Joffe, English Director

Fun, Funny, Home, Clowns, Public

11

"I think the pattern of my essays is, A funny thing happened to me on my way through Finnegans Wake."

"I think the pattern of my essays is, A funny thing happened to me on my way through Finnegans Wake."

Leslie Fiedler, American Critic

11

"From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere."

"From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere."

Dr. Seuss, American Writer

11

"I knew exactly what to do on Alien, it was funny."

"I knew exactly what to do on Alien, it was funny."

Ridley Scott, British Director

11

"The most fun is getting paid to learn things."

"The most fun is getting paid to learn things."

Diane Sawyer, American Journalist

11

"The funny thing is all these school shootings that we have, always happen in very religious communities. Maybe it's because the centre of their lives is a big fat nothing and it's just a fantasy and there's nothing there. I think maybe that might have something to do with it."

"The funny thing is all these school shootings that we have, always happen in very religious communities. Maybe it's because the centre of their lives is a big fat nothing and it's just a fantasy and there's nothing there. I think maybe that might have something to do with it."

Matthew Bright, American Director

Fun, Funny, Fantasy, Nothing, Religious

11

"And you know, I've had great fun turning quite a lot of different industries on their head and making sure those industries will never be the same again, because Virgin went in and took them on."

"And you know, I've had great fun turning quite a lot of different industries on their head and making sure those industries will never be the same again, because Virgin went in and took them on."

Richard Branson, British Businessman

11

"Working with Brando was fun. It was like a tennis match. We played unbelievably well together."

"Working with Brando was fun. It was like a tennis match. We played unbelievably well together."

Uta Hagen, German Actress

11

"Just when did I get to the point when staying at a hotel wasn't fun?"

"Just when did I get to the point when staying at a hotel wasn't fun?"

Ira Glass, American Journalist

11

"It is fun to try figure out the things that really are real and the things that aren't."

"It is fun to try figure out the things that really are real and the things that aren't."

Penelope Spheeris, American Director

11

"If you work at comedy too laboriously, you can kill what's funny in the joke."

"If you work at comedy too laboriously, you can kill what's funny in the joke."

Richard Russo, American Novelist

Fun, Funny, Work, Comedy

11

"I have so much fun on stage that I should have to pay to get in."

"I have so much fun on stage that I should have to pay to get in."

Marty Robbins, American Musician

11

"But boy, right away it is fun to play around with the Paintbox program."

"But boy, right away it is fun to play around with the Paintbox program."

Red Grooms, American Sculptor

Fun, Play, Right

11

"Rock is so much fun. That's what it's all about - filling up the chest cavities and empty kneecaps and elbows."

"Rock is so much fun. That's what it's all about - filling up the chest cavities and empty kneecaps and elbows."

Jimi Hendrix, American Musician

11

"I can't do anything too serious like Saddam Hussein, but I would like to do Bill Clinton. That'd be fun."

"I can't do anything too serious like Saddam Hussein, but I would like to do Bill Clinton. That'd be fun."

Ruby Wax, American Comedian

11

"When it ceases to be fun, I'll stop and just stay in my restaurants."

"When it ceases to be fun, I'll stop and just stay in my restaurants."

Emeril Lagasse, American Celebrity

Fun, Restaurants

11

"So while it is true that I find really dark stuff funny sometimes, it's also true that as a writer of books I want to have the whole range of human emotions."

"So while it is true that I find really dark stuff funny sometimes, it's also true that as a writer of books I want to have the whole range of human emotions."

Rick Moody, American Novelist

Fun, Funny, Books, Emotions, Want

11

"I had a lot of fun in Cambodia, much more so in Cambodia than Vietnam."

"I had a lot of fun in Cambodia, much more so in Cambodia than Vietnam."

Ed Bradley, American Journalist

11

"And we know Bruce Campbell from way back, so that was a lot of fun."

"And we know Bruce Campbell from way back, so that was a lot of fun."

Kevin McDonald, Canadian Comedian

11

"In comedy, though, it's good to get feedback from the audience about what they find funny."

"In comedy, though, it's good to get feedback from the audience about what they find funny."

Bobby Farrelly, American Director

Fun, Funny, Comedy

11

"The commentary track became a lot like the movie and there are some funny, long, awkward pauses that you can tell we're just trying to find stuff to say. None of us had gotten to really talk about the movie until that moment and they were in New York and we were in L.A."

"The commentary track became a lot like the movie and there are some funny, long, awkward pauses that you can tell we're just trying to find stuff to say. None of us had gotten to really talk about the movie until that moment and they were in New York and we were in L.A."

Jay Roach, American Director

Fun, Funny, Talk, Trying

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